Union strife flares as crowds clash at Henderson mills
In Henderson North and South mills about 280 workers and supporters gathered amid a strike over an arbitration clause. Boyd Payton of Charlotte, TWUA, was beaten before a motel. James Roberson was arrested for simple assault. Sheriff Cotrell credited highway patrol reinforcements from Gov Hodges for keeping order. The mills opened with similar machine use as the day before, amid ongoing negotiations since November 17.
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Henderson
N.C
North Henderson
South Henderson
Vance County
E. A. Cottrell
Luther Hodges
Carroll V. Singleton
Cottrell
Boyd Payton
Charlotte
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Payton
James N. Roberson
Roberson
C. C. Harris
John D. Cooper Jr
TWUA
Travel Pay Favored Comptroller Post Proposed
A House Judiciary Committee approved higher travel allowances for legislators, enabling a weekly round trip home at 7 cents a mile, and supported a proposed state comptroller post urged by former U S comptroller general Warren. Warren favored a constitutional, independently elected six year term to oversee accounts and modernize state finance.
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Raleigh
House Judiciary Committee
U.S
Lel
Warren
G. W. Cover
Teaching Of Atheism Charged In Texas Schools
Four Texas representatives accused leading universities including Southern Methodist University of teaching atheism. They called for remedial legislation including an annual oath of belief in a supreme being from state school teachers. UT and SMU officials denied knowing of atheism being taught. no official comment from SMU.
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Austin. Tex
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Ben Lewis
Dallas
W. T. Dungan
McKinney
Robert Baible
First Unitarian Church
Chapman
University of Texas
William C. Martin
Lanier Cox
Sterling Wheeler
SMU
Overthrow Plot Aims at Stroessner Regime in Paraguay
AP dispatch from Montevideo profiles Alfredo Stroessner as Paraguay's isolated dictator. Refugee priest Ramon Talavera leads a National Liberation Front from Uruguay and Argentina, reporting torture and censorship under Stroessner's rule.
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Jose Maria Orlando
Montevideo
Uruguay
South America
Alfredo Stroessner
Stroessner
National Liberation Front
Chicago Democrats Confident in Municipal Primary
Chicago Democrats, long in control, expect a strong showing in the municipal primary with Mayor Richard J. Daley aimed at about 775,000 votes. Republicans face possible losses as turnout gauges run from 60 to 40 percent among 1,835,224 voters. Political observers foresee a sharp GOP setback in April.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Congress
Sheehan
Marshall in serious condition at Fort Bragg hospital
Gen. George C Marshall, 78, remains conscious and comfortable but weak after strokes and pneumonia at the Army hospital in Fort Bragg North Carolina. Col. George M Powell says pituitary involvement is a therapeutic problem and the prognosis is guarded. Marshall entered Jan. 15 after a stroke and has since suffered another stroke and mild pneumonia.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
George C Marshall
George M. Powell
Army Hospital
Marshall
of Defense
Proxmire Challenges Johnson Power Without Backing
In Washington Senator William Proxmire presses to revive party caucuses to curb Lyndon B. Johnson’s authority, but no other senator publicly backs him. Proxmire cites Johnson’s vast power and plans a future speech on leadership implications while Johnson rests at home in Texas with influenza.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Proxmire
Senate
Johnson
Wisconsin
Richard L. Neuberger
Dore
Liberal Bloc
Mike Sseeden
Cuba Acts To Clean Up Graft In Schools And Hospitals
Havana reports Fidel Castro's government cancels hundreds of primary school teacher appointments once tied to Batista era politics. The decree scales pay, suspends pensions for former congressmen, and audits hospital contracts totaling over 16 million dollars already spent. A firing squad executes top war criminals.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Caton
Batista
Siee
Castro
Two-Year-Old Boy Smokes Five Cigarettes Daily
In Peoria Illinois a two year old boy named Lawrence Smith began smoking after finding a lighted cigarette. He now smokes five cigarettes a day, aided by his mother a waitress and a babysitter. She plans a doctor visit to understand the habit.
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Peoria
Ill
Lawrence Smith
Union Leaders Reach Uneasy Truce In AFL-CIO Rift
In San Juan Puerto Rico AFL-CIO leaders ended a week long revolt led by Walter Reuther against George Meany. Reuther sought more influence for CIO allies in policy and threatened to quit if blocked. The dispute followed Meany's delay in Washington and extended to secret breakfast meetings amid Hoffa organized efforts in Puerto Rico.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
George Ve
Reuther
CIO
Washington
America
Meany
AFL
Auto Workers Union
James B Carey
Federation
Carey
Newsmen
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Caribbean
Luis Munoz Marin
Catholic Church
Khrushchev Opposes Four-Power German Talks After Macmillan Talks
After two days of talks with Harold Macmillan Khrushchev said a four power meeting on Germany would not help reduce tension. He told a Kremlin rally the United States Soviet Union Britain and France cannot discuss reunification at the foreign minister level.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Germany
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
West
East Germany
West Berlin
Macmillan
Locomotive Engineers Raise Wage Demands in 12 Percent Request
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers announced a 12 percent wage hike demand for over 50,000 engineers, to be filed Monday with major U.S. railroads. The request covers rates as of Nov. 1 and includes new escalator and special payment terms, with meetings sought within 30 days.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
U.S
Guy L. Brown
Brown
Perry S. Heath
Cleveland
North American
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