Jennings . Ruled Head of ILE
Washington UPI reports the Labor Department announced James B. Carey was defeated by Paul J. Jennings for president of the International Union of Electrical Workers. The official tally showed Jennings winning by 78,475 to 55,159, with trustees later faulted for ballot miscounts and law violations but the department lacks authority to install a new president.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
James B. Carey
Paul J. Jennings
International Union of Electrical Workers
Carey
Jennings
Landrum-Griffin
Hon
Berlin Autobahn Closure Forces Traffic Halt Amid Border Tensions
East German forces briefly closed the Berlin autobahn for 34% hours hindering cross-border traffic to West Berlin. MIG fighters crossed air corridors while Soviet and Allied observers tracked radar activity. Barriers lifted by early afternoon as convoys and travelers reported delays.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
Helmstedt
Tegel
U.S
Five Day Forecast Predicts Seasonal Temperatures
The forecast indicates temperatures through Saturday will average near 40 degrees with a chance of showers Wednesday night or Thursday. Colder conditions are expected Thursday night and Friday, followed by a warmer Saturday.
66 U S Planes Raid North Red Groundfire Gets One
Sixty six U S Navy and Air Force planes attacked targets in North Viet Nam. One Air Force plane downed by Communist ground fire. pilot recovered. MIGs downed no U S aircraft reported. Heavy damage to the Vinh Linh radar site north of the 17th parallel. Rail lines and highways south of Hanoi also hit. bridges and power plant damaged. Amb Maxwell Taylor signaled broader U S role as he returned from Washington.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S
Coral Sea
Vinh Linh
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Maxwell D. Taylor
Washington
United States
Taylor
Phan Huy Quat
Joseph H. Moore
Supreme Court reverses Montgomery freedom riders ruling
The Supreme Court summarily reversed the 1961 Montgomery convictions of ten of eleven riders including Yale chaplain William Sloan Coffin Jr. The group, seated at a segregated lunch counter, was aided by Alabama National Guard escorts. Justice Black and White did not participate.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Montgomery
Ala
Yale University
William Sloan Coffin Jr
Coffin
Williams College
Alabama National Guard
Hugo L. Black
Byron R. White
Ralph D. Abernathy
Clyde Carter
Joseph Charles Jones
Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte
N.C
Wyatt Tee Walker
Atlanta
Bernard S. Lee
Walker
John David Maguire
Wesleyan University
Mid
Berkshire Youth Enters Nationals In Legion Contest
Paul Casey of Williamstown a St Josephs High School junior advanced to the national finals of the American Legion oratorical contest after winning the Eastern Seaboard section in Wolfboro New Hampshire defeating entrants from Washington DC and Saranac New York He heads to Portland Oregon for the finals on Thursday at 10 am Prizes total 4000 2000 1500 and 500 with scholarships for top four finalists.
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Paul Casey
Williamstown
St. Joseph's High School
North Adams
American Legion
Paul
Eastern Seaboard
Wolfboro
N.H
Washington, D.C
Saranac
N.Y
Portland
Ore
SNAP-10A in Orbit: Functions as Planned
A 970 pound satellite with a nuclear SNAP-10A reactor proceeds toward a second test to activate an ion engine prototype. The mission aims to power a one hour run daily for three months, with orbital life potentially spanning 3,000 years. Gen Bernard Schriever to release test results.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Gen
Bernard Schriever
Air Force Systems Command
Atomic Energy Commission
Boston Meeting Urges Education Push For All Ages
NSBA delegates at Boston warn schools must expand to educate the very young and reeducate older workers. Gardner Cowles calls for a grand experiment in human potential from kindergarten through second grade. Discussions hinge on federal aid and church-state separation concerns tied to Johnson education proposals.
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Boston
Gardner Cowles
Look Magazine
Cation
NSBA
Johnson
Senate
House
Wilmer V. Beil
Baltimore,Md
Natonal Schools Boards Association
Edu
Johnson plan would cut farm spending and raise bread costs
The Johnson administration proposed a farm bill to cut federal farm spending by over 200 million dollars yearly, shifting part of the cost to consumers through higher bread and rice prices. It extends grain programs, reshapes wheat supports to about 2 50 a bushel, and ends export certificates to save roughly 150 million annually.
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Washington
Johnson Administration
Congress
United Press International
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Conn
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Yale Divinity School
New Haven
Fred N. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham
George Bundy Smith
Necro
Yale
David HE
Swift
Wesleyan
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Berkshire Youth
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TV Prospect
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AEC
WSBA
Resolutions Committee
Delegate Assembly
Roy Menninger
Menninger Foundation
Topeka
Kan
Menninger
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Berkshire District Medical Society
Uroshy Junior High
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