East German Train Hijacked To West Berlin
A daring East German escape by rail saw engineer Harry Deterling and 24 relatives hijack a train at night and speed 50 miles per hour toward West Berlin. Passengers not in on the plot returned to the Communist sector while border police took no shot.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Harry Deterling
East Germany
Deterling
Hartmut Lichy
Oranienburg-Albrechtshof
Oranienburg
Albrechtsof
Falken
Ingrid Deterling
Ronald
Manfred
Hans Joachim
Dirk
AFL-CIO Faces Split Over Settlement Plans Ahead of Convention
AFL-CIO leaders convened a closed session to reconcile rival proposals for settling internal disputes among unions. George Meany and Walter Reuther led rival factions while Al Hayes pressed a fourth plan. The council urged Congress to cut the 40 hour week if unemployment stays high and discussed maintaining weekly pay with shorter hours to ease employment effects.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Aflcio
Kennedy
al Hayes
George Meany
Hayes
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Congress
Afl-Cio Council
Racial Bias Demands Shape AFL-CIO Meeting Action
A group of 18 Negro-American Labor Congress delegates filed demands with AFL-CIO President George Meany in Miami Beach calling sanctions against unions guilty of racial bias. Clarence Robinson of RWDSU led the delegation. The report also notes sit-in style tactics at Baton Rouge lunch counters and NAACP fund drives tied to Jackson State College band, with a Georgia court ruling on campus picketing.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Negro-American Labor Congress
Miami Beach
Fla
Clarence Robinson
New York
Baton Refige
McCrory
David Dennis
Louisiana
Congress of Racial Equality
Jackson
Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson State
Florida
NAACP
Polaris System Works Second Time
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP reports the Polaris missile completed a second successful test of a view thrust control system. The Navy calls the advanced device under evaluation for potential inclusion in the A3 Polaris slated for 1964 and a range of 2875 miles.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
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