UE Accepts GE Contract Offer Amid Arbitration Talks
The United Electrical Workers union confirms a contract with General Electric subject to ratification by GE board and locals. The deal covers roughly 116,000 GE workers, with IUE negotiating over arbitration scope and future bargaining rules while noting Pittsfield plant implications. Two 2.4% wage hikes are planned, retroactive to Sept 2, with adjustments for prior 1961 vacation boosts.
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United Bloc
James J. Matles
Trical Workers Union
Teasurer
Ac- General Electric
GE Conference Board
F Electricallye
Board Workers
TUE
Matles
IUE
Pittsfield
GE Lnion
CIO
Pittsfield GE
Andue
National Labor Relations Board
Philip
Moore
Krebiozen Found Worthless in Cancer Treatment
Washington AP reports that FDA and National Cancer Institute investigations declare Krebiozen worthless for cancer. FDA break down shows the drug as a common substance with no therapeutic value. Findings come after review of over 500 case records aided by Durovic Ivy sponsors and FDA field data. Public announcement expected from Welfare Department today.
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Washington
Food and Drag Administration
National Cancer Institute
Welfare Department
FDA
Drs
Stevan Durovic
Andrew C. Ivy
Chicago
Storm Tossed Helicopters Lift 27 From Texas Towers
Navy helicopters evacuated 27 sailors from two Texas Towers off Cape Cod, as gale winds and heavy seas battered the dismantled offshore structures. Twenty-four hours of danger ended with all men landed safely at Quonset Point NAS. towers, costing over ten million dollars each, stood on threelegged platforms renamed Texas Towers for their resemblance to rigs.
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Quonset Point
Navy
Texas
Cape Cod
Air Defense Command
New Jersey
Tower I
Outer Cape
James L. Deyamport
Tower Til
Deyamport
Florida
Quonset
Tower IE
Texas Towers
Rabbit caught during greyhound race at Amado
In Amado Arizona the rabbit was caught Thursday night in greyhound racing. In the sixth race Classy Cindy reversed and nabbed the mechanical lure as others chased it from behind. The race was canceled and air tickets refunded.
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Amado, Ariz
Arizona
Classy
Cindy
Russell and 2 others oppose the nuclear pact vote
Senator Richard B. Russell and two more Armed Services members will oppose ratification of the treaty banning all but underground nuclear tests. John Stennis and Strom Thurmond also oppose. Byrd leans against, Byrd undecided. Debate begins Monday with a two thirds vote required.
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Russell
Washington
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
Dmiss
Strom Thurmond
D- 5.C
Senate ‘Armed Services Preparedness
Stennis
Thurmond
Armed Services Committee
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Group
Gordon Alliott
Rcolp
Alliott
Senate
Gen
Thomas
Power
Global Bomber-Missile Air Command
Plan to use prisoners to clean Balance Rock Park
Sheriff John D. Courtney Jr and John V. Geary propose Berkshire County prisoners from the County Jail work on Balance Rock Park in Lanesboro. The program, modeled on Norfolk County projects, aims to provide productive labor and could grow into a year round effort if approved by the County Commission. Geary notes the park has been officially closed for years despite efforts to restore it with aid from the Department of Natural Resources.
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Berkshire County House of Correction
Balance Rock Park
Lanesboro
County Commission
John D. Courtney Jr
John V. Geary
Berkshire Hills Conference
Courtney
Norfolk County
Geary
Com ‘Missioners
State Department of Natural Resources
Violence erupts in Birmingham killing at least one
In racially tense Birmingham on Friday night shooting broke out among more than a dozen people in the Pratt city area. Police reported at least one dead and another injured as units swarmed the scene with reports of about 15 African American assailants armed with shotguns. The situation remained unclear as officers gathered facts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pratt City
Governor Wallace Told to Explain Desegregation Stand
A federal judge ordered Gov George Wallace to explain why he should not be barred from blocking desegregation in Birmingham schools. The ruling followed violence that killed a Black student and injured others as schools faced integration amid rising Alabama tensions.
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Huntaville
Ala
East Clinton Elementary School
Alabama
Gorse Wallace
Birmingham
George Wallace
US. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
Wallace
Lynne
Huntsville
Lyme
U.S
Tuscaloosa
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Fla
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the Eagle
Supreme Court
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Tower HL
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Detroit
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Boston
Cleveland
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St. Louis
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Byrd
Soviet Union
United States
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