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Nationwide Rail Strike Delayed for Fifteen Days
Negotiators for more than 200 railroads and five operating unions met with President Johnson to seek a 15 day delay and a decision by 6 00 p m The Illinois Central president Wayne Johnston pledged continued efforts for a fair national settlement The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers leader Roy Davidson announced telegr.am messages to suspend strike actions as talks continued The White House remained silent past 10 30 pm with Johnson later saying service would continue and negotiations would resume The postponement kept a nationwide railway shutdown at bay and avoided a broader crisis involving about 500 000 workers and urgent emergency measures (text)
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