Labor Strikes Threaten Britain Solvency Status
Labor strife and inter union squabbles are costing Britain millions in lost production and threaten solvency. Sloppy workmanship and inefficiency raise doubts about delivering goods on time. Exports slow or vanish and markets shift to rivals while 1960s trade figures show a drop in share. Parliament debates union reform amid high tensions between workers and government. The Queen Elizabeth 2 faced a troubled maiden cruise, fueling debate over national labor issues.
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London
Britain
Harald Wilson
Labor Party
Clydeside
Cunard Atlantic
Canary Islands
Southampton
Hig
Rolls Royce
Ding
Ike jacket memories from war end times and gear
A veteran recalls Ike era gear and morale boosters from the war in Europe. He notes the impact of Eisenhower jackets boots and sleeping bags on troops in muddy foxholes and reflects on hopes for R and R and return home.
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Hitler
Ike
Ninety Nine Cent Brake Deal Ends With Roses and Repair Bill
A man answers an ad for a 99 cent brake adjustment and two free rose bushes but discovers a damaged brake line and rear oil seal leak. His wife ends up driving the car, facing a 30 dollar repair, and the couple splits chores while pondering the planted roses and upcoming house painting.
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Auto ‘Service Department
Man Found Dead On Tug Boat At Humble Docks
Richard Evans was found dead on the motor vessel Ned Merrick at the Humble docks shortly before noon Saturday. Cause of death undetermined though suspected heart attack. Evans’s age and address were not available.
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Richard Evans
Humble Docks
Ned Merrick
Petroleum Industry Broadens Arctic Interests Across North America
The petroleum industry broadens its Arctic reach beyond Prudhoe Bay with surveys and land grabs from the Bering Straits to Newfoundland. Indiana Standard, King Resources, and Hudson's Bay Oil plan vast acreage, while four dozen firms, led by Skelly Oil, prepare a 300000 square mile aeromagnetic survey near the Bering Sea. Swearingen notes potential to meet rising domestic demand and narrow the oil supply gap, with Arctic discoveries influencing Canadian and U.S. imports.
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John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
North America
Indiana Standard
Prudhoce Bay
Newfoundland
King Resources Co
Skelly Oil Co
Bering Seva
Bering Straits
Swearingen
Indiana’ Standard
Span
Prudhoe Bay
Alaskan
Atlantic Richfield
Humble Oil
Prudhoe
Discovery Area
Canadian North Slope
Arctic Islands
Bogus Check Cashed At Kmart In Baytown
Police say a $172.92 payroll check stamped fictitious and signed John M Spears was cashed at Kmart Baytown on March 28. The Brown and Root payroll check from Texas National Bank of Commerce Houston appeared typewritten in a different style.
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Kmart
Baytown
John M. Spears
Lear
Houston
Texas National Bank of Commerce
Assistant Manager Named At Bay Fair
Abe Berman named assistant store manager at Bay Fair Department Store. Formerly in Baytown Sears hardware, he and his wife Jean raise four children at 11 Wilburn St. Berman is an ordained minister who pastored Baptist churches and attends Christian Missionary and Alliance Church.
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Bay Fair Bay Fair
Abe Berman
Ihen
Berman
Baytown
Sears
Wilburn St
Jean
Christian Missionary and Alliance Church
New Arrival at Davis Family Born April 4
Hospital notes announce the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Darrell D. Davis of 370 Massey Tompkins on April 4. The brief item records a newborn and parental names in a concise society note.
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Darrell D. Davis
Massey-Tompkins
Artificial heart progress shows long-term implant efforts
Mechanical heart functioning well but risks irritation and infection loom. Researchers Liotta and Cooley, after four months, report the artificial heart attaches like a natural heart yet requires careful suturing due to stiffer material. The device fits human heart size with a power source the size of a television.
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Cooley
Liotta
Michael E. DeBakey
Methodist Hospital
Marcel DeRudder
Westville
DeRudder
Esperanza del Valle Vasquez
Mexico City
Houston
Tex
Shirley Karp
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Haskell Karp
Skokie
Smathers Brothers Show Canceled by CBS Over Censorship
The Smathers Brothers Show is canceled by the Columbia Broadcasting System after failing to reach an agreement on censorship, ending the program’s run and prompting reactions from fans and industry observers.
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Smather's Brothers
Columbia Broadcasting System
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