Rebels Warn of Invasion in Sumatran Crisis
Civil war fears rise as Indone sian bomber forces strike rebel territory near Kelumpang 100 miles south of Padang. Rebel leaders vow readiness to defend Bukittinggi while Jakarta plans an invasion to arrest commander Lt Col Achmad Hussein and Sjafruddin Prawiranegara amid jungle guerrilla defense.
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Kelumpang
Here
Sukarno
Java
Jakarta
Achmad Hussein
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Maludin Simbolon
Bukittinggi
Dressmaker Strike Talks Resumed in New York
Talks resumed to end a four day dressmakers strike involving 105 000 workers across New York state and beyond. Mediators Lehman and Uviller expressed optimism for a quick agreement while Mayor Wagner pushed for a settlement by Monday or Tuesday.
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New York
U. S
Herbert H. Lehman
Harry Uviller
International Ladies Garment Workers
Robert F. Wagner
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Rhode Island
Negro Vote Seen As Rights Test In South
Greensboro March 8 NAACP official Clarence Mitchell warned that the civil rights law’s effectiveness will be tested by whether Negroes can win public office in the South as well as register and vote. He spoke at a voter registration workshop during the Southeastern Regional convention and urged restoration of Part III to cover rights beyond voting. Delegates heard from Kelly Alexander John Brooks and Charles McLean about ongoing registration efforts.
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Greensboro
South
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Washington
Mitchell
NACCP
Kelly M. Alexander
Charlotte
John Brooks
Richmond
Charles A. McLean
North
Gaillard Reaffirms Talks on Tunisia Crisis in Paris
Paris March 8 Premier Felix Gaillard conferred with U.S. and British troubleshooters on the French Tunisian crisis then called a cabinet meeting for Monday. Reports say a compromise was discussed with Gaillard awaiting cabinet approval before presenting to Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba.
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Paris
Felix Gaillard
U.S
Robert Murphy
Harold Beeley
North Africa
Murphy
Gaillard
Amory Houghton
Beeley
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
Sahara
NATO
National Assembly
Algeria
Tunisia
Morocco
France
Charter Signed Unites Yemen With New Arab Federation
Yemen joins the United Arab Republic forming a federation with President Nasser’s state. The ceremony in Damascus saw Nasser sign for UAR and Crown Prince Saif al Islam al Badr for Yemen, uniting the monarchic and revolutionary regimes.
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Cairo
Yemen
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Damascus
Syria
UAR
Var
Saif al Islam al Badr
United Arab States
Imam Ahmed
Middle East
Ahmed
Council of Union
Arabian Peninsula
South Dakota
Egypt
Red Sea
Strike Looms Over Charlotte Missile Plant Labor Dispute
Seven hundred workers threaten to strike March 16 at the Charlotte Missile Plant if Douglas Aircraft and United Auto Workers AFL CIO fail to reach a wage agreement. Local 243 cites pay inequity with Long Beach plant and seeks $800 to $1,000 annual increase plus a skilled trades program, better insurance and severance. If no deal, Tucson and Tulsa plants may also walk out.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Missile
Douglas Aircraft
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
O. W. Reynolds
C. L. Rogers
Beach
Calif
Douglas
Long Beach
Reynolds
Tucson
Ariz
Tulsa
Oklo
Winter Coldest In 50 Years In North Carolina
Raleigh March 8 The weatherman notes a record cold season with 23 below zero Feb 17 the coldest February since 1934 and the coldest January February since 1905 The winter halted highway work slowed farming damaged buildings and raised fuel costs while boosting antifreeze demand and hurting merchants Weather expert W H Rogers Jr calls it the most extensive weather damage to the highway system and December through February saw above normal precipitation and widespread freezing temperatures across the state
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Noel Yancey Raleigh
Weatherman
North Carolina
John Q
You
W. H. Rogers Jr
Cafe Operator Held In Killing
Police in Statesville North Carolina say Charles Lee Little twenty a cafe operator confessed to shooting Bruella Virginia Roseboro sixteen in his restaurant saying she was making eyes at other men He said he and the girl had been living together for two years and was charged with murder.
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Statesville
N.C
W. T. Ivey
Charles Lee Little
Bruella
Virginia Roseboro
Ivey
Lee
Engineers in private industry dominate US workforce
The U.S. Department of Labor reports about two thirds of the nation’s 700,000 engineers are employed in private industry, with the remainder in government and other sectors.
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United States
U.S. Department of Labor
Navy Plans Atom Powered Seaplanes for 1965
The Navy announced plans to produce atomic powered seaplanes by 1965 with a nuclear fleet possible in 1964 65. Research at the Philadelphia Naval Air Material Center tests radiation effects on aircraft materials using a cobalt 60 capsule device on rubber plastics synthetics fabrics and metals to study heat and radiation resistance. Further tests will cover oils paints and metals as Eisenhower’s administration weighs pacing basic problem solving.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Philadelphia Aval
Aeronautical Materials Laboratory
Naval Air Material Center
Eisenhower
Oil refining efficiency improves gasoline production
A historical note states that 38 years ago it took twice as much crude oil to produce a gallon of gasoline, highlighting gains in refining efficiency and energy use over time.
Sentence commuted American bullfighter freed by Spaniards
Sidney Franklin a Brooklyn born bullfighter and U S citizen had 750 days in a Spanish prison for illegal importation of an automobile. The Spanish Cabinet granted a pardon via Ambassador Jose Maria de Areilza and Franklin was released at Carmona near Sevilla.
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Washington
Sidney Franklin
Brooklyn
Spain
Jose Maria de Areilza
Franklin
Areilza
Carmona
Sevilla
Madrid
U.S
Moron de la Frontera
Customs
Two Sailors Die in Truck Crash Near Newberry
A car carrying two Charleston based sailors rear ended a brick truck near Brown's Crossroads on Highway 176. Victims are George Edgar John Jr. 22 of Lake City Tennessee and Thomas Leroy Towles 18 of Chandler North Carolina. Both were stationed at Charleston Naval Base. John served at the mine craft base and Towles was a crewman aboard the USS Tutulia.
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Newberry
S.C
George Edgar John Jr
Lake City
Tenn
Charleston
Thomas Leroy Towles
Chandler
N.C
Charleston Naval Base
Brown's Crossroads
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N. J
Denner
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New Arab Federation
Charlotte Missile Plant
New England
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
South Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic States
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Middle Mississippi
Perm
Ieawning CO
Dson Street
Cadillac
High Point
N. Main Street
Highland Motors, Inc
High Point, N. C
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