Newfoundland Telecommunication Strikes Freeze Long-Distance Lines
In St John’s and across Newfoundland, CNT toll operators walked out in sympathy with a rail strike, crippling long distance service. About 50 operators left Gander exchange, with Avalon Telephone Co. facing related walkouts and an injunction battle. Picketing continues despite court order.
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ST. John’s
Mfld
Newfoundland
Canadian National Telecommunications Exchange
Gander
CNT
Canada
Avalon Telephone Co
Avalon Toll
Commercial Telegraphers Union
James Walsh
95 Vacationers Die In Yugoslav Airline Crash
A Britannia Airways jet carrying 117 vacationers from Luton to Yugoslavia crashed near Ljubljana Brnik Airport killing 80 at the scene and 15 more later in hospitals. Survivors numbered 22 with two in serious condition. The disaster, the worst in Yugoslav history, prompted blood donations and an investigation into whether landing or takeoff caused the crash.
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Yugoslavia
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Slovenia
Trieste
London
Brnik
Modernda
Britannia Airways
Luton
Eucavia Limited
British Overseas Airways Corp
Boeing
Tokyo
Innsbruck
Austria
BOAC
Britannian Airways
U Thant to resign as UN secretary general in 1961
U Thant announces he will quit when his five year term ends in early November not seeking re election. He cites UN financial difficulties and the gravest international situation including Vietnam and disarmament as reasons and notes China’s absence from the UN as a factor in universality. The move triggers East West jockeying for a successor with Security Council independence.
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U Thant
Thant
Viet Nam
Security Council
China
Council
Weather Outlook for Western Canada
The cloud cover edges into western Saskatchewan this evening as Alberta skies clear. Friday brings sun to Alberta with western Saskatchewan mostly cloudy conditions.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
Frail Irish nun dies in Hong Kong after border exit
Mary Sullivan known as Sister Eamonn died in a Hong Kong hospital hours after crossing from China with seven other nuns expelled by Red Guards during the cultural revolution. The group, including 75 year old Mother Mary of the Cross, faced abuse outside the China Hong Kong border before hospital admission.
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Hong Kong
Reuters
China
Mary Sullivan
Eamonn
Peking
Mary of the Cross
Superrior
Pearson Government Backs Rail Wage Increase
The Pearson government agreed to an 18 percent rail wage rise over two years and enshrined it in legislation. The move followed cabinet meetings amid pressure from unions and opposition as 118,000 railway workers faced potential strikes that could threaten the government.
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Pearson
New Democrats
Union
Diefenbaker
Labour bill guarantees an 18 percent wage rise
Labor Minister Nicholson accepted H A Olson proposal to ensure every worker gets at least an 18 percent increase if arbitration is needed. The amended bill adds a four percent boost next January and a six percent rise next July while preserving bargaining and arbitration rights for unions to improve the 18 percent floor.
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Labor
Nicholson
H. A. Olson
Medicine Hat
Olson
Two Years If Keep Striking Under Potent Back-to-Work Bill
Ottawa reports a striking railway worker defying a government back-to-work order could face a two year prison term under the Criminal Code. Yet sources warn prosecutions would be difficult given the scale and enforcement challenges. Section 107 authorizes two year penalties for contravening acts of Parliament, but selective, time consuming prosecutions are likely.
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Ottawa
One Cent Trash Sale Sparks City Cleanup
Viggy the liquor store owner offered a penny bounty for each piece of litter carried in. From 10 AM to 5 PM volunteers collected 25 085 items, netting $250 85 for local cleanup. Two trucks donated by Capitol Trash Co helped remove the haul as crowds of neighbors joined the effort.
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Bob Wigderhouse
Viggy
Lady Bird Johnson
Alice Hall
Wiggy
Capitol Trash Co
Mixed feelings by local unions over rail wage bill
The government plan to resume work for 118000 striking CNR and CPR employees drew mixed reactions from Pacific region railway unions. Regional chairman Ted Anhorn said national unions oppose the 18 percent raise found by conciliation boards, preferring 30 percent plus fringe benefits, while local locals showed cautious acceptance as bill moves toward law.
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CPR
Pearson
Ted Anhorn
Pacific Region
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Anhorn
Mr. Anhorn
Farmhands organize in first US agricultural union vote
Cesar Chavez announces unofficial AFL-CIO UFW victory in California farm worker ballots at Di Giorgio Sierra Vista grape ranch. Arbitrators report 332 challenged ballots delay final tally by at least two days. Teamsters vow to press unionization of about 80,000 California farm workers. AAA oversees election.
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Afl-Cio
Teamsters
United States
California
Cesar Chavez
Delano
American Arbitration Association
Chavez
AFL - Cio
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
di Giorgio Corp
Sierra Vista
Lakehead police hunt for bodies near Port Arthur
Police expanded a search in heavy fog two miles from Lakehead after two women were found dead and a third body discovered near a ditch. The second victim died of strangulation and the Hardy girl was strangled with a blouse. sightings spurred fears and cottage sales among area residents.
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Port Arthur
Ont
Doreen Lucy Hardy
MacDiarmid, Ont
Miss Hardy
MacDiarmid
OPP
Martin Erickson
Blouse
Hardy Girl
Eileen Louis
Fort William
London buries three policemen in royal tribute
The mournful bagpipe dirge marked a 15 minute service at St Stephen's Church Shepherds Bush for Detective Sgt Christopher Head and Constables Geoffrey Fox and David Wombwell. Two suspects are charged with their murder and a third man remains at large as the nation reels from the Aug 12 killings. A crowd stood in the rain to honor the unarmed officers.
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London
Scotland Yard
Christopher Head
Geoffrey Fox
David Wombwell
St. Stephen’s, Shepherds Bush
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