Wirtz Declares Rails Dispute Near Arbitration
Secretary of Labor Wirtz said railroads and unions agreed to arbitrate two key issues but the work rules dispute remains critical. Carriers accepted the plan without qualifications while five unions agreed with conditions, including management procedures for other issues. A final board would decide firemen jobs and train crew makeup, with potential Aug. 29 rules and possible strikes if unresolved.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wolfe
Wirtz
Writz
Griffith enters race for Ouachita Jackson Senate seat
Howard Griffith, 49, West Monroe radio engineer and businessman, announces candidacy for the 30th Senatorial District of Ouachita and Jackson Parishes. A Delhi native and Ouachita resident since 1936, he owns two radio stations, an electronics firm, and serves as communications officer for local law enforcement. He τη declares a first political bid, pledging to push industry, roads, and improved facilities if elected. his run marks the first Democratic primary contest with Sen. Jamar Adcock slated to announce later.
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Howard Griffith
West Monroe
Senate
Ouachita
Jackson Parishes
Griffith
Delhi
Tallulah
Jamar Adcock
Louisiana
Two Americans Presumed Dead in Vietnam Crash
In the central highlands a fighter bomber piloted by two Americans crashed after a strafing run on a guerrilla position. American sources say both pilots are presumed dead. Informants noted possible wing buckling from ground fire or a technical failure before the craft plunged into the jungle. If confirmed, the deaths bring U S fatalities in Vietnam since December 1961 to 95.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Question Answers In Column Today In Monroe Morning World
The Monroe Morning World invites readers to page 2 for answers in the Question Answers In Column Today feature. The paper also highlights the Dixie Senior World Series champion in sports and Keith Prince's Sports Scene column covering local sports activities.
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Morning World Today
Keith Prince
Monroe
Rusk wary of linking observer exchange to German troop cuts
Secretary of State Dean Rusk questioned a U S Soviet deal on exchanging observers to prevent surprise attack if tied to German force reductions. Geneva signals showed Moscow seeking troop withdrawals as a condition, with Khrushchev proposing port and rail observer posts. Rusk said linking the issue to force levels dims prospects for quick agreement and noted future talks with Gromyko at the UN.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Germany
Rusk
Geneva
Charles C. Steele
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Khrushchev
Europe
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
West Monroe retiree Ralph Endsley visits home site
Ralph E. Endsley, longtime West Monroe and Monroe police veteran, recently retired from the U.S. Air Force. Now back home, he visits with old friends and takes in local scenery, prompting light chatter about his retirement.
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West Monroe
Ralph E. Endsley
Monroe
U.S. Air Force
Endsley
Jes
Ensley
Problems plague Titan 2 boosters delaying Gemini program
Titan 2 engine issues hinder the Gemini program with first stage chugging oscillations and second stage thrust at about 90 percent. NASA officials aim for a December unmanned flight from Cape Canaveral, with later missions planned to test orbital rendezvous and long duration flights ahead of Apollo.
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Blacksburg
United States
Chris Kraft
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gemini
Kraft
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Canadians To Take Nuclear Warheads
Washington AP report notes Republican leaders proposed a second step beyond the nuclear test ban. They urged President Kennedy to demand withdrawal of all Soviet troops from Cuba as a sign of good faith and a concrete move in East-West tensions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
United States
Khrushchev
Casper Merchants Hunt 1882 Silver Dollars for Mother
Casper Wyoming AP report notes local merchants sought 1882 silver dollars. John Schwartz, an Atomic Energy Commission engineer, aimed to gift his mother 81 coins for her birthday. He collected 75, then a bartender supplied six more, to be presented in Roseburg Oregon.
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Casper
Wyo
John Schwartz
Schwartz
Atomic Energy Commission
Roseburg
Ore
Lost Pup Found In Dirty Sheets
A Kansas City laundry found a live puppy wrapped in sheets after a frantic call from Edgar Phillips of Louisburg Kansas. The pup was among items sent to the laundry by mistake and was recovered by staff.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Edgar Phillips
Louisburg
Kan
Slightly Higher Readings Seen Forecast for Twin Cities
Friday's low dipped to 57 degrees marking the coldest since May. The high reached 85, with a warming trend expected to push near 90 today and lower 70s tonight. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy with a chance of scattered thundershowers this afternoon.
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Twin Cities
Notable UK Train Robbery Suspects Face Charges
London AP reports two married couples and a single man charged with small fry roles in Britain's great train robbery. While major figures remain at large, police cite caches of notes found after the Aug 8 Glasgow to London heist. Police counted more than 140000 dollars in notes, with estimates suggesting 140000 to 280000 may represent shares.
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London
Dorking
Bournemouth
Miss Iceland Named Queen at International Beauty Congress
Miss Iceland Gudrun Bjarnadottir, 20, Keflavik, was crowned Miss International Beauty at the International Beauty Congress in Long Beach. Runners-up were Miss England Diana Westbury, Miss Austria Xenia Doppler, Miss American Beauty Joyce Bryan, and Miss Korea Yoo-mi Choi.
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Long Beach
Calif
Iceland
Keflavik
Gudrun Bjarnadottir
England
Diana Westbury
Derbyshire
Austria
Xenia Doppler
Vienna
Joyce Bryan
Miami
Fla
Yoo-mi Choi
Soon Chun City
Cuban Mill Bombed and Second Raid Reported
Havana woke to heavy anti-aircraft fire as a lone unidentified aircraft crossed the bay before dawn. A separate pre-dawn strafing attack on a Camaguey sugar mill caused no damage, with the government blaming U S imperialists and noting the plane escaped into darkness.
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Havana
UPI
Camaguey
United States
U. S
Regla
Guanabocoa
Havana Bay
Husband asks opinions on manure birthday gift in Times
An anonymous husband, signing as Box K 1725, bought a paid ad in the Times to reveal his wife gave him a load of hand-forked manure for his garden on his birthday after 30 years of marriage. He invites comments from friends in confidence, with no replies yet.
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London
the Times
Atheist buys land for Kansas center near Stockton
Mada lyn Murray, a Baltimore divorcee who helped overturn school prayer, accepted a deed to 80 acres near Stockton for an atheist center named Other Americans. Carl Brown, a 77-year-old Stockton nudist and ex-legislator, donated the land. Residents oppose the project but will remain civil.
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Stockton, Kan
Madalyn Murray
Baltimore
Kansas
Carl Brown
Stockton
Murray
Supreme Court
Murrays
Garth
Hays
Topeka
Pact Ends Three Year Canada US Nuclear Warhead Accord
Ottawa and Washington formalized a bilateral note exchange to allow Canada to acquire nuclear warheads for systems already allocated to continental defense and NATO. Prime Minister Pearson said deliveries could begin by year end as technical details remain. The pact closes a long political dispute that helped defeat Diefenbaker’s government.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
United States
U.S
Paul Martin
W. Walton Butterworth
Continental
NATO Alliance
Europe
Lester B. Pearson
West Germany
Pearson
Liberals
John Diefenbaker
Train Wreck Kills Woman Injures Many
A self propelled railroad passenger car sidetracked and crashed into an idle freight train near Bethel station killing Mrs Everett Hurlburt of Roxbury and injuring more than 25 others on a Danbury bound shuttle. The wreck left cabins, seats and bodies scattered across the caboose area.
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Bethel
Conn
Danbury
New Haven
Bethel Station
Everett Hurlburt
Roxbury
Norwalk
Bill Clinkard
Albert Trimpert
Beth Medical Examiner
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