Rail Signals Read Caution as Congress Erupts in Speedy Arbitration Law
Washington AP reports Congress quickly passed binding arbitration to avert a nationwide rail strike. Kennedy signed the measure after a tense day of debate. a seven member board will rule within 180 days on 32,000 firemen positions and crew size, with wage structure and job security left to negotiations.
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Kennedy
House
Senate
Rail Management
March Was Eloquent Testimony To New Era in Race Relations
A massive peaceful gathering from the Lincoln Memorial to Independence Avenue in Washington marked August 28 as a turning point in civil rights. About 200,000 people, including Vermonters, listened to music and speeches calling for justice and equality, with calm, patient energy underpinning the historic demonstration.
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March
Washington
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Independence
Constitution Avenue
Bennington County
Old First Church
Putnam Square
Pownal
Civil Rights March in Washington Awakens Nation
The March on Washington drew 200000 demonstrators who urged Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights bill. Leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr and A Philip Randolph, called the event a beginning while Kennedy praised the march and pledged progress ahead. Minor arrests occurred as crowds dispersed peacefully.
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America
Lincoln Memorial
Martin Luther King Jr
President Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
King
Red Cross
U.S. seeks U.N. condemnation of Israeli killings
United States envoy Adlai Stevenson labeled the Aug. 20 ambush at Almagor farm as a wanton murder by Syrians and urged Security Council action. Britain supported Israel's charges while Syria disputed them. U Thant said no military buildup was evident and both sides observed a ceasefire, as Comay welcomed firm action and Tarazi questioned evidence.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Security Council
New York Times
U.S
Israel
Almagor
Stevenson
Syria
United Nations
Michael S. Comay
Salah el-Tarazi
Council
U Thant
Eight Dead In Utah Potash Mine Disaster Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams halted entry to 2,700 foot shaft to establish a fresh air base after eight bodies were found following a blast at Texas Gulf Sulphur Co's potash mine in Moab Utah. Five miners were believed alive behind debris in a separate tunnel yet attempts to reach them were paused.
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Utah
State
Casper Nelson
Nelson
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Frank Tippie
Texas Gulf
Ben-Mont to Operate Its Own Rail Service
Ben-Mont plans to run a private rail operation linking its Bennington plant with the Boston and Maine Railroad via White Creek. H James Wallace says a diesel locomotive and personnel must be arranged, but operation should start by mid September. The move proceeds while negotiations for a public carrier continue.
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Bennington
Boston and Maine Railroad
White Coe
Rutland
H. James Wallace
Dow Chemical Co
New Jersey
Jay Wulfson
Allan Katz
Burlington
White Creek
Wallace
North Bennington
Vermont Public Service Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mass Strato-Tanker Vanishing Sparks Wide Atlantic Search
Dozens of ships and planes scoured the Atlantic for two KC135 strato-tankers that vanished en route to Homestead AFB on a classified refueling mission. Eleven crewmen aboard, radio contact lost 800 miles northeast of Miami. Flare-lit searches continued into the night as the effort expanded.
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Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
Homestead Air Force Base
Bermuda
Batrosses
Air Rescue Service
Orlando
Coast Guard
Homestead
Two Women Slain in Manhattan Apartment
In a Manhattan four room furnished apartment at East 88th Street police found the bodies of Janice Wylie 21 and Emily Hoffert 23. They were bound hand and foot and slashed in a violent struggle. A third roommate Patricia Tolles 23 was present. she reported leaving for work at 9 am and returning to find the scene. The apartment showed signs of a break in and ransacking. Evidence included three bloodstained kitchen knives found at the scene and the victims described as having resisted their attacker. The case was being investigated by local authorities with the medical examiner involved in determining the cause of death.
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Janice Wylie
Newsweek Magazine
Max Wylie
Philip Wylie
Emily Hoffert
Henry Hoffert
Minneapolis
Valley Stream
N.Y
Long Island
Patricia Tolles
Time Magazine
Miss Wylie
Wylie
Milton
Planning as Key to Region's Future Progress
Albany planner John C. Burdis told about 35 Bennington residents that careful regional planning preserves historic buildings and natural settings while guiding new homes factories and offices. He urged regional character retention noting parks near plants can raise nearby property values and that roadside development should blend with landscapes to avoid blocking views.
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Albany
Vermont
Burdis
New England
Lake George
N.Y
Inside The Case Of A Girl With No School
Education Crisis discusses a girl without access to schooling on page 2. The Banner supports seat belt use in cars on page 4. New landfill hours listed on page 5. Soviet propagandists exploit U S racial tensions to distort America on page 6. Bennington selectmen pursue anti pollution efforts on page 8. Noon New York Stock Exchange updates on page 14.
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U.S
America
New York Stock Exchange
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Patrick A. O’boyle
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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U.N
Hazleton
Louis Bova
Bova
H. Beecher Charmbury
State Secretary of
Charmbury
Gordon Smith
David Fellin
New York
Manhattan
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