Strikes Hit Six Armour Plants In Midwest
About 9,400 production workers from Armour & Co. went on strike at six Midwest plants over local work loads. Jointly represented by UPWA AFL-CIO, key sites include South St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City Kan, Mason City, St. Joseph Mo, and Denver with skeleton crews to guard against spoilage.
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Associated Press
Armour & Co
Midwest
South St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
Kan
Mason City
St. Joseph
Denver
United Packinghouse Workers
Afl-Cio
Armour
Harry Hendrix
Sentative
Hendrix
John Butler
UPWA
M.E. Barnes
Barnes
Experts Say Kennedy Weighs Viet Nam Pullout In Two Years
Washington reports that Kennedy's military advisers believe the anti-Communist war in South Viet Nam could allow most U.S. forces to withdraw within two years. By year end 1,000 advisers may depart as South Viet Nam's security remains a major U.S. interest while the Viet Cong insurgency continues.
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Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
White House
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
McNamara
Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Free Nations
United Fund Pays 1962 Receipts Out
United Fund Treasurer Don Sandeen reported that 1962 pledges fully meet all agency quotas. The 1963 residential drive is underway and UF officials are hopeful for a successful campaign completion.
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Don Sandeen
United Fund
U S Captain and Eight Vietnamese Die in Viet Nam Ambush
An American special forces captain and eight Vietnamese soldiers were killed when guerrillas ambushed their truck near Phuoc Long province about 65 miles northeast of Saigon. Four Americans are missing and 53 have died of other causes. The captain is the 60th American to die in combat in Viet Nam.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Phouc Long
Rusk and Gromyko Open Talks on Orbiting Weapon Ban
Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko discussed potential limits on orbiting nuclear weapons during a three hour dinner at the Soviet UN mission. No agreement reached. both sides show interest in further disarmament steps and a Washington meeting with Kennedy may follow.
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Lewis Gulick
United Nations
N.Y
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Rusk
Gromyko
U.S
Washington
Kennedy
Ons
NATO
United States
West Germany
Three Die in Headon State Highway Crash Near Walker
A midnight collision on Highway 371 five miles south of Walker killed Lee Collins 41 of Walker Norman Bellanger 21 of Onigum and Pat Banks 21 of Onigum. Eight others were injured including Jerry Hamlin 22 and his brother Richard Hamlin from Walker plus onigum residents. cars rebounded 60 feet apart and one burned. The state toll rose to 559 with another fatality from Duluth area injuries.
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Associated Press
Highway 371
Walker
Lee Collins
Norman Bellanger
Onigum
Pat Banks
St. Joseph's Hospital
Park Rapids
Jerry Hamlin
Hamlin
Richard
Larry Dorman
Hackensack
Carol Butcher
Kathy Smith
Harry Sayers
Ernest
Matthew Hunt
Leech Lake
St. Paul
Richard L. Hawkins
International Falls
Judith Aili
Duluth
Kennedy assigns fact finders to ease Birmingham race tensions
President Kennedy sent former Army secretary Kenneth Royall and ex Army coach Earl Blaik to Birmingham to gather broad input on racial strife after a church bombing and city violence. They met leaders from all walks and plan a report to Kennedy, not an action prescription, with findings to be reviewed Friday by mayor and council.
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Birmingham
Ala
Army
Kenneth Royall
Earl Blaik
Kennedy
Utilities
Royall
Blaik
Blaik and Royall
U.S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Arthur Wiebel
Dodgers Even Series With 4-1 Win Over Yankees
In a 4-1 victory Dodgers pitcher Johnny Podres held the Yankees to six hits and Elston Howard's run-scoring single in the ninth could not stop a 2-0 lead built by Los Angeles. Bill Skowron homered for New York as the Dodgers offense struck early with Maury Wills and Gilliam scoring on a double, and Willie Davis adding two more runs. The series resumes in LA with Don Drysdale facing Jim Bouton.
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NEW York
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Yankees
Johnny Podres
Dodgers
Yankees
Ron Perranoski
Hector Lopez
Elston Howard
Perranoski
Ralph Terry
Willie Davis
Tommy Davis
Los Angeles
Don Drysdale
Jim Bouton
Wills
Gilliam
Safey
Pepitone
Richardson
Maris
W. Davis
Dodger
T. Davis
Kubek
F. Howard
Skowron
Steel Coil Crushes Car Killing Five In Ohio Tragedy
A truck carrying three 25 000 pound steel coils lost the load on a winding grade on Ohio 7 six miles north of East Liverpool. A coil crushed a car killing its five occupants and two others died in a head on crash with the truck. Victims include Judith Ann Lewis 19 Sally May 17 Louis Slagle 15 Nancy Knight 12 and Theodore Knight 8 all from nearby towns.
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Liverpool
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
Ohio 7
Vernon Edgar Hatcher
Quaker City
Judith Ann Lewis
East Palestine
Highway Patrol
ZIP codes prove fast impact for post office plan
The Post Office Department reports rapid uptake of ZIP coded addresses by high volume mailers after three months. It credits awareness gains to signs in post offices and media mentions including a musical. Public adoption remains to be measured as locals are exposed to ZIP code usage.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Meredith Wilson
Santa Claus
Kennedy Dedicates Greers Ferry Dam in Arkansas
President Kennedy dedicated the Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River near Heber Springs Arkansas and promoted continued power and flood control projects. The $46.7 million project will bring long term benefits, as Kennedy and Arkansas Democrats joined the trip and spoke at a Little Rock event amid civil rights expectations.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Kennedy
America
Greers Ferry
Little Red River
Arkansas
Little Rock
White House
Congress
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Fairgrounds
Hunter Missing in Dense Saskatchewan Bush Search Delays
A search is under way 65 miles north of Hudson Bay Junction for Archie Cosgrove 72 of Rapid City South Dakota who disappeared Monday after separating from hunting companions Leslie Renner and Dayton Sebade both from Wall South Dakota.
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Hudson Bay Junction
Sask
Saskatchewan
South Dakota
Archie Cosgrove
Rapid City
Leslie Renner
Dayton Sebade
Wall
S.D
Coup Staged in Honduras
The State Department confirmed a military coup in Honduras with reports that the chief of armed forces ordered a government takeover and that the presidential palace was surrounded by troops. President Ramon Villeda Morales reportedly telephoned the U.S. ambassador about the coup amid prior threats ahead of Oct. 15 elections.
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Washington
State Department
Honduras
Department
Ramon Villeda Morales
U.S
Charles R. Burrows
Villeda Morales
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Alabama
Albert Boutwell
Eugene Connor
Connor
Arthur D. Shores
Jack Hand
Tracewski
Tresh
Mantle
Podres
Downing
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Boyer
W Davis
Howard
Roseboro
Lopez
Harry Bright
Maury Wills
Yankee Stadium
Bobby Richardson
Post Office
Hunter
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