Labor Bristles Threatens Split With Dems in 1960s Labor tensions rise over minimum wage
In Miami Beach AP reports a 20 cent wage dispute triggers possible rift between labor and Democrats. AFL CIO leaders, led by George Meany and W Willard Wirtz, warn Johnson may face a split if Congress does not back labor demands. Details of White House conversations remain unclear.
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Miami-Beach
Afl-Cio
Congress
Johnson
Labor
Democratic Party
White House
Here
Labor’ Federation
Committee On Political Education
Méany
Corry Jointure Seeks Bonus Pay for Teachers
Corry Jointure faces a 722,975 cost in the current term and 41,400 in 1966 67 to fund a state bonus for all teaching staff. The plan raises most to proper pay scales with four teachers awaiting next year s $1,400 boosts. Total bonus money amounts to 51 608 and is to aid districts for two years.
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Corry
Itate
Thomas Roe
Wilson says talks with Russia show early progress
Moscow AP report says British Prime Minister Harold Wilson calls talks with Soviet leaders too early to judge progress on world issues. He met Premier Alexei Kosygin and planned talks with Leonid Brezhnev, aiming to press peace in the Middle East and end the Vietnam War while seeking broader cooperation.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Avelay
Wilson
Middle East
Alexei N. Konygin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Coe
Ace Ae
Balshol
Viet Union
GUBATOR DIES IN MENLO PARK AT AGE 78
Boris T. Nicolaevery, longtime curator at a history project in the San Francisco Bay Area, died in Menlo Park. He was 78 and contributed to efforts on the Revolution and War archives.
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Gubator
Menlo Park, Calif
Boris T. Nicolaevery
Ant
Defense Bangs Away At State Witnesses In Mossler Case
Miami AP defense lawyers for Candace Messler and Melvin Powers push to discredit state witnesses in the 1964 Mossler murder trial. Tense courtroom exchanges erupt as defense witness Nathaniel Allen, once tied to the Mosslers, breaks down. Allen testifies about hearsay and alleged conversations involving Diehl, Powers, and a possible payoff, while the state disputes the interpretation of questions and overheard remarks.
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Miami
Fla
Candace Messler
Melvin Lane Powers
Alergy
Nathaniel Allen
Allen
Powers
Messier
Jacques
The
Mosslers
Mossler
Edward Bart Diehl
Diehl
Masslers
Saddle Horse
Galveston
Tex
Mousler
Marian Rosen
Allen | Allen
Mr. Mossler
Arthur Huttoe
Women Smokers High On Cancer Death List
New findings by the American Cancer Society show death rates from lung cancer and related diseases are higher among women who smoke than among nonsmoking women. The study, led by Dr. Cuyler Hammond, covers 1,000,229 subjects across 25 states and 1,100 counties.
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Washington
American Cancer Society
Society
Cuyler Hammond
Sccily
Nationid Cancer Institute
U. S. Public Health Service
Five Women Dead in Penn a Fireworks Plant Blast
Five women were killed and several others injured in a blast at a Keystone Fireworks factory in Dunbar Fayette County. The dead include Mrs Louis Ross and Mrs Willie Tonio both of Dunbar and Laverne McNatt Anna Mae Widener and Mrs Fred Bezilla all from nearby towns. About 50 workers were at the plant when the explosion occurred.
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Dunbar
Fayette
Keystone Fireworks Manufactur
Louis Ross
Willie Tonio
Laverne McNatt
Mount Braddock
Anna Mae Widener
Connells
Ani
Fred Bezilla
Connellsville
Hoseary
Marion Tressler
Mildred Miles
June Orawiec
Hexilla
David Liz
Hos
R.A. Richter
William D. Holsing
Holsing
Millcreek Cottage Destroyed by Fire Start by Juvenile
A summer cottage in Millcreek Township belonging to Mrs. Lena Patchen was destroyed by a fire started by two year old boys playing with flares. Fire Chief Charles Nelson estimated the loss at $2,000. Firemen battled the blaze after flames ignited a palin covering wood outside. The youngsters were handed to juvenile authorities for action.
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Millcreek
Millcreek Township
West Lake
Charles Nelson
Lena Patchen
R. D. i. Corry
Nelson
Joseph Marshall
Will Call Up Reserves If War Hotter
Secretary McNamara told Congress that if Communist escalation occurs in Asia the U S would likely mobilize reserves or extend active duty. He noted the possibility of partial mobilization and acknowledged debates over calling up reserve units as a contingency. He emphasized reliance on volunteer forces unless world conditions change.
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Washington
Eas Roberts
McNamara
Congress
Asia
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Appropriations
Defense Chiefs
South Viet Nam
Ing
Assat
Director Dies After Leukemia Battle
Fragmentary text notes ey, Xngyn aclear intst died today of leukemia. It mentions Bias as a name connected to the event and references a director role. Further details are unclear in the readable portion.
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Nate
Warren County official investigated for tax sale bid legality
Warren County Board chair D H Lay reports investigation into Blain Mead's bid at a county tax sale. Lay cites Purdon County Code Sec 1806 on officials not bidding on public property and says he began checking Mead's actions after the sale. Mead is in Florida with Mrs and plans to return by March 1.
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Warren
D. H. Lay
Warren County Board of Commissioners
Blain M. Mead
Lay
League of Women's Voters
Mead
League of Women Voters
Blain Mead
Cay
Purdon
Heavy U S Bombing Toll Memoir in Viet Nam War
The U S military reports 471 Communist deaths after 24 hours of bombardment by planes artillery and destroyers. Air Force F100s hit Viet Cong near Phan Thiet while Navy jets targeted Dong Hoi and Dien Bien Phu areas. American casualties rise while enemy toll and captures are tallied amid ongoing air and ground fighting across central and northern Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Phan Thiet
Sai-’ Gon
North Viet Nam
17Th Parallel Frontier
Vinh
Aha
Dien Bien al
Dong Hei
Dien Bien
Dong Ap
Dong Hoi
Air Force
B&ts
Thua Thien
Hue
Route 1
Kennedy says no key differences with Johnson on Viet Nam policy
Sen Robert F Kennedy affirms no fundamental rift with President Johnson on Viet Nam issues after talks with White House aides. He accepts elections even with Communist participation in an interim government if peace talks require it, while critics press for policy changes as the Senate considers a $4.8 billion Viet Nam authorization bill amid broader military funding needs.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
White House
Kennedy
United States
New York
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Senate
Viet Nam
Everett M. Dirksen
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Past Freedoms Foundation Medalist Returns Award
The Rev. A. R. Perrino, former George Washington Medal winner from Church of Our Father Unitarian in Lancaster, resigns the medal over the Defense Department’s 1969 award. He cites grave misgivings about the Vietnam War and worries over suppression of dissent, urging defenders of free expression to uphold that right amid loyalty pressures.
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Lancaster
Freedoms Foundation
U.S. Defense Department
A. R. Perino
Church of Our Father Unitarian
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Perrino
Dation
Valley Forge
Payton
Orge
Police seek Girard man in Erie shootings
Police in the Tri State area hunt Marquis Leon Brown 41 of Girard for a Monday shooting that wounded his estranged wife Dorothy Brown 37 and Vivian Bennett of Erie. Both victims are hospitalized at Hamot and Doctors Octeopathy. Brown fled in a black 1985 Ford Galaxie using a 30 30 rifle. two empty casings found at the scene.
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Hus
Tri- State
Marquis Leon Brown
A. D
Girard
Erie
Dorothy Brown
Hamot Hospital
Vivian Bennett
Doctors Octeopathle Hospital
Brown
Miss Bennett
Pennsylvania
Lis
Dr. Boothe cites ease of treating drinking dogs over humans
Chicago veterinarian Dr. Boothe notes that alcoholic dogs are rare but seen. He says dogs can be easier to manage when drunk compared to people because they are not humans and cannot reason. The piece reflects his experiences with boozy dogs and hungover animals in the city.
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Chicago
Haretyi
Boothe
Aesblie
Dr. Boothe
Soviet Dogs Orbit Earth in Radiation Test Mission
Soviet scientists launched two dogs, Veterok Breeze and Ul Leb, aboard Cosmos 10 to orbit Earth as the capsule completed multiple passes at altitudes over 500 miles. The objective appears to test long duration space exposure and radiation protection for future manned missions.
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Moscow
Tass
Earth
Moon
Lalka
Belka
Strela
Lent Season Starts Today Apostolic Ash Wednesday Observance
New York AP reports Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent with Catholics observing fasting and abstinence rules. The age for meat abstinence rises from seven to fourteen years. Lent lasts 40 days ending on Easter Sunday, April 20 this year.
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New York
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