Steel Pact Brings Labor Deal With Vacation and Pension Shifts
Pittsburgh AP report on a two year steel industry pact hailed by President Kennedy for a noninflationary settlement. The agreement forgoes immediate wage hikes but adds expanded vacations, new retirement benefits, and funded savings plans to reduce unemployment impacts. The deal includes a 10 cent hourly labor cost rise, a 22 percent industry cost rise, and allows contract reopenings at wage and pension points in August 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Kennedy
McDonald
New Guinea Prepping For Attack
The Netherlands reports West New Guinea to be braced for a major offensive as Indonesian landings on an 800 mile front are described as preparations for a larger frontal attack. Dutch forces, aided by Papuan trackers, press a large airlift to move 7 000 to 8 000 troops, amid ongoing island dispute talks.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
M. Elbers
Waigeo Island
Kokenao
Indonesia
Netherlands
Holland
Hisory
KLM
Amsterdam
Curacao
Lima
Peru
Tahiti
Biak
Elmer Reed Retired Chief Of Middletown Fire Dept
Middletown firefighters still call Elmer Reed The Chief as he nears his 82nd birthday. George Crout and Wilfred Vorhis recount Reed’s long fire service on page 23, while Patty Mummert shares the high regard of current chief for the retiree. Also noted is Grant’s 1862 Shiloh realization of Civil War movements, previewed on page 34.
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Middletown
Elmer Reed
George Crout
Wilfred Vorhis
Reed
Grant
Albert Sidney Johnston
Beauregard
Shiloh
Tenn
Lottie Moon
Oxford
Valley News
Cuban Invasion Letter Blames U S Intelligence Fiasco
In a mass Cuban trial, a letter purportedly from Jose Perez San Roman claims faulty U.S. intelligence caused the Bay of Pigs invasion to fail. The letter details misread Castro forces, missing air cover, broken communications, and dire supply shortages as troops faced Cuban defenses. The prosecution seeks severe sentences, including possible death.
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Havana
United States
Principe
Miami
Fla
Jose Perez San Roman
San Roman
Bay of Pigs
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Castro
Pinar del Rio
Oriente
Sen Roman
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Hawaa
Mutilation Charge Follows Slaying of Stepson in Ohio
Cincinnati AP John A Cooper, 41, was arrested on a second charge of mutilating the dead body of John C Jackson, 20, after the hammer slaying January 21. He had been free on a $5,000 bond and earlier faced first degree manslaughter charges. Police say Cooper admitted killing Jackson after an argument over a vacation trip and dismembering the body, with parts found in the south and being shipped from Jacksonville, Florida.
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Cincinnati
John A Cooper
Chris Waldeck
North College Hill
Cooper
John C. Jackson
Jackson
Georgia
Florida
South
Jacksonville
Fla
Donald Roney
Kennedy family spends weekend at Glen Ora estate
President and Mrs. Kennedy with Caroline and John Jr. arrived in Glen Ora Glen Ora estate Middleburg Virginia for a weekend retreat as part of their travel.
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Middleburg
Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Glen Ora
Methuselah's Tax Night Shifts Spark Ancient Giggles
In a humorous take readers are reminded that Methuselah, despite a thousand year lifespan, faced income tax work and did not enjoy sleepless nights spent calculating it. The joke contrasts biblical longevity with modern tax duties in a light column voice.
Soviets Restrict U S Military Observers in East Germany
In East Germany Marshal Konev curbed U S military observers by ordering a halt on their movements around Potsdam and banning leave without high command permission. Col. Ern est von Pawel met staff, then returned to the Potsdam villa with escort. U S officials noted Americans had already limited their own movements, reducing impact.
