Bill Rushed To Head Off Rail Strike
With the strike deadline near, the House moved to pass a Senate approved resolution forcing arbitration to avert a nationwide railroad walkout. Speaker McCormack predicted rapid passage and quick delivery to President Kennedy for signing before 12:01 a.m. The measure would settle key disputes over firemen jobs and crew size, with 180 days for arbitration if needed. The Senate sped the emergency bill to House action to streamline final approval.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Kennedy
Senate
House Commerce Committee
White House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Commerce
Railroads and Unions Await Washington Developments
Railroad management and union leaders in La Crosse awaited Washington action on possible legislation to avert a rail strike. Officials described plans and potential work rule changes, with 100 Burlington Firemen affected in the Aurora Division and crews ready to operate limited trains if Congress does not act by midnight Wednesday.
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House
Senate
Kennedy
White House
Rail
Brotherhood
la’ Crosse
Washington, D.C
I. W. Alton
Bainbridge St
Brotherhood of Railroad Firemen
Burlington Railroad
Aurora
Burlington
la Crosse
Alton
Cleveland
F. H. Ryan
Milwaukee Road
Congress
D. E. Hain
Ill
Chicago
Hain
Ryan
Pioneer Limited
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
George M. Hetherington
Nine Miners Trapped as Utah Potash Mine Explodes
Rescue teams battled carbon monoxide and heat in a 2712 foot shaft where 25 miners were entombed after a blast at the Texas Gulf Sulphur potash mine near Moab Utah. Nine voices were heard from the bottom as effort to restore air supply continued.
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Moab
Utah
Hugh Crawford
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co
Steve Hatsis
North America
Hatsis
Frank Tippie
Tippie
Probes Press On for Miner Bova Amid Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams drilled a 12 inch shaft about 305 feet into a mine void seeking Louis Bova missing since August 13 after a cave in. Other probes reached 132 and 88 feet as officials plan mine closure and continued searches with safety cautions.
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Stanford H. Benjamin Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Louis Bova
Bova
Fellin
Throne
Truck Collapses Hatfield Span After Heavy Truck Traffic
A 110 foot Hatfield bridge over a canal in Black River Falls collapsed at 3 40 pm Tuesday when a semi truck crossed it. Witness Mrs George Schansberg of Milwaukee saw the trailer bounce and the tractor brush the edge. Marvin Linn of St Paul owner driver was jailed overnight to face overload and leaving the scene charges. The egg laden truck weighed 60000 pounds while the bridge capacity was 5000 pounds.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Hatfield
George Schansberg
Milwaukee
Marvin Linn
St. Paul
Jackson County
Christianson
Lake Arbutus
Black River
Civil rights march on Lincoln Memorial draws vast crowd
An estimated 100000 plus marchers from Negro and white communities gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to press for an end to racial discrimination. The event featured stars like Marlon Brando and Lena Horne, ongoing clashes limited, and talks planned with Senate leaders and President Kennedy.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
United States
U.S
America
Marlon Brando
Harry Belafonte
Sammy Davis Jr
Martin Luther King
Jackie Robinson
Lena Horne
Senate
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Pople
NAACP
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Kennedy
Monument
Constitution Avenue
George Lincoln Rockwell
Nazi Party
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Chicago
Ledger Smith
Brooklyn
Congress of Racial Equality
New York
Justice Department
Georgia
Mississippi
Howard V. Covell
Diem Claims U S Doubt in Viet Nam Regime
Saigon reports accuse the United States of unjust doubt about South Viet Nam. The note cites the Aug 21 State Department statement condemning Buddhist crackdowns and says the government remains conciliatory yet will unmask saboteurs. Martial law was declared but delayed indefinitely. protests and detentions continued amid student unrest.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S. State Department
South
State Department
Mote
Diem
Saigon University
Tokyo
National Assembly
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McCormack
Senate Labor Committee
Washington Monument
UPI Telephoto
By R. Greg Nokes
H. B.charmbury
Charmbury
Gordon Smith
Smith
Lou
John Bova
Dan
Shenandoah
Ann
Peter Saras
Hazleton State Hospital
Associated Press
UPI
Hatfield Span
Howard Covell
Haseen Dirksen
Wilkins
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Rockwell
Malcolm W. Browne
Madison
Beloit
Janesville
George W. Vann
St. Paul Methodist Church
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