Longshoremen Strike Hits East and Gulf Ports Nationwide
Sixty thousand AFL CIO longshoremen walk out from Maine to Texas halting Atlantic and Gulf shipping. President Johnson named a three man board to study cooling off options, but action came too late to prevent the midnight strike.
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Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Paratories Aeeay
Gers
Johnson
Board of
White House
Johnson urges bridges of aid at Johns Hopkins talk
President Lyndon B. Johnson told about 2000 at Johns Hopkins University to build bridges to Eastern Europe through trade ideas and humanitarian aid. He cited the Marshall Plan and called for mobilizing community strength to defend freedom beyond Europe while not focusing on military force. He spoke during a lecture series and planned a Democratic rally Oct. 22 with Johnson allies and campaign figures.
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the Times
America
Keyser
Johns Hopkins University
United States
Europe
George CC. Marshall
Hubert Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Maryland
Milton Eisenhower
White House
Women’s Independent Citizens For
Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby
Ethel Merman
Celanese Plant Sold to Stauffer Chemical
Stauffer Chemical Co. of New York acquired the Phosphate Ester Plant once owned by Celanese Corp. The Point Pleasant site will now be the Gallipolis Ferry Plant of Stauffer’s Victor Chemical Division. No personnel changes planned. purchase price not disclosed. Celanese began operations in 1956 and employed nearly 100 at the plant.
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Point Pleasant
Stauffer Chemical Co
New York
Celanese Corp
Gallipolis Ferry
Victor Chemical Division
Stauffer Chemical
Humphrey to visit Athens in whistle stop tour this month
Democratic vice presidential nominee Hubert Humphrey is tentatively slated for a whistle stop tour through southern Ohio, including Athens, during the week of Oct 19. The plan mirrors the Goldwater route and involves Marietta, Athens, Chillicothe, Blanchester and Cincinnati.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Ohio
Athens
William Lavelle
Barry Goldwater
Marietta
Chillicothe
Blanchester
Cincinnati
Lavelle
William Coleman
Western Electric workers threaten Friday strike over wage reopener clause
Columbus union president of Local 2020 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers says about 3500 Western Electric employees in the city will walk out Friday unless a wage reopener clause is added to the current contract.
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Columbus
Western Electric Co
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
President Johnson talks with Rhodes on Appalachia bill
President Johnson spoke by telephone with Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes on Wednesday about the Appalachian bill, according to White House press secretary George Reedy.
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Washington
Johnson
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Appalachia
White House
George Reedy
Hurricane Hilda Hurls Toward Gulf Coast Louisiana Target
Hurricane Hilda intensified to 100 mph as it moved northwest across the Gulf of Mexico toward coastal Louisiana. The eye lay 370 miles south of New Orleans with gales extending 140 miles outward. Evacuation centers opened inland as residents fled low-lying areas.
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New Orleans
Hilda
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Baker Hearing Opens In Widespread Senate Probe
Washington reports the Baker hearings resume as investigators probe a 35000 payoff tied to the District of Columbia Stadium contract. Key figures include Matthew McCloskey, Don B Reynolds, and the former ambassador to Ireland as district witnesses discuss bids and contract changes.
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Bobby Baker
District of Columbia
Baker
Senate
Matthew McCloskey
Philadelphia
Ireland
Don B. Reynolds
Senate Rules Committee
Goldwater Attacks Sleepwalker Peace In Indiana Visit
Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater criticized President Johnson and a "sleepwalker peace" stance as he campaigned in Indiana for its 13 electoral votes. He claimed China may deploy a nuclear bomb and denounced Johnson for prioritizing politics over crises. He also touted Ohio campaign signals and advised firing at Johnson on communism charges.
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Indiana
Barry Goldwater
U.S
Asia
Johnson
Indianapolis
Arizona
Ohio
Robert A. Taft Jr
Senate
Rep
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Richard M. Nixon
Herbert Hoover
FCC rules equal time for Johnson news conferences
The Federal Communications Commission ruled that broadcasters who carry President Johnson's news conferences during the election campaign are subject to claims for equal time by other candidates.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Pesident Johnson
Life Of Party Alleged Motive in Missile Data Case
Iowa Republican H R Gross told the House that Elly Rometsch, described as the life of the party in Washington, may have stolen missile secrets and urged Senate Internal Security Committee to investigate. He said she was rushed out of the country a year earlier amid rumors of highlevel contacts and intimate ties with officials. He linked Bobby Baker to managing her affairs and noted she visited his secretary’s townhouse. He cautioned he had no proof of espionage but suggested her activities could facilitate missile data theft.
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Iowa
H. R. Gross
House
Elly Rometsch
Senate
Gross
Intia
Bobby Baker
Senate Democrats
Baker
Carole Tyler
China marks fifteenth birthday with revolutionary rhetoric
In Beijing on its 15th birthday Communist China touted revolution as history’s locomotive. Mayor Peng Chen delivered a hard line speech before 500000 marchers in the Square of Celestial Peace, while officials avoided any nuclear talk despite rumors of a new device.
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China
Peking
Peng Chen
Moscow
Celestial Peace
Peng
Liu Shao-chi
Peking People’s Daily
Red Flag
U. S
Dean Rusk
Jury Venire Drawn for Fierce Murder Trial in Athens
A juror pool is formed for a high profile murder case in Athens as officials prepare for trial. The community awaits details on proceedings and potential impacts on local schedules.
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Venire
Athens
Local Gazette Snippet From Ohio Era Comics And Sports
Fragmentary lines reference Athens Gallipolis Glouster Logan Nelsonville Pomeroy Middleport and Pt. Pleasant. Mentions sports and women teams with unclear scores and dates. overall context suggests a small-town Ohio newspaper page with mixed notices and sports notations.
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Chauncey-Gal, Editorial
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Glouster
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Nelsonville Citssear Pt. Pleasant
Pomeroy
Middleport
den Bacnhoss
Secretary Dillon Says Presidents Cannot Be Fully Protected
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon, a member of a four man committee on presidential protection, says the president can never be perfectly safeguarded from assassination. The group, asked by President Johnson to extend Warren Commission findings, will draft recommendations for the next budget and Congress, including protection on overseas trips.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillion
Dillon
Johnson
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Nicholas Katzenbach
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
McGeorge Bundy
Logan Police Capture Armed Columbus Youth
A 16 year old Columbus youth Charles J. Franklin Andy was captured by Logan police after allegedly kidnapping two women at gun point and forcing them to drive toward Lake Hope. He was arrested after a pursuit ending near the skating rink at West and Hunter Streets. He faces possible armed robbery and kidnapping charges with investigation by local and county authorities.
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Lake Hope
Charles J. Franklin Andy
Chleeva
Kitty) West
Lumbus
Vivian Neff
Lancaster
Andy
Winston County
Harold
Vinton County
Young Denies Soft Charges By Goldwater
Sen. Stephen M. Young defends Johnson administration as Goldwater attacks on soft-on-communism. He says Goldwater's rhetoric undermines confidence in government and resurrects McCarthyism. Young spoke during a campaign stop in Ohio.
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Goldwater
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Stephen M. Young
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Cleveland Democrat
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