▁to ▁a ▁water ▁short age . ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 ▁- ▁A ▁strike ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Ste el ▁Work ers ▁shut ▁down ▁operations ▁at ▁Cal um et ▁& ▁H ec la ' s ▁co pper ▁sm elter ▁in ▁H ought on ▁from ▁May ▁ 2 ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 2 . ▁The ▁strike ▁id led ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁sm elter ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁company ' s ▁co pper ▁mines . ▁The ▁settlement ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁providing ▁a ▁ 1 5 ▁cent ▁per ▁hour ▁raise ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁four ▁percent ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁year . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 6 ▁- ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁met ▁with ▁Detroit ▁tr ucker ▁F loyd ▁P ember ton ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁P ember ton ▁was ▁named ▁" T ru cker ▁of ▁the ▁Year " ▁for ▁res cu ing ▁two ▁women ▁from ▁a ▁burning ▁autom obile ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁A ▁court ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Vern ors ▁g inger ▁ale ▁company . ▁James ▁Vern or ▁Sr . ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁company ▁stock ▁in ▁trust ▁for ▁his ▁son ▁James ▁Vern or ▁Jr . ▁and ▁his ▁minor ▁children . ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁wife , ▁whom ▁he ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁was ▁left ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁Blo om field ▁Hills , ▁but ▁su ed ▁to ▁invalid ate