Seven of eight rail unions return to work in strike settlement
Chicago reports that seven of eight striking firemen unions signed agreements to resume work while Central of Georgia remained out. Labor officials accuse the union of a serious breach of faith and seek stiff fines as the deadline for eight railroads to settle looms.
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Chicago
J. E. Wolfe
Central of Georgia
Wolfe
Washington
Johnson
Labor Department
U.S
Alexander Holtzoff
Seaboard Air Line
All-Armone
James J. Reynolds
Waw
Labor
Willard Wirtz
White House
Luna 10 Orbiting the Moon Says World Trackers
Western space observers report Luna 10 in lunar orbit with signals picked up by Bochum and Jodrell Bank amid mixed readings on whether the craft is circling or landed. Officials in Moscow and space agencies remained cautious while Lovell notes tumbling and possible orbit.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
West Germany
Bochum Observatory
Britain
Jodrell Bank
Bernard Lovell
Bochum
Lovell
America
Nals
Moon
Earth
United States
Eight Railroads Hit By Four Day Firemen Strike
The four day walkout by firemen idled eight major railroads across 38 states with about 200000 workers affected. President Johnson urged union leaders to end the stoppage and Union President H E Gilbert said the strike would end if no reprisals against workers occurred. Losses reached 20 million in revenue for carriers and 25 thousand a day in court fines for the strike.
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H. E. Gilbert
Holtzoff
Johnson
White House
H.E. Gilbert
Man Arrested Over Kidnaping Extortion Bid in Miami
Gaston Genereux, 51, is charged with extortion and fraud for promising inside information in the Daniel Goldman kidnapping case. He was arrested by Boca Raton police and the FBI after two calls to the Goldman family. Goldman, 18, was taken at gunpoint and a $25,000 ransom was demanded. no word from the kidnapper since.
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Boca Raton
Gaston Génereux
Daniel Goldman
Miami
Brown
Genereux
FBI
Goldman
Surfside
Aaron Goldman
Trainman Convicted In 71-Death Catanzaro Crash
In Catanzaro Italy AP reports Ciro Miceli the engineer on a commuter train derailed on December 23 1961 killing 71 people including migrant workers. A court convicted him of manslaughter and sentenced him to 10 years in prison citing excessive speed on a horseshoe bridge.
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Catanzaro
Italy
Ciro Miceli
Miceli
Burglars Steal Jewelry From Earl of Woolton Home
Police report burglars broke into the London residence of the Earl of Woolton over the weekend and stole jewelry valued at more than $70,000. The Earl and his wife were away at the time of the theft.
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London (Ap
London
Earl of Woolton
Woolton
Reagan Wins Endorsement From California Republican Assembly
Ronald Reagan secured the California Republican Assembly endorsement by a large vote of 591 delegates, gaining access to CRA volunteers for the June 7 gubernatorial primary. Christopher declined endorsement, while other GOP groups in the state position for or against Reagan.
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San Jose
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Republican Assembly
Reagan
William Penn Patrick
San Rafael
San Francisco
George Christopher
CRA
GOP
California Republican League
Christopher
United Republicans of California
Republican Council of California
Plane Crashes Near Powhatan City Farm
A small plane crashed Sunday night in Powhatan County near Powhatan Virginia on Ivy Marsh farm about 8:45 p.m. Authorities do not yet know how many were aboard or if anyone survived. A medical examiner was sent to the scene.
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Powhatan
Powhatan County
Ivy Marsh
Virginia 684
Powha
Freak Mishap Claims Parkersburg Woman
A Parkersburg woman Virginia Lee Thorn aged 57 died in Ohio Valley General Hospital Wheeling after a rock fell from a hill and struck her car windshield. The accident occurred last Thursday and was described as a freak incident in Bellaire Ohio.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Parkersburg
W.va
Virginia Lee Thorn
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Wheeling
WV interstates face delay from rising costs says SRC chief
West Virginia Interstate costs exceed 1964 estimates by over 5 billion dollars and may push completion past the 1972 deadline. Burl Sawyers says 100 miles are open and the project can finish by 1972 if funding arrives. He notes 12 proposals being considered to raise revenue for interstate construction.
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Charleston
Burl Sawyers
West Virginia
Sawyers
Wsaz-Tv
Congress
SRC
Car Train Crash Kills 2 Virginians
A Norfolk and Western passenger train struck an automobile in Meadowview Virginia killing Carter Maiden age 72 and his wife 64. The couple planned to attend Sunday school at Meadowview Methodist Church 100 yards from the crash site. The crossing has no flashing signals and the train traveled about 60 mph.
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Meadowview
Norfolk and Western
Carter Maiden
Maiden
Meadowview Methodist
Georgia Forest Blazes Worsen Across State
Huge forest fires, whipped by gusty winds, burned across north and middle Georgia. On Saturday 440 fires destroyed 6 400 acres, with 13 fires still burning Sunday, some reaching 100 acres. Arson probes were opened in Pike County as 1 248 fires since Monday scorched 16 500 acres.
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Macon
Georgia
Ray Shirley
Georgia Forestry Commission
Frank Craven
Forestry Commission
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Pike County
Aircraft Carrier Coral Sea Fire Doused at San Francisco Yard
Firefighters fought heavy smoke to locate and extinguish a storage room blaze on the Coral Sea second deck while berthed for overhaul at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard. No injuries were reported as the San Francisco Fire Department reinforced with 84 personnel and 20 units.
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San Francisco
Coral Sea
Charles Fears
West Virginia Man Dies in Md. Crash Avoiding Dog
A West Virginia resident, 20 year old Robert Gene Radford of Robson, was fatally injured when a car overturned on a highway near Upper Marlboro after the driver swerved to avoid a dog. The driver’s identity was not released.
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Upper Marlboro, Md
West Virginia
Here
Robert Gene Radford
Robson
W.va
Cherry Trees Bloom in Balmy Washington Weather
Balmy spring weather brings out Washington cherry blossoms. Monte Fitch of the National Capital Parks says the blooms should last at least until the Cherry Blossom Festival begins April 12.
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Washington
Monte Fitch
National Capital Parks
Broadway writer Russell Crouse dies at 73 in New York
Russell Crouse, prolific Broadway author and co writer of Life with Father, died Sunday at St. Luke's Hospital. He won the 1946 Pulitzer for State of the Union and wrote The Sound of Music in 1959. His career included Call Me Madam Any Given Goes Hold Your Horse and Red Hot and Blue.
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New York
Russell Crouse
St. Luke’s Hospital
Crouse
Howard Lindsay
Father
Double Reamputee Back At Useful Job In Alexandria
Joseph Weisz a 47 year old meat shop supervisor in Alexandria returns to work four and a half months after losing both hands in a meat cutting machine. He now operates with steel hooks and car adaptations while coping with limited tasks and cold sensitivity.
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Joseph— Weisz
Alexandria, Va
Alexandria
Joseph Weisz
Weisz
Ten Die As Gale Sweeps Anzio Off Humber Shore
A 300 ton British pleasure ship Anzio sank after a north sea gale near the Humber River. Ten crewmen died despite coast guard efforts as wreckage lined the coast and rescuers faced rising tides. Meanwhile 38 offshore workers were evacuated from the Constellation oil rig and northern England faced a heavy snow crisis with over 1,000 assistance calls.
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Humber River
Inverness
Scotland
Donna Nook
Ted
Anzio
Coast Guard
Consteillation
Holland
International Drilling Co
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