Phone Walkout Ends after 4 Day Strike
In New York a walkout by 23,800 telephone equipment installers ended as negotiators reached a two year contract with Western Electric and the Communications Workers of America. The pact retroactive to Aug. 29 includes a pay raise of 6 to 12 cents per hour, a 25 cent daily travel allowance increase, and a $6.50 daily transfer expense allowance, with wage and travel talks to reopen after one year pending union ratification.
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Russian trawler defies NATO warship ring off Scotland
A 100-foot Soviet fishing vessel ignored signals and sailed between U S and Western warships in a NATO exercise area off Scotland's River Clyde. Navy officials said no legal bar prevents such sailing, while NATO Blue forces move north with submarines and carrier aircraft ready for anti submarine operations.
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Robert B. Pirie
Navy plans flu shots for 68 000 in Long Beach area
The Navy outlines inoculation plans for about 68,000 active duty personnel dependents and retirees in the Long Beach Los Angeles area against Asian flu with initial shots followed by a booster. Air Force base will inoculate about 400 active duty personnel beginning Sept 30. Health officials report 100,000 U.S. Asian flu cases and 6,957,032 vaccine doses released since Aug 14. Colorado University considers converting the Student Union into a hospital if outbreaks worsen.
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Denver Civil Defense Office
Fraternity and Sorority
Will Gives Notice to Quit Post Will Gives Notice to Quit Post
LOS ANGELES CNL County Manager Arthur J Will announced he will retire effective December 1 after a long tenure. In a letter to Chairman Iatn Anson Foard he said he will file his retirement Oct 2 and cited serious heart problems as the reason. He would be eligible for a 101354 monthly pension under the county plan. Born in 1898 he began as a day laborer in 1932 and rose to head the charities department before becoming county manager six years ago.
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Earthquake tests show need for more than a bomb
At the Nevada test site scientists found a small atomic blast cannot produce a satisfactory earthquake. An Air Force captain's ballooning skills aided a jet bailout on Thursday, with details on page A1 and C-10.
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What Have You Done With Your Time Civic Thought
Two civic-minded men aged 95 and 65 discussed time use at a meeting on a fundraising project. The piece reflects on life expectancy and each man’s energy, noting similar aptitudes despite age differences. It hints at continued work and contribution, with a continuation on Page A-10.
Navy Sets Test Firing for Polaris Missile Deterrent
The Polaris 1500 mile range missile will be fired from a submerged submarine as a moving launcher described by Vice Admiral Felt. At Cape Canaveral two projectiles were fired, one likely Snark and the other unidentified, with the later shot at 3 14 PM unknown in identity.
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Harry D. Felt
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TVA appoints new director Arnold Jones in Knoxville
Arnold R. Jones, former director of the budget, was sworn in Thursday as the ninth director in the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 24 year history, during a ceremony in Knoxville Tennessee.
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EARTHA KITT ROBINSON BACK JKE Top Negroes
Eartha Kitt and Jackie Robinson sided with Louis Armstrong against a Russia trip. Armstrong, in Philadelphia, criticized the South and Eisenhower, and later suggested he might still go if advised by his manager. Lena Horne and Marian Anderson weighed in on the political pressure and risks of Soviet scrutiny.
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Vengeful Boy Hurls Lye on Foe at Brooklyn School
A 17 year old student threw caustic lye into a Brooklyn high school classroom injuring 20 students and a teacher. The target, David Ozersky, 16, may lose sight as the chemical drenched his face and shoulders. Panic spread as seniors tried to jump from windows under the history teacher’s restraint.
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Suit Filed to Block Hoffa Vote at Teamsters Convention
A federal suit filed by New York area Teamsters members seeks to bar the September 30 Miami Beach convention election of new officers. Plaintiffs allege more than 80 percent of delegates were hand picked by Hoffa and other officials, asking for an injunction until new delegates are chosen by rank and file. The case is in the hands of Washington lawyer Godfrey Schmidt of Dodd Kaplan Schmidt.
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Martin J. Lacey
New York
Bargaining by WM Just Isn’t Funny Sale Stopped
A closing-out sale led by WM Just featured strong shirts meant to mock laundry. Mrs. WM interrupted the event claiming she had previously bought the same items for WM and found them laughably defective, prompting a halt to the sale.
Faubus defies subpoena as court showdown looms
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus spurned a federal subpoena and fought to bar the National Guard from Central High School. He warned of possible violence and said he would pursue appeals to the Eighth Circuit and possibly the Supreme Court, while his lawyers moved to disqualify Judge Ronald Davies.
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The Last Straw Tag Leads to Death by Own Action
A 37 year old man, Joseph Lucas, was found dead in a rented room bathroom in Los Angeles. Police report gas escaping from an open outlet and a note beside the body saying he had lost his savings and job and could not go on.
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