Rail labor row spurs Congress to order compulsory arbitration
After a machinists strike and rail chaos, Congress passes a law mandating binding talks. If no contract is reached in 60 days a five member board appointed by the President will set terms, effective after 30 days and lasting through 1968. Ramsey and Wolfe depart at year’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Joseph W. Ramsey
International “Association of Machinists
Ramsey
J. Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Pesticides threaten birds and pets say readers
The article warns pesticides kill not only pests but birds bees and other wildlife and even people. It promotes a shift from routine schedules to treat when necessary endorsed by a White House report and suggests gardeners inspect plants regularly to reduce pesticide use. It invites readers to request a free copy of Fish Wildlife and Pesticides from the Natural Resources Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Burk
White House
Environmental Pollution Panel
President
Science Advisory Committee
Natural Resources Council
State Street
Augusta
Maine
Newark
Hugh Addonizio
Italy
Addonizio
Thurgood Marshalls
Supreme Court
N.J
Plainfield
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Expo price tag in Canada underlines debt risk after World Fair
In the House of Commons the trade and commerce department said by June 26 the expo earned 58 million, 5 million below forecast from 63 million. Officials blame overoptimistic forecasts and slow spending while critics warn the huge deficit could burden taxpayers despite claims of global prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoase
Commons
Department of Trade and Commerce
Canada
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Contacts
Publisher W Paul Casavant and Managing Editor E P Ingalls oversee the Biddeford Saco Journal. The paper lists office address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine and phone numbers for business and editorial departments. Subscription rates are in advance: 2 dollars 60 cents for one month 15 dollars 50 cents for six months and 31 dollars for one year. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and notes AP content is exclusive for local news and dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Telephone Business
Associated Press
Contrast and conflict as Negro progress meets urban unrest
Washington voices support for the first Black cabinet member and a Supreme Court nominee while Newark erupts in riots over jobs and housing. The piece links automation, migration, and inequality to rising discontent, contrasting national policy with urban distress and noting Johnson's civil rights role and regional tensions.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Newark
Congress
Peter Rodino
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Pete Rodine
Powell
Mendel Rivers
South Carolina
Bob Weavers
Lyndon Johnsons
Johnson
South
North
Alabama
Plainfield
Paterson
Clark
Addonizio
Cereal Toys and Political Jabs From a Washington Column
Laughs and sharp observations mix as the column skewers cereal promotions and public life. The writer feigns disbelief at toy selections inside boxes and comments on Melina Mercouri losing citizenship, race relations in Mississippi, and Washington parade chaos.
Nixon pace seen for 1968 campaign strategy
Nixon plans a restrained campaign with magazine writing and foreign travel this year and quiet strategy talks in July and August. A September shift is expected with top aides scouting in New Hampshire and Wisconsin while Reagan looms as a rising threat to Nixon’s hold on the GOP base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Richard M., Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
New York
John Lindsay
New York City
Gaylord Parkinson
New Hampshire
To The Point Congo intervention due Despite any circumstance
Russell Kirk questions U S involvement in the Congo crisis arguing the Johnson administration props Mobutu and considers Nigeria intervention. He cites State Department explanations as weak and notes past Congo interventions were misguided and driven by precedent rather than American interests. He questions who guides policy and warns against endless intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Kirk
State Department
Johnson
Africa
Mobutu
Congo
Congress
America
Nigeria
Gowon
Lagos
Biafra
McClosky
Europe
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
H. R. Cross
Iowa
United States
The
Joseph Mobutu
Dean Rusk
George Kennan
Hans Morganthau
Three Minutes A Day By Rev James Keller
Reader notes challenge to the saying blind as a hat and cites Indiana University researchers who study rat navigation. Experiments with two containers show rats fly to the pattern behind one, indicating sight rather than smell. The piece ends with a reflection on pursuing truth and a biblical verse about knowing the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Keller
Indiana University
Trouble in Paradise over Diamond Head skyline
Harold Coffin notes Hawaii tensions as Diamond Head looms over Honolulu high rise views. City planners may act to curb growth declaring Diamond Head illegal. The piece humorously links drought, rising costs, and fashion shifts to a world of taller horizons.
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Paradise
Waikiki
Diamond Head
Honolulu
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Becky Sharp
Thomas Huxley
Saco Journal
Ross Thomas
Seeksucker
Madison Avenue
Albertia
Thomas
Rand Dixon
Federal Trade Commission
Public Health Service
ARESS
AL Strikes
Mac's
Ucravehs Syndicate, Inc
Ly Don Maclean
Betty Furness
Miss Furness
Tritems Greece
Melina Mercouri
Richard Burton
Welch
Washington Park
Mississippi
Washington News
Saving Sunday
Wisconsin
Warren Knowles
Knowles
George Romney
Michigan
Nebraska
GOP
Norbert Tiemann
Romney
Reagan
Wyoming
Romaney
Sen
Charles Percy
Illinois
Harold Coffin
Hawai
Hawaii
Islands
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