White House board urges $158 million rail wage package
A five member White House board recommended a $158 million two year wage settlement for 137000 railroad workers. The plan would raise general wages 11 percent over two years and add 20 cents per hour in skill pay, with mandatory effect in 30 days unless unions and railroads reach voluntary terms.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
John P. Hiltz Jr
Hiltz
Congress
Chicago
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Kappel
Morse
Carmen
Fight Erupts After Troops Close Trap
In the Mekong Delta U S 9th Infantry Division troops swept ashore chasing about 500 Viet Cong guerrillas. By Friday the combat killed 56 Viet Cong and left 5 Americans dead with 101 wounded. The operation Coronado Five began last Tuesday near Cam Son following a Viet Cong buildup.
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Saigon
Mekong
U. S. 9Th Infantry Division
Associated Press
George Esper
U. S
Esper
Rach Ba River
U.S
Cam Son
9Th Infantry
World At A Glance Firearms Bill Urged By Johnson
President Johnson asks Congress to speed action on a firearms control bill aimed at keeping deadly weapons out of the wrong hands. The article also notes a stalled tax increase proposal in the House Ways and Means Committee and other national developments.
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Johnson
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Townson family visits before Vietnam trip ends
Bob Townson and his wife Merrell with son Bobby spend time with W R Townson of 212 Benson West Monroe before his third Vietnam tour. Townson is a Fort Walton Beach Florida M Sgt in the air force. A Treasury agent visited Friday to teach counterfeit detection and real versus fake bills in a folding money lesson. The group saw multiple counterfeit bills and the genuine $20, which was returned, leaving participants wary of spending it.
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W. R. Townson
Benson
West Monroe
Vietnam
Bob Townson
Merrell
Bobby. Townson
Fort Walden Beach
Fla
Air Force
Treasury
Jes Rambling
Steady Temperature With Scattered Storms Across Northeast Louisiana
The Northeast Louisiana area will see partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. Highs 84 to 89, lows 66 to 72, southeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph, rain chances around 30 percent today and Sunday. Dewpoints mid 60s to low 70s, about 50 percent sunshine, FAA Selman Field reports a high of 89 and a low of 69 with a trace of rain.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Delta
FAA
Selman Field
Monroe
Beulah Aims For Yucatan Along Gulf Coast
Beulah, packing 115 mph winds, moved toward Yucatan as Gulf shores monitored its progress. Forecasters warned of gale to hurricane force winds and high tides near Cozumel with the center expected close to the island late Saturday. Chloe remained offshore and weakened slightly, posing no land threat for now. Beulah had caused 18 deaths in the eastern Caribbean earlier in the week.
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Miami
Fla
Beulah
Caribbean
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Peninsula
Cozumel Island
Cozumel
Chloe
Atlantic
Bermuda
Cuba
Norfolk, Va
Doria
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Cape Charles
Chesapeake Bay
Wallops Island
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Coast Guard
Portsmouth
Liberty
NASA
Chesapeake
Cape Henry
Gul
Virginia-Mary-Delaware
Weather Bureau
Virginia Beach
Hurricanes At A Glance
Three storms tracked with wind speeds and coordinates. Donia shows 90 mph winds at 38.0 N 73.0 W, 125 miles east of the VA–MD line, moving west about 15 mph. Beulah has 115 mph winds at 18.8 N 83.8 W, far south of Havana, moving northwest about 10 mph. Chloe packs 105 mph winds at 35.1 N 57.8 W, near 450 miles east of Bermuda, moving northwest at 138 mph.
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Donia
Maryland-Virginia
Beulah
Virginia-Maryland
Havana
Miami
Chloe
Eas
Bermuda
Hurricane Doria Threatens Virginia and Delmar Coastline
Dangerous hurricane Doria reaches coastal Virginia Maryland and Delaware with 90 mph winds. Evacuations spread along 125 miles from Rehoboth Beach to Cape Charles as Wallops Island braces for possible flooding tides. Beulah and Chloe storms pace the Caribbean and Atlantic while warnings shift and coast guard and NASA prep for impact.
Egyptian Field Marshal Amer Dies After Poisoning
Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer, once a key Arab commander and ally of Nasser, died after swallowing poison amid postwar purges and a rumored coup. Official accounts say he was treated but died Thursday night. he had faced dismissal and planned court martial over the June war defeat.
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Egypt
Abdel Hakim Amer
Israel
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
CATRO
Amer
Middle East
Menia
National Guidance — Propaganda
Aly Khashaba
Khashaba
Del
Farouk
Egyptian Revolutionary Command Council
Ministry of National Guidance
Astal
Mohammed Fawzi
al Ahram
Khartoum
U S Output Jumps 1 3 Points In August Industrial Index
The Federal Reserve reports August industrial output rose 1.3 points to 158 of the 1957-59 base, matching last year. A July-August two month gain of 2.5 points marked the largest rise since mid 1966. Chairman Martin urged prompt higher taxes citing the gain.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Louisiana Education Lobby Seeks Four Year Teacher Pay Rise
The United School Committee plans a 1600 pay raise for 35000 teachers, 400 yearly over four years, costing about 15 million first year and over 60 million total with rising teacher numbers. It aims to pressure candidates and seek legislature backing amid talks of new revenue.
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Louisiana
Public Education
Bill Netkirk
Baton Rouge
United School Committee
Byron Benton
State Education Department
Louisiana Teachers Association
Executive Council
LTA
J. K. Haynes
Louisi
Fulton Bacon
Basile
Bacon
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Meany
SEN
Rail Board
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers Union
Jes Ramblin
Canada
Yucatan
Gulf
THE
New Jersey
Amer Friday
Louisiana Education Lobby Seeks
John MccKeithen
McKeithen
News-Star—World
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