Kennedy invokes Taft-Hartley to end maritime strike
President Kennedy uses the Taft Hartley act to curb a maritime unions strike and forms a three member Emergency Board to report on issues. The board will not make recommendations and a 80 day cooling off period may follow an injunction.
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Washington
Kennedy
Samuel I. Roseman
New York
James J. Healy
Harvard Business School
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Hawaii
Board of Inquiry
Federal Mediation and Concilation Service
Emergency Board of Inquiry
Warm then cool spell in Grundy county weather
Grundy county shows a warm then cooler trend with possible showers. Tonight’s low in the 60s, Tuesday partly cloudy with warmth and a shower chance, Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler. Weekend highs reached 80 at Collins Weather station, with 48 Saturday night and 50 Sunday lows. 9 am today read 70 degrees.
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Grundy County
Collins
Iraq moves to annex Kuwait amid oil power play
Iraq's Premier Kassem announced an ordinance to annex Kuwait asserting historical rights. He said Kuwait would be led by Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim as administrator, while Britain weighed aid options to protect the protectorate's status. Kuwaiti oil output and strategic value are cited as motives.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Kuwait
Britain
Sheik
Grab
Kassem
London
American Gulf Oil Corp
British Petroleum Co
United States
Venezuela
Soviet Union
Presto! His House Is Painted by Local Volunteers
Neighbors led by Tom Darlington painted the Seward residence at 520 West Washington Street, formerly the Baum house, with volunteers completing a coat on three sides. They expect to finish before next weekend using about 20 gallons of paint, working evenings. Names in the crew included Gene Dummitt Charles William Ea Darlington George Dummitt Walter Dunbar James Fannin Theron Crawford Bill Stafford and Raymond Dummitt.
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H. G
Jerry) Sowards
West Washington St
Tom Darlington
Sowards
Herald
Sewards
Baum
Jefferson and
Wauponsee Streets
Gene Dummitt
Charles William
Ea Darlington
George Dummitt
