New Virginia Transit Co Contract Heads Toward Approval
In Richmond and Norfolk, about 750 drivers and maintenance workers are expected to approve a two year pact after marathon talks. The agreement raises pay by 20 cents total with specific increments and changes pension rules based on a 45 hour week. Union officials reported strong support at meetings and drivers to vote Friday morning. The deal runs through December 31 1967 and follows a prior rejected offer.
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Richmond
Virginia Transit Co
Norfolk
Amalgamated Transit Union
Chess
VIC
Fire Ravages Hotel Killing and Injuring Dozens
A deadly hotel fire woke surviving guests as flames swept from the second to fourth floors. Firemen rescued many, with 51 occupants evacuated. Victims identified include Louis Dunn, Philip Deyo, George Schwarz, Gertrude Miller, Delia O Meara, Julian Banda, Virgil Benson, and Cora McCarroll among others. Loss estimated around 100000.
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Ray Umbrell
Cora McCarroll
Jacob Reyer
Violet
Reyer
Reyers
Ramsey County
Louis Dunn
Philip H. Deyo
George Schwarz
Gertrude Miller
Delia O'Meara
Julan Banda
Grim
Bus tragedy in North Philadelphia leaves driver dead and 15 hurt
A city bus driven by Edward Tanatta, 50, slumped over the wheel after telling passengers he felt ill. The vehicle ran two blocks, hit two cars, a school bus and trucks, knocked down a mother with her children, and crashed into a Goodwill store. Eight injured were admitted to St Joseph's hospital.
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Philadelphia
Edward Tanatta
Havertown
Tanatta
Goodwill Industries
Peter Backowsky
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ship Stranded Off Reef After Gusty Winds
Vacationers aboard the Polynesia endured a tense night as gusty headwinds forced the ship toward a reef. Passengers kept calm with music and drinks while Coast Guard helicopters tried to reach them. Seventeen passengers were evacuated by longboat and basket-tackle, while about a dozen of the twenty or so women were airlifted ashore. Some travelers sought safety on the yacht Betty Bimini.
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Sam Op
Skokie
Polynesia
Tiernan II
Myers
Coast Guard
Miami
Bimini
Lewis faults U S on freedom and elections abroad
Lewis urges that freedom for oppressed citizens remains unguaranteed at home and questions the U S government’s sincerity in guaranteeing free elections abroad. He argues liberation movements are restrained by Cold War expediencies and criticizes U S hypocrisy in its world freedom rhetoric.
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Lewis
South
U.S
Transit strike cripples New York transit and economy
The citywide walkout by about 34,400 transit workers halted buses and subways while half a million commuters endured heavy rain. Officials warned daily losses could reach 100 million as mediation stretched, unions faced court-ordered deadlines, and Michael Quill faced health scares during the crisis.
Woman in Blue prowler taunts police in Virginia town
A stunning thief dubbed the Woman in Blue has targeted homes, mostly taking cash. In latest raid at the Joneses’ house in Ngrfolk, Virginia, she netted about $2,218.50 from an upstairs bedroom while posing calmly. Police Capt. Grant notes her method: door knocks then quick entry. She typically wears blue, and appears to be about 20 or 22, spoke good English, and moved like a cautious, familiar resident.
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Police
Ngrfolk
Robert L. Jones
Mrs. Jones
C. D. Grant
City Detective Bureau
Grant
Jenses
Former North Carolina millionaire realtor found dead
Former Charlotte millionaire George King Cutter, 53, was found dead at his Charlotte home after a long murder trial in 1961. Coroner Dr. Summerville ruled natural causes with no foul play evident, noting pills beside the bed and four prescription bottles. Cutter had relinquished control of his real estate holdings in 1963 and his Cutter Building later became the American Building.
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Charlotte
George King Cutter
Mecklenburg County
W. M. Summerville
Cutter
Summerville
Celette Nycum
Prudential Real Estate and Trust Co
New York
American Building
The
American Credit Corp
Nycum
Morris Field
J. H. Cutter
Peace Drive Evolves From LBJ Plans In Viet Nam Talks
The Cairo broadcast reports the United Arab Republic joins the peace effort after Harriman visits. White House officials cite mixed signals from North Vietnam via Shelepin while predicting a brief bombing pause may lead to negotiations. Johnson weighs timing as Africa missions probe support for peace.
