Four Rail Unions Vote To Merge Into One
Washington AP reports four railroad unions vote on forming a single union named United Transportation Union with about 200000 members. Preliminary results due November 22 final result by December 10. Questions loom over merged bargaining power and inter union competition amid decades of job cuts and industry pressure.
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Independent Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John Hiltz
Congress
Courts
White House
United Transportation Union
Rail unions eye revival as transit shifts shake jobs
The Trainmen's spokesman forges a hopeful note amid huge cuts in railroad employment from 1.2 million in 1953 to about 600,000. He cites high speed rail trials in the Northeast as potential work boosts while Charles Luna would head a merged union with other chiefs as assistant president.
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Marine sergeant sentenced for recruit mistreatment at Parris Island
Marine Sgt. George Janatsch, 22, was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to mistreatment of recruits at Parris Island. He admitted striking Pvt. Thomas Bartolomeo and forcing recruits to vomit from excess drinking water before more drills on a vomit-streaked floor. He said he lost control and had no excuse.
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Parris Island
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UPI
George Janatsch
Lompoc. Calif
Janatsch
Thomas Bartolomeo
Seaford
Long Island
Natural Gas Car System Demonstrated in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles AP notes a demo of a natural gas propulsion system claiming 90 percent reduction in some air pollutants. Power for a gallon of gasoline costs eight cents, with lower maintenance, but engine conversion runs about 300 dollars. Fuel storage is a drawback as 800 cubic feet of tanks filled the demonstration sedan trunk.
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Los Angeles
Bob McJones
Pacific Lighting Corp
Prescriptions Cost More If Brand Name Used
A federal study group says elderly Americans could have saved about 41 million dollars in 1966 if doctors had prescribed generic drugs instead of brand names. The report notes 409 drugs made up 88 percent of elderly drug costs while only 67 could be bought as cheaper generics from multiple suppliers.
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Washington
N Tip Ae Ac Oe
Task Force
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Phillip R. Lee
Welfare Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tions Growth Rate Climb At 2 Percent Annually
The text notes that tions have risen about 2 percent yearly over the past decade, indicating a steady upward trend across the period.
Three More Korean Guerrillas Slain by South Korean Troops
South Korean forces on the east coast killed three more North Korean guerrillas Friday, raising the total to nine since an initial landing about 140 miles southwest of Seoul on November 2. South Korea reports eight soldiers and two reserve corps members dead, plus three villagers, with one villager wounded.
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Seoul
Reserve ‘Corps
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