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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1964
Page
1
New York reports a 60,000 strong East Coast Longshoremen strike continuing despite President Johnson’s Taft Hartley intervention. Key dispute centers on automation on docks. AFL CIO leader Gleason vows no work without proper papers as workers at Manhattan piers walk off early.
At SDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE the Air Force’s triple supersonic interceptor, originally the A-11, now tagged F 324, wowed reporters with a public display. The craft achieved 2300 mph in a near vertical climb, underscoring its potential to counter bomber threats, amid officials noting its development dates back to 1959.
St Louis moved atop the National League with an 8 3 win over Philadelphia while Cincinnati dropped to Pittsburgh in six innings 1 4. The Cardinals lead the Reds by one game and the Phillies by two with three games left in the pennant chase.
Hurricane Hilda strengthens to 90 mph heads for Gulf Coast with watches issued in Texas cities Houston Beaumont Wharton and Padre Island warned to stay off shores. State Red Cross plan evacuations for low lying areas as Austin standby alert notes.
President Johnson aims for a Europe peace pilgrimage within weeks after the November 9 election if he wins. He plans talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in Paris and seeks meetings with NATO officials and leaders including de Gaulle, Dard, and Britain’s PM after Britain’s October 18 vote.
New York City's principal fleet of school buses was immobilized for four days, halting service and stranding thousands of pupils. The Children’s Bus Service Inc. notified the Board of Education, affecting about 7,000 riders who depend on bus transport. The action, linked to a dispute over nonunion drivers, left many students without their usual means to get to school.
Moira O Connor, a young woman who says she posed as an attractive volunteer and used a fake identity to ride Goldwater campaign trains across Ohio and West Virginia, recounts being removed from the train in Parkersburg and later meeting staffers in Cincinnati. She asserts others distributed Whistle Stop literature and that the incident was routine political theater.
In a stubborn impasse, Teamsters and Food Employers Council fail to advance after a day of bargaining. The strike, now in its seventeenth day, began in a San Fernando Valley wholesale house and has spread to about ten Southland retail outlets. Mass meetings persist as both sides hold firm on automation and salaries, with no reported progress.
Boston workers walked out at noon in a contract dispute risking gas service to about 300,000 customers in Boston and 31 other communities. Negotiations stretched past the strike deadline while company officials claimed natural gas supplies remained unaffected and planned limited production safeguards.
Unofficial reports cite over 1,000 deaths as monsoon floods devastate seven states. Macherla in Andhra Pradesh hit hardest with 25,000 residents facing tidal torrents. Hospitals overwhelmed, thousands stranded on rooftops, and crops ruined, triggering a national famine crisis. Emergency measures discussed as government tallies tolls and displacement.
A dull trading day on the stock market saw overall averages slip amid mixed results. Investors stayed cautious as industry leaders posted uneven performances across sectors.
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