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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson, returning from his first campaign swing, underlined the advantage of incumbency. He disclosed military secrets from the Pentagon twice in two days, drawing wide public attention as Goldwater campaigns.
Sen Barry Goldwater opened a campaign swing in Texas charging President Johnson overspends and expands the federal payroll. He cited an 18,339 rise in payroll and $10 million daily spending over Kennedy era, as Strom Thurmond joined forces with him in South and the South.
Cape Kennedy Fla AP Saturn 1 achieves 7th straight test flight placing an unmanned Apollo boilerplate Moonship into orbit. The 200 foot, 570 ton rocket fires 1.5 million pounds thrust for 147 seconds and reaches roughly 115 to 135 miles high. NASA notes flawless performance as nine astronauts observe.
Heads of 56 Transport Workers Union locals recommended unanimously acceptance of a new contract for 15 000 Pennsylvania Railroad maintenance employees. The Presidents' Council approved the pact in Pittsburgh after a year of negotiations. Terms were held pending union ratification.
Six railroad craft unions announce a nationwide strike starting 6 am Tuesday September 22. Michael Fox AFL CIO Railway Employes president cites duty to members and demands a job security agreement with five year pay guarantees amid tech changes. Some lines exempted include Pennsylvania Railroad Long Island Rail Road and Southern Railway with mediators unable to avert action.
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers announced a new agreement similar to Chrysler’s contract with a Christmas bonus funded by the unemployment benefit pool. The bonus could reach 25 to 100 dollars per worker and may be paid in 1965. The deal includes enhanced pensions, earlier retirement, extra vacation and holidays, expanded insurance, and increased severance pay.
King Constantine of Greece, 24, and his 18 year old bride Princess Anne Marie of Denmark married in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at Athens Cathedral. Crowds roared under 90 degree heat as cannons fired salutes and the couple rode in an open horse drawn carriage. The youthful sovereigns appeared a striking pair amid Byzantine ceremony and national pomp.
The Pentagon reports another possible clash in the Gulf of Tonkin after North Vietnamese PT boats attacked U S destroyers last month. Earlier flash reports were unclear and one account suggested a U S destroyer may have been involved.
Washington reports that Americans used about 52 percent of the extra take home pay in April to June, with economists predicting July and August could show higher spending. Officials caution no firm total yet as stimulus effects are watched for impact on production and jobs.
Barry Goldwater on CBS TV at 9 30 PM Dodge Motor Home display at McGregor Motor Co Dance Rocky Glenn Patty Kake Medora’s Moose Fish Fry 4 to 8 Legion dance Je Tones tonight list of events and shows for the evening.
A cutting machine fatally crushed coal miner Albert G. Ludwig 37 near Carrolltown Cambria County inside Sterling Coal Co Mine 10. Ludwig of Hastings R D was pronounced dead at Miners Hospital Spangler after the accident Thursday night.
Anonymous calls to police and the Springfield Leader Press warned that Barry Goldwater would be shot in the city on the day of his campaign stop. A disguised male caller to police and a woman to the reporter conveyed the same threat, prompting security checks.
Mayo doctor Charles W. Mayo says people today care more about health than a generation ago and medical skills will save more lives. He notes improved education on health and early detection, citing life insurance advertising and health writing as influences.
Secretary McNamara said two U S antisatellite systems scored several intercepts of satellites up to hundreds of miles above Earth. He noted high classification and disclosed use of the Air Force Thor missile and Army Nike Zeus device. Intercepts dated Aug 1 1963 and May 29 1964, each roughly a year after initiation.
The forecast calls for light rain today tonight and most of Saturday. Highs near 78 with a low around 60. Saturday will see temperatures in the mid 70s and unsettled conditions.
CBS airs Barry Goldwater law/order program tonight at 9 30. Indiana Florists Elks and Guests offer fish dinners Friday served from 5 to 8 with roses and other items for sale.
Death notices list James Bowman 75 of Indiana, Florence Meyer Brown 78 of North Carolina Street Ebenburg formerly Marion Center, Pamela Mae Kephart infant of Homer City R D 1, Mary E. Nicely 84 of Everett Pa formerly Indiana, Effie Penman of 351 South Main Street Homer City.
At the Vatican Ecumenical Council Pope Paul VI supports discussing shared power with bishops while some bishops oppose action. Debate centers on pastoral duties and how to apply general principles, with a vote expected on the schema to define church structure.
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