Sloop Star Towed After Inshore Bahamas Cruise
The 40 foot racing sloop Star, captained by Lee Thompson, left West Palm Beach for West End Bahamas but failed to reach, was spotted later by Coast Guard air craft and towed to port with a damaged mast. Four aboard were reported in good condition, including Donald Butler Sr and Jr of Palm Springs and Homer Humphries of Jacksonville.
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West End
Grand Bahamas
Coast Guard
Sing
Wd Fisher
Star
Southoutheast
Lee Thompson
Worth
West Palm Beach
Thompson
Donald Butler Sr
Donald Butler Jr
Palm Springs
Homer Humphries
Jacksonville
Bahamas
Marines Fly In To Attend Bluefield Wedding
Marines pictured at Mercer Airport flew from New River N C to attend the Nov 30 wedding of Marine Lt Chapman Johnston of Bluefield. The troop carriers brought the wedding party, stopping in Roanoke for three helicopters before the final approach. Chapman Johnston’s father Chapman I Johnston appears in the photo alongside crew members and attendants.
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John Chapman Johnston
Bluefield
Marine Corps
New River
N. C
Roanoke
Mercer Airport
Chapman Isaac Johnston
Glen McGregor
J. M. Tivnan
M. L. Tryon
R. D. Hatch
J. J. Foley
Chapman I. Johnson
F. L. Gray
J. E. Henke
H. J. Campbell
S. Pasciak Jr
Key Union In Long Dispute
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen filed demands for a 2 percent wage increase plus supplementary pensions and company paid health coverage. The BLF&E is central to the railroads wage and work rules talks under an arbitration law. An earlier board warned that up to 33,000 firemen jobs could be cut. If talks fail, Congress could resume involvement on February 25.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood
Congress
H.E. Gilbert
BLF & E
Steel Production Highest Since 1957 Reported
Cleveland AP reports U.S. steel mills reached 100 million tons by Thanksgiving, the highest annual pace since 1957, with 1963 output forecast around 108 million tons. Last year 98.3 million, 1957 112.7 million. demand rising and auto industry orders expected to rise next year amid labor concerns. Steel price on No 1 heavy melting scrap at $26.67 per gross ton.
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Cleveland (Ap
Steel Magazine
National Metalworking Weekly
Steel
Troit
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Rail Brotherhood
Warlick’s
Ea. Mens Sport
Santa
Leggett’s Thrift Store
Yee
Childrens Shoes
Hassocks
UTT Refrigeration Co., Inc
Bluefield Ave
W. Va
Nece
Loin End
Calif. Pascal
AGP
Boz
Sunnybroc
Ann Page
PEA
Jane Parker
Can
Cris
Ctis
Bluefield & Vicinity
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