Chicago Cab Strike Shuts Downtown Streets
Thousands of Chicago cab riders faced disruption as about 6000 Yellow Cab and Checker Taxi drivers and mechanics walked off, halting 85 percent of city cabs since 12:01 a.m. Saturday. The Chicago Transit Authority deployed extra buses and trains to meet demand for commuters and 15000 convention visitors. Federal mediators prepared to meet as negotiators consider pensions seniority hours and holidays.
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Chicago
Yellow Cab Co
Checker Taxi Co
Chicago Transit Authority
Early Bird Satellite Launch Marks Global Communications Milestone
President Johnson inaugurates the Early Bird commercial satellite service as the first global operation. Nations from 44 states join, enabling calls and news pictures between Washington and European capitals. Johnson calls it a step toward peaceful, cooperative space use and a shared, decent future for mankind.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Lffort
Atlantic
United States
5500 Cabbies Strike in New York City
About 5,500 taxicab workers struck fleet owners to demand union recognition. Strikers planned to broaden the walkout to about 16,000 taxi drivers across Manhattan Brooklyn the Bronx and Queens.
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New York
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Queens
Philly Stores Are Full Again After Teamster Work Stoppage
In Philadelphia the Teamsters Local 107 ended a week-long unauthorized strike and resumed truck deliveries. About 13,000 members moved large quantities of food and merchandise to factories and retailers, refilling shelves across supermarkets and small grocers.
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Philadelphia
Teamsters
Teamsters Local 107
Dragster Driver Killed in 197 MPH Race Incident
Springfield Missouri AP report notes Louis Cangelose of Kansas City, 52, killed during an A fuel drag race at the American Hot Rod Association event near Springfield Ozark Dragway. He released a parachute that ripped off, crashing after a 197 mph run. He was Missouri fuel champion and planned retirement this year.
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Springfield
Louis Cangelose
Kansas City
Cangelose
Springfield Ozark
Newspapers Unions and Managers Form Peace Committee
Chicago AP report notes the American Newspaper Publishers Assn forming a joint management committee with four union and four management members. It aims to head off strikes with early warning plans and labor peace measures in the newspaper business and to meet soon for discussions.
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Chicago
Publlishers Assn
Anl
Epidemic hits Riverside water supply as deaths rise
Riverside California health officials probe a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that sickened about 18 000 people in one month. Investigators traced contamination to the deep well water system and began chlorinating as the death toll climbed to three with more cases under study.
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Riverside
Calif
California
D. Louis Hertz
California Department of Public Health
Hertz
Boy sneaks aboard plane to Manila from Sydney
Tan McGloin, 11, stowed away in the cargo hold of a Qantas jet, traveling 4 200 miles to Manila and back. He slept in a corner, felt cold and hungry, was found by two crew members, and returned home with his father saying the trip was “fun.” He will travel to Manila free as compensation.
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Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
U. S
North Vietnamese
Hanoi
Sydney
Australia
Tan McGloin
Philippines
Gilbert McGloin
Ian
Manila
Qantas
Tan
Cedar Rapids windstorm downs power lines and poles
A swift Cedar Rapids windstorm Sunday night damaged trees and utility lines after a day of heat. Gusts reached 34 mph at the airport with rain and a 16 degree drop in temperature. Five downed poles on Williams boulevard SW disrupted electric and telephone service. crews replaced them as the storm moved on.
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Saigon
U. S
Pappancee
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Toledo
Gazette
Williams Boulevard
Iowa Storm Kills Child and Injures Several as Farms Suffer
A violent storm in eastern and central Iowa Sunday night left Gerry Meyer 34 dead in a two car crash near Ossian and injured his family plus others. Dean Peterson 21 of Castalia is in critical condition in Rochester with skull fracture and internal injuries. His wife and another child are hospitalized in fair and serious condition respectively. The storm felled trees across Blairstown Delhi Dyersville Elkader and Manchester causing extensive property damage including barns and a gas station window.
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Gerry Meyer
Milton Meyer
Ossian
Highway 52
Dean Peterson
Castalia
Peterson
Rochester, Minn
Meyers
Chris
Rochester
Meyer
Jean
Decorah
Iowa
Blairstown
Delhi
Dyersville
Elkader
Ralph Law Tour
Lamir Macku
Calvary Eub
Kadar Resigns as Hungarian Premier in Government Shuffle
Budapest AP reports Janos Kadar, Hungarian communist party chief, resigns as premier Monday in a government reshuffle seen as moving toward collective leadership with separate party and state roles following the Soviet example.
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Budapest
Communist Party
Janos Kadar
Coralville Lake drowning claims 27 year old Cedar Rapids man
Coralville Lake Drowning Victim James M. Ashlock 27 of Cedar Rapids drowned off Lake Macbride dam while swimming with friends. Rescue efforts halted Sunday as 50 mph winds created huge waves. Ashlock worked for Collins Radio Co. and lived with grandparents Milo Benesh and wife.
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Coralville Lake
James M. Ashlock
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Ashlock
Collins Radio Co
Lake Macbride Dam
Stewart Carstener
Jim Stonbough
Carstener
Stowbough
Coralville Docks
Milo Benesh
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