Dock Strike May Prove Heavy Economic Drain
Dock strike threatens significant economic impact and raises questions about potential policy or labor action changes as business leaders seek resolution. Analysts warn of supply chain delays and higher costs for shipping, with port congestion affecting regional trade.
Longshoremen's contract rejection stalls Gulf coast economy
Reynolds accused both sides of stalemate as longshoremen rejected a contract after months of talks. The dispute threatens a costly strike with possible 25 million losses, prompting calls for congressional arbitration. Weather across the South and Northeast worsened transport, delaying shipments and extending tensions over the Taft-Hartley acted cooling-off period.
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Prison Break Attempt Through Jail Stairway
Prisoners used a stairway to escape from the jail as Mrs Crawford resisted coercion for the key to the courthouse basement. Sheriff Eames Garcia arrived about 20 minutes later, finding the runaround with trusties. Two other inmates identified were James A Rayburn and Fletcher Foster, a transient from New Mexico.
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Convicted Egypt Spy Will Appeal Decision
Baruch, 46, convicted of espionage in Egypt case, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by a judge on Friday. Baruch's defense counsel said Sunday he will appeal the sentence.
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Viet Nam leaders free political prisoners amid dual government doubt
South Viet Nam military chiefs released a group of political leaders arrested in the Dec 20 purge. The move fell short of restoring the High National Council as the United States pressed for a single government and resumed aid. North Viet Nam protested South Korea’s 2000 troop deployment as a Geneva breach.
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Gulf Dock Workers Labor Up To Deadline
Gulf coast ports see overtime as dock workers rush to meet the 11:01 p.m. CST strike deadline. In Galveston nine ships prepare partial loads to avoid tie up, with 12 to 15 ships at Houston. Ambassador Taylor warns there is no immediate end in sight to the Vietnam war amid economic and labor tensions.
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Lovington Set To Vote On Two Council Seats And 1.3 Million Water Bond
Special Lovington voters go to City Hall from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to decide two of four city commission candidates Charles Skalenda John Sherman Rayburn Houchin and Harold Denton for Place 2. The water bond aims to fund 500000 for new water rights and 15 wells 400000 for six miles of 24 inch main line and 400000 for improvements plus fees. County manager J. W. Allen says bonds will be paid via tax levy increases rather than rates.
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Abernathy Residents Injured In A Weekend Crash
Two Abernathy residents Breen Givens aged 52 and Armando R. Gonzalez aged 34 were injured in a traffic mishap three miles southwest of Abernathy at about 12 15 pm Sunday. They were admitted to St Marys Hospital and listed in fair condition Sunday night.
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Rail Merger Would Create Nation's Largest Rail Network
Reported merger would exchange one share of $1.80 convertible preferred stock for each Rock Island share and convert preferred at 0.85 Union Pacific common per Rock Island share. Union Pacific and Rock Island prices closed on NYSE as merger would form a 13,849 mile system, selling southern Rock Island segment.
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Family plans Texas move amid late 19th century robbery tale
The fragmentary narrative follows a schoolteacher who travels from an unnamed town to Texas after a robbery left her finances in peril. A brother in Yoakum County oversees land and laundry affairs while the tale shifts to Cambodia and Tehran with disparate historical mentions.
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Wake Island Air Force Cargomaster crashes fatally
An Air Force C-133 Cargomaster crashed near Wake Island just after takeoff from Hickam Hawaii. Six crewmen from Dover Delaware were killed and no survivors reported. The plane, carrying cargo from Travis California, was bound for Okinawa with extra fuel for the long flight.
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Montgomery Editorial Echoes on House and Senate Tone
Fragmentary text references Montgomery and editorial page commentary on legislative behavior. It notes windpipes lengthening and nestlings whooping on the House and Senate floor in early years, suggesting cautious or critical tone about political discourse.
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Prairie Coal and Prairie Humor From Early Plains Life
An old cowpoke recalls prairie coal or cow chips used as fuel by settlers on the Plains. A Northern wife adapts to ranch life after a rough first impression, while pioneers like Catherine Ellington and Mrs. H. E. Smith reflect on humor, resilience, and practical firewood methods that kept homes warm and meals cooking.
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Three Hurt In Mishaps In City Traffic
Three people were injured in separate crashes Sunday. Bobby Ray Evans of Plainview, 32, was treated at Methodist Hospital after his car hit a Santa Fe switch engine on 19th Street near Ave B. Keith Price, engineer for the engine, was not reported hurt. Mr and Mrs Charles Raymond Rivers of 38042nd Street were treated and released at West Texas Hospital after a crash on 19th Street near Memphis Avenue where their car struck a divider and a utility pole.
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Names listed among Texans officials and towns
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One Dead Eight Hurt In Madagascar Church Storm
A violent storm ripped the roof from a church in Antsirabe during Sunday Mass. Police report one person killed and eight injured, three seriously, as villagers assess the damage.
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