President Orders Action on GE Walkout
President Johnson orders Acting Attorney General Ramsey Clark to seek a Taft Hartley injunction to halt local GE plant strikes affecting war production for Viet Nam. Board report in Honolulu prompts cooling off period of up to 80 days, targeting Evendale Ohio jet engine plant.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
General Electric
Viet Nam
White House
Honolulu
Ramsey Clark
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Taft-Hartley
International Union of Electrical Workers
Ohio Authorities Mystified By Murder of Rights Leader
Ohio authorities are mystified by the murder of Dr. Robert W. Spike a 42 year old theologian and civil rights leader whose blood splotched body was found in the guest room of the Ohio State University Christian Center he helped dedicate. Coroner and prosecutor describe fatal head injuries but timing and motive remain unclear with no suspects.
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Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Robert W. Spike
Spike
Ohio State University Christian Center
Robert A. Evans
Evans
Howard Johnson
Ralph Decker
Harold Breier
Miss Thompson
Julia Beckwith
Brier
John W. Hopkins Sr
Terry
St. Rose Church
Ernest J. Rosh
University
School of Dentistry
Granville
Denison University
Washington
Selma
Ala
Mississippi
Philadelphi
Miss
Lynn Ralston
Ralston
Columbia University
Alice
Paul
John
University of Chicago Laboratory School
Bloodstained Jacket Is Clue In Death of Milwaukee Girl
Milwaukee police and FBI probe the slaying of 18 year old Sherryl Thompson and a second girl, a 10 year old, as officers name a bloody jacket and a nun's description as key clues. Capt. Lavin says many questioned but no prime suspects yet.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Sherryl Thompson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Lavin
Sherryl
Offshore Peru Quake Wreaks Havoc Along Coast
A powerful offshore earthquake near 11.5S 77.5W stirred Lima and coastal Peru, killing at least 64 and injuring about 1,000. Callao and Huacho reported heavy losses as adobe buildings collapsed and a five foot tsunami was noted at La Punta. Across the region the quake felled structures, disrupted roads, and halted commerce from Piura to Ica.
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Lima
Peru
UPD
la Punta
Piura
Ica
Barrancas
Callao
Huacho
Greater
No Tidal Wave In California
West Coast observers feared a seismic sea wave from a Peru quake but only a small ripple reached California. Los Angeles Harbor and other northern points saw minimal tide changes and no wave. an all-clear was given after a precautionary alert. Earlier reports cited evacuations in lowlands and scattered activity along the coast.
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San Francisco
UPI
Peru
Los Angeles Harbor
San Pedro
Eureka
Portland
Coast Guard
Honolulu
Hawaii
U.S
Congress Nears Final Approval of Tax Plan and AFL NFL Merger
Congressional negotiators cleared a compromise of Johnsons tax program to curb inflation with a suspension window shifting Oct 10 1966 to Dec 31 1967 and a Sept 1 1966 to Dec 31 1967 option. The measure adds antitrust immunity for the NFL AFL merger and introduces savings bonds bearing higher interest.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
House Senate
Treasury Savings
House-Senate
Red Leaders Meet to Pressure China Over Split Tactics
In Moscow a summit bringing together Russia and eight Communist allies opened with leaders and defense ministers focusing on Red China's splitting tactics and blocking aid to North Vietnam. Delegations from East Germany Bulgaria Romania Czechoslovakia Hungary Poland Cuba and Outer Mongolia attended a Kremlin dinner signaling a drive to exclude Peking from a coordinated Communist aid effort for Hanoi.
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UPI
Russia
Red China
Viet Nam
Europe
Cuba
Outer Mongolia
Kremlin
Peking
East Germany
Bulgaria
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Albania
Warsaw
Yugoslavia
Hanoi
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Robert S. McNama
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Clark
Evendale
Air Force
Navy
California
H. Greenberg and Son, Inc
Main St
Bennington
Treasury
National Football League
American Football League
Nun
FBI
Lavin
Red
China
North Korea
North Viet Nam
Chinese Communist Party
Flannelette
Tom Girt
First National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vt
Fredy
Noveck - Shultz, Inc
Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Wishejpyiies Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bellows Falls
Brattleboro
Chester
Manchester Center
Rutland
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