Last-Ditch Effort Aims to Break California Aircraft Strike
Federal mediator Arthur C. Vint arrives in Southern California to lead talks as 50,000 IAM and UAW members weigh new offers from Douglas Aircraft North American Aviation and Convair. Workers rejected company proposals as unsatisfactory and prepare for bargaining when contracts expire.
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Los Angeles
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
California
Defense McElroy
Mitchell
International Assn. of Machinists
United Auto Workers
San Diego
Arthur C. Vint
San Francisco
Douglas Aircraft Co
North American Aviation, Inc
Convair
Lockheed and IAM bargain to close pay gap
Lockheed Aircraft Corp and IAM District Lodge 727 continue bargaining to narrow the 84 cent per hour gap between the company offer and the union demand for a 28 cent per hour package deal.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
IAM District Lodge 727
Rare coincidence as Hobbs family welcomes girl born on Dec 20
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sims of Hobbs reveal a daughter born Dec 20 sharing the date with two older siblings, Michele eight and Jan six, making three siblings with the same birthday in the same family.
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Hobbs, N. M
Mike Sims
Hobbs
Michele
Jan
Nixon Seeks Paraguayan Democracy During Visit
Vice President Nixon told Paraguay's one party chamber that the United States will not meddle but endorses moves toward democracy. Stroessner’s regime remains, as Nixon warns communism and discusses a six million dollar loan for a Brazil highway project. Nixon then departs for Bolivia.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Nixon
United States
Chamber of Deputies
House
Eulogio Estigarribia
Alfredo Stroassner
Colorado Party
Stroessner
Brazil
Bolivia
Area Men In Service Report From Camp Gary and Germany
Army 1st Lt. William O. Schmale, son of Cullman residents, completed four months of primary flight training at Gary Army Air Field and heads to Fort Rucker for advanced training. Sgt. Bernard H. Tanner, 28, in Frankurt Headquarters Company, reported tank gunnery tests at Belsenhahne Germany. his mother and wife listed as Decatur and 1011 17th Ave SE.
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AHTNC
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G. F. Schmale
Cullman
Gary Army Air Field
Camp Gary
Tex
Schmale
Fort Rucker
Ala
Cullman High School
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Ralston Purina Company
Omaha
Neb
Belsenhohne
Germany
Bernard H. Tanner
Sixth Ave
Decatur
V Corps
Belsenhahne
Tanner
4Th Armor Group
Frankfurt
Europe
Far East
17Th Ave
Powell Thanks Heart Fund Aides For Service
Miles Powell co chaired Heart Sunday with Gene Lentz this year and thanked the Girls and Austinville Home Demonstration Club for their help in the Heart Fund Drive. Powell, chairman last year, said these two organizations have not received deserved recognition for two years of work.
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Miles Powell
Heart
Gene Lentz
Austinville
Powell
Childish Logic Sparks Odd Water Towers Tale in Okemah
The Rev. S. G. Rogers recounts a tale from a local child claiming Okemah has two water towers one for hot water and one for cold, a humorous misunderstanding.
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Okemah
Okla
S. G. Rogers
Three Way Crash Damages Three Autos in Decatur
A three way rear end collision on Highway 31 S in Decatur at 12 12 a m damaged two cars heavily and a third lightly. Vehicles include a 1947 Chevrolet driven by Johnny W Wilson 17 of 1416 6th Ave SE a 1957 Pontiac driven by Mitchell H Cost 16 Hartselle and a 1956 Ford driven by Joseph S Elliott Jr 26 Decatur. An unknown vehicle ahead stopped suddenly.
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Highway
Decatur
Johnny W. Wilson
6Th Ave. SE
Mitchell H. Cost
Joseph S. Elliott, Jr
Lord Moran Served Churchill as Personal Doctor for Years
Lord Moran acted as the personal physician to Sir Winston Churchill for two decades, providing medical care and counsel during a prolonged working relationship.
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Lord Moran
Sir Winston Churchill
Thieves Raid Gilley's Store in Holly Pond Alabama
Cullman County Sheriff reports thieves entered Gilley's Store, unlocked a wall safe with no money, and pried at a locked two inch door with crow bars. They moved the safe, planned to open it with a chisel, but left after finding only legal papers and a deposit key. No cash or other losses occurred.
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Holly Pond
Ala
Gilley
Cullman County
W. C. Waldrop
Waldrop
Herman Gilley
Mrs Agnes Glenn Last Rites Today
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes Hitt Glenn 67 of Trinity 1 were at 2 p.m. today at Caddo Church conducted by Rev Wade Whittock. Burial followed in Caddo church cemetery Brown
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Agnes Hitt Glenn
Trinity 1
Caddo Church
Wade Whittock
Brown
Absent minded Okemah woman dies in election mix up
In Okemah Oklahoma Mrs Hud die Morrow a veteran saleswoman failed to break an old habit while working as an election official during voting. A voter who had already cast his ballot was urged to come back. Funeral details indicate Mrs Glenn died at 3 25 a m after a two year illness.
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Okla
Huddie Morrow
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