Dock Strike Mediation Urges Break in Deadlock
Presidential mediators labored against the clock to avert a strike by 60,000 dock workers from Maine to Texas at midnight. A walkout by the ILWU could halt more than 500 ships. Employers accepted the panel’s settlement proposals with changes, signaling a partial breakthrough in three months of talks.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
United States
James J. Reynolds
Association
Reynolds
Norfolk
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Auto Strike Settlement Chances Slim
Detroit AP reports slim chances for a nationwide auto strike settlement as GM UAW talks stall over local demands including coveralls locker rooms and parking. The union rejects a package and work gang size reduces from 20 to 17 remains a core obstacle affecting about a quarter million workers.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Louis G. Seaton
Sheriff Orders Reenactment of Blair Slaying Episode
Indiana County sheriffs reenactment led by Sheriff Paul Jeffries retraced Aug 19 20 locations in the Blair murder case. Robert Yarnal and Elmer Clark confessed to burglary and auto theft and were questioned as the autopsy linked the fatal bullet to Blair. No charges filed yet in the murder case.
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Walter Blair
Johnstown
Columbo Previte
Sheriff's
Virgil Yarnal
Homer City R. D
Elmer Wilson Clark
Black Lick
Paul W. Jeffries
Sipos
Robert Virgil Yarnal
Indiana
Paul Jeffries
Route 22
Armagh
Blair
Yarnal and Clark
Friel
Robinson
Jeffries
Yarnal
Miller Mine
Homer City R. D. 2
Clark
Carnegie
Edwin M. Clark
Indiana County
Cambria County
Camp Hill
Fishing Fleet Missing in Bay of Bengal Storm
A 75 boat fishing fleet with about 450 men is missing in heavy seas in the Bay of Bengal. Port officials at Kakinada say one survivor swam ashore Tuesday night claiming his boat capsized in a storm. five shipmates are believed drowned. He was weak after two days on driftwood.
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New Delhi
India
Bay of Bengal
Kakinada
Madras
Red China Near Nuclear Debut But Years Off
Washington sources say China can set off an atomic device but remains years from becoming a major nuclear power. Predictions point to 1964 or later, with anniversaries driving disclosures. Secretary Rusk noted readiness to fire a device at any time based on recent analyses.
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Washington
Red China
Peking
China
Dean Rusk
U.S
Weather outlook cool night and sunny Thursday
Weather update calls for clearing skies tonight with a low around 42 to 48 degrees. Thursday will be sunny and warmer across the region.
Reapportionment ruling shocks Pennsylvania Democrats
Pennsylvania Supreme Court voided the new reapportionment act and ordered the legislature to redraw lines for the 1966 elections. Chief Justice Bell blamed the U.S. Supreme Court for the situation while all seven justices found in favor of uniform one man, one vote standards. Scranton officials and Democratic leaders reacted visibly to the decision, with party chairman Otis Morse criticizing Scranton for not following the ruling.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Scranton
John C. Bell
U. S. Supreme Court
Pittsburgh
U.S. Court
General Assembly
Gov. Scranton
Otis B. Morse
Missing Bell operator Mary Nussbaum found slain in Pittsburgh
The 19 year old telephone operator Mary Katherine Nussbaum was found strangled in a wooded Robinson Township area after missing since September 22. An autopsy found no signs of sexual assault. authorities noted the body was dragged about 25 feet and fully clothed except for one shoe.
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Pittsburgh
Mary Katherine Nussbaum
Allegheny County
Miss Nussbaum
Emsworth
Bell Telephone Co
Robinson Two
Fire Co. Coral. Wedtix
Allegheny County Dist. Atty
Robert Duggan
Ralph Gogetay
Robinson Twp
Robert Wolf
Gogetay
Wolf
Ag Methods Criticized In Estes Case
The Senate Investigations subcommittee critiqued the Agriculture Department for disinterest and stagnation in handling Billie Sol Estes cotton schemes in Texas Pecos. After notice, the department halted the fraud. Estes remains free on bond while appealing convictions. Some Republicans accused officials of favoritism and ineptness, with additional statements from Mundt, Curtis, and others.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Texas
Pecos
Tex
Orville L. Freeman
Estes
Carl T. Curtis
Nebraska
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mundt and
Curtis
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Two Historic Measures Approved by Vatican Council
The Vatican Ecumenical Council approved two historic measures under chapter three of de ecclesia. The moves include shared authority between the pope and bishops and the creation of a permanent body of married and single deacons.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
St. Peter's
Deaths Obituaries: Henry Miller Black 92
Henry Miller Black of Idamar Rayne Two died at 92. He was a longtime resident of the area and is survived by family members. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Black
Henry Miller
Idamar, Rayne Two
Driver Killed In Route 22 Crash Near Ebensburg
Thomas Cavanaugh 74 of Nanty Glo died in a two car collision on Route 22 four miles west of Ebensburg. Edward Hebden of Fairmont West Virginia, driver of the other car, escaped injury.
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Johnstown
Ebensburg
Thomas Cavanaugh
Nanty Glo
Edward H. Hebden
Fairmont
W. Va
GOP Voter Registration Tops 20 000 in Indiana County
Indiana County GOP registrations reach 20 212 after corrections, a gain of 265 from the last general election. Democrats fall to 15 583, Prohibitionists total 55, nonpartisans 254, bringing the total qualified voters to 36 104 for the November election, a net loss of 179.
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Indiana County
Prohibitionist Party
Indonesian Leader Seeks More Soviet Aid for Malaysia Drive
Indonesian President Sukarno met with Soviet Premier Khrushchev to press for greater Soviet military assistance in the campaign to crush Malaysia. Mikoyan took part, with Nasution present. Sukarno heads to Cairo for the nonaligned conference. Indonesia will receive more Soviet planes next year, Dhani indicated after six transports arrived.
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Moscow
Sukarno
Khrushchev
Malaysia
Task
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Abdul Haris Nasution
Cairo
Jakarta
Indonesia
Omar Dhani
August dips mark usual cost of living retreat
The Labor Department reports an August drop of 0.1 percent in the consumer price index from July, led by lower fruit and vegetable, automobile, and women’s apparel prices. Food costs fell 0.3 percent, with produce and potatoes pulling the decline, while meat rose 0.7 percent and coffee remained up about 25 percent from a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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