Governors Back Vietnam Policy Steel Strike Decision Due
United Steelworkers executive board and wage policy committee consider serving 30 days strike notice on the basic steel industry. Interim contract averted a strike May 1 and sets Aug. 1 as earliest date for a possible strike, unless a breakthrough delays or negates notice. Abel and Cooper discuss wages and industry seeks 18 cents per hour in a three year deal, with 11.5 cents granted in the interim contract.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Executive Board
I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
Abel
David J. McDonald
Cooper
Ready Reserve call may boost national guard readiness
Officials say selected National Guard and Reserve units will be put in peak readiness in coming months. Two or three first line infantry divisions could receive special training and gear as eight priority brigades and four divisions are prepared for deployment within eight to twelve weeks. Air units may also gain enhanced readiness while some guard squadrons may stay out of federal service until mobilization is near.
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New York
North Carolina
Army Guard and Reserve
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Housewife Quries Bank Overdrawn Status
A housewife quips to a bank teller that they are not overdrawn but under deposited, reflecting financial strain in a witty exchange. The line frames a humorous take on negative balances and bank service during tight finances.
Calisthenics At 94 Father Trunk Aims For Centenarian Feats
In San Francisco Rev. George M. Trunk nears 95 while living an active life. He marks 70 years as a priest with mass at Church of the Nativity and writes weekly columns for Slovenian American papers. He enjoys calisthenics and cigars, saying half cigars are best for nicotine and flavor. He dreams of a world united, even if realization takes centuries.
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San Francisco
George M. Trunk
Father Trunk
Church of the Nativity
Trunk
U Thant Pledges Peace Effort On Viet Nam Talks
Secretary General U Thant told President Johnson he will pursue peace talks and seek to shift the Viet Nam conflict from the battlefield to the conference table. Thant wants a Geneva Conference with the United States Britain France and Red China and North Viet Nam may resist a visit. Philippine Foreign Secretary Mendez floated a UN agency for Viet Nam similar to Korea aid.
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U Thant
Johnson
Viet Nam
Thant
White House
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
Britain
France
Goldberg
State Department
Washington
Red China
Soviet Union
Red
Korea
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Mendez
Connally Eyes 1966 Senate Run Against Tower
Gov. John Connally of Texas says he has not decided on a 1966 Senate bid. If he runs, he would challenge Republican incumbent John Tower in a race seen as pivotal for Texas and national politics.
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Washington
John Connally
Texas
Senate
John Tower
Weather warms with mild night and scattered showers
Tonight will be a bit warmer with a low near 64. Tomorrow expect scattered showers and thundershowers after a 78 degree high and 52 degree low earlier today.
Escape by roof to West Berlin tied to a cord and wheel
Heinz Holzapfel a 33 year old economist from Leipzig his wife Jutta 32 and their 9 year old son Guenter escaped from East Berlin to West Berlin by a homemade cable harness from the roof of the five story House of Ministries near the wall. They used a padded hammer with phosphorescent paint to guide the line and a bicycle wheel axle as a pulley to haul themselves across in pouring rain.
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East Berlin
Heinz Holzapfel
Jutta
Guenter
Berlin
Berlin Wall
Leipzig
West Berlin
House of Ministries
Willie Stoph
East
Holzapfel
Holjzapfel
Saturn 1 Achieves 10th Straight Success in Pegasus 3 Flight
CAPE KENNEDY AP The Saturn 1 rocket completed its flight program with a 10th straight victory and sent Pegasus 3 into orbit. The 23,100 pound satellite spread two winglike projections to a 96 foot span and drifted through space while NASA eyed future retrievals and experiments. Saturn 1B is planned to start next year with a fourth flight carrying a three man Apollo capsule for lunar voyage practice.
