Demos Attack GOP On Its Farm Policy
Nine Midwestern Democratic leaders gathered in INTERNATIONAL FALLS Minn to map a campaign focus on farm policy. Paul Butler of Indiana said farm issues would dominate the 1966 race, with five million dollars planned for radio advertising and a push to maintain parity price supports, limit corporate farming, and promote soil conservation and cost reductions.
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Demos
GOP
International Falls
Minn
Paul Butler
Indiana
Democratic National Committee
Butler
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Montana
Illinois
Ational Committee
Extra Year Of Schooling Is Advocated
President Eisenhower urged longer formal schooling and questioned early retirement as he toured Lowry Air Force Base. He floated five year high school and college tracks and noted medical advances allow longer lifespans, yet retirement ages remain at 65. He spoke with Lt Gen Harmon, a West Point classmate, about education and the Air Force Academy curriculum.
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Deaven
Prenornt Isenhower
America
New Air Force Academy
Lowry
Ir Force Base
Hubert R. Harmon
West Point
Columbia Univers
Sity
Harmon
Inc
Air Force Coure
Ohio Labor Day Traffic Toll Reaches Double Figures
Traffic toll on Ohio highways rose to double digits for the Labor Day weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. A grim AP tally reports 12 killed in vehicular accidents. No drownings occurred with cooler weather, though three others died in different accidents.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Sign in garden quip about flowers dying with roots on
A humorous botanical garden sign plays on words to deter flower pickers. It jokes that the flowers died with their roots on, a cheeky reversal aimed at preserving blooms while keeping visitors amused.
Miss America 1966 Sharon Ritchie Crowned in Atlantic City
Sharon Kay Ritchie of Colorado, crowned Miss America 1966, says success comes to those who stay calm and collected. A 19 year old sophomore at Colorado Women’s College, she plans to study acting at Pasadena Playhouse and has no romantic entanglements. Second place went to Dorothy Mae Johnson of Portland.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Colorado
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Yys Sharon
Sharon
Grand Island
Neb
New York City
Forrest A. Ritchie
Colorado Wom
Pasadena
Calif
America
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Mjas
Dorothy Mae Johnson
Portland
World Bank Head Picked for Export-Import Bank Role
Clark Waugh, a 65 year old Nebraska banker with 40 years in the field, is named to head the export import bank on October 4. The appointment aligns with plans to boost foreign trade and aid development friendly nations. Waugh is noted for plain talk on economics and a long career on bankers’ trade committees.
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Washington Clark Waugh
Teielp
Waugh
Prosperity Cited Outside Iron Curtain by Treasury Chief
Istanbul report notes George Humphrey, U S Treasury Secretary, stating prosperity runs high beyond the Iron Curtain. He says U S policy aims to keep that prosperity and support free economic lenders.
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Istanbul
Turkey
U. Secretary of the ‘Treasury
George Humphrey
Free ‘Old
U.S
Health weighs on Ike's 96 term bid
Weekend conference with 48 state chairmen leaves Eisenhower's plans unclear. Republicans say his health and ability to serve another four years will decide if he runs again next year. Some see strong GOP prospects if he seeks a second term, while others deem the decision dependent on his condition.
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Columbia
Hawaii
Led
White House
Eisenhower
Isenhower
Epublican
Aveston
Fund for the Republic Faces Legion Attack Over National Security
American Legion national commander Seaborn Collins urged three million members to oppose the Fund for the Republic amid charges it threatens national security. Dr Robert M Hutchins, fund head, defended its aims as upholding the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution while criticizing Congress and administration efforts against Communist influence.
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New York
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
Collins
Heatl
Counties Get Tax Revenue
Columbus reports a distribution of 2 612 076 dollars in sales tax to 73 counties by state auditor James R. Rhodes. Fifteen counties have not certified their fee shares, adding 280 747 dollars to be prorated later. Payments are withheld until budgets are set and certificates filed. The July to September funds are the first distribution of the biennial appropriation.
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Columbus
James R. Rhodes
Rhodes
Shalit
Westinghouse Plants Hit by Major Strike
About 43 000 CIO United Electric workers halted operations at Westinghouse plants including the East Pittsburgh facility in a walkout over proposed changes to the national contract. James Carey led the strike action after the company said an agreement had been initialed, prompting mass refusals to work and protests by operators and service employees.
