Mines Closed Walkouts Set in Labor Disputes
United Press reports coal, steel, and auto walkouts threaten mass idling of up to 1.6 million workers within days, with John L. Lewis leading miners off the job and Ford workers threatening a September strike unless pension demands are met. Federal mediation continues as the nation faces widespread stoppages.
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United Press
John L. Lewis
United
Lewis
Bluefield
W. Va
Phil Murray
Cyrus Ching
Washington
Ching
White House
FORD
Détroit
Ford Motor Co
C. I
United Aito
Edgewater, Inc
C. Lou. A. W
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Bell Aircraft
Civil War Veteran Charles L. Chappel Dies at 102
Long Beach's last Civil War veteran Charles L. Chappel died at 10:50 p.m. in Naval Hospital after arteriosclerosis and a coma. He enlisted at 17 in the Union Army, led a militant exit from home, and presided at the Indianapolis Grand Army of the Republic convention before hospital care. Funeral plans set for Westminster Memorial Park with out-of-town relatives attending.
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Roll Gall
Charles K. ‘Chappel
Grand Army of the Republic
Long Beach
Naval Hospital
Harles L. Chappel
Chappel
Indianapolis
Stanley’ Ave
Charley
Mollie Chappel
B. W. Coon Funeral Home
Westminster Memorial Park
Bonita-Long
Loma Ave
Ella Manley
Rose Ave
Virginia Graser
Watsonville
Lloyd Chappel
Howie
Ariz
Roy
Earl Chappel
Porterville
Phil Stanton Post
California
10Th New York Infantry
Refinery Explosion Kills Two in Fort Worth
A powerful blast at Magnolia Refinery No 1 in Fort Worth at 8 35 am sparked a major fire. Two men were killed and at least nine injured. Firemen fought the flames atop the refinery structure as a second blast was feared. Identified dead include George Aston 42 a refinery still man. Hospitalized or treated were several refinery workers with burns and fractures.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Magnolia Refinery No
Dan- Lina
George Aston
E.R. Harris
St. Joseph's Hospital
Wf. W. Folmar
Refinery Suintendent
Horlge Station
Thomas W. Cooper
Burns
ML. D. Smith
C.F. Unruh
W. T. Wallace
W. A. Reagan
Lloyd Jamar
Charles R. Besbit
Murray O'Neal
China Nationalists Poised to Evacuate Amoy
From Canton dated September 20 1962 reports say Amoy a major Nationalist port in Fukien Province could be evacuated at any moment under Communist pressure. Private Sapatees arriving here indicated the urgency of withdrawal as forces near the city tighten their grip.
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China
Amoy
Canton
Fukien
Sapatees
British Health Officers Ban Canine Pub Crawlers
In Prestwich England health officials crack down on dogs at pubs after reports of drinking from shared glasses. Dr C H T Wade and Alderman A J Williams condemn canine drinking behavior and urge stricter glass hygiene. Bernard Hsa, proprietor of Osttich, defends some dogs as moderate drinkers while noting others show excess.
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England
Prestwich
C HT. Wade
A. J. Willams
Health Committee
Enaelems
Es parsonsBernard Hsa
Orpoena
Ships Collide Off Halifax Six Missing Off Coast
In dense fog a 7600 ton freighter rammed and sank the wooden fishing trawler Corinthian off Gloucester Massachusetts 60 miles southeast of Halifax. Five of eleven crew were rescued by the freighter Mormack while Coast Guard crews searched for others. skipper Jerome Noble of Gloucester among the rescued. The Coos Bay headed toward the scene from 250 miles east.
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Boston
Mormactir
Corinthian
Gloucester
yMass
Halifax
N.S
Coast Guard
Moore-McCormack ‘Lines
Coos Bay
Lloyd's Registry
Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co. Ltd
Mormacthr
New York
Oslo
Norway
Fisheries Company
Jerome Noble
Manley Goodick
Stanley
Red Shot Dead for Turning in Czech Priest
In eastern Moravia a Communist informer who turned in a village priest was shot to death by unknown assailants in the Liska Forest near Kelo, Valasske Mezirici. The killing marks the first major church government clash since last June and comes amid reports of mass arrests of priests and lay leaders in Moravia and Bohemia as authorities push to seize church control.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Tony
Liska
Kelo
Valasske Mezirici
Moravia
Slovakia
Bohemia
Chicago Gunmen Kill Policeman
Chicago on September 20 reports two young Negro gunmen shot and killed Policeman David F. Keating, 34, on a South Side street after he stopped them to question about a package one carried. The assailants fired nine bullets without a word.
