Cleveland Tragedy Four Firemen Die In Plant Blast
In Cleveland a plant explosion at Metallurgical Inc on the Southwest Side killed four firemen including Joseph G. Toolis, 43, and injured eight. Investigators probe whether a welding torch spark ignited the fire at the manganese pellets factory.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Joseph G. Toolis
Cleveland Fire Department
Toolis
Metallurgical Inc
John G
Cleveland
UPI
Girl Dodges Death In 39 000 Volt Pole Crash
A car driven by Anita Pertzsch struck a power pole carrying 39 000 volt lines in Sand Lake Coulee Onalaska knocking out electric power from Onalaska to Winona. Pertzsch escaped with minor foot and knee bruises after deactivating the area then walking home. A lineman called her survival a miracle as the ground around was dangerous. Power was restored after repairs and 50 minutes. A second crash near Shelby left three injured: Joyce Olerud and her children Linda and Roger all treated at Lutheran Hospital.
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Onalaska
Winona
Sand Lake Coulee
Anita Pertzsch
Miss Pertzsch
Joyce Olerud
Coon Valley
Shelby
Olerud
Linda
Roger
Lutheran Hospital
Administration Sidesteps Decision On Airline Strike
U S forces bombed the demilitarized zone for the fourth time in a week then targeted North Vietnamese positions near the Cambodian border. B52s also struck the Chu Pong Mountain area four miles east of Cambodia as U S infantry and cavalry clashed with regulars in the central plateau. Air missions totaled 83 despite weather, including a raid on Haiphong region headquarters.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North
Chu Pong Mountain
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Pleiku City
North Viet Nam
Northeast
Haiphong
Navy
Constellation
Nhan Dan
Radio
Hanoi
Gulf of Tonkin
United States
New Life
Cambodia
Guam
International Control Commission
Viet Nam
Canada
Ottawa
India
Poland
Sa Drang
Rusk pushes to bolster Viet Nam buffer zone control
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged expanding the International Control Commission staff in Viet Nam to curb violations of the demilitarized buffer zone and shield Cambodia. He denied U S planes struck Soviet ships near Haiphong and called for peace talks while warning local commanders to act for security.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
International Control Commission
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Rusk
U.S
Haiphong
Russia
United States
Moscow
Senate Bill To End Airline Strike Moves To House
Secretary of Labor Wirtz told the House Commerce Committee the administration has not taken a position on a law to end the 29 day old machinists strike. The Senate approved a bill to halt the strike against five major airlines and Wirtz warned no meaningful negotiations while the measure is before Congress.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
Senate
Machinists Union
Wirtz
House Commerce Committee
House
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Johnson
William H. Ayres
Ohio
P. L. Siemiller
Sen
Norris Cotton
Cotton
White House
Jacob K. Javits
R-N
Ayres
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Airlines
Steel Price Increases Stand Amid White House Pressure
The steel industry appears to have won a price war with a wave of $2 to $3 per ton increases on sheet and strip steel, set to take effect next week. The White House signals no rollback, while Johnson weighs possible actions as airlines and labor issues add pressure.
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Washington
United Steel Industry
White House
Johnson
Washington Post
Post
Inland Steel
Bill D. Moyers
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Bethlehem Steel
Structured Steel
Inland
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Gardner Ackley
Ex Pilot Plans Hospital for Tribes After WWII Rescue
Fred Hargesheimer, a former P38 pilot from White Bear Lake, plans a hospital for New Britain tribes who saved his life in 1943. He already built the Airmen's Memorial School in Nantambu with Australian and Methodist support, and seeks funds for a hospital and vocational training to improve village living.
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Washington
Fred Hargesheimer
White Bear Lake
New Britain
Nantambu
Methodist
Mis
Iness
Remington Rand Univac
Minneapolis
Hargesheimer
Rabaul
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Thomas T. Walker
Corvallis
Ore
Walker
da Nang
Walter R. Mears
Administration
Joseph R. Coyne
Moyers
Council of Economic Advisers
Ackley
America
Bethlehem and
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National Steel
Jones & Lee Steel
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Capitol
House of Representatives
Sions
Luci Johnson
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