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Pittsburghs
Plata
Westie Fermen
Inhouse Electric Corp
Hit
CIO
National Union of Electrical
Talon
James
A. Bates
Carey
East Rglant
Semplayes Ichefane
Sistee Sa Ethetacy
Teecal Go
Ast Putra
Robert. D. Blasier
Westinghouse
Army and other services push back on budget cuts in Michigan visit
An Army delegation led by General Maxwell Taylor and administrator Wilbur Feary travels to Detroit to press Secretary Wilson against proposed reductions. Deputy defense chief Robertson and Navy and Air Force leaders have held similar talks amid Democratic criticism. Pentagon spending for the year ending next June 30 is projected near an implied figure around four billion dollars.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
Michigan
Wilson
Feary
Wilbert ‘Aroctr
N. Maxwell Taylor
Detroit
Reuben B. Robertson
Secretary of the Navy
Charles ‘Thomas
Air
Donald’ Quarles
Robertson
Crticiam
Capitol Hill
Pentagon
Fayette County Man Robbed After Home Attack
Sheridan Bond reported being attacked at his rural home by three men who robbed him of about $1,? the sheriff said. Bond, 65, said a man at his back door spoke briefly between 8 and 9 p.m. yesterday before seven others emerged and struck him with a tire iron, causing a seven stitch wound. A man was arrested and held for questioning. The robbers dropped a purse with $100 as they fled through the back yard.
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Primstun CH
Fayette County
Sheridan Bond
Esterday
Bond
Safety Kills Six School Children Near Mt Cairo
An earthquake damaged school buildings near Mt Cairo triggered a panic rush for safety killing six children and injuring about 30 more aged six to ten. First aid officials warned the toll would rise as crews searched debris for survivors.
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Mt Cairo
First Aid
Airmen Guard Balloon After Denver Launch Downed by Gun
Two Air Force parachutists guarded a captured giant balloon shot down by a weather plane near Fowler Indiana. Rumors say electrical impulse guns were used to release gas remotely. Air Force comments were unavailable. Trucks from Chanute Air Force Base collected two large parachuted boxes.
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Chanute Air Force Base
Rantou
Denver
Towry
Air Force Base
Short Peace Of Dockmen Called Off
New York waterfront strike tensions rose as ILA members were told not to return to work amid conflicting reports. A later union statement claimed an agreement with a state committee had ended the walkout, but officials denied authority and called the pact a double cross. The dispute centers on Waterfront Commission regulations and a court order requiring a 4 p.m. end to the strike.
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NEW York
International Longshoremen's Association
Ind
Brooklyn
Union Aouives
Bradley
North Rivrer
Thomas Gleason
New York State Legislative Committee
Legislat
Tors
ILA
New York State Joint Legislative Committee On Industrial and Labor Conditions
John L. Osstrander
Marshall M. Miller
Julio
Patrick J. Connolly
Waterfront Commission
New
Forke
New ‘Jersey
Dock. Labor
Atomic Cannon Replacements In Army Study
The Army studies downsizing nuclear shells to fit standard artillery as a possible future replacement for the heavy and cumbersome atomic cannon. The plan weighs mobility and range, noting an 11 inch barrel and 20 mile range as potential benchmarks, while acknowledging ammo special calibers and movement challenges in Europe. A separate report notes A Y Smith’s cypress wood knotwork damaged by a Sunday lightning strike at her living room.
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Army Ordnance and
Atomic Energy, Commission
Anton
Europe
A. Y. Smith
Relatives Await Release of 10 Civilians in China
Report from Geneva notes negotiations over the release of 10 civilians and 41 Americans in Red China. Prisoners including missionaries and U S officials faced varying sentences from expulsion to up to 10 years. Peiping radio hinted some may head for freedom as talks continue.
