House Moves To Pass Senate Rail Arbitration Bill
The House acts to adopt a Senate approved resolution forcing arbitration to avert a nationwide railroad strike, aiming to send the measure to President Kennedy for signing before the 12:01 a.m. deadline. White House and railroad officials expect swift action and immediate cancelation of work rules changes once enacted.
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House Commerce Committee
House
Senate
White House
Washington
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Kennedy
McCormack
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Johnson Wins In Runoff
Mississippi Lt Gov Paul Johnson Jr won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, defeating former Gov Coleman amid a Kennedy opposition campaign. With most votes counted, Johnson led 259,481 to 193,827 as Coleman sought the Kennedy alignment claim and Johnson faced general election foe Rubel Phillips in November.
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James Saggus
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Paul Johnson, Jr
Mississippi
Johnson
JP. Coleman
Kennedy
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Coleman
Wecnets
Paul Johnson
J. P. Coleman
James Meredith
Rubel Phillips
Barnett attends Johnson cheering crowd at party
Gov. Ross Barnett, barred from running again, joins supporters at a party for Lyndon Johnson. He says he voted for Johnson. No clear data on Mississippi Negro voters. In a mock election for unregistered Black voters Coleman tallies 26,721 for Johnson and 949 for his opponent.
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Ross Barnett
Johnson
Coleman
New Shaft Breaks Into Open Area
Rescuers drilled a 205 foot shaft into a mine cavern seeking Louis Bova missing since August 13. A second probe reached a void while officials awaited air supply details. In Utah, carbon monoxide hampered rescue efforts for 25 entombed miners after a potash mine explosion.
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Stanford H. Bensamin
Hazleton
Reschers
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Louis Bova
Bova
Texas Gulf
Joan
Fellin
Etane
Frank Tipple
Moab
Utah
Priva
Viet Nam Policies Defended amid Buddhist crisis
In Saigon President Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime defends Viet Nam policy, denouncing a State Department note as unfounded while vowing conciliation toward Buddhists. The note cites Buddhist crackdowns on Aug 21 as a test of trust, amid tensions from martial law discussions and military statements.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Telsme
U.S. State Department
South
State Department
Demonstration Stays Orderly at Lincoln Memorial March
Washington AP reports a civil rights march toward the Lincoln Memorial drew an estimated 200,000 to 250,000 demonstrators, including Negro and white supporters. Police presence stayed light as participants carried slogans for racial equality, with stars and public figures joining King at the steps.
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Washington Manu-rade
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Mranard
United States
U.S
America
Marlon Bratda
Harry Belafonte
Laramy Davis Jr
Martin Luther King
Jackie Robinson
Lena Horne
Congress
March
Miner Henry Throne Relates Two Week Minesordeal
Hallucinations and delirium marked the two week entrapment of Henry Throne and David Feilin in a Pennsylvania mine. Throne recounts fears, darkness, and the flood threat as timbering failed and debris rained around them in a tunnel more than 30 feet underground.
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Henry Throne
David Feilin
Pennsylvania
Throne
Associated Press
Ace
Louis
Davey
Day
David Fellin
Bova
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U.S. Senate
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H. B. Charmbury
Ova
Associated Pres
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