Thousands Of Minor UAW Officials Become Vital In Negotiations
An army of about 20 000 UAW stewards and committeemen shapes the union strategy in no contract talks with GM Ford and Chrysler. They monitor grievances and keep plants operating while negotiations proceed, with no immediate strike planned.
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UAW
Charles C. Cain
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
Good
Kercheval-Jefferson
Norman Matthews
Chrysler Department
Town Creek Names New City Clerk and Postmaster
Mrs. Robbie Faye Letson was appointed town clerk and the new postmaster position was filled Friday following the retirement of postmaster Wesley Davis. Davis, in office since 1952, will become a rural route carrier in Town Creek. Cemetery survivors include Arbustus McBay's widow and several children and siblings across Decatur Chicago Athens Scottsboro and Birmingham with 21 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Robbie Faye Letson
Neal
H. B. Raley
Wesley Davis
Davis
Town Creek 3
Robert Berryman
Letson
Lewis Sanderson
Arbustus McBay
Chicago
Maxine Irons
Irene Powers
Decatur
Louis Kent
Evelyn Luter
Marie Woodall
William Floyd McBay
William T. McBay, Jr
Titness
Bernice McElyea
Toledo
Elva Hargraves
Athens
Icey Wilson
Birmingham
Harve McBay
Scottsboro
Felix McBay
Sam McBay
Ernie McBay
Spring City
Tenn
Town Creek
Anna Belle Neal
J. W. Weems
Grover Simmons
Houston
Avery Thompson
William McBay Dies In Chicago Rites Set In Athens
Former Athens resident William McBay died Wednesday at his Chicago residence. Rites will be held Monday at 2 pm at McConnell Funeral Chapel, with interment in Athens City Cemetery.
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Ens
Chicago
McConnell Funeral
Athens City
Lawrence Crash Hurts Motorist in Moulton
A Friday crash 4.4 miles west of Moulton injured James Edward Parker, 39, and heavily damaged two Ford cars driven by Parker and Minnie Sue Nicholson, 20, of Moulton. Parker suffered severe forehead lacerations and bruises. Nicholson lost control on a gravel rise and struck Parker’s car. Patrolman Dexter Haney investigated.
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Moulton
Here
Moulton 1
Highway Patrol
James Edward Parker
Lawrence County Hospital
Parker
Ford
Minnie Sue Nicholson
Union Hill Church Road
Miss Nicholson
Dexter Haney
Venice Gondoliers Battle Motorboaters
Venice gondoliers confront motorboat rivals again as 450 licensed gondoliers pass a resolution calling for enforcement of the 5 mph water speed limit to protect canal foundations and halt dangerous waves in the city.
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Venice
Syrians warming to United States amid propaganda and strain
In Damascus and Aleppo, public sentiment shows mild improvement toward Americans despite strong official anti U.S. rhetoric. Increased library visits, cinema attendance, and social mixing with Americans mark a loosening of fear, while Russians press harsh terms on Syria’s grain trade and imports. Mahmoud Riad cautions Western pressure limits tangible gains.
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William L. Ryan
Damascus
Syria
United Arab Republic
United States
Damascus Radio
Aleppo
U.S. Information Service Library
U.A.R
Gazira
Mahmoud Riad
Nasser
Riad
Fingold Wins Republican Nod
Massachusetts Attorney General George Fingold won the Republican state convention endorsement for governor by acclamation as 28 of 40 districts reported. Christian A. Herter Jr. moved the endorsement after Fingold led with 871 votes to 343 for Herter and 22 for Charles Gibbons, among 1,638 delegates. Gibbons said he would still pursue the Septem ber primary.
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Worcester
Mass
Massachusetts
George Fingold
Christian A. Herter Jr
Fingold
Herter
Charles Gibbons
Gibbons
U. S
John F. Kennedy
Sheriff Seizes Large Still Cache Near Hillsboro Courtland
Sheriff Franklin Smith and deputies destroyed two 600 gallon stills and an 800 gallon still in Lawrence County. The raids, no arrests, targeted whisky mills about 3.5 miles south of Hillsboro and 5 miles south of Courtland near Harmony. ABC man Robert Johnson assisted along with Deputies Brown Parker, Eddie Mitchell and Elmer Appleton.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Franklin Smith
Hillsboro
Courtland
Harmony
Smith
Brown Parker
Eddie Mitchell
Elmer Appleton
Robert Johnson
ABC Man
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