Rail strike shuts Midwest rail network harming commerce
A telegraphers strike by the Chicago and North Western Railway disabled about 10,600 miles of track across the nine state Midwest. Disruptions halted suburban service for 35,000 commuters and threatened grain and freight movement as negotiators worked toward a quick settlement before Labor Day, with widespread economic strain and supply disruptions amid the national railroad pullback.
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Midwest
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Yaya
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
North Western
Finhesoto
Iowa
Mlinois
C&nw
Washington
Johnson Sees Greece Visit Amid Cyprus Turmoil
Vice President and Mrs. Johnson flew to Athens after a 24 hour Cyprus state visit. Crowds in Nicosia cheered Turkish protesters while Greek shopkeepers and locals greeted the party with cautious applause. The visit sparks debate over U S support for Cyprus union with Greece and the island’s Communist Party share of the electorate.
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Cypru
Lyndon’ B
Athen
Jorus
Anson
Johnson
Nicosia
Vce
Fox
Greece
Weather summary for July 1962 precipitation and showers
Total precipitation through July reached 29.01 inches up from 32.89 inches last year. Weather remained cloudy and mild with showers and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight.
Film Star Sofia Loren Proxy Marriage Voided
In Juarez Mexico a Mexican court voided the proxy marriage of film star Sofia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti. The action may drop bigamy charges in Italy. Loren had never married before and Ponti held a Mexican divorce from his first wife.
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Milan
Haly
Sophia Loren
Carlo Ponti
Italy
Juarez
Mexico
Antonio Lopez Machuca
Miss Loren
Francisco Uranga Munoz
Mario Luzzati
Milian
Charles
Ponti
Juaren
Giuliana Fiastra
Bond Tributes Senator Wiley In Milwaukee Parade
The Mukwonago High School band, famed after a Wiley photo, greeted Senator Alexander Wiley during a five day Milwaukee swing. Wiley kissed band director Richard Underberg's baby daughter Vicki three times for photographers as the AP wirephoto distributed the trombone moment and stoked reader mail.
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Milwaukee
Mukwonaga
Alexander Wiley
Senate
Wiley
Richard Underberg
Vicki
Associated Press
Little Rock Dept Store Sales Dip
ST LOUIS AP department store data shows Little Rock sales fell a percent last week from the 1961 level, with the entire Eighth Federal Reserve District down in most markets. Memphis rose 5 percent while Louisville and St. Louis dropped, and seven smaller cities also declined. Over four weeks district sales rose 1 percent, and year to date sales exceed last year by 5 percent.
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Little Rock
Federal Reserve
Memphis
Louisville
Fire in Ecuador Claims Twenty Four Lives in Guayaquil
A deadly fire in Guayaquil killed 24 people and injured 30, destroying a square block of homes in a poor port district. At least seven victims were children, and around 700 residents were left homeless.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
API
Red tinged career of Justice Frankfurter ends
James Marlow reviews Justice Felix Frankfurter who retires at 79 after a career marked by strict civic practice and liberal support then growing conservative criticism. He notes anti semitic pressure during his 1939 nomination and continued political debate over his judicial philosophy.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Justice Welix
Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Dilting
Red Network
Red Revolutionary Movement
United States
Mississippi
James C. Eastland
Senate
Evacuation Flight Starts From Havana for 303 Refugees
A five day evacuation from Cuba to Mexico begins with 303 people leaving Havana on chartered flights arranged by Uruguay. The first flight to Merida carries 48 occupants, including 57 political refugees and 11 children, with one flight nightly planned until all are relocated.
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Havaii
Mexico
Merida
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
RecordTraffic Deaths Near 22 000 In First Seven Months
Chicago AP reports nearly 22 000 people were killed in U S traffic accidents from Jan 4 to Aug 1. The National Safety Council notes 21 960 fatalities with 3 840 deaths occurring in July, marking a record month.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ike Says U S Disarmament Proposals Go Far
President Dwight D. Eisenhower said the latest U S disarmament proposals went about as far as any sane person could go yet the Soviets would not agree to any decent inspection giving confidence to disarm He spoke at a shipboard news conference on returning from a five week tour of six European countries.
