Eight Major Railroads Hit By Strike
The BLFRE strike by 164 000 railroad workers halted service on eight carriers including Pennsylvania, Union Pacific, Seaboard and Missouri Pacific. Train crews and clerks walked out after arbitration awards expired, threatening troop, hospital and priority materials trains. Some lines like Boston & Maine and IC reported major disruption with bus substitutions and commuter impacts across major corridors.
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Federal District Court
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Gilbert
BLFSE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union, Pacific
Central of Georgia
Boston & Maine
Grand Trunks Western
Seaboard Air Line
Diinvis Central
Missouri Pacific
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Washington New York Corridor
Union
Harge
Collision Near Saigon Feared In Viet Cong Clash
U S forces in the highlands near Pleime engage a large North Vietnamese Viet Cong force with a full company reinforced by air power. Reports say 75 enemy dead, four helicopters down, and ongoing reinforcements as Marines in Quang Ngai end a five day operation. Nixon to speak at May 3 Houston fundraiser for Harris County Republicans.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
1St Cavalry
Ja Drang
Highlands
da Nang
Hue
Plei Me
Quang Ngai
Indiana
Air Force
Quang Nam
North
Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Vinh
North Viet Nam
Rail Strike Halts Texas Train Service Across State
Fort Worth AP reports widening effects from a walkout by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen against the Texas and Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. Pickets appeared at terminal points as trains halted. freight service slowed faster than passenger. Missouri Pacific and T&P officials confirmed lines up at all terminals in Texarkana Fort Worth and Baird. The strike extended across the 12,000 mile Missouri Pacific system and the Texas & Pacific operating in 12 states with about 34 1000 employees.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texas & Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomative
B. Barksdale
Texarkana
Baird
R. L. Wisdom
T&p
St. Louis
Southwest
D Midwest
GOP Walks Cautiously On Rent Program Findings
Senate Republicans tread carefully on President Johnson's domestic spending, with uneven House votes on the rent subsidy and Teacher Corps. Dirksen avoids party consensus and weighs voting stance while fearing political backlash over tax hikes and inflation. The split underscores the difficulty of cutting programs without alienating voters.
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Washington
Senate
President Johnson
House
Kit Johnson
L Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
GOP
Dirksen
Two Medical Schools Proposed For Texas By Candidate
Lieutenant governor candidate Bill Hollowell told the Garland Ki Leopold Club he would push creating two new medical schools in Texas and back expanded senior college nursing courses. He also urged study of a potential new dental school.
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Rland
Tex
Bill Hollowell
Garland Kilevarite Club
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