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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson secured a 15 day delay as unions and rail management agreed to reopen negotiations at the White House. About 2 000 workers from five unions had planned a nationwide strike on nearly 200 railroads, but the deadline passed with no walkout.
The Transport Workers Union pressed Governor Rhodes of Ohio to intervene and block the transfer of 669 shop jobs from Ohio to Conway and Altona, PA, citing similar action taken by President.
President Johnson leads Cabinet talks to avert a nationwide rail stoppage tied to a five year dispute with unions and railroads. Private mediators Theodore Rhee and George Taylor join Wirtz Reynolds and O Neill in pressing a settlement as unions suspend a 14 state strike and railroads withdraw proposed work rule changes.
In Brasilia the military government announced antisubversion powers to suspend political rights for a decade and revoke mandates without court action as lawmakers face arrests of Labor party deputies while others are released. In Baltimore the Hopkins Beast robot roams labs testing autonomous navigation and recharging in a maze of corridors.
Joan Merriam, a 21 year old Long Beach housewife, flies twin engine craft from Karachi toward Ahmedabad and Calcutta after overnighting in Karachi due to weather. Jerrie Mock of Columbus Ohio plans to depart Manila for Guam as part of the same solo global flight.
Kenneth Dorothy testified that he and his wife woke to breaking glass and he fired a .22 pistol into darkness, believing a burglar caused the disturbance. The coroner's jury ruled the five year old Kennita Kay Dorothy's death accidental.
President Johnson met with railroad union leaders and executives in the White House cabinet room to avert a nationwide strike. He argued the economic harm of a walkout and secured a pledge to negotiate in good faith, bringing unions and managers together after tense negotiations.
President Johnson urged U S businessmen at the White House to back leadership on civil rights while insisting a single bill cannot solve all, calling for moral courage and national unity. He linked progress to public will and private initiative as the nation faces a pivotal moment.
Premier Theo Lefevre's government meets with striking doctors to urge a call off and restart negotiations over the socialized medical law. The government contacted leaders for the first time since the April 1 walkout, but no commitment to major changes in the state health insurance program was made.
Thousands line Norfolk streets as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is brought home in a flag draped coffin for lying in state at the MacArthur Memorial and funeral in the colorful Virginia port. President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy attend. The military honors include a 21 gun salute and a riderless horse.
Maryland Senator Verda Welcome was fired upon as she stepped from her car at her home in Baltimore. The incident left her slightly injured with two bullets grazing her lower back. Welcome, a Democrat and notable advocate for civil rights, had just left a testimonial dinner and is a key backer of public accommodations legislation.
Official papers and memorabilia of the late President John F Kennedy will be shown in 23 cities this year to boost contributions to the Kennedy Library in Boston. In Ohio the exhibit stops are Cincinnati June 27 and Cleveland August 7 to 10.
The Soviet Union barred four members of the U S Embassy from traveling within the USSR amid accusations of espionage. The travel ban allows leaving the country but blocks domestic movement. The United States protested, denying spying and noting two incidents in Leningrad and Tula where crowds surrounded the Americans in civilian cars.
In Washington AP reports Republican senators reject Dirksen rewrite of the discrimination section. Democratic supporters call it an intra party clash and oppose the changes, while avoiding meddling in the fight.
A warmer spell is expected tonight and tomorrow in the area with a low around 4. Tomorrow will be cloudy and warmer with a chance of light showers. The previous day saw a high of 38 and a low of 30.
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