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New York
API
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
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Eisenhower
Europedia
Bobcats Scrimmage Postponed By Soggy Field
Coach John Pierce told the Star the planned scrimmage with the Bobcats tonight is postponed due to a soggy field. An intra squad game is expected early next week to give boosters a preview before the regular season begins.
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John Pierce
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Bobcats
Pierce
Focal Boosters
Contempt Threatened Over Steel Cost Data Probe
Southern Democrats on the Senate Judic iary Committee weigh contempt action as the Antitrust subcommittee votes 5 to 2 to cite Bethlehem Republic National and Armco steel chiefs for contempt for not complying with subpoenas seeking detailed production cost figures. Kefauver leads the unit, arguing the data are needed to judge steel pricing after a 24 per ton price increase that Kennedy pressured. The full Judiciary Committee, a conservative panel, is not expected to meet until mid next week.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Bethlehem, Republic
National
Armte Steel
Kennedy
Kefauver
Wikee Er
Lh Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Dirksen
Kefauger
Bethlehem
A. B. Homer
Edmund Martin
Frank R. Brugler
Republic
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George M. Feiel
Thomas E. Millsop
Jhhairman
George Stinson
Armco
Logan T. Johnston
D. E. Reichelderster
Burma to receive 34 million for farm machinery aid
The Burmese government announced that the United States Agency for International Development will provide 34 million dollars to supply agricultural machinery. The program aims to open up 30,600 acres each year to boost production.
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Burma
API
Bursma
U.S. Agency For International Development
Piventiners Helped Thief Get Away
Baltimore AP recounts a burglary in which a youth stole a $200 rug and a $94 wallet from Herbert’s bedroom. The thief fled through the back door as Herman, fresh from a shower, pursued him but could not stop the getaway.
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Herbert
Herman
Aftet
No Question by Business Over Economy
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON reports that this week’s presidential news conference brought no questions about the economy. Traders expect a post Labor Day pickup, while Congress’s late session remains a key risk for business plans.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Congress
Hoover Recovers After Major Surgery in 88th Year
Former President Herbert Hoover continues to recuperate after a three hour operation for removal of an intestinal tumor. A Columbia Presbyterian hospital spokesman said Hoover is in satisfactory condition and improving, with reports noting a better day previously.
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New York
Herbert
Hoover
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
New Plant for El Dorado to be Built
Engineering Wood Inc a wood laminating company formed by eight sawmills in Arkansas and north Louisiana will locate a 40000 square foot plant in El Dorado. TD R James Jr announced the decision. The facility will employ more than 50 people and be partly financed by private capital with a bond issue of 730000 and an 8 mill tax increase to aid construction.
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EL Dorado, Ark
Engineered Wood, Inc
Arkansas
Louisiana
el Dorado
R. James Jr
Greater EL Dorado
Iit
Union County
Food and drink shine at world fairs from Paris to Seattle
The piece traces how cuisine shaped world fairs from 1672 Paris coffee tents to the 1904 St Louis hamburger and ice cream cone idea by Ernest Hamwi. It notes evolving food novelties, chefs, and exhibits, and speculates on future Seattle discoveries at the Century 21 Exposition.
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Seable
Space Needle
St. Germain
Paris
Pascal
England
Prince Albert
London
Cale
Lonton
Victoria
Philadelphia
Ernest A. Hamwi
Lion
Korea
Copenhagen Square
Industrial groups to meet Arkansas law changes
Representatives of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission and several industrial groups were to meet at the State Capitol with the Lalor Industry Committee of the Legislative Council. The session, prompted by Rep. Jack Quokes, aims to craft laws to speed industrial growth, chaired by Rep. Virgil T. Fletcher.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
Arkansas
Lalor Industry Committee
Legislative Council
Jack Qukes
Woorure
Virgil T. Fletcher
Saline County
Firemen Gain Upper Hand on Two Mountain Fires
Los Angeles area crews reported containment on one brush fire and control on another as moist offshore winds aided mopping up efforts north of the city during the night. The fires prompted firefighting measures and temporary evacuations nearby.