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Chicago
UF Apo
Liceman
South Side
David F.keating
Richard Dix Dies of Heart Ailment at 54
Richard Dix known as The Jaw for tough western roles and Cimarron star, died at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital from an acute cardiac collapse. He was hospitalized August 10 after a heart attack while traveling by train from New York to the West Coast. Wife Mrs Virginia Dix was by his bedside. he had retired years earlier and spent a month in a sanitarium last year. Born Ernest Brdimer Dix July 18 1895 in St Paul Minnesota he began with stock companies in Illinois and New York before joining Oliver Morosco Stock Co in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Richard Dix
Herman
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Hel
Chicago
Ernest Brdimer Dix
Ernest Carleton, Mer
St Paul
Minn
Illinois
New York
Oliver’ Morosco Stock-Co
Romulo Elected President of United Nations Assembly
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines won the U N Assembly presidency with 53 of 59 votes as the fourth session opened at Flushing Meadow Park. The Soviet bloc backed Vladimir Clementis with five ballots. one ballot was invalid.
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New York
Carlos P., Romulo
Philippines
United Nations Assembly
Peace Assembly
Romulo
Pblue and Gold Assembly
Flushing . Meadow. Park
Vladimir Clementis
Bull in well survives neck stretching rescue in Texas
Ferdy the 1260 pound Holstein fell into an abandoned 40 foot well while ambling near SSEBURNE. Farmer Nim Cryer and friend Gene Reed used a winch to pull him up. A grinding line stretched Ferdy’s neck but the bull walked away shaken yet alive after the perilous rescue.
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Sseburne
Texas
Ferdy
Farmer Nim "Cryer
Cryer
Gene Reed
Street Goes Through One of Worst Days
New York September 20 AP The stock market endured one of its steepest dives of the year with about one billion dollars wiped from the value of all Exchange listed stocks. Heavy selling pushed prices down a dollar to three dollars a share while gold stocks and labor disputes weighed on sentiment and currency devaluation raised fears for profits of overseas operations.
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New York
Mayor committee rejects hospital law and art gallery funds
Mayor's committee rejects hospital oversight bill while council is urged to authorize one million dollars for an art gallery. Public notices mention Babs Hutton seeking recovery in the United States and military chiefs aiming for a 15 division holding force.
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High Lights
Babs Hutton
United States
Atlantic
Hal Boyle
Crexword
Nations Push Devaluation Wave Expands to 19 Countries
Worldwide currency shifts spread as France Canada and others join devaluations. Gold gains draw traders while sovereign stocks falter. The British Labor government braces for cost of living shifts as markets react. London and Paris see declines and surges in gold and dollar flows.
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Associated’ Press
France
Canada
Germany
Hong Kong
Holland
Indonesia
Distress as Mackerel Fleet Overloads Newport Boat
A boat named Betty K ran into trouble off Newport Beach as heavy mackerel catches left the vessel overloaded. Mareen stood by while Coast Guard Patrol Boat No. 3320 prepared to pump out water and salvage the craft after the crew jettisoned part of their catch.
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Newport Beach
Coast Guard
Mareen
Newport’ Harbor
Baby Wontan Fined for Saying Boo in Sunderland
In Sunderland England on February 20 Mrs Violet Geldart aged 53 was fined one pound after saying boo at a baby named Ian Park. The judge heard the child’s mother explain the boy slept poorly and believed Mrs Geldart’s presence in every room caused the disturbance.
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Wontan
Sunderland
Eng
Violet -Geldert
Ian- Park
Ian
Geldart
Paris
Tomorrow's Furnishings Feature Promises Fresh Style
A fragmented notice announces a home fashion feature opening tomorrow with new furnishing ideas. Readers are invited to preview trends, color palettes, and design tips, highlighting practical decor updates for modern living spaces.
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