Fishermen unions split over cannery price dispute
Rival unions square off at docks over a price deal for sardines. ILWU and AFL CIO factions clash after a vote to accept cannery terms of 55 dollars per ton, while ILWU push for 80, with pickets and police presence secured along Fisherman's Wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Migliaccio
Migliaccio
Afl-Cio Seine and
Line Fishermen
Herb Shannon
Pedro
W. 21St St
AFL
Fisherreen
International Longshoremen's
Line Fisherman’s Union
ILWU
Line Fisherman's Union
John, J. Royal
Fisherman’s Wharf
18Th and
Mesa Sts
Aflcio
Case of the Live Corpse and Damages Suit
Insurance circles report a case titled the Live Corpse involving a staged drowning and a noted blonde. A separate damage suit seeks 370 million dollars with claims and counterclaims. the trucking industry receives an initial 6.66 million dollar award from railroads.
Farmers Hurl Eggs at Benson in South Dakota clash
In Sioux Falls a crowd of about 7 500 confronted Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson at a mass meeting during the South Dakota Mechanical Corn Pelting Contest. Eggs flew near Benson and hit his hat and Gov Joe Foss as troopers detained five farmers. Police recorded names but made no immediate arrests.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
South Dakota
Joe Foss
Saud arrives in Beirut for talks with Cha moun on Middle East developments
King Saud of Saudi Arabia landed in Beirut on Thursday to meet President Camille Chamoun and discuss ongoing Middle East developments. The visit signals regional diplomacy amid tension and shifting alliances in the area.
Meteor Fireball Lights Up Western Skies Over Rockies
A bright meteor lit the predawn western sky Thursday, nearly missing a Navy transport with 539 aboard. Lt Cmdr Norris reported circling the fireball and seeing it crash near the Colorado Utah border as Air Force and civilian pilots from North Dakota to Utah observed the event. Scientists said the flaming object was a meteorite and unrelated to a recent Russian satellite.
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Denver VF
Navy
Cmdr
W. F. Norris
Colorado-Utah
North Dakota
Utah
Air Force
George Worrell
Cleveland
443Rd
320Th
March Afb
Riverside
Calif
Thermopolis
Wyo
U S Defends Turkey Pact Against Khrushchev Charge
The State Department rejected Khrushchev's claim that the United States sought to incite Turkey against Syria and affirmed U S defense commitments to Turkey. The release urged restraint and warned that war could extend beyond any single area.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Turkey
Nikita Ss. Khrushchev
State Department
Khrushchev
Syria
Communist Party
The
New York Times
Milwaukee Tops For Happiness New York Feels Gloomy
Reporters describe Milwaukee as the happiest spot on Thursday night while New York appears the gloomiest. The piece jokingly notes Archibald Out as the unhappiest figure in New York and mentions Casey as a known associate.
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Milwaukee
New York
Ford Orl
Slaughter
Weatherman
Archibald
Casey
Milwaukee Braves World Series Celebration Ousts City
Milwaukee fans flood downtown and the Wisconsin Avenue corridor to welcome the Braves after their World Series win against the Yankees. Police estimate crowds from 400000 to 750000 as motorcade routes are blocked and a stadium gathering becomes the new focal point.
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Millwaukee
Millen
Wisconsin
Braves
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Avenue
Howard Johnson
Tencen Anner
New York Yankees
Sputnik Spotted by U S and Canada
Combined News Services reports that U S and Canadian observers sighted Russia s speeding earth satellite and its rocket stage. James Plato of Operation Moonwatch in New Haven Conn reported the sighting at 6 23 a m edt from the state teachers college roof. Fort Churchill Canada observers photographed the satellite.
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Washington
Sputnik
United States
Canada
Russia
James Plato
Con
Necticut
New Haven
Conn
State
Teachers College
Fort Churchill
GU S
Arctic Circle
McElroy Delays Missile Selection Decision
Washington Defense Secretary McElroy postponed choosing between the Army and Air Force intermediate ballistic missiles pending more data. A top official said a final decision may take months as Holiday and scientists advised caution. The National Security Council discussed accelerating the U.S. rocket program amid bipartisan criticism of missile-satellite delays.
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Washington
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Army
Air Force
A McElroy
William M. Holiday
Holiday
U.S
Eisenhower
Russia
Anne Wheaton
Washington&ei
Sia
Arctic Circle
Energy Commission
4EC
Tment
National Security Counil
America
Could Happen Again Interest Rates on Home Loans Loom
L A C notes that rates on home loans may rise to seven percent under tight government money policy aimed at curbing inflation. The president of the California Saving and Loan Association cites current rates near six and one half percent and recalls 1928 29 when seven percent loans preceded a banking downturn. Safeguards exist but the threat remains.
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California Saving & Loan Association
Eisenhower presides as committee studies IRBM options
President Eisenhower chairs a meeting where McElroy announces continued Jupiter and Thor tests until a solid technical basis for an IRBM program decision is found. He cites a Wilson committee formed August 13 to evaluate the Thor and Jupiter programs, with RIGUP to determine the better option or potential combination. The Defense Department briefed attendees on the ongoing testing review.
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Eisenhower
McElroy
Wilson
Petty Thief Admits Guilt Walks From City Jail
A 20 year old prisoner escaped Thursday while en route back to the City Jail after a 30 day sentence for petty theft. Walter J. Evans of 1215 Lewis Ave pleaded guilty to petty theft and was sentenced by Judge Lyman B. Sutter. Evans slipped away from fellow prisoners as they waited for the jail elevator in City Hall and was not missed for hours.
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Beig
Walter J. Evans
Lewis Ave
Evans
Lyman B. Sutter
Sinkage Protested by Labor in Long Beach
The California State Federation of Labor urged Governor Knight to convene a special legislative session to address Jané sinking in Long Beach. It sought remedial legislation and authorized officials to back its passage. The group warned the subsidence threatens about 100,000 jobs in the Long Beach Los Angeles shipyard and related industries, blaming production and noting the absence of laws to force action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California State Federation’ of Labor
Goodwin Knight
Long Beach
Jandsink
Naval
Los Angeles
Federation
Pinch leads to $9,000 theft in Las Vegas hotel
In Las Vegas a burglar fleeing a hotel room carried $9,000 in cash and jewelry from two Detroit couples. Mrs Shacket and Mrs Sitmon, visiting to change from swimming attire, mistook a burglar for a prankster when she pinched him. The thief escaped with $4,800 cash from the Shacket room and $3,500 jewelry from the adjoining Simon room linked to Detroit construction companies.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Detroit
Ben ‘Shacket
Gayle Sitmon
Shacket
Simon
Shacket and Simon ‘Opensare Construction Companies
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