Dead man at throttle during Norfolk & Western wreck
Western Virginia investigators probed a Norfolk & Western passenger wreck near Cedar on a curve 30 miles southeast of Williamson. Engineer Walt Willard of Bluefield died as officials sought if excessive speed or other factors caused the plunge over an embankment into the Tug River. autopsy completed for Willard.
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Norfolk & Westernland
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Mingo County
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Walt Willard
Bluefield
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Cincinnati
Ohio
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Cedar
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West Virginia
Kentucky
Westinghouse Strike Reaches 100th Day With No Breakthrough
The Westinghouse Electric Corp strike enters its 100th day amid protracted talks. Federal Mediator John R. Murray meets daily with Westinghouse and the AFL CIO IUE leaders as unions press for a bargaining basis. The IUE began the strike Oct 17 with 44,000 members. UE expanded to 10,000 more across 10 plants.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
John R. Murr Yay
Westinghouse
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Murray
Gwilym A. Price
Price
IUE
United Electrical Workers
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