Ike Returns To Weigh Steel Order
President Eisenhower returned from California to review potential executive action to end the 6 day nationwide steel strike. A Taft-Hartley injunction move looms as the Justice Department seeks court action to halt dock worker walkouts while both sides await White House direction.
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Justice Department
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Gulf Coast
George C. Doub
Irving Kaufman
New York
William C. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Association
Tu Tt
Washington
United Steelworkers
Cramer Denies Involvement In Greylock Tramway Amendment
Sen. Robert P. Cramer of Williamstown rejects any connection to the Greylock Tramway interest payment guarantee added to a Mount Greylock Reservation bill. In a released statement dated Oct. 6, he denounces Berkshire Eagle coverage as biased and defends his earlier support for the amendment, asserting his sole aim was helping Berkshire County and Adams economically. He says he never offered the amendment and had no knowledge of related Springfield contractor involvement.
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Williamstown
Mount Greylock
Cramer
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Berkshire Eagle Today
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Dwyer
Arles
Berkshire County
Commonwealth
State House
Sen. Cramer
Senate
Pullano
Springfield
Adams
United States
I Sen
Leslie B. Cutler
R-Needham
Ogert-St. John
Berkshire
John Beades
Dorchester
Ber
Hous
Nave
Fagie
Freman
Legislative Committee On State Administration
Labor leaders split over plan to curb local endorsements
AFL-CIO policy debate in Boston centers on COPE bylaws that would require four state officers to approve local or regional endorsements for legislative and congressional seats and statewide offices. Opponents defend local autonomy, while supporters cite national COPE backing. Kennedy slated to address convention. four state officers renominated without opposition.
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Afl-Cio
Arthur J. LaBhine
IUE
Pittsfield General Electric
LaBlue
Boston
Massachusetts Labor Council
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Stephen E. McCloskey
Boston Central Labor Union
J. William Bekanger
Salvatore Camalie
Jobe A. Callahan
Kenneth J. Kelley
National Cope
State Labor Council
Massachusetts
Jasper T. Grassa
Lynn Teachers Union
U.S
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kelley
Kennedy
LaBuie
255 Business Ager
State Cio
Organiza
U N Debate Set Over Khrushchev Disarmament Plan
The U N Political Committee unanimously agreed to begin immediate debate on Khrushchev's total disarmament plan. Ambassador Franz Matsch proposed priority, accepted without debate, with discussions to follow the Soviet proposal after the General Assembly session opening Sept. 18. Both Khrushchev and Eisenhower reportedly agreed that general disarmament is the world's top issue.
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N.Y
U.N
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Franz Matsch
Austria
Matsch
General Assembly
Eisenhower
Nasser offers Israel shipping as reciprocity
President Gamal Abdel Nasser says Egypt will accept a United Nations commission to enforce all UN resolutions on Israel and the Arabs, including freedom of shipping in the Suez Canal. He ties implementation to both sides and suggests reviving the Palestine Conciliation Commission or creating a new body. Israel has rejected 1947 partition and would likely oppose the plan.
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United Nations Commission
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United Arab Republic
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Jerusalem
Egypt
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Associated Press
Christian Science Monitor
United Nations
Palestine Conciliation Commission
Tsraeli
Rhinoceros Write-In Protest Overshadows Local Vote
In Sao Paulo Brazil tens of thousands backed a female rhinoceros named Cacareco as a protest write-in in Sunday local elections. Early returns show she captured around 10 percent of the total vote for the city council, possibly about 100000 ballots, while another 5 percent were blank as a protest symbol.
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Muin i Council
Ipai
Route 7 Supplanted by North-South Pittsfield Bypass
District Engineer William J. Goggins says a north south bypass of Pittsfield is a distinct likelihood to be incorporated into Route 7. The plan aims to route through Berkshire County as an interstate highway with federal funds covering most costs,, potentially replacing Route 7 as the main north south artery and affecting local planning and traffic flow.
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Berkshires
Connecticut
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New Hampshire
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Bureau of Public Roads
Charles T. Whitcomb
Berkshire County
Goggins
Massachusetts
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White Oaks Excavators Inc
Lenox
Mia 1Usetts
Housatonic
George D. Wilhelms
Ashley Falls
Konkapot
North Street
States Get 82.7 Billion For Roads
Washington UPI reports the government will provide 2.7 billion dollars to states under federal highway programs this fiscal year and will use maximum payment limits per state. The new caps, first set since 1906, aim to prevent road projects from exceeding revenues.
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Washington
UPI
British Vote Heavily As Tory Hopes Rise
Britons voted in heavy numbers for a new government with late predictions favoring the Conservatives to win a third term. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan commented on a fine day as polls closed, while Labour tour through districts pressed their campaign on housing, pensions, and the economy amid a volatile stock market and bookmaker bets.
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Westminster
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Assassination Attempt Wounds Iraqi Leader Kassem
Beir uit authorities urge calm after an unidentified gunman shot Premier Abdul Karim Kassem during a Baghdad drive. He suffered multiple wounds but is reported in excellent condition. Military rule bans demonstrations of five or more as unrest spreads.
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Lebanon
Iraq
Abdel Karimassem
Baghdad
Kassem
Ahmed Saleh Abdi
Radio Baghdad
Nassem
Defense Ministry
GOP Report Urges Peaceful Liberation Of Captive Peoples
The Republican National Committee releases a 500 word national security and peace report urging peaceful liberation from Communist domination. It calls shifting foreign aid from grants to private investments, conditional trade with Communist states, and a UN emergency military force for crises. It reiterates a 1952 plank revived in this document.
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Republican Party
Committee No
United Nations
Nehru Warns China India Won't Halt Border Threats
Prime Minister Nehru told a monthly news conference India would resist any further Chinese incursions across the Tibetan border. He said India does not intend to start military operations now and will pursue political measures, while defending disputed outposts already seized.
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India
Nehru
Peiping
Connecticut Plans Route 8 Relocation Linked to Reservoirs
The U S Corps of Engineers targets one or two Farmington River reservoirs affecting Route 8 in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Congress funds an extensive study with plans likely ready next year. if approved, Route 8 must be relocated westward to avoid inundation. Goggina notes Connecticut and Massachusetts cooperation.
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Massachusetts
Farmington River
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