Steel Union Calls for conference on possible strike
About 600 local steel union leaders were summoned to a conference to decide on a strike or contract offer as nine major companies and the AFL-CIO United Steelworkers negotiate. The present contract expires July 31 and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel began shutting furnaces after failing to reach an agreement.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
Steelworkers
I.W. Abel
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Aluminum
Can
Nixon
Abel
Lottery Winner Does It Again in New Jersey
Passaic AP Leo Berna, a 67 year old retired restaurant owner, won the $50,000 grand prize in the New Jersey State lottery for a second time. His wife Elizabeth said he was confident he would add another $50,000 prize someday. She asked for no publicity citing their previous publicity and noted they spent part of earlier winnings on their daughter Lynn’s June wedding.
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Passaic
N.J
Leo Berna
New Jersey
Elizabeth
Berna
Lynn
Elks vote to keep racial ban at national convention
At the New Orleans convention the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks again rejected removing the word white from membership rules. President Grand Exalted Ruler E. Gene Fournace argued constitutional rights allow private clubs to decide admissions and meeting locations. About 40 percent supported erasing the racial qualification, with a two thirds needed.
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New Orleans
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Convention
E. Gene Fournace
Canton
Ohio
Elk
Fournace
The
Elks
New York
Queen Elizabeth II Renames War Veterans Group Royal British Legion
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II marks the 50th anniversary of the War Veterans organization by elevating the British Legion to the Royal British Legion in a ceremonial honor observed in London.
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London
British Legion
Royal British Legion
War Veterans’ Organization
Apollo 15 Countdown Goes Smooth to Launch
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP the Apollo 15 countdown progresses toward Monday's 9 34 am EDT liftoff with the Saturn 5 rocket fueled by 800000 gallons of propellants. Astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden practice in simulators as they prepare for key Moon landing maneuvers and later reentry while science advisory members observe from behind a glass partition.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
David KK. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Lunar
Scott and
Irwin
Moon
Earth
Scott
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