Power and unions reshape New York newspaper scene
A World Journal Tribune merger and closures show labor and financial strain in 1940s New York press. The article notes persistent union pressure and the rapid demise of the paper amid strikes, with the Daily News merger triggering the latest shutdown. The piece also mentions the upcoming July 4 observance of the Freedom of Information Act and its impact on access to government records.
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New York
Ae Tee
E World Journal Tribune
Iker
World Journaf Tribune
York
Daily News
World Journal Bane
Lords of Labor
Wall Street Journal
Orlando
Fia
Sentinel
Highway Dept awards $194445 bid for eight passenger plane
Attle Rock AP reports the Highway Department selects Rock Airmotive Inc for eight passenger twin engine Commander aircraft. The department deemed the Beechcraft obsolete and unsuitable to keep in air.
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Attle Rock
Highway Department
the Rock Airmotive, Inc
Johnson Proposes Public Financing For Campaigns
Washington AP reports Senator Johnson endorses eminent subsidies for major campaign expenses and suggests extending public financing to sessional campaigns. He calls for financing total expenses of democratic processes with refunds and bans on money from private sources.
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Ashington
Sient Johnson
Appearohnson
Tol Hil
Oil Wells Under Way In Hempstead County
Two oil wells are being drilled in Hempstead County. Patmos Wireless Drilling Co will test Smackover Lime at 6,000 feet on H. L. Copes land No. 2, near Patmos. Skelly Ohvo is drilling J. A. Jones No. 1 for Smackover Lime test at 4,200 feet, southeast of Hope.
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Hempstead County
Patmos Wireless Driling Co
H. L. Copes Land
Patmos
Hope Skelly Ohvo
J. A. Jones
World Solo Finished in 255 Days
Sir Francis Chichester nears completion of his 28000 mile solo voyage around the world as RAF planes search the seas. His yacht Gipsy Moth IV, about 385 miles from Plymouth, travels at roughly eight knots amid Atlantic swells. The 65 year old yachtsman, who began August 27, appeared fit and waved to the planes which dropped a red canister reading the RAF welcomes you. He was sighted about 230 miles off southwestern England this morning.
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Plymouth
England
Francis Chichester
Royal Air Force
Chichester
Francois
Radio Man is a Candidate for Fort Smith Mayor
Jack B. Freese general manager of radio station KFPW filed Thursday as a candidate in the August 1 election to choose a mayor under the city administrator form of government.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Jack B. Freese
KFPW
Raises Sought for Low Paid Medical Center Workers
Arkansas lawmakers say University of Arkansas Medical Center pay for lower echelon staff remains under 2500 dollars annually despite legislative authorization. Rep. Paul Meers plans to urge Gov. Rockefeller to act, possibly in a special session, and to consider bills forcing max salaries after 90 days of service.
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Little Rock
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Paul Meers
Meers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Storm Whaley
The
University
You Better Believe Little Things Make Life Worth Living
Hal Boyle reflects on small daily joys that give life meaning from warm domestic moments to shared memories and simple pleasures. The piece contrasts ordinary scenes with wartime farewells, shop windows, family health, and small personal triumphs, celebrating human connection and hope.
Trial on Levy court martial hinges on intent and ethics
Capt Howard B Levy faces a court martial at Fort Jackson over disobeying orders to train U S Special Forces medics. The judge ruled war crimes testimony nondefensive and weighing intent ethics remains. Levy, a Brooklyn dermatologist, argues the order violated professional ethics while prosecutors stress the motive to promote disloyalty.
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Don McKee
Columbia
S.C
Howard B. Levy
Levy
Brooklyn
N.Y
U. S
Vietnam
Brown
Army
Richard M. Shusterman
Charles B. Morgan Jr
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Group Places Negro on Police List
The State Police Commission listed Marion Taylor Jr for eligibility to join the state troopers, potentially making him the first Black member of the force. Officials noted a move toward employing Negro troopers, as 43 promotions were approved, including majors and captains, and a division merger was authorized with bids on a four‑seat Cessna for rapid relocation.
