Arbitration panel urges rail contract settlement
President Johnson chaired arbitration to compel a binding settlement between railroad management and unions after a near crippling strike. Congress delayed action, but national emergency pressure led to a law prioritizing public interest over private bargaining. Meany joins the panel though unions voice concerns.
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Johnson
Congress
House-Senate
Econ
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Joseph W. Ramsey
International Association of Machinists
Shirley Temple Black Eyes a Congressional Bid
Shirley Temple Black hints at possible run for Congress while stressing no announcement yet. The former child star notes California politicians like Helen Gahagan Douglas, George Murphy, and Ronald Reagan as precedents, and observers weigh her chances given her early fame.
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Shirley Temple Black
Congress
California
Helen Gahagan Douglas
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Shirley
Red China's Crisis Deepens as Wuhan Turmoil Spreads
Joseph Alsop reports in Washington that Maoist China faces escalating civil strife. Wuhan sees clashes between the Ninth Rebel Commune and the One Million Strong Soldiers while the PLA under Chen Tsai-tao is accused of backing anti government factions. Rail breakdowns proliferate across eight Yangtze provinces, with Szechuan severing most rail links except a brittle northern line.
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Washington
Robert McNamara
Marvin Watson
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
China
Wuhan
People’s Liberation Army
Chen Tsai-tao
Peking
Yangtze
Yangtze River
Szechuan
Sian
Yellow River
Meaning Of Istanbul Pope Visit Marks Ecumenical Step
The Pope and Patriarch Athenagoras meet in Istanbul amid vast religious questions from priestly celibacy to sacred sites. Their 1964 Mount Olives embrace frames an ongoing dialogue as Jerusalem’s divided Holy City evolves through unification and security debates.
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Rome
Istanbul
Athenagoras
Franklin Roosevelt
Pullman
America
Paul VI
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Pope Paul VI Visit Echoes Past Istanbul Ties
The text notes Pope Paul VI as the first pope to visit Istanbul since an earlier Byzantine pope, dating to a distant era around the 700s. It mentions strained relations between Rome and Byzantium over theological disputes, and references early church history plus figures like George Washington as a later comparison.
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Paul VI
Istanbul
Constantine
George Washington
Church of
Rome
Byzantium
Law and Order Decline Amid Police Timidity and Riots
A Washington opinion column condemns fading police readiness and court rulings for eroding law enforcement. National Guards and federal troops deployed after riots begin. It cites Whittaker and mass disobedience, urging swift enforcement and punishment to restore public safety.
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Washington
America
Congress
Supreme Court
High Court
Charles E. Whittaker
Supreme Court of the United States
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Details
The Middletown Journal lists subscription rates for daily, Sunday editions, and home/post routes. It notes mail rates for in city suburban areas as 60 cents weekly, 15 dollars yearly for trading areas, 24 dollars outside trading area, and 38 dollars outside USA per car, with all subscriptions payable in advance. The paper is published by Journal, Inc., founded in 1857.
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News. Journal, Inc
S. Broad
First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Police Training Plans Delayed by City’s Lease Idea
Police officers face further delays as the city weighs leasing the old downtown McAlpin building for extra offices instead of building a new training facility. City Manager Dan Rothe suggests basement use for training. Commissioners may oppose and seek space in the City Building, while the county treasury branch office dispute resurfaces with no funding path.
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Considera
McAlpin
Dan Rothe
Ing
Apartheid ideas in black power movement mocked
The piece argues that apartheid rhetoric once tied to Communist self determination for the Black Belt has spread beyond the CP and notes reactions from Newark and other leaders. It cites LeRoi Jones, Phillip Luce, and RAM figures, warning that violence and illegality may accompany attempts to seize power.
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John Pepper
Kremlin
U.S
Stalin
South Africa
Newark
New Jersey
LeRoi Jones
Black Survival Committee
Jones
Phillip Abbott Luce
New Left
Black Belt
Mao Tse-tung
Black Muslims
CORE
RAM
Deacons
Max Stanford
Revolutionary Action Movement
Phillip Luce
Robert F. Williams
Cuba
Red China
Floyd McKissick
Stokely Carmichael
Cleveland
Ohio
Stokely
Town signs change sparks fender busting complaints
Readers note cars bump into each other at stop sign swaps on Stanley Street and Superior Avenue as drivers adjust. The piece mocks Washington DC opinions while surveying a city summer festival controversy over an alleged illegal lottery element and a Look magazine Israel versus Arabs quip.
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Stanley Street
Superior Avenue
Famliar
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People
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Wang Li
Hsieh Fu-chih
Yunnan
Chen Tsaitao
Chou En-lai
Chiang Ching
Bob Considine
Pin
Christ
David Lawrence
the Journal
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Sen
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Louisiana
William Saxbe
Saxbe
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Tel Aviv
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Geneva
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