Federal negotiator mediates steel talks in Pittsburgh
William E. Simkin head of the Mediation and Conciliation Service intervenes in steel negotiations between United Steelworkers Union and 11 major steel producers. He aims to avert a May 1 strike amid wage demand of 17.9 cents per hour. No Taft-Hartley injunction planned.
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William E. Simkin
United Steelworkers Union
Simkin
Wage Policy Committee
USW
David J. McDonald
Rights March Is Held In Boston By Dr King
Civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr leads a Boston march protesting segregation in schools housing and jobs. About 5500 people follow King to Boston Common amid chilly 46 degree weather as it passes key city landmarks and draws spectators.
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Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Boston Common
Roxbury
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Massachusetts
The
Christian Science Faith
Prudential Center
SCLC
Excitement Marks First Day Of Furniture Market
The opening day of the Southern furniture market in High Point and along the Furniture Highway drew buyers from across the nation and abroad. Officials projected up to 7000 buyers with strong activity, while some retail leaders worried about steel strikes impacting the market.
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Furniture Mart
High Point
North Carolina
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
Drexel
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture
Joe Cox
Furniture Plaza
Paul Fine
High Point National Furniture Mart
Ear
Tom Evans
Southern Furniture Exposition
Main Street
Art Richardson
FCC Claims Authority Over CATV
The FCC says it has jurisdiction over community antenna television systems whether by airwaves or cable and issued a notice of inquiry inviting public comments. It seeks guidance from Congress on CATV policy and plans rules that would extend to non microwave CATV under the same framework as air channel CATV.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
FCC
Commission
Soviets Launch First Communications Satellite Molniya 1
Moscow reports Molniya 1 placed in a high elliptical orbit over the Sea of Japan near Vladivostok. Tass says all onboard equipment and the ground radio complex are operating normally. The satellite’s name means lightning, following Telstar I precedent.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Sec
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Tass
Molnlya
United States
Fifteen Year Old Amputee Runs Away From Home
A 15-year-old girl who lost her right leg to cancer after an operation on November 11, 1963, ran away from a Cleveland area children's home with a friend. She had previously been a ward at a girls' industrial school after fleeing from home about a year earlier.
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Cleveland
Ohio
San Shaker
Iene
Thurs- FR
Rees
Femo
Christine
Meta
Allies and Germans reunite after WWII POW camp
In Dayton Ohio former Allied POWs from the United States Britain and Germany met again to mark the 20th anniversary of their release. They shared stories thanked German officers and spoke of the Luftwaffe and the masses of escape attempts at Stalag Sagan. Royal Air Force officer H M Day attended.
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Dayton
Ohio
Europe
Luftwaffe
Royal Air Force
H. M. Day
Sagan
Germany
Red Cross says Viet Cong may allow mail to POWs in South Vietnam
U S officials report Viet Cong leaders agreed to deliver mail to American servicemen held by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam. Pentagon and Red Cross disclaim knowledge of POW status, noting no confirmed detainees listed but 13 named as detained previously with one pilot from Ohio among them.
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Washington
American Red Cross
South Viet Nam
Pentagon
U.s.viet
Hayden J. Lockhart Jr
Springfield
Ohio
North Viet Nam
Perera
Tae
Lee
Cee Bebo
Red Cross
North Carolina Enacts Court Reform and highway bills
The North Carolina Senate passed a court improvement bill to consolidate the court system into a single state agency headed by a seven member state board. The measure passed 44 to 0. Additional highway safety bills would boost the Highway Patrol by 100 officers over two years and fund reflectorizing license plates. The Senate also approved driver education for 16 to 18 year olds and a $500,000 land purchase near the Capitol. A bill to tighten drug law enforcement would treat possessing 100 tablets of barbiturates or stimulants as prima facie evidence of intent to sell, with felony penalties. Continued on Page 2-A.
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Cese
Council
Senate
Johnston
A. A. McMillan
Wake
Highway Patrol
House
Sam Ervin II
Burke
Irwin Belk
Mecklenburg
Gov. Moore
Capitol
Raleigh
Sam Johnson
Clyde Harriss
Rowan
US Air Raids Hit North Vietnam in Large Force
About 200 U.S. Air Force and Navy planes destroyed six vital targets and damaged many more along North Vietnamese lines. Ground losses included four Americans killed and 18 U.S. deaths for the week. Vietnamese forces claimed success against a major position near Khe and the Gianh River ferry. Navy carriers contributing planes were the Yorktown and Hancock. An American Special Forces officer died in a ground engagement 150 miles west of Saigon. An observation plane crashed near Phu Cat with no other casualties. A U.S. seaman was recovered alive from the water near the destroyer Black.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nam Ay
Navy
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Khe
Xuan Son
Gianh River
Dong Hoi
Rien
Bes
Thien
Ly Nhan
Pho Son
Hanoi
Som
Xom Gia
Phu Qui
Som Phuong
Hancock
U.S
U S
Phu Cat
U.S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Presbyterians Urged To Start Strong Evangelistic Drive
The Presbyterian Church in the United States calls its 945000 members to a stronger evangelistic effort amid concerns over declining faith measures. The Board of Church Extension urged repentance of selfishness and prejudice to welcome minority groups and extend civil rights demonstrations, aiming to energize growth nationwide.
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Board of Church Extension
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Pittsburgh
New York
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Emma Reys
David L. Malone
Soviets
England
Bram Vander
Presbyterians
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