Final Settlement of Shea Co. Strike Ends Prolonged Labor Dispute
Shea Inc and UFWA reached a settlement ending the unfair labor practices strike that began April 3 at the North Bennington woodworking plant. The NLRB vote on unionization failed 34 to 15, with a one year ban on another plant election. The deal includes reinstatement with back pay and other terms approved by a trial examiner.
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Antonio G. Marino
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Boston
Marino
LBJ Book Sells Like Hotcakes At GOP Rally
In Washington the Democratic National Committee said over 800 copies of President Johnson’s My Hope For America were sold at a Milwaukee rally for GOP nominee Barry Goldwater. George Farrah set up a stand outside the arena hawking the book with a sign reading Johnson exposed 1. Farrah, Wisconsin chairman of the National Committee of Small Businessmen for Johnson Humphrey, said the crowd bought quickly and only three people spotted the hoax.
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Barry M. Goldwaeter
George Farrah
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National Committee of Small Businessmen
Johnson - Humphrey
Strike Vote Looms At Cushman Mfg Over Employee Firing
Unconfirmed reports indicate a strike risk at H T Cushman Mfg Co due to conflict between the union and management over the firing of an employee. A company spokesman labeled the situation fluid with morning talks ongoing and no details released.
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North Bennington
H.T. Cushman Mfg. Co
Labor Party Is Favored Vote Today
London voters faced a tight parliamentary election pitting Conservatives under Sir Alec Douglas-Home against Labor leader Harold Wilson. Analysts expected a close result with possible balance of power from the liberal party. Early returns due after polls close, with outcome unclear into mid afternoon.
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UPD
Great Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Liberal Party
Labor
London Daily Mail
Johnson Campaigns Through Upstate New York After Aide Arrest
President Johnson travels to upstate New York amid a morals arrest involving White House aide Walter Jenkins. The Rochester and Buffalo swing aims to bolster Kennedy Senate hopes but is shadowed by the arrest news, even as Johnson avoids direct reference in speeches.
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UPI
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Buffalo
U.S. Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
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Jenkins
Kearns Urges Reform Across Vermont State Government
Commissioner William F. Kearns Jr urged broad reforms to Vermont state government focusing on legislative reapportionment and a strengthened, fully staffed legislative research and drafting bureau. He labeled the General Assembly the least responsive branch in 12 years, blamed factional splits, and called for a flat session wage, higher salaries, and annual sessions to attract stronger lawmakers.
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William F. Kearns Jr
Lions Club
Knotty Pine
Kearns
Ture
U S Biochemist Bloch Wins Nobel Prize
U S biochemist Konrad E Bloch of Harvard University was named a Nobel Prize winner for his work on cholesterol biosynthesis in living cells. Born in Neisse Germany, he studied in Munich and Columbia, earning a PhD in 1938 before teaching at Columbia and Chicago, then joining Harvard in 1954 as Higgins Professor of Biochemistry.
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UPD
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Neisse
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Technische Hochschule
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American Society of Biological Chemists
American Academy of Sciences
Police Seek Man Charged In LBJ Plot
Corpus Christi Texas UPI police hunt an ex mental patient believed linked to a plot to kill President Johnson during his Sunday Corpus Christi visit. Raids uncovered heavy weapons and Nazi gear, two ex convicts jailed for Firearms Act violations. sheriff says a suspect threatened an informant, not the president, while noting no cancellation of the trip.
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Kennedy
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Jerry Joe
Bird)floefer
National Campaign Collapses amid Local Contest Focus
Walter Lippmann argues the national campaign has collapsed by mid October as state races take precedence. He critiques Barry Goldwater’s shifts on budgets and social policy, notes a technological and educational revolution, and stresses the need for a robust U.S. education system funded by higher taxes to rival defense spending.
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Soviet Union
Goldwater accuses Johnson of covering up scandal in Texas
Sen. Barry Goldwater charged President Johnson with using his office to cover up rumors in the Bobby Baker and Billie Sol Estes scandals. He spoke at a Texas rally, noting a rising tide of doubt about the presidency as Jenkins faced morals charges and resignation.
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Tex
UPI
Barry M. Goldwater
Johnson
Goldwater
Texas
Beaumont
Houston
Arizona
Bobby Baker
Walter
Jenkins
Billie Sol Estes
United States
White House
Jenkins Resigns After Dual Morals Arrests In White House
Washington top aide Walter W. Jenkins resigns after two morals charges at YMCA facilities, one from Oct. 7 arrest for disorderly indecent gestures and a Jan. 15, 1959 charge of disorderly conduct pervert. Bill D. Moyers named to succeed Jenkins as Walter Johnson campaign questions arise. Jenkins hospitalized for nervous exhaustion and high blood pressure.
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Charles Thompson
Jenkins
Johnson
Washington
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White House
Stafford backs pension boost for veterans in Vermont tour
Rep. Robert T. Stafford promised wholehearted support for higher veterans pension benefits if re-elected. While touring Bellows Falls Springfield and White River Junction he urged passage of a veterans pension bill social security increases and better medical care for the aged. He argued the 88th Congress left vital matters unfinished to aid veterans. In Burlington Sen. Fayette challenged Prouty’s moderate rating, saying Prouty voted against the Cuban resolution and is unworthy of moderation. Prouty replied Fayette lacks foreign policy knowledge and claimed Fayette would have backed Viet Nam concessions for Red forces instead of opposing them.
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Frederick J. Fayette
Winston L. Prouty
Fayette
Burlington
Prouty
Charles P. Taft
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Kenneth Keating
New York
Castleton
Official Faces DWI Charge
The director of taxes for the state Tax Department will be arraigned on a drunk driving charge Thursday at Montpelier Municipal court. State's attorney John E. Bers nasoni said William Hogan of Montpelier was arrested Oct. 5 on Main Street in Montpelier on a charge of driving while intoxi cated. He is free on $100 bond.
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Montpelier Municipal Court
John E. Bersnasoni
William Hogan
Main Street
Town group joins village committee to study forms of government
A town group joins the village committee to study possible forms of government for Bennington. The plan aims to explore governance options and inform residents about potential changes.
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Bennington
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Ron) Raynolds
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