Railroads Seek Help From Administration
The nation's railroads pressed the White House to back their dispute with five operating unions over work rules wages and crew size. Railroads plan Aug 16 job cuts for 200000 workers to end feather bedding and diesel fireman positions. A federal judge had refused to dismiss an injunction challenging stricter rules as unions and railroads argued in court.
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Grand jury probe stirs Philadelphia governor race
In Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Eugene Alessandoni, a Republican, orders a grand jury investigation into GOP charges of corruption in former Mayor Richardson Dilworth’s Democratic administration. Dilworth resigned last March to run for governor. his Republican opponent is William W Scranton. The probe, set to begin Sept 4, may affect the campaign dynamics.
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Albany Group Plans Move
Albany faces a fresh wave of anti segregation demonstrations after a two day lull as about 700 Negroes attend a church meeting where a student leader urged action. A noon church meeting was called for an undisclosed purpose. Jack Hope Dies
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Small Blasts Open Series in Siberia Tests
The Atomic Energy Commission says the Soviet Union may have opened its new nuclear test series with blasts in Siberia before firing a Sunday high altitude shot of about 30 megatons. The AEC noted implications that Sunday test was not the first in the new Russian round, with indications of low kiloton range tests at the Siberian nuclear site.
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Italy Greet Jacqueline Kennedy in Ravello Visit
Ravello, a cliffside town above Salerno, buzzes with welcome signs as Jacqueline Kennedy and her 4 year old daughter Caroline prepare to visit on Wednesday. Shops compete with bright displays and flags for the First Lady’s arrival.
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Scotland Yard hunts American Nazi leader Rockwell
Scotland Yard detectives searched for George Lincoln Rockwell to expel him from Britain after he defied a Home Office ban and entered England for a Nazi style British National Socialist movement meeting last week.
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Soblen Remains in Britain as El Al Shuttle Stalls
Dr. Robert A. Soblen stays at Brixton Prison amid a deadlock over his transfer to the United States. El Al, silent on orders to move him, sends a London to New York plane without Soblen part of the way to an asylum bid amid Britain’s deadline for removal.
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Rhodes Plan aims to create 200000 Ohio jobs with new authority
Senator James A. Rhodes outlined a bold plan to stimulate Ohio industry and add 200,000 jobs. He proposed a new state Jobs and Industrial Development Authority backed by a roughly $100 million fund to finance expansions and new plants with no direct tax cost to Ohio residents. The plan relies on private enterprise and coordination with the legislature and governors, avoiding gimmicks or subsidies while aligning with current tax structure.
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Marilyn Monroe Death Mystery Deepens With Phone Call
Hollywood wires report a late night call before Marilyn Monroe was found dead. Coroner cites barbiturate overdose as cause. Housekeeper says call time unclear and may explain sleeping pills. Funeral plans set for Wednesday.
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One Way to Hunt Ashland Plane Missing Clue
Gov Bert Combs sets squirrel season opening in eastern Kentucky a head of schedule hoping hunters find clues to a light plane missing July 29 with three former Middleport residents aboard.
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Mrs Finkbine Seeks Swedish Doctor Over Pregnancy
Mrs Sherri Finkbine and her husband left their Stockholm hotel to consult a Swedish doctor about an abortion she desires. The Phoenix wife fears her in six months due to possible deformities after taking thalidomide in early pregnancy. They flew from Los Angeles to Sweden for the procedure.
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Thalidomide Survey Finds 3200 Women Among US Recipients
FDA spokesman says surveys show more than 15,000 American patients received thalidomide pills from U S doctors, with about 3200 being women of child bearing age. No confirmed US birth deformities from domestic pills yet. some cases traced to overseas supplies. Senator Kefauver notes uncertainty remains until Jan 1.
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Washington Countian Dies After Car Wreck
Nelsonville A Washington County man died Monday evening in Mount St. Mary Hospital about six hours after his car crashed into a pole and tree on Route 33 south of here. James Kelso McBride 40 Coal Run Route 1 died at 6 30 p m of injuries from a rain slicked highway crash. He was Athens County s fifth traffic fatality of 1962.
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Police Say Missing Pair Good Friends
Dayton police report Commissioner David F. Pottinger and 17 year old babysitter Sherryl VanderWeil met several times away from home. Lt. Grundish said reliable witnesses placed them together beyond casual friendship as searches enter day six. VanderWeil left her Kettering home Friday morning after the commissioner was last seen Wednesday night.
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War Games Open In South Carolina
Ground air and airborne units prepare for Operation Swift Strike II in Sumter South Carolina. Seventy thousand troopers deploy for three days as forces of Gutasu clash with Renlon in the nation’s largest peacetime drill. Ohio man Earl F Morris named to ABA board of governors in San Francisco.
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Walker Charges Stir Wartime Stalingrad Propaganda Claim
Former Maj. Gen Edwin Walker says a 1948 49 Pentagon briefing suggested the Stalingrad battle report was a Communist ploy to boost American war effort. The Army confirms a classified file exists and declined release. Walker cites retired Gen John W Iron Mike O Daniel as doubting the battle's significance.
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JFK Adds City To Trip
President Kennedy adds Pueblo Colorado as a stop on his western weekend itinerary August 17 to 19. He will travel from Pierre South Carolina to Merced California and speak at the Frying Pan Arkansas water project reservoir site.
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Javits Pushes $5.5 Billion Tax Cut Plan
Sen. Jacob K. Javits proposed a $5.5 billion incentive tax cut for individuals and corporations as Congress opened hearings on the economy. He criticized President Kennedy for indecision and warned the domestic economy faces recession risk.
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Ben Khedda Surrenders His Powers
The Algerian provisional government under Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda yielded its powers to the political bureau led by Vice Premier Ahmed Ben Bella. The communique says the provisional government remains as the institution of the revolution until CNRA meeting planned for early September.
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Inauguration Sets Today in Bogota Colombia
Colombia begins a new democratic era as Conservative Guillermo Leon Valencia is sworn in as president replacing Liberal Alberto Lleras Camargo after four years of alternating rule. Edith Benham Helm, 88, former White House social secretary to Wilson, Roosevelt and Truman, dies.
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