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Song Kong
China
Walter Pickett
Geneva
Seattle
Red China
Levi
Loveston
Hong Kong
Peiping
New
Wash
Lapti
Chungking
Ikanz
United States
Lawrence Buol
Ton
Calif
Harold W. Rigney
Civil Air
Fu Jen Transport
Mengtze
Kunming
Yun
Friendly Actions Aid Reds in Old Bid
Washington reports signs of tentative détente as UN talks in Geneva show progress toward easing tensions with Red China. U S and British officials foresee possible seat for Beijing if relations improve, while American civilians in China may be allowed to depart. Experts warn issues at Geneva could drag into months of discussions and test shifts in global opinion.
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Geneva
Red China
United States
China
State Department
Henry Suydam Sai
Cian
Pelping
Washington
U. Alexis Sonson
Wang Ping Nan
Johnson
Pept
Urao
Korea
Sn the
Dulles
Reds Bonn Talks Yield No Concrete Progress Yet
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and West German Foreign Minister von Stein met with Adenauer and Bulganin in a 90 minute session. German spokesman von Eckardt said no breakthrough occurred and normalization talks remain at their opening stage. The Soviet press chief offered a more hopeful view, citing a sincere exchange of opinions and an upcoming separate report to leaders.
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Museuw
Soviet Union
West Germany
Felix von Eckardt
Konrad Adenner
Nikolay Bulganin
Heinrich von Stefano
V. M. Molotov
Adenauer
Bulganin
von Eckardt
Fires in Klamath National Forest burn on out West
Two fires remain out of control in Klamath National Forest while the haystack fire, about 8000 acres, is reported completely controlled. Smaller blazes at Six Mile Ridge and Taylor Creek grow more serious as 1300 soldiers from Fort Lewis and 130 extra Indian helpers arrive to aid fire fighting efforts.
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Yreka
Calif
Klamath National Forest
California
Klamath
Haystack
Six Mile Ridge
Taylor Creek
Frank Tucker
U. S. Forest Service
Tucker
Arizona
New Mexico
U.S. 6Th Army
Fort
Lewis, Wash
Bale Air Force Base
Klamath Forest
Cool Weather Nips Nation
A Canad ia cool front spread eastward cooling parts of the Midwest and Northeast as readings fell to record lows in several cities. Grantsburg Lone Rock Eau Claire and Madison in Wisconsin plus Chicago and other locations reported unusually cold temperatures. The cooling trend eased in parts of the West as a warming wave increased Midwest and Plains readings. Meanwhile union talks over a walkout and lockout at the Ironton plant drew attention as workers claimed a lockout while the company denied it and said employees could return when scheduled.
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Midwest
North Atlantic
Grantsburg
Wis
Lone Tock
Eau Claire
Pelston
Mich
Internional Falls
Monn
Spencer
Jamestown
N. C
Chicago
Madison
Fraser
Colorado
Trenton
Geq
Onio Bell Telephone Co. Em
Yuma
Ariz
Jand el Centro
Calif
Ironton
Tronton
Mediator Seeks Breakthrough in Harvester Labor Rift
Mediator David L. Cole held separate talks today with International Harvester Co. and the CIO United Auto Workers to ease a two day old strike across six states. He said the groups were separated to better understand issues. Wages are a point of general agreement at about $2.07 per hour, while about 20 minor points remain, the union says largely technical.
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Chicauo
International Harvester Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Harvester
David L. Cole
Cole
U. S. Conciliation and Mediation Service
Family perishes in Nome home fire in La Porte City
A father Bert Smelser 57 and his children Glen 8 Donna 8 and Michael 10 died Monday in a blaze at their Nome home in La Porte City Iowa The mother Faye 36 alerted others after a kitchen stove exploded Fire Chief Lloyd Cutler said the children were asleep when flames roared up a stairwell The incident occurred as school 4 H Club sessions opened at Ohio State University with delegates from many counties attending
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LA Porte City
Iowa
Bert Smelser
Glen
Donna
Michae
Faye
Leges
Lloyd Cutler
Ohio
Stat
Aebsites
Hill
Ohio State Universaity
Fire destroys Bryan Packing plant in Piqueton area
Firefighters in Piqueton Ohio battle a blaze that damaged the Bryan Packing Co plant and caused about 100000 dollars in losses. The cause was not determined by press time.
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Piketon
Ohio
Bryan Packing Co
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