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Cairo
Harriman
United Arab Republic
White House
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
Alexander Shelep
Soviet Communist Party
Shelepin
Johnson
W. Averell ‘Harriman
Tokyo
G. Menneni Williams
Africa
U.S
Williams
Lbj Ranch
Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
McNamara
Saigon
Safety bill proposes national traffic administration
Makay outlined a plan to create a national traffic safety administration with an administrator coordinating federal efforts on highway safety. He cited FAA staffing and low flight participation, proposed highway spot cleanup, clearer signs, and a national testing center for tires, horsepower, lights, and brakes.
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Makay
FAA
Traffic Safety Administration
Bank Robbery Reported Near 35th Street at Colley Avenue
A white male suspect aged 35 to 40, about 185 pounds, wore a fray sweatshirt with a blue waist length jacket and a dark work cap after a bank robbery. Gwaltney alerted Mrs. Albina Watts, and police plus FBI responded. About $2,971 in small bills was taken. two women witnessed a man fitting the description running west on 35th.
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Gwaltney
Albina S. Watts
FBI
35Th Street
Colley Avenue
Rains Force Evacuations Across Oregon and California
A four day storm forced over 200 families from Grants Pass along the Rogue River and took evacuees from Crescent City to Eureka. Flooding swelled rivers, highways were blocked, trains halted, and about 1,000 people were displaced in the region. Washington and Oregon reported continued flooding and hillside hazards as rains eased.
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Oregon
California
Associated Press
Oragen
Califor
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pacific
Rogue River
Grants Pass
Eureka
Red Cross
Cecil Jo Hindley
Civil Defense
Ferndale
State of Washington
Cascade Passes
Seattle
Washington
Klan members dodge questions at inquiry hearing
At a Louisiana hearing the Ku Klux Klan members refused to answer, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Witnesses including Eric Peterson and James Magee faced scrutiny over firearms purchases and alleged harassment as investigators tied local groups to wrecking crews.
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Willis
Shelton
Craig
Bogalusa
Donald T. Appell
Howard M. Lee
Appell
Eric Peterson
Sun
Lee
St.Tammany Parish
James M. Bilis Jr
Bngalusa
Randlé Cozell Pounds
Bongalusa
Appelljt
Pounds
James Farmer
Russell Magee
Magee
Ewell’ Rowley
St Tammany, Parish
Rowley
Prinipal
Pearl River
Soviets Back Hanoi as Beijing Seethes Over Viet Nam
The Soviet Union endorses Hanoi and labels U.S. Viet Nam policy as dangerous. Kosygin’s last visit after talks with Mao Tze-tung drew Beijing’s sharp rebuke. Moscow ships head to North Viet Nam under a new credit aid pact. Shelepin, a former secret police head, rises in party ranks alongside Brezhnev.
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Union
Hanoi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Kosygin
United States
Viet Nam
Kremlin
U.S
North
Moscow Radio
Shelepin
Secret Police
Monolia
North Kosea
Viet Nam plane attack exposes VC weapons in Saigon
In Saigon a concealed claymore mine and a plastic 60 pound charge exploded near the airport gate injuring a painter and a sailor. A passer-by was killed and a woman and child injured. A cyclist later hurled a plastic charge into the street near a police substation, destroying a wall and damaging shops. Police pursued a fleeing suspect. authorities described the attack as an opportunistic Viet Cong act aimed at undermining peace efforts.
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Saigon
U.S
Phempelven
U.S. Air Force
Metropole
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Vinh Boch
da Nang
U.S. 173Rd Airborne Brigade
Mekong River
Plain of Reeds
Hanoi signals possible easing in Viet Nam talks stance
A HanoiObserver commentary hints at a possible softening in push for unconditional negotiations in South Viet Nam while rejecting Viet Cong as a political negotiator. The piece suggests U S acceptance of Viet Cong observers but not recognition as a representative entity, warning of broader war risk if talks fail.
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South
Viet Nam
Hanoi
United States
U.S
North
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