New York electricians win 25 hour week in drive for shorter work
Several thousand New York City electricians cut their week to 25 hours under union pressure, moving the AFL-CIO drive to shorten the standard 40-hour week. The agreement comes amid broader labor goals to share work and curb unemployment, with officials noting automation risks and a planned apprentices recruitment.
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Washington
New York City
Afl-Cio
Ployers
New York Electricians
Goldberg
New York
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Philadelphia
Congress
Frost Tops Poets With Name-the-Author Quiz
New York AP Robert Frost the 87 year old Poet laureate stumped an international group at the Poetry Society of America meeting by identifying three poems from memory. The event featured prizes totaling nearly 5000 dollars and guest poets from six countries. Roethke received the Shelley Award with a 1280 dollar stipend.
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New York
Robert Frost
Frost
Poetry Society of America
Sir John Davies
Coventry Patmore
Robert Browning
England
Leo Cherne
The
Research Institute of America
Cherne
Theodore Roethke
University of Washington
Lake Ruled Out As Site of Crash
State police and Air Force planes searched Sunset Lake in Benson Vermont after a report that a missing BA7 bomber may have crashed there. FAA said Albany Civil Air Patrol saw tracks and a large hole on the ice, but officials later attributed the hole to bubbling streams and the tracks to skid marks.
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Benson
Air Force
Sunset Lake
Federal Aviation Agency
Albany Civil Air Patrol
Adams declines to unveil ruling on probe witness oath
Vermont Attorney General Charles J. Adams refused to disclose details of his written opinion on whether a legislative commission investigating the highway department has authority to swear in witnesses. He deferred release to Sen. James Oakes, the commission chair, who is on vacation. The panel contends the 1961 Legislature empowered oath administration. Debevoise had said such authority lies with the Department of Administration.
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Montpelier, Vt
Charles J. Adams
Highway Department
Adams
James Oakes
R-Windham
Oakes
Atty
Thomas M. Debevoise
Commission
Debevoise
Department of Administration
Kennedy Shows U S Backing for U N Policies at Luncheon
President Kennedy meets Acting Secretary-General U Thant at the Waldorf luncheon to display U S support for U N policies amid Congo crisis and funding for the world body. Discussion also covers West New Guinea tensions and broader U N development goals.
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New York
Kennedy
U Thant
U.S
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Waldorf Astoria
Adlai E. Stevenson
Thant
Congo
World Organization. IS
West New Guinea
Stevenson
Hammarskjold
U.N
Congress
U. N
Dean Rusk
Africa
White House
U S Support Seen Assured For Dominican Regime
Washington officials signaled solid U S backing for the new Dominican Republic regime after Rafael Bonnelly was proclaimed president and head of a seven member ruling council. Bonnelly's National Civic Union was viewed in Washington as key to a democratic setup.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
U.S
Caribbean
Rafael Bonnelly
Republic
National Civic Union
Bonnelly
Air Force
Andres Rodriguez Mendez
Rodriguez Echavarria
Radio Caribe
Rodriguez Mendez
Barahona
Council
37 Years of Service Honored at Girl Scout Meeting
North Bennington Mrs. Harold Riemann was honored at the Bennington Girl Scout Council annual meeting for 37 years of service. She received the 35-year pin and a rare thanks badge for unusual service. Beginning in 1925 she led a lone North Bennington troop for 12 years and remains active supporting leaders and outdoor badges.
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Harold Riemann
North Bennington
Fred Welling
Bennington Girl Scout Council
YMCA
Hagerman
Riemann
Girl Scouts of America
Arthur Wickenden
R’emann
Bennington
Council
Rock Throwing Suit Ends in Deadlock in Rutland
A Rutland County jury failed to reach a verdict in a 12 year old girl’s $5,500 lawsuit against an eight year old boy, alleging he threw a rock and struck her front teeth. A mistrial was declared after ten hours of deliberation.
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Rutland, Vt
Rutland County
Catherine M. MacFarlane
Gary Boucherd
Rutland
Bouchard
William C. Hill
Balance for Space Man's Adaptability Drives Role in Studies
Cape Canaveral reports on why manned spaceflight persists beside unmanned probes. NASA official Dr. Robert Seamans argues astronauts provide flexible judgment beyond instruments. President Kennedy backs bold funding for a moon goal this decade. Military, scientific prestige, and global standing motivate the venture with Glenn slated for next week's orbit.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
John H. Glenn Jr
Earth
Robert C. Seamans Jr
Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard
Virgil I. Grissom
Supervision Key Factor in Burlington Police Troubles
Police Inspector R. Dean Smith of the International Association of Chiefs of Police says lack of adequate supervision, not pay, likely drove issues in Burlington's scandal tainted police force. He noted similar patterns in Chicago and Denver and plans a formal report and study proposal next week. Morale among 43 officers remains low.
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Burlington, Vt
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Burlington
R. Dean Smith
Chicago
Denver
Smith
Association
Civilian Control Restored In Dominican Republic
In Santo Domingo a swift coup toppled Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria and restored civilian government. Rafael Bonnelly, 57, sworn in as president with seven-member State Council resuming control, Balaguer resigns, Donald Read named to council seat, and US support indicated.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
Rafael Bonnelly
State Council
National Palace
Rodriguez Echavarria
Trujillo
Bonnelly
Balaguer
National Civic Union
Donald Read
Radio Caribe
Missing B47 Bomber Searched In Adirondacks Four Crew
A Snowy search continued for a missing B47 bomber and its four crew members after it vanished Tuesday during a mock bombing run from Plattsburgh AFB. High winds and near freezing temperatures hindered efforts as reports of flares and possible wreckage spread from Maine to Lake Erie. The crew includes 1st Lt. Rodney Bloomgren of Jamestown New York 26 Melvin Spencer of Tuscaloosa Alabama 28 Albert Wandeltski Jr of Sunnyvale California 25 and Airman Kenneth Jensen of El Cajon California.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Adirondacks
Air Force
Maine
Lake Erie
New York
Plattsburgh Air Force Base
Watertown
Rodney D. Bloomgren
Jamestown
Melvin Spencer
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Albert W. Kandetski, Jr
Sunnyvale
Cal
Worker Injured at Vermont Atlas Missile Site Elevator
Richard V. Payne, 27, a General Dynamics mechanic from West Plattsburgh New York, is in serious condition after an elevator at the Atlas missile silo in Swanton Vermont crushed the lower body. Officials said exact accident details are unclear while he was admitted to St. Albans Hospital for surgery.
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ST. Albans
Richard V. Payne
Swanton
Payne
General Dynamics
West Plattsburgh
N.Y
St. Albans Hospital
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Berkshires
Mohawk Trail
Peter R. Trabod Jr
North Adams
Mass
Arthur J. Goldberg
J.F.K
Elizabeth Dwyer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Curtis LeMay
Seamans
Joaquin Balaguer
Mendez
Vt. Missile Site
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