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Berlin
Ivan S. Konev
U.S
East Germany
Europe
Konev
Potsdam
Ernest von Pawel
U. S
von Pawel
U. S. Army Command
Heidelberg
Extension of Jobless Pay eyed by Kennedy request
President Kennedy said he would ask Congress for another stopgap extension of unemployment benefits while permanent legislation to reshape the program is sought. The White House gave no details on the request or timing, but indications point to action by next week. The 13 week extension voted last year expired Saturday and the stopgap would be retroactive to April 1.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
White House
Soviet Transposition Sparks East German Incident
No announced limits on movement for British land French liaison missions headquartered at Potsdam. Konev's order marked a Soviet tit for tat move on March 2 near the Iron Curtain border. A U S mission sedan was halted and fired on by East German police with no injuries.
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Potsdam
Konev
Iron Curtain
U. S
Dad Slain Son Hunted in Cincinnati
Cincinnati AP report says Robert Woods, 49, a railroad worker, was shot dead after a midday argument with his son Edward Woods, 24. Police hunted Edward through Mt. Airy Forest, noting he was armed with a revolver. The dispute began over a Saturday newspaper ad to sell a car, with the father seeking help on remodeling the house and the son wanting to take car inquiries by phone.
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Cincinnati (Ap
Robert Woods
Cincinnati
Mt. Airy Forest
Hamilton County
Edward Woods
Woods
Milton Tornado Kills 15 in Northwest Florida
A Saturday tornado struck Milton Florida killing 15 people and injuring many as it damaged 200 to 250 homes and left about 400 homeless. The cyclone toppled a 350 foot microwave tower and cut power lines while sweeping from northwest Milton toward Munson. The city hospital filled with injured and officials estimated damage at more than 1.5 million dollars with extensive destruction in College Park and surrounding blocks.
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Milton
Fla
Florida
Pensacola
Robert Cowling
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
The
Red Cross
Munson
College Park
T. G. Melson
Tornado Warns Milton Family as Concrete House Collapses
Mike Long heard an approaching tornado in Milton Florida and called his brother W A Long nearby. W A Long and their mother escaped just before Long's concrete house was wrecked. Mike Long was not injured.
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Milton, Fla
Mike Long
W. A. Long
Long
Mike
Tornado Outbreak Touches Pensacola Area
A tornado smashed a Pensacola area, injuring two children and damaging homes and a trailer near Beulah. Ensign Paul Hill watched the funnel approach as winds tore through Valparaiso, Eglin Field vicinity, and Alabama damage reports followed, with adults and families scrambling for safety.
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Ensign Paul Hill
Whiting Field
Beulah
Pensacola
Valparaiso
Eglin Field
Ambassadors to Africa Quit Amid Resignations
President Kennedy accepted the resignations on a Saturday of three U S ambassadors to Africa. Andrew G Lynch ambassador to the Somali Republic since July 1960 and James S Moose Jr ambassador to the Sudan since March 1956 retire. Francis H Russell ambassador to Girana since November 1960 resigns. Kennedy hopes for a speedy recovery and return to duty.
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Washington
Kennedy
U.S
Africa
Foreign Service
Andrew G.lynch
Somali Republic
James S. Moose Jr
Sudan
Francis H. Russell
Girana
Start At Home. Mayer Says Yank Fighting Man Said Shaky On Moral Values
In Columbus Ohio Army Lt. Col. William E Mayer told the Ohio National Guard Association that American fighting men lack early life guidance on core moral truths, making them vulnerable to Communist propaganda. He argued personal responsibility and home instruction are needed to counter apathy and the belief that one vote does not count. Col Erwin C Hostetler was elected president and Dayton will host the 1963 convention.
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Columbus, Ohio
U. S
Ohio National Guard Association
William E. Mayer
Mayer
Medical Field Service School
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Senate
Pacific
Erwin C. Hostetler
Akron
2Nd Battle Group
145Th Infantry
Harry Richter
Columbus
Dayton
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Steel Pact Fringe
Norman Walker
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Union Policy Committee
Nis
New Guinea
JFK
Chucale
Methuselah
By Carl Hartman
Dad
Florida Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Naceville
Ft. Walton Beach
Panama City Beach
Youngstown
Alabama
Mississippi
Pleasant Hill
Miss
South Georgia
Ted Childers
Linda
Bonnie
Pensacola Hospital
Alexander City
Ala
Montgomery
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