Du Pont Keeps GM Stock Under Court Ruling
A federal court ordered severing ties between Du Pont and General Motors without forcing a mass stock sale. The ruling bans voting by Du Pont on GM stock and restricts cross ownership, with no immediate appeal stated and a potential review of the long decree.
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Chicago
du Pont
General Motors
U.S
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Christiana Securities Co
Delaware Realty and Investment Corp
Christiana
Delaware
du Pont, Christiana
Dock Peace Prospects Dim in Longshore Strike
The longshoremen strike from Maine to Texas stalls port activity as New York Shipping Assn and ILA refuse joint talks before Oct. 15. About 85,000 workers have halted cargo on roughly 200 freighters. Federal mediator Robert H. Moore will meet sides separately but joint talks seem unlikely. Shippers seek rapid automation while the ILA demands negotiated consent. Retroactivity issues affect Southern ports only.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
New York Shipping Assn
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Robert H. Moore
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Searsport
Maine
Brownsville
Texas
Virginia
ILA
Foam Finishing Off Giant Gasoline Fire
Firemen and oil fire experts today finalize efforts to smother a 214 million gallon gasoline tank blaze at the Charleston Esso bulk terminal in Charleston South Carolina. The fire was sparked by three blasts on Thursday and is being put out with foam.
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Charleston
S.C
UPI
Esso
Kenosha Forecast Calls for Cooler, Dryer Weekend
The Kenosha area faces cooler, drier weather with partly cloudy skies today and a fair, cooler night forecast around 44 degrees. Sunday is expected to be pleasant with highs in the 50s. Rain totaling .20 inches fell since yesterday while the low today started near 58 and Friday’s high reached 65. Noon readings hit 68 across Kenosha downtown, at American Motors, and Southport. Sunrise was 5:50 and sunset 5:30.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Southport
Grain trimmer injured after fall on Ramon De Laurinaga
Ray mond Block, 31, a grain trimmer, was critically injured Friday when he fell into an empty cargo hold on the British freighter Ramon De Laurinaga dockside in Superior Wisconsin.
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Superior
Wis
UPI
Raymond Block
Ramon de Laurrinaga
Bong Base Shutdown Sparks Wisconsin Political Fuss
Southeast Wisconsin residents condemn the Air Force halt of Richard Bong Air Force base construction. Rep. Flynn demands a full explanation and may seek an investigation. Costs already spent and jobs lost worry Racine and Burlington leaders as officials speculate on causes and future use of the land.
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Wisconsin
Flynn
Bong Air Force Base
Melvin Laird
R-Wis
Charles Boyle
D-Ill
Boyle
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
Eisenhower
Reuss
Air Force
Bong
Bong Base Abandoned Ending Kenosha County Jet Plan
The Bong Air Base in Brighton township, a 5400 acre site prepared for B 58 Hustler bombers and jets, is cancelled. Costs of 15 million spent are written off as 46 million more saved. local farms roads and plans lose value and taxes while residents wonder about future use of the land.
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Bong Air Force Base
Air Force
Bong Air Base
Brighton
Brighton Township
Kenosha County
Burlington Township
Racine County
Bong Base
Charles E. Lancaster
Kenosha
Eppers
Kenoshans
Bong
Kenosha Evening News
Oklahoma Floods Force Thousands From Homes in Four Days
Heavy autumn rains triggered widespread flooding across Oklahoma. Stillwater Guthrie and Skiatook evacuated residents while Tulsa faced rising Arkansas River levels. Dozens of Red Cross workers were deployed as authorities estimate hundreds of thousands in property damage.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Guthrie
Skintook
Weather Bureau
The
Red Cross
Skiatook
Bong Waste Under Fire In Kenosha Base Decision
Mayor Eugene R. Hammond criticizes the Air Force plan for a major Kenosha air base saying it will hurt growth and deter investment. Publisher R. S. Kingsley notes initial doubts but acknowledges defense needs. The story continues on page eight.
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Eugene R. Hammond
Kenosha
R. S. Kingsley
U S Defense Secretary McElroy Tours Hong Kong Trip
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy concluded talks in Taipei with Chiang Kai-shek and departed for Hong Kong, continuing high level discussions during a mission in Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Neil H. McElroy
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-shek
Segni Declares Italy United With United States
Italian Prime Minister Antonio Segni left Washington after a three day visit he said proved solidarity between Italy and the United States He flew to New York to meet UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary of State Christian Herter called the talks useful and constructive A joint communique said there are no major problems between the two nations.
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Washington
Segni
Armed Cubans Hijack Plane to Miami Surrender for Asylum
Three Cubans including 47 year old Esteban Betancourt, his 16 year old daughter Gloria, and 28 year old Osvaldo Hernandez hijacked a Cubana Airlines Viscount in a Miami night incident. They used a hand grenade and a .45 pistol to force the pilot to fly to Miami and surrendered in the cockpit. Immigration authorities released few details at the trio's request.
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Miami
Fla
Cubana Airlines
Esteban Betancourt
Glorida
Osvaldo Hernandez
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Rizzo
William Beyer
Racine
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Sam Rizzo
Gerald T. Flynn
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
O’hare Field
Milwaukee
Mitchell Field
Phil Warren
Burlington
By Jim Korneven
Kenosha News
Chicago-Milwaukee
George Schlitz
Richard J. Bong
Poplar, Wis
Evening News
Air Forces
Tulsa
Pete Eaton
Cottonwood Creek
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