Nuclear power debate sparks Detroit Edison plant clash
The 1953 push for atomic energy faces strong union opposition over a proposed Detroit Edison reactor on Lake Erie shore near Detroit. Walter Reuther demands safety near dense population while courts keep safety findings ambiguous. Admiral Strauss faces resistance as legal challenges mount and public policy debates intensify.
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Lewis L. Strauss
ABC
Walker Cisler
Detroit Edison
Detroit
United States
Congress
Lake Erie
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Admiral Strauss
Reuther
U. S. Court of Appeals
Ministers Call for Order Amid Racial Emergencies
Nine teen members of the Alexander City Ministerial Association joined groups statewide in urging public officials to enforce laws against riots. They asked authorities to use the American judicial system and to abide by court decisions while pursuing peaceful, patient solutions.
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Montgomery
Alexander City
Car With Moonshine Loses Train Battle
Montgomery police sought a motorist after a car carrying over 100 gallons of moonshine collided with a switch engine at a railroad crossing. About twenty one gallon jugs shattered. the driver fled before officers arrived Monday night.
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Montgomery
Marcelene Smith Named Hatton Home Economics Outstanding Student
Marcelene Smith was named the most outstanding student of Hatton High School Home Economics for 1962 63. Mrs Lucy Moore awarded the Crisco award at a recent F H A meeting. She is active in F H A and works toward a State Home Maker's degree while serving as senior class treasurer and Beta Club member.
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Marcelene Smith
Hatton
Lucy Moore
Crisco
Marcelene
F.H.A
Roy A. Smith
Wolf Springs
Sandra Owen
Gary Moore
Hatton High School
Carl Owens
Herman Moore
John Gibson
S. Houston St
Athens
Biggest Fire Hits Philly
The 12 alarm blaze began in a North Philadelphia factory warehouse and burned for over three hours before control. Fire Chief George Hink slipped on ice but no serious injuries were reported. About 50 families evacuated as walls collapsed. 2000 residents were relocated, then allowed back as danger subsided. Salvation Army and Red Cross provided shelter and food with Civil Defense aid.
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Philadelphia
George_E. Hink
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Civil Defense
Planned To Settle Docks Strike
Negotiators opened a session in New York to resolve the dock strike that has halted shipping from Maine to Texas. AFL-CIO Longshoremen's Association and New York Shipping Association seek agreement after a recessed session. labor secretary Wirtz mediates. The 11 day strike involves 60,000 Atlantic and Gulf coast workers, with gang size reductions from 20 to 17 under discussion after other contract terms.
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NEW York
Maine
Texas
Afl-Cio International
Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
W. Willard Wirtz
Atlantic
Gulf
Shipping Association
Hybrid corn dominates U.S. planting with about 95 percent
The sentence notes that approximately nine out of ten and more of the corn acreage in the United States is planted using hybrid varieties. It highlights the prevalence of hybrid corn in agriculture and implies widespread adoption among farmers nationwide.
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United States
New Year Peace Hopes and Cold Weather Worldwide
The world welcomed 1963 with hopes of peace, as Charles de Gaulle urged coexistence and Khrushchev warned of nuclear war danger. In Bonn West Germany urged restraint on German reunification while Pope John XXIII blessed 50 000 in St Peter's Square. Philadelphia held the 63rd Mummers Day parade and Times Square rang in the new year amid 10 degree gusts.
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Associated Press
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Khrushchev
West
Soviet Union
Paris
de Gaulle
Palm
St. Edward’s
Kennedy
Miami
Bonn
Heinrich Luebke
Germany
Vatican City
John XXIII
St. Peter's Square
Peking Radio
The
Peking People’s
Philadelphia
New York City
Times Square
Times Tower
Perkins Jr. joins Southern Research Institute plastics section
Br. 8. Perkins Jr., former manager of Amoco Chemical Corp sales technical service laboratory, has joined the staff of Southern Research Institute in Birmingham. He will direct the plastics section of the independent facility.
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Birmingham
Perkins Jr
Amoco Chemical Corp
Southern Research Institute
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