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Los Angeles
Sito
Segregation Case Before U S Court Albany Ga
U S District Judge J Robert Elliott heard a desegregation suit against Albany officials who blocked access to parks libraries and travel facilities. City counsel argued lack of a real controversy while plaintiff Dr W G Anderson and NAACP attorneys pressed for proper relief. Separate incident saw 23 protesters jailed after a prayer vigil at City Hall as clergy from Chicago area headed to a demonstration.
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Albany
U.S
J. Robert Elliott
Elliott
Hilliard P. Burt
Com
Plainant
W. G. Anderson
Albany Negro Leader
Burt
Constance Baker Motley
New York
Ley
Thients
City Hall
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Atte Eiellys
Continuing Bible Readings In Boston Schools
Massachusetts Education Commissioner Kiernan urges local schools to persist with Bible readings in public schools. In a memorandum he states the Supreme Court ruling addressed voluntary prayer drafted by public authorites, implying readings may continue under department interpretation.
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Boston
Owen B. Kiernan
Massachusetts
Commissioner of Education
Kiernan
Department
U.S. Supreme Court
New York
Gable Estate Sued for $100,000 in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a new $100,000 suit was filed against the estate of Clark Gable by Mrs. Jil Winkler Rath. She alleges Gable broke a promise to win her the amount after withdrawing a similar suit last year. Rath, widow of publicist Oto Winkler, says Gable induced her husband to accompany Carole Lombard and pressured her to accept a smaller airline settlement.
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Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Jil Winkler Rath
Gable
Check Reveals No Smallpox
New York AP move reports two persons suspected of smallpox at Bellevue Hospital tested negative for the disease. The quarantine at Idlewild Airport affected 260 people after arrivals from Brazil. Hospital officials said the individuals actually suffered from mile infestation rather than smallpox.
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New York
APY
Bellevue Hospital
Idlewild
Brazil
Mile
Dumas Cleans Up Negro Night Spots
Dumas Arkansas AP report says the Desk County Grand Jury urged a cleanup of Negro night clubs in Dumas and strict enforcement of a law barring minors from pool halls. Circuit Judge Henry W. Smith of Pine Bluff received the Grand Jury findings after Sheriff Robert Moore raided locations and arrested four persons on garbling charges.
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Ark
Desk County Grand Jury
Henry W. Smith
Vof Pine Blut
Robert Os. Moore
Durnis
Gariblies
Cuban shore clash raises U S Cuban tensions over Cuba
A U S Navy plane patrolling 15 miles off Cuba came under fire from vessels believed Cuban. The White House warned Fidel Castro that U S forces will fire back in future encounters. Officials noted ongoing Russian arms shipments to Cuba and heightened security measures across Havana. Congress voiced anger over the incident and the risk of further clashes.
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White House
Fidel Castro
State Department
U.S
Washington
Scilban
Coadb
Florida
Congress
Cage Tee
Thomas H. “Ruchel
California
United States
Castro
Havana
Las Villas
Oriente
Las Villas Provinca
Cubsts
Singer Jane Morgan leaves hospital after late recording session
New York AP reports singer Jane Morgan exited Roosevelt Hospital identifying fatigue from a long recording session with no food as the cause. She said she planned to rest before an engagement in Syracuse, but she blacked out unexpectedly while preparing for travel.
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New York
Jane Morgan
Roosevelt Hospital
Syracuse
N.Y
Death by Drowning in Hot Springs
Garland County coroner said Minnie Elizabeth Brown aged 69 was found float in Lake Hamilton near her home south of Hot Springs. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause of death, with drowning believed the apparent cause.
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Ark
Minnie
Elizabeth Brown
Lake Hamilton
Hot i
Springs
Garland County
Ld. C. Lee
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