Railroads Bid To Eliminate 65,000 Jobs
CHICAGO AP The nations railroads plan to cut about 10 percent of their work force to reduce costs. James E. Wolfe said the economy drive would eliminate about 66,000 jobs as five operating unions seek to block the dismissals. The carriers want immediate reclassification of work rules to make obsolete some 40,000 firemen. The unions threaten a strike. White House action could block for 60 days.
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Chicago
James E. Wolfe
Wolfe
Presidential Commission
White House
Kennedy
Three-State Compact to Build Littleville Dam in Huntington
Army engineers break ground for New England's first multi purpose dam to flood control and future water supply in Massachusetts. Ground breaking attended by Gov Volpe and congressmen. The Littleville dam on the Westfield River will span 1,360 feet in earth and rock fill, rising 164 feet and creating a 3.7 mile reservoir upstream.
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Huntington
Mass
Army
New England
Springfield
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Vermont
Littleville
John A. Volpe
Edward P. Boland
D Mass
Silvio D. Conte
Rmass
Seymour A. Potter Jr
Army Corps of Engineers
Westfield
Chester
Middle Branch
Bennington Adds 878 To Swelling Berlin Fund
Citizens of Bennington contribute 878.43 to the Berlin New York relief drive raising the fund total to 10 648 52. The check was presented by Mrs Shirley Duprea James B Gibney and Donald C Hicks to Mrs Gladys Goodermote for the Goodermote family in Berlin. Funds will be managed by a relief fund chairman and a local citizens committee to aid victims of the July 25 disaster that killed nine.
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Bennington
Berlin
N.Y
Shirley Duprea
East Main Street
James B. Gibney
Greater Bennington Association
Donald C. Hicks
Gladys Goodermote
Stanton M. Goodermote
Dorothy Sandberg
GBA
Plank Road Hill
Village Faces Special Meeting Over Gas Plant Safety
Bennington officials push for a special meeting on September 18 to decide if taxpayers should fund an expert to inspect the Vermont Gas Corp plant on Lincoln Street. State officials found no permit required for operation, shifting responsibility to fire marshal and village trustees to assess hazards and abate nuisances.
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Bennington Village
Reuben Levin
Vermont Gas Corp
Lincoln Street
Levin
John D. Paterson
State Public Service Board
VGC
Paterson
Bennington
Ralph E. Titus
Titus
Ben
Two Freshmen Push Vermont Redistricting Bill
In Montpelier, Rep. Ellery Purdy and Sen. James Oakes spearheaded a compromise reapportionment bill. The measure shifts seats between Chittenden and Rutland Counties, prompts a study for possible future redistricting, and sets up a battleground for court review.
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Montpelier
Vermont General Assembly
Ellery Purdy
R-Mendon
James Oakes
R-Windham
Purdy
Senate
Oakes
Soblen Flight Hinge as El Al Faces Midnight Deadline
The British deadline for El Al to fly Dr. Robert Soblen to New York stretched to tonight amid Israel’s stand to keep him. El Al denied plans to seek another carrier and warned passengers to expect possible Soblen seating on the London New York flight. The spy, jailed for wartime Soviet espionage, faces political pressure across three nations and potential asylum in Czechoslovakia if sent back to Israel.
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London
el al
Robert A. Soblen
United States
New York
Soblen
America
Israel
Dr. Soblen
Britain
Czechoslovakia
Solon's Protest Led to Estes Off the Hook
Senate investigators focused on testimony that the Agriculture Department reversed orders canceling Estes cotton acreages after a Texas congressman complained the step was crucifying Estes. John C. Bagwell said Rep. Rutherford urged reconsideration and that Estes associate attorney Dennison claimed his client was being crucified. The Jan. 6 meeting rescinded the earlier cancellations, raising questions about political influence and the department’s probes into Estes’ farm aid dealings.
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Senate
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Estes
John C. Bagwell
Department
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
J. T. Rutherford
D-Tex
Bagwell
Rutherford
Charles S. Murphy
John Dennison
Murphy
Hoover proposes world union as path to peace
In a West Branch speech on his 88th birthday, Herbert Hoover urged a new global alliance of free nations called the Council of Free Nations. He blamed the United Nations for failing to secure lasting peace and suggested the council would act when the UN cannot. The Hoover Presidential Library dedication marked by Truman as guest speaker.
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Union of World’s Free Nations
Hoover
Peace Path
West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
United Nations
Hoover Library
Congress
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
West
Library of Home
Cedar Rapids
Missouri
Nine year old Bennington girl wins English verse prize in England
Belinda Chandler 9 of Bennington New Hampshire wins best spoken English in a verse contest at Mum ford Primary School Norfolk England. Daughter of a technical sergeant stationed at Mildenhall Air Base the family plans to return to the United States soon after attendance at a British school for three years.
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Bennington
N.H
New Hampshire
Belinda Chandler
Mumford Primary School
Norfolk
England
H. Chandler
Mildenhall Air Base
Belinda
Chandler
United States
Dean Idea Old Position In New Guise
Geneva AP The East West deadlock on a nuclear test ban treaty deepened as the Soviet Union rejected the new U S compromise plan refusing to discuss automatic international inspection on Soviet soil Dean briefed Zorin on a plan with fewer control posts and on site checks Zorin rejected compulsory inspection and called the Western offer a new disguise for the old American stance He said no agreement on cessation of tests could be reached and the subcommittee will not meet again until a full session is held Tuesday Dean voiced disappointment but said the West has met the Soviets as far as it would.
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Geneva
U.S
Valerian A. Zorin
Arthur H. Dean
Zorin
Dean
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Subcommittee
Soviet 3 Megaton Nuclear Blast Reported in New Series
The Seismological Institute at Uppsala University noted a three megaton Soviet explosion in the Novoaya Zemlya region at 10 am local time. It marks the third Soviet test this week as the U.S. reports another test in the 30 megaton range and possible smaller-scale trials.
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Uppsala
Sweden
Novaya Zremlya
Seismological Institution
Uppsala University
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Timelock Limit Change Fails In Senate
Vermont Senate rejects a proposed eight year extension to the 10 year timelock on constitutional amendments with a 14 to 14 vote amid debate. The measure, previously defeated in 1961, would require a two thirds majority to pass.
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Montpelier
Vermont
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