GE Strike Sets Back Union Amid Nationwide Walkout
New York AP reports members of the International Union of Electrical Workers return to work after a three week GE strike settled by federal mediators. Immediate 3 percent wage raise, settlements mirror pre strike offers, with locals in Lynn Everett and Alabama voting to continue action. Union leaders traded barbs over leadership and training clauses amid widespread plant walkouts.
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Oxford
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N.Y
67 Million Vote Record Is Likely
Washington AP reports a projected record 67 million votes in next month’s presidential election, from 84 million eligible voters, based on state tallies and expert surveys. The comparison notes 62,027,040 votes in 1956 from about 80 million eligibles, with Census data showing 107 million could be old enough to vote this year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Happy Bluebirds Dislike Kentucky
Kentucky's bluebird population has plunged 85 to 90 percent due to last spring's freezing weather and widespread use of poisonous insecticides and weed killers. State Ornithologist Burt L. Monroe notes the decline, while Louisville advocate William G. Duncan reports checking 300 to 400 nesting boxes with only one nest found.
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Burt L. Monroe
William G. Duncan
Louisville
Troops Occupy Leopoldville Amid Turmoil in Congo
Congolese soldiers terrorize civilians and block access to a ceremonial parade in Leopoldville’s stadium while a UN official laments messaging failures.Riots spread elsewhere as Mobutu troops loot, beat civilians, and take control, with limited UN police presence and unclear command.
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J U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Col
Joseph Mobutu
Thysville
Leonardville
United Nations
U. N. Olice
Fake Bomb Found in Station Sparks New City Scare
In New York an alarm at Pennsylvania Station triggered by a hoax device caused a scare amid recent blasts. Officers later determined the object consisted of four empty pipes wrapped in brown paper, suspended from a shelf by twine in a phone booth area.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Chuckle Failure and the Path of Persistence
A compact quip notes that failure teaches persistence as the route to progress. It frames persistence as the key virtue guiding cautious effort, steady practice, and eventual improvement.
Kennedy shifts focus to domestic economy in Illinois bid
Senator John Kennedy intensified his campaign in Illinois, pivoting to domestic economic issues and outlining plans to strengthen U S military power and create an arms control research institute. He taunted Nixon on farm policy and civil rights while touring Rockford, the University of Illinois, Peoria, Moline, Rock Island, and Chicago suburbs.
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Illinois
Kennedy
John FF. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
Rockford
University of Illinois
Peoria
Moline
Rock Island
Chicago
Milwaukee
Nixon
Eisnhower
U. S
LaCrosse
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Early Winter Weather Targets Northern Ohio
Snow flurries are headed for northern Ohio with a light freeze possible in our area tonight. Temperatures will dip into the upper 0s under clear skies, with tomorrow's high in the single digits. A warming trend is forecast by Friday after a chilly week. Yesterday's official high reached 64 at 2 PM, and this morning's low was 32 at 6:30.
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Ohio
Cold Air Front Moves Into Great Lakes Region
Blustery northerly winds draw a cold air mass into the north central United States. Snow showers accompanied by fresh snow totaling about an inch fall across the upper Great Lakes area, with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, reporting noticeable snowfall.
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Canada
Upper Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Landslide uncertainty sways final election vote
Pollster George Gallup says the race remains close with voter uncertainty capable of delivering a colossal landslide to either Kennedy or Nixon. He notes lack of enthusiasm for both and cites potential shifts among undecided voters that could swing the outcome, two weeks before the election.
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George Gallup
Gallup
U.S. News & World Report
Richard M. Non
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Whisky Splashes Kennedy in Milwaukee Parade Disturbance
A woman threw whisky from a glass at Senator John F. Kennedy as he rode in an open convertible through Milwaukee to a speech at the Milwaukee Auditorium. The glass struck a Kennedy staff member. Kennedy wiped his face, handed back the tumbler, and no arrests were reported.
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Iace
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Auditorium
Kennedy
Congo army turmoil alarms neighboring regions
Reports say Stanleyville soldiers mutinied and arrested officers as Col Mobutu flew from Leopoldville on an inspection trip to Coquilhatville to win loyalty from interior troops. He plans a New York trip to press Dag Hammarskjold to back deposed Premier Lumumba, while Lt Col Louis Boboso acts as army head in his absence.
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Stanleyville
Oriental Province
U.N
Patrice Lumumba
Congo
Louis i Boboso
Nervous father of quads greets newborn sons settling in
In Detroit AP report Gerard Guinnane, a 29 year old machinery worker, and his wife Margaret Mary 30 welcomed quadruplets Peter 4 pounds 1 ounce Paul 5 pounds 2 ounces Vincent 2 pounds 15 ounces and Gerard 4 pounds 11 ounces born about a month early at Providence Hospital after a pregnancy long anticipated. Doctors said no complications and the family already has two older sons Stephen 5 and Anthony 7.
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Gerard Guinnane
Margaret Mary Guinnane
Guinnane
Highland Park
Guinnanes
Providence Hospital
Peter
Paul
Vincent
Gerard
Joseph Watts
Manchester
England
Newcastle
Stephen
Anthony
Fifth TV Debate Hangs On Cuba Issue
Nixon and Kennedy clash over a fifth televised debate with Cuba as the focus. Nixon proposes an in depth Cuba debate while Kennedy urges a broader agenda including correcting distortions and other topics. Both plan to appoint aides to work out details though scheduling conflicts remain.
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Kennedy
Cuba
Nixon
Nixon denounces religion politics in Pennsylvania speech
Vice President Richard M. Nixon accused Democrats of exploiting the religious issue to mobilize Catholic voters as he opened in York Pennsylvania. Nixon warned against impulsive leadership and criticized Kennedy for proposed Cuba policy, while Klein cited alleged religious campaigning by Kennedy supporters.
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the Times
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Herbert G. Klein
John F Kennedy
Klein
Houston
Tex
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
York
America
Kinch Trial Jury Deliberations Restart After Weekend Break
Los Angeles AP reports Dr. R Bernard Finch and his mistress Carole Tregoff face a resumed jury deliberation after a four day, 16 hour plus session over the July 18, 1959, shooting death of Mrs. Barbara Finch. The couple deny murder and conspiracy charges despite admitting an illicit affair.
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R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Barbara
Finch
Miss Tregoff
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