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Little Rock
State Police Commission
Marion Taylor Jr
Herman Lindsey
Kenneth McKee
Bill Miller
Gene Doghem
Ernest
Leathernecks Battle for Hill 117
Marines and North Vietnamese fought for Hill 117 near Con Thien with a foothold gained after two days. US command reported 92 enemy dead and 10 Americans killed with 54 wounded in the central highlands clash. Carrier planes struck Kep and Hoa Lac airfields near Hanoi as Air Force bombers hit a surface-to-air base 40 miles north.
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Saigon
Hill 117
Con Thien
da Nang
U. S
U.S
Kep
Hanoi
Hoa Lac
Wai
Special Call for Doctors Inducts Twenty Arkansas Doctors
Twenty of the 23 Arkansas doctors invited under the current special call received their induction notices and will be inducted between July and September.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Ford Says School Aid Amendment Benefits Arkansas
Arkansas will get several million dollars in extra federal aid to education under an amendment to Johnson’s elementary and secondary education bill. Education Commissioner Arch Ford said the amendment changes the Title 1 funding formula and was tacked onto the Johnson bill by Rep. Sam Gibbons. The bill passed the House and goes to the Senate, with Ford noting it favors Arkansas and more than 30 other poor states with limited financial resources.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Johnson
Arch Ford
A. S
Sam Gibbons
House
Senate
Gibbons
Ford
International Millionaire Dies in Sydney
International merchant Robert Perez de la Sala, 50, reputedly worth 112 million dollars, died Friday in Sydney of a heart attack. He led John Manners Co., a Hong Kong shipping firm, and had interests in mining, race horses, and real estate across Australia, the United States, and Asia. He reportedly owned an entire street of shops destroyed by an earthquake in 1964 in Anchorage.
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Sydney
Australia
Robert Perez de la Sala
Soa
de la Sala
John Manners Co
Hong Kong
United States
Asia
Anchorage
Tolber Corporation Solves Industrial Problems in Hope
Tolber Corporation of Hope thrives on solving protective coating problems for diverse surfaces from shaving lotion bottles to tank cars. Led by Clyde Fouse, the firm emphasizes research and development, with 22 percent of effort dedicated to finding industrial solutions, including a current focus on galvanized wire for chicken coops in Southwest Arkansas.
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Tolber Corporation of Hope
Tolber
Empire State Building
Hope
Clyde Fouse
Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Michigan Chrome and Chemical Company of
Detroit
Tolleson and Huber
Huber
Polly Tolleson
Tolber Corporation
Arkansas
Greek Regime Frees 270 Political Prisoners
The Greek military regime reports the release of 270 political prisoners from Yioura island, the second batch in 10 days. About 6,000 held on Yioura, with 250 released on May 17. Prisoners moved to the mainland by navy landing craft. security committees review cases as releases push toward 3,500 by next week.
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Athens
Aegean
Yioura
Miss Buck to Open Center for Children
Novelist Pearl Buck arrives in Seoul to open a center educating 3,000 mixed Korean American children and aiding their mothers with employment and security. She will pick a site and attend the groundbreaking during a three week stay. She plans additional centers costing over 9 million dollars in Japan Okinawa Formosa Philippines Thailand and South Vietnam.
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Seoul
South Korea
Pearl Buck
Japan
Okinawa
Formosa
Philippines
Thailand
South Vietnam
Middle East Crisis shapes regional alignments and rhetoric
Reports from Beirut and Damascus depict Cairo radio declaring U S support for Israel and threatening action against Syria while Soviet and French stances are portrayed as gaining Arab friendship. Saudi Arabia and Jordan face Cairo criticism for pro-Western ties as Big Four talks loom. In Edinburgh, Scotland, women seek ministers in the Presbyterian Church of Scotland after a preliminary favorable vote.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Pene
Villian
Syria
Cairo
United States
Israel
Damascus
U.S
Mediterranean
Monachies
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Cairo Radio
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Egypt
U.N. Security Council
Council
Edinburgh
Scotland
Humphrey Praises Health Hopeful About Future
Vice President Hubert Humphrey, two days from 56, told reporters in a Capitol Hill office he is happy in his job and in good health. He defended his creed, expressed optimism about Vietnam policy and Johnson’s popularity, and said he wants faster progress on social legislation. He praised his wife and family and declined personal frustration in public life.
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Robert E. Geiger
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Vietnam
Humaphrey
Pye
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