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Fila
Satellite joins Pegasus payload to study meteorite threat
The satellite adds to two Pegasus payloads in space to measure meteorite impacts and assess dangers for long space missions. If astronauts recovered aluminum sheets, experts could learn more than from radio signals. Saturn 1 launched on schedule at 8 a.m. EST and reached about 330 miles altitude in Gemini orbit plane.
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Saturn 1 to be succeeded by Saturn 1B next year
The Saturn 1 will be succeeded by the more powerful Saturn 1B next year, signaling a successor upgrade in the rocket program. The note emphasizes improved capabilities and a planned transition to the newer launcher.
Tinkerbelle Spotted Far Off English Coast
West German motor vessel reported to Lloyds of London that it sighted Robert Manry’s 132 foot sailboat Tinkerbelle about 1000 miles off England’s coast. Manry, 48, a copy editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, left Falmouth, Massachusetts, June 1 sailing alone toward Falmouth, England, expected by late August.
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Robert Manry
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Manry
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Falmouth
Mass
Ex-Cuban Official Rescued After 12 Days at Sea
Luis Casas a former Camaguey governor was found clinging to a four foot inner tube raft 12 days after fleeing Cuba. He zigzagged toward Miami on the improvised craft with a water can signaling for sun glare. He cried when greeted by his exiled sister Grace and wore a rosary with a X tattoo, then was incoherent and silent to reporters.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
Tom Miller
Luis Casas
Casas
Miller
Grace
Camaguey Province
Luis
Camaguey
Havana
New York
Truman Witnessing Medicare Signing With Truman
President Johnson signs the health care bill in Missouri with former President Truman at his side. The measure creates hospital coverage for the elderly under Social Security, adds an optional plan for doctors bills, and boosts Social Security benefits funded by higher taxes.
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Carl P. Levesdorfe
Washington
Johnson
Missouri
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Congress
White House
Senate OKs changes on public school busing bill
The Senate accepted House changes to a bill requiring public busing of parochial and private school students. The measure now goes to the governor for signing into law.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Johnson backs Viet Nam policy gains governors support
President Johnson won strong backing from 49 governors for his Viet Nam plan, while Oregon Republican Mark O. Hatfield remained a fence-sitter. Hatfield, touted as a possible 1968 GOP challenger, voiced misgivings amid ongoing regional Viet Nam developments.
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Washington
Johnson
Oregon
Mark O. Hatfield
Hatfield
Pentagon Plans Peak Readiness Reserve and Vietnam Build Up
The Pentagon aims to create a super ready Reserve by peaking selected National Guard and Reserve units over the next months with possible partial callups. A future review by Johnson could decide to raise troop strength in Vietnam, potentially to 200,000 by year end from 125,000. Senator Russell cites a 300,000 Viet Nam cap and a total force around 3 million. U Thant pledges to pursue negotiations to end hostilities, while six weeks into a maritime strike the unions vow to keep ships flowing to Viet Nam under AFL-CIO and merchant marine reps.
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Johnson
U.S
Richard B. Russell
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Russell
U.N
U Thant
Thant
Washington
Ambbassador
Arthur J. Goldberg
W. Willard Wirtz
Afl-Cio National Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
American Merchant Marine Institute
Governors at Johnson Viet Nam policy conference
The White House reported a flood of tele graphs praising Johnsons Viet Nam troop commitment. Presidents pride in letters from wives and mothers of servicemen supported his stance as Governors from 57th Annual Conference gathered in Minneapolis. Only Connecticuts John N Dempsey was away in Ireland. Most governors endorsed the Presidents Viet Nam position.
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Johnson
U.S
Viet Nam
Minneapolis
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
Ireland
Hatfield
Michigan
George Romney
White House session draws mixed support on Vietnam policy
From Johnson's view the White House meeting was a success as Romney endorsed the President's expanded military commitment in South Vietnam. Hatfield showed cautious optimism yet urged deeds over words and questioned if intensified actions will hasten peace talks.
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White House
Romney
South Viet Nam
Hatfield
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Lady Bird Johnson
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