Railroad Strike Looms
The nation’s railroads say new work rules take effect next Thursday, risking a nationwide strike. President Kennedy warned Congress to act if no settlement by July 1, as unions condemn the proposals and blame a breakdown in bargaining. J. E. Wolfe, head of the National Railway Labor Conference, denounces the unions’ stance and forecasts the end of grace on July 10 if the dispute remains unsolved.
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Washington
Congress
Kennedy
J. E. Wolfe
Secretary of Labor
Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Philby Named by Government Amid Double Agent Claims
London reports that The Observer and The Economist say Harold Philby was hired as Middle East correspondent by both papers after government recommendation. Prime Minister Macmillan previously stated he believed Philby betrayed British interests. Philby, ex‑secretary in Washington, vanished from Beirut and was linked to Soviet infiltration. Deputy Foreign Minister Heath later confirmed Philby acted as a double agent during WWII.
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the Observer
the Economicist
Philby
Middle East
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Beirut
Lebanon
Edward Heath
House of Commons
Britain
Soviet Union
Soviet Demand Turned Down
Washington AP reports the United States rejected a Soviet demand to release a Russian UN employee and his wife arrested in espionage charges. The State Department said UN immunity does not cover espionage. the request was delivered by Charge Georgi Kornienko after a 20 minute meeting with Richard Davis. The couple, Ivan Egorov and Aleksandra Bogorov, were detained in New York in the same espionage case. FBI noted the couple used alias identities.
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Washington
United States
U.N
Soviet Union
State Department
United Nations
Georgi M. Kornienko
Richard H. Davis
Flushing
Ivan Dmitrievich Egorov
UN. Secretarré
Aleksandra Bogorov
John
Jane Doe
FBI
Ward Held For Trial In Britain
In London magistrates court Dr Stephen Ward a U S educated osteopath was ordered held for trial on vice charges related to the Christine Keeler Profumo affair Ward 50 faces counts including earning from prostitutes and procuring an abortion The trial is slated for Old Bailey likely in September Ward pleads not guilty and acknowledges Miss Keeler as his protégé in the scandal that rocked the Conservative government.
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London
Stephen l Ward
Ward
John Profum
Christine Keeler
Leo Gradwell
Old Bailey Court
Miss Keeler
Profumo
Able
Center of Violent Feeling Woman Dies After Hawaii Trials
Thalia Beil Fortescue Masie Aptigrove, 52, died in Palm Beach after a long battle linked to sensational Hawaii trials over a 1931 rape and murder case. An official medical examiner ruled the death an accidental barbiturate overdose. The Massie affair, with allegations of racial tension and courtroom drama, centered on a Honolulu incident involving five Hawaiians who abducted and assaulted a woman near Waikiki.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Thalia Beil Fortescue
Uptigrove
Vook Paceatod
Werd
Honolulu
London
Aptigrove
Mervyn Griffith Jones
U.s.west Side
Navy
Thalia
J.G
Thomas H
Massie
Navy reports unsafe islands and race unrest observed
Navy personnel describe the islands as unsafe for syamen amid race riots and near-riots. The trial of the five Hat Comics ends with a hung jury, recalling editorial notes by Louise J Hollingsworth and mentions of TV and classified items in the Honolulu Star Bulletin.
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Navy
Syamen
Five Hat
Ats
Lnatians
Louise J. Hollingsworth
Honolulu Star
Massie
Weather Blamed For Crash In Mohawk Martin 404
In Rochester New York airliner crash, seven people died and 36 were injured after Mohawk Airlines Martin 404 with 40 passengers and crew of 3 failed to clear storm conditions. Officials cite rapid weather changes during an electrical storm as a major clue to the cause. Survivors recall fierce winds and darkness as the aircraft left the ground.
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Rochester
N.Y
Civil Aeronauitics Board
Mohawk Airlines
Badgiey Seeks GOP Nomination for NC Governor
Greensboro AP report states State Rep. Donald Badgiey, a 44 year old freshman legislator, seeks the Republican nomination for North Carolina’s 1964 gubernatorial race. Weather and control tower decisions impacted takeoffs at Rochester Monroe County Airport as forecasts and visibility deteriorated.
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Greensboro
N.C
Donald Badgiey
Republican Party
North Carolina
Legis
Terry Sanford
Claude W. Chapman
Bureau
Rochester General Assembly
Monroe County
Sanford urges ending racial job discrimination in NC
Gov. Sanford declares private employers should join in wiping out remnants of economic discrimination against Negroes in employment. He promises no discrimination in filling state jobs and urges open, merit based hiring. The Good Neighbor Council chair D S Coltrane cites voluntary responses and invites reports of violations. Local industrial education centers are named as open to qualified applicants.
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Raleigh
Sanford
North Carolina
San Socratic
D. 3
Coltrane
Jantiers
Sanford de Jps
Council
North Carolna
D. S. Coltrane
Good Neighbor Council
Romanians Meet With Russians Over Economic Ties
In Moscow Romanian officials led by Deputy Premier Alexandru Birldaneanu and a top military delegation met Soviet leaders to press for greater economic autonomy. They urged tax relief, opposed COMECON curbs on industry, and sought heightened aid for Romania’s industrial expansion while maintaining independence from Soviet ideological clashes with China. The talks reflect Bucharest’s aim to win concessions without breaking with Moscow.
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George Syvertsen
Moscow
Badgley
Romania
Sieus
Alexandru Birdate
Jadeanu
Executive Council
Ianwn
Anr
Armed Forces
Leontin
Salajan
Marshal Rodion
Malinovsky
Upgrad
Birladeanu
Kennedy weighs Khrushchev offer on test ban pact
President Kennedy and top advisers held a first review and planned a second meeting to weigh Khrushchev’s East Berlin proposal for banning nuclear tests worldwide except underground and for an East West nonaggression pact. Officials debated whether the speech signals real openness or propaganda and what further details must be clarified before Moscow talks resume July 15.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
East Berlin
White House
Pierre Salinger
Ag Ore
Averell Harriman
Moscow
George Ball
Robert S. Menamara
William C. Foster
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Adrian S. Fisher
Europe
State Department
Robert J. McClosky
W. Averell Harriman
Search For Fisherman Continues In Wrightsville Beach
The Coast Guard intensified its search for fisherman Etby Isenhour missing after a boat overturned north of Wrightsville Beach. Teammates James Cope and James Barrer swam ashore or were rescued as crews use helicopters and local station boats to scour coastal waters for Isenhour.
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Wrightsville
Beach
N.C
Coast Guard
Etby Isenhour
Rt. 2
Newton
Wrightsville Beach
Isenhour
James Cope
Linwood
James Barrer
Rt. 1
J. E. Cope
Elizabeth City
Oak Island
Bandits Kill Entire Family at Colombian Farm
In Telima, Bogota, bandits attacked a farm on Monday killing the owner, his wife, and five young children. Authorities say the assailants demanded money but were refused. The incident is reported by AP with follow-up on Page 2A.
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Bogota
Colombia
Telima
Kennedy
Congressmen enjoying old fashioned fringe benefits
Washington AP reports lawmakers receive long standing perks beyond salary including cuspidors seven cent hair cuts meals at cost a free comb and hairbrush every two years and a yearly trunk or foot locker Rep Otis G Pike notes these items raise questions about transparency and value to taxpayers He cites the tradition as dating to stagecoach days and comments on the veteran committee chairman Carl Vinson’s long tenure since 1914.
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Washington
Congress
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Pike
Our
Republic
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
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Iefe Alwaye
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Aleksandra Egoroy
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Secretary of the Navy
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Chang and
Kahaha
Badgiey
GOP
Jers
U.S
Charles
Jonas
Lincolnton
Robert Gavin
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Lagrangeville
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Andrews Air Force Base
Secret Service
Aan Antathta
Alan Nramican
REP
Donald Badgley
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