Rescue concerns rise for 262 aboard Pioneer Cabu
Rescue authorities fear for 262 aboard the steamer Pioneer Cabu after it was pounded against a reef by Typhoon Irma in the central Philippines. Prime Minister Harold Wilson warns the government would fight a strike by merchant seamen who have declared 100 percent effective in its first day. American astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan receive the go signal for Gemini 9 mission into space today.
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Philippines
Harold Wilson
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Bus Strike Disrupts San Francisco Commuting
More than 110000 bus riders in 12 Western states faced travel disruption as the Western Greyhound Bus Lines strike affected weekday service. Commuters turned to cars and trains while federal mediation and labor officials prepared to intervene to prevent broader economic harm.
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San Francisco
Western Greyhound Bus Lines
Ington
D.C
Federal Mediation
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Conciliation Service
W. ‘Nounced
William Willard Wirtz
E. Simkin
Transit Talks Resume as Greyhound Strike Grounds Buses
About 5,000 Greyhound drivers and ticket agents walked out at 12 01 am Sunday. The stoppage idled 1 500 buses including 365 commuter runs causing tourists to be stranded at Nevada resorts and forcing commuters to car pool. Train and air travel rose as a Tiburon ferry carried packed passengers. Simkin said he sent tele-1.
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Nevada
Tiburon
Bay
San Francisco
Simkin
Space Crew Prepares for 24-Hour Gemini Space Walk
Two Gemini pilots arrive in Cape Kennedy in top shape for a record 24-hour space walk and moon-flight technique rehearsals. A 10:39 am CST launch is planned with Titan rocket countdown at 5:39 am CST. Atlas rocket to launch Agena target ship at 9 am after an 11 hour 20 minute countdown.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Gemini
Titan
Atlas
Hospitals Prepare For Strike In New York City
The 21 municipal hospitals cut back nonemergency services as a nurses strike looms. Deputy Hospitals Commissioner Harvey Gallance warns the crisis, with about 15,000 patients hospitalized, could worsen without nurses. Mediator George Moskowitz contends fact-finding hearings may yield a settlement.
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New York
Harvey Gallance
Dr. Gallance
George Moskowitz
Moskowitz
UFO sighting rattles Hall County residents near Memphis
Residents reported an unidentified flying object hovering and then disappearing after a fast ascent near Memphis while others in Brice watched an object fall from the sky. Witnesses include Mrs. Ernest Lee and J. W. Hatley along with several others who described cone shaped silver craft.
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Memphis
Hall County
Ernest Lee
Duncan
Brice
J. W. Hatley
Hatley
Three Oklahoma Men Held In Counterfeiting
Three Oklahoma men Donald Lee Stone Richard E Hix and Phillip J Sharp were charged with possessing and passing counterfeit federal reserve bank notes after a day of law enforcement actions. Hix and Sharp faced bonds of 10000 each while Stone was released on 20000. They allegedly passed numerous counterfeit twenty dollar bills in downtown stores Monday.
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Donald Lee Stone
Oklahoma City
Bob Sanders
Doris
47Th
Gene Jordan
U.S. Treasurery
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Bank
Richard E. Hix
Keifer
Okla
Phillip J. Sharp
Trustees Vote to Replace 26 Jobs at Amarillo Schools
Amarillo school trustees unanimously approved displacing 26 employees to save about 23 000 to 24 000 yearly. Most will be offered new positions within the district with only seven terminated for unsatisfactory performance. Several union objections cited scheduling and unfilled positions.
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Wes Pendley
Stott
Amarillo
Ren. H. Stone Jr
Edward F. Thomas
L. P. Babb Jr
Mildred H. Park
R. C. Neely Jr
M. T. Johnson Jr
J. W. Collins
Britain Faces Maritime Strike Threat as Seamen Strike
Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned on television that the government would fight a strike by the National Union of Seamen. The walkout halted cross channel services and idled 123 ships, with fears of rising food prices amid panic buying and a 40 hour work week demand.
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National Union of Seamen
NUS
Britain
Battered Pioneer Cebu Reported Lost in Typhoon Irma
Manila dispatch says 262 aboard the steamer Pioneer Cebu feared dead or lost after being driven onto a reef by Typhoon Irma near Mala Pasca Island. Rescue crews report no radio contact since Monday and limited chances of aid before morning.
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Cebu
Philippines
PAN Raw
Philippine Islands
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