Tight clothing sparks wage strike at Oregon plant
In Gardiner, Oregon, more than 300 International Paper plywood workers strike after Pat Morris, 35, is suspended for wearing tight jeans and sweaters. Morris, not a union member, says the move was uneven and vows not to return until the suspension is lifted as union leaders call it a policy dispute. The Gardiner suburb is part of the Coos Bay area with about 15 000 residents.
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Gardiner
Ore
Internationa Paper Co
Oregon
Pat Morris
Miss Morris
Coos Bay
The
Forest
Strike dispute sparks clothing issue at local plant
The plant manager A Meyers denounces the strike as nonsense and insists attire violations fall outside the contract. A Miss Morris laments the harm to families with children while recalling prior warnings about dress.
Kerner to seek more funds for Illinois mental health
Gov. Otto Kerner said he will urge the Legislature to provide additional money for mental health programs in Illinois. He spoke after a state advisory report criticized patient care at Alton State Hospital and cited 30 elderly deaths during a heat wave as evidence of hazardous conditions. The board urged an emergency 599000 dollar appropriation for Alton for next year to upgrade air conditioning in wards.
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Springfield
Ill
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Kerner
Alton State Hospital
State Board of Mental Health
Alton
Traffic Fatality Rocks Elizabeth Illinois Three-Car Crash
Mrs. Dorothy Rife aged 48 of Elizabeth was killed in a three car crash on U S 20 west of Elizabeth in northwest Illinois. Donald Schlickman aged 40 of Dubuque Iowa was taken to a Rockford hospital in critical condition.
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Elizabeth, Ul
Dorothy Rife
Elizabeth
U.S. 20
Illinois
Donald Schlickman
Dubuque
Iowa
Rockford
Actress Once Sold Cemetery Plots For Cash Fame
Kaye Stevens, famed night club singer, recalls an early career selling cemetery plots to fund her start. She earned up to 500 dollars weekly at 16, later pivoting to singing in Buffalo and on tour. Now a headlining entertainer, she still advocates buying plots as a lasting investment and owns twelve. The piece includes brief历史 notes on beehive innovator Lorenzo Langstroth.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Kaye Stevens
Comedienne
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
Miss Stevens
Debbie Reynolds
Las Vegas
Kaye
Funeral services for Daniel E. Claypool held at Davis Home
Funeral services for Daniel E. Claypool were held at 2 30 p m today at the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev Harold R Dude officiating. Gerald White was soloist and John Tibbot Sr was organist. Pallbearers were Glenn Thor son George Walker Truman Eltrevoog Earl Ripseh Lowry Buttry and Donald Parker. Burial was in Sample Cemetery.
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Daniel E. Claypool
Davis Funeral Home
Harold R. Dude
Gerald White
John Tibbot Sr
Glenn Thorson
George Walker
Truman Eltrevoog
Earl Ripseh
Lowry Buttry
Donald Parker
Sample Cemetery
Samuel E Wharrie Funeral Services Set
Samuel E. Wharrie 81 of Coal City dies Wednesday in Morris Hospital. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Friday in Patterson Funeral Chapel Braidwood. Burial in Braceville Gardner Cemetery. Visitation begins after 2 p.m. today.
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Samuel E. Wharrie
Coal City
Morris Hospital
Patterson Funeral
Braidwood
Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
Professor Dies in Minnesota Heart Attack
Dr. Carlos Martinez 52 a University of Minnesota American Cancer Society professor known for work in transplant organ research died Wednesday from a heart attack in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Carlos Martinez
American Cancer Society
University of Minnesota
Auto Workers Parade for Higher Wages in Detroit
In Detroit on Wednesday more than 1 200 skilled United Auto Workers demonstrated in front of Chrysler HQ demanding an immediate $1 an hour raise. They protested rejection of contract reopenings as Big Three firms cited automatic raises and cost of living adjustments scheduled next month.
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Detroit
United Auto
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Trout in Main Street Distracts Durban Residents
In Himeville Natal province villagers waded through knee-deep floodwater after a three inch rainstorm. The Umkomazana river burst its banks and swept trout weighing up to half a pound along the main street.
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Durban
South Africa
Himeville
Natal Province
Drakensberg Range
Four Polio Cases Reported Across Several Illinois Areas
Four severe polio cases confirmed as type II were reported by the state health department in Mii nois. Cases occurred in Chicago, Cook County suburb, Henry and St. Clair counties with ages from 11 months to 51 years. Three patients were unvaccinated and paralyzed. the fourth case is under investigation.
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Springfield, Ill
State Health Department
Chicago
Cook County
Henry
St. Clair Counties
Franklin D. Yoder
Immunization Urged After Grave Health Concerns
Dr Yoder warns the cases raise grave concern and urge greater awareness for immunization against preventable diseases. The statement stresses personal responsibility in protecting public health through vaccination.
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Yoder
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Sperenklers
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Oxford
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Istanbul
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Spruce St
Morris, Illinois
Myrtle L. Broderick
USF
Tareyton
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Cera
CPO
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