Goldberg To Aid In Talks On Ship Strike
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg traveled to New York to help avert a maritime strike set to begin at midnight. Mediation efforts followed stalled talks among shipping companies and five unions, with NMU among those seeking a positive company response before resuming negotiations.
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NEW York
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Washington
Gulf Coast
Max Harrison
Matesa
Charles M. Crooks
National Maritime Union
NMU
Delaware
Gromyko Expected to Leave as Laos Talks Falter
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko is set to depart Moscow today amid U S accusations that the U S delegation stalls Laos talks. W Averell Harriman plans to push for concrete details to create a unified neutral Laos while denying U S cease fire violations amid Pathet Lao advances near Vientiane. Military observers report about 1000 rebel troops in clashes around Padeng Ban Hat Bo and Ban Pak Lat northeast of the capital.
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Geneva
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Laos
Hartiman
United States
Gromyko
Pathet Lao
Padeng
Ban Hat
Ban Pak Lat
Vientiane
Cool Breezes Bring Rain and Relief from Heat
Rain cooled the heat spell on Wednesday afternoon with storms starting around 2 pm. Total rainfall reached .59 inches in 34 hours, with cooler weather expected to continue through Friday and a high near mid-70s, then a warmer Saturday around 80. Tonight should be fair with a low near 50.
Children Build Backyard Space Rocket for Grandstand Party
William Faix of Middletown Road built a 19 foot high space ship in his yard for his son Dennis. The craft features an engineering center a flight deck a nose cone with an observation platform and full lighting and communications, powered by a countdown timer and a realistic motor. Dennis and 14 year old David designed most of the electronics while 12 Lima School second graders will attend a blast off party on Saturday.
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William Faix
Mid-dletown Road
Denius
EPRI
Earth Play
Rocket I
Dennis
Faix
David
Lima School
Black Horse
John Murray
Danny Murray
California Governor Signs Absentee Ballot Reform Bill
Governor Edmund G. Brown signed a new election law in Sacramento requiring absentee ballots be returned to county clerks three days before election. The change aims to prevent slow counts that left last year’s presidential race outcome uncertain and could be critical in a national crisis.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Swarthmore Residents Oppose Apartment Hotel Plan
About 70 residents crowded Swarthmore borough hall to voice objections to a proposed 200 apartment and 99 hotel room complex on the Strath Haven Inn site. They warned of changing the family oriented character and a 13 percent rise in apartments, urging preservation of home ownership. Council postponed action and will reconvene next Thursday at 7 30 pm to study the Yale Harvard Avenues project as the planning commission and Swarthmore College echo concerns.
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Swarthmore — Borough
Strath Haven
Swarthmace
Swarthmore
Cornelius Wildman
Yale
Harvard Aves
Borough Hall
Swarthmore Planning Commission
Swarthmore College
Bardsley Reimburses Tax Funds for Overlooked Payment
Harry Bardsley Upper Darby Township tax collector repaid 2364.99 to county for a reimbursement tied to tax duplicate work. County officials questioned whether a conspiracy existed while noting the payment was an error with no wrongdoing implied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bardsley
Upper Darby
Catharine (Kay) M. Adams
G. Robert Watkins
Bardsley
William A. Welsh
Watkins
Union Leaders Clash in Fight Over IUE Control
Washington AP report says James B. Carey and Al Hartnett, top IUE officials, staged a physical altercation in Carey's office over union leadership. Hartnett reportedly has a scratched face photo as proof. Board members met at IUE headquarters to decide next steps as Carey resists overturning influence.
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Washington
International Union of Electrical Workers
James B. Carey
al Hartnett
Carey
Hartnett
IUE
TUE
Senator Snooper At Board Meetings Moments of Debate
A playful quip contrasts board meetings labeled as discussions with home life where such moments become arguments. The remark highlights differing settings and tones in discourse.
Students Burn Auto Of Envoy At Caracas University
In Caracas, Venezuela, hundreds of pro Castro students set fire to U S Ambassador Teodoro Moscosos car on campus as he attended an exhibit. The attack followed claims the incident was directed by known leftist leaders and amid tensions over university leadership responses. Moscoso said the event does not reflect the peoples true feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Venezuela
U.S
Teodoro Moscoso
Caracas University
Uniersity
Moscoso
Dept
Alty
Lois G. Farer
Attorney General
Sweney
State Attorney General
24Th and
Chestnut Sts
Woolworth to Build New Chester Store
Woolworth Co plans a modern one story Chester store on Edgmont Avenue in the old Friend's Cemetery site. Groundbreaking expected next week with completion by late September. the project replaces the 40 year old market street store and will be 26 000 square feet with a 65 foot front.
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Chester
F. W. Woolworth Co
Edgmont Avenue
Old Friend's Cemetery
Seymour Adelman
Chester Realtor
John A. Robbins Co., Inc
Philadelphia
Chester Holding Corp
Woolworth
Mariket St
Robert E. Friedrich
Friedrich
Woolworth's
Adelman
State Attorney General's
Chester Society of Friends
Common Pleas Court
Henry G. Sweney
Samuel Warwick
Joseph Gold
Chester Realtors
State Attorney General's Office
Sweney
Lauderdale votes to outlaw shark fishing in town waters
Lauderdale by the Sea passes an ordinance banning fishing for sharks barracuda and sting rays. Mayor Coinor cites tourist fear of dangerous fish while Ray Norton of Broward Anglers Club calls the rule asinine and questions how anglers warn wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lauderdale - BY - the Sea
Fla
Scandals Headed for Court in Philadelphia
Philadelphia city payola scandals move toward court with Judge Raymond Pace Alexander to rule on a possible special grand jury. Republicans push for probe, Democrats say cleanup already underway. 13 officials named, including the city treasurer and two department heads, have been fired or resigned.
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Philadelphia
Raymond Pace Alexander
Richardson Dilworth
Dilworth
Republican City Committee
Republican Alliance
Harrisburg
House Republicans
George W. Heffner
R. Schuinkill
House
Gov. Lawrence
Anne X. Alpern
David Berger
Alliance
Redevelopment Authority
Future FBLA elects Collingdale girl as national president
Evelyn Lake, 16, of 253 Roberta Avenue Collingdale, was elected national president of the Future Business Leaders of America at the national convention in Washington D C. She won 8540 votes from delegates and was surprised by a hometown homecoming reception organized by her teachers and friends.
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Collingdale
Evelyn
Roberta Elizabeth Hutchinson
Collingdale J Ave
FBLA
Just I
Oak Lane
MacDade
Danny Brookes
Bartram Ave
Prisoner Trade With Cuba Costs More in Tractor Deal
Havana AP reports Fidel Castro raised the tractor-for-prisoner exchange to 28 million dollars in value for 1,167 captives, with a shift to smaller farming tractors and a plan to trade freedom of 1,200 prisoners abroad. The effort involves the Tractors-For-Freedom Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt and other UAW, Milton Eisenhower figures.
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Havana
U.S
Washington
Fidel Castro
Eleanor Roosevelt
Castro
Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Milton Eisenhower
Cuba
United States
Spain
American Committee
Yellow Rain Reported Across Massachusetts
Yellow rain fell in many Massachusetts communities on Wednesday causing wonder and fears of atomic fallout. The Audubon Society attributed the phenomenon to pine tree pollen carried by recent mild temperatures.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Audubon Society
Boy Loses Eye In Broom Ball Accident
A 14 year old Glenolden boy, James Murtaugh of 417 Benson Ave, was admitted to Taylor Hospital Ridley Park at 1 30 PM with a ruptured eyeball and facial fractures after being struck by a broom during a baseball game. Doctors scheduled an operation to remove his right eye today.
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Glenolden
James Murtaugh
Benson Ave
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
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Bardstey
Adams
Paul McCarthy
Senator Snooper
Future Business Leaders OF America Elect
William Lake
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