GE Union Law Fight Shapes Up
Washington AP report on General Electric and eight AFL CIO unions moving toward a court battle over coordinating bargaining efforts The unions seek to pressure pay increases for about 180000 workers while GE accuses unions of illegal conspiracy and seeks to limit talks to single bargaining units The eight unions named include IUE UAW IAM IBEW AFT engineers SMWIA Allied Industrial Workers and American Flint Glass Workers union
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Washington
General Electric Co
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
National Labor Relations Board
New York
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
CIO
Communist Party
Justice Department
Aflcio International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric
IUE
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
American Federation of Technical Engineers
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Allied Industrial Workers
American Flint Glass Workers Union
Security Tightened as Meredith Marches Through Mississippi
The Meredith march against fear enters Mississippi with a Batesville encampment and heavy highway patrol protection. About 150 marchers move along U.S. 51 toward Jackson while urging voter registration. Stokely Carmichael and Floyd McKissick voice calls for orderly action and registration.
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Stokely Carmichael
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Floyd B. McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Batesville
Miss
Highway Patrol
Mississippi
U.S. 51
Jackson
McKissick
Dr. King
Chicago
King
Robert Green
SCLC
Flag Day Observance Urged By Harrisonburg Veterans
The Harrisonburg Barracks of World War I Veterans urges observance of Flag Day with display of the Stars and Stripes on every home and business on Tuesday June 14. The group is selling miniature American flags for the relief fund and will hold a Flag Day meeting at the Kavanaugh at 2 p.m.
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Harrisonburg
Kavanaugh
Ky Sends Riot Police to Hue as Buddhist Protests Grow
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky dispatches 400 riot policemen from Saigon to Hue to back government control amid Buddhist protests led by Thich Tri Quang. Quang fasts despite hospitalization and vows to press for a U.S. pullout as authorities threaten forcible removal of Buddhist altars. Ky plans a Seoul trip to reinforce Korea ties while 25 000 Korean troops fight with Vietnamese forces.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
South Korea
Saigion
Thich Tri Quang
Quang
Johnson
Viet Nam
Radio
Seoul
Korea
Buddhist Institute
County High Schools Plan Baccalaureate and Graduation
Rockingham County four high schools schedule baccalaureate services on Sunday and graduation programs on Monday with over 500 diplomas. Broadway leads at 11 AM Sunday with Rev. Howard C. Smith preaching. Turner Ashby follows with 8 PM sermons by Rev. Cameron Miller. Montevideo hosts 8 PM service with Rev. Howard Cobbs. Elkton at 8 PM with Rev. S. E. Madren. Commencements begin Monday at 6:30 PM on Turner Ashby lawn with Dr. Wayne F. Geisert speaker. other graduations at 8 PM. Fort Defiance holds 8 PM Sunday service with Rev. Louis Francher. John O. Marsh addresses the 1964 class at 8:30 PM Monday.
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Rockingham County
Broadway High School
Howard C. Smith
Broadway Methodist Church
Turner Ashby High School
Cameron Miller
Montevideo High School
Howard Cobbs
Sunnyside
Elkton High School
Elkton Methodist Church
S. E. Madren
United Church of Christ
Turner Ashby
Wayne F. Geisert
Bridgewater College
Montevideo
Broadway
Thomas Johnson
Elkton
Fort Defiance High School
Augusta County
Louis Francher
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Waynesboro
John O. Marsh
Virginia
Valley Deaths Joy Wittig and Owen Obaugh Named
Obituary notice lists Joy Andes Wittig 32 of Rt. 1 Harrisonburg and Owen Bedford Obaugh 82 of Hinton. Details on page 15.
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Joy Andes Wittig
Rt. 1
Harrisonburg
Owen Bedford Obaugh
Hinton
Kontum plateau battle widens as U S forces push back
U S and South Vietnamese troops reinforce the 101st Airborne near the Kontum plateau in a major four day fight with North Vietnamese forces estimated at one to two regiments. Helicopters shuttle in the 1st Cavalry and allied units as casualties climb and air power intensifies the battle.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Kontum Plateau
Highlands
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Associated Press
A Chang
U.S
Pleiku
Washington
White House
William S. Carpenter Jr
U.S. Military Academy
Precinct Officials Named for City and County Elections
Precinct officials for Harrisonburg and seven Rockingham County towns were announced by Frank Warren and T. T. Harrison. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm with two polling places moved Elkton and Mt. Crawford. Harrisonburg to elect two City Council members with multiple candidates. Elkton and Grottoes also vote on mayoral contests. Countywide races include council terms and ballot changes for Elkton, plus numerous local clerks and judges listed.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Frank Warren
City Electoral Board
T.T. Harrison
Elkton
Spotswood Avenue
Mt. Crawford
Raritan Hall
Grottoes
Elkton No
Elkton No. 2
Broadway
Bridgewater
Timberville
Iva Gordon
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