Pact Ends Threat Of Rail Strike Ends Strike Threat
Washington reports a final accord between rail unions and management averting a nationwide rail strike. President Johnson’s administration is credited with steering 13 days of emergency talks to a settlement that grants union financial gains while permitting reduced railroad employment. Exact job losses and savings will emerge as contract language is drafted.
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Washington
Johnson
New York
Central Railroad
Lionse
Ly 20
White House
U.S
Congress
Former SS Officer Escapes From Brunswick Jail
A former SS officer, Hans-Walter Zech-Nentwich, 47, sentenced Monday to four years for war crimes, escaped from a Brunswick jail where he awaited transfer. Zech-Nentwich had defected to Britain in 1943 and did anti Nazi broadcasts. He was convicted of complicity in the murder of 200 Jews during the occupation of Poland.
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Brunswick
Germany
Ist
Hans-Walter Zech-Nennltwich
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Zech-Nentwich
Britain
Airliner Crash To Be Studied In Phoenix Test
A four engine DC7 airliner will be used in a simulated takeoff crash at a Phoenix airstrip to study survivable accident scenarios. The test will involve 20 cameras, 82 data channels, and colored water in fuel tanks to analyze crash dynamics and spray patterns. The project aims to reduce airline fatalities as air travel grows despite lower historical fatality rates.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Federal Aviation Agency
Aviation Safety Engineering and Research
Phoenix Group
Victor Rothe
Phoenix Research Organization
Rothe
Fair Settles Into Peaceful Second Day At World’s Fair
NEW YORK AP report describes the second day of the World’s Fair as peaceful and pleasant under sunny skies, contrasting with opening day’s rain and tensions. The massive exposition continues amid crowds and a calm mood as the event progresses.
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New York
Johnson Offers GOP Aspirants Briefings
President Johnson proposes personal briefings with Republican presidential hopefuls to discuss foreign policy and a potential election year framework. The move aims to find common ground on Vietnam and overseas issues amid a broad White House outreach.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Heavily Armed U S Jets Near Cuba in Readiness
Hundreds of U S jet fighters and attack planes sit within striking distance of Cuba with missiles and bomb capacity. Air bases in Florida and two aircraft carriers near Mayport hold forces ready for rapid strike if Castro acts. Officials warn Havana of possible consequences as Soviet missiles are suspected. no alert has been ordered. The U S conducts weekly high altitude photography over Cuba for surveillance.
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Washington
U. S
Cuba
Air Force
Navy
Florida
Mayport
Fla
Johnson
State Department
Fidel Castro
Pentagon
United States
Dirksen Seeks Senate Vote on Civil Rights Bill
Sen Dirksen announced he will push for a Senate vote on changes to the civil rights bill as protesters at the New York World's Fair clashed with police. More than 300 demonstrators from many states were arrested or jailed after being led away in police vans. Humphrey signaled willingness to modify the measure to address jury trial guarantees in contempt of court cases related to discrimination charges.
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Washington
Johnson
Hej
Queens
G. Milton Kelly
John Morgenthaler
Sen
New York
Everetti
M. Dirksen
Senate
Rom Wadnacdow
Dirksen
Herman E. Tal
T-Ga
Robert Como
Antatt
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Southern
Humphrey
Moscow fears Red China competition in Europe
AP analysis by William L. Ryan reports Moscow worries Red China plans to break out of isolation and vie with the United States and the Soviet Union in Western Europe. It cites Soviet views of a potential Chinese organized bloc and Mao Zedong’s ideas on a third world, noting preliminary talks with European leaders and possible future alliances as tensions rise. The piece connects Chinese strategy to broader Cold War dynamics and speculates on who might be drawn into any new bloc.
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Johnson
United States
Harry S. Truman
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Robert F. Wagner
Robert Moses
Truman
Moses
William L. Ryan
Moscow
Red
Peking
Kommunist
Mao Tse-tung
Japan
West Germany
France
Britain
Italy
Mao
West Ger
Johnson to Tour Appalachian Area Friday
President Johnson announced at a news conference that he will tour the Appalachian region Friday. Governors of Appalachian states will be invited to Huntington West Virginia to meet him, with stops planned in South Bend Indiana and Inez and Paintsville Kentucky. He will be accompanied by W Willard Wirz Luther Hodges Anthony Celebrezze and Franklin Roosevelt Jr. Roosevelt headed a commission studying the region’s economic plight amid high unemployment and poverty.
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Alabama
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
Wallace
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Barry Goldwater
Harold Stassen
Richard M. Nixon
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Margaret Chase Smith
Johnson
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Defense
Robert 5. McNamara
Huntington
Chicago
John Johnson
South Bend
Ind
Pittsburgh
W. Va
Ville
Inez
Appalachian
Washington
Appalachian States
Paintsville
W. Willard Wiriz
Commerce
Luther H.hodges
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
High Named Revenue Commissioner by Governor Sanford
State Rep Sneed High of Fayetteville appointed by Gov Sanford to succeed William A Johnson as state revenue commissioner. High, 48, has served in the General Assemblies of 1959 1961 and 1963 and chairs the Higher Education Facilities Commission. He attended Duke UNC and the U S Military Academy, earning a law degree from UNC in 1941.
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High
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Legislative Council
Durham
Duke University
University of North Carolinas
U.S. Military Academy
UNC
American Officer Killed in Viet Nam Clash
Saigon Viet Nam AP reports an American Ranger officer was killed and another wounded in a clash with Viet Cong units 25 miles west of Saigon. A spokesman said seven Vietnamese Rangers were killed and eight wounded, with American casualties not confirmed. The latest death raises American KIA in country to 130, including 34 this year.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Tanganyika and Zanzibar Plan Merger into New Nation
Tanganyika and Zanzibar presidents announce agreement to merge into a single East African state. London sources suggest reduced Communist influence but potential for greater Soviet penetration. Dar es Salaam sources place the new nation's leadership there. Zanzibar lies 22 miles from Tanganyika in the Indian Ocean. Tanganyika spans 361,600 square miles with about 9 million people. Zanzibar and Pemba cover 1,020 square miles with about 300,000 people.
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Tanganyika
Zanzibar
London
East Africa
Zaniqibar
British Commonwealth
Dar E$ Salaam
Indian Ocean
France
Germany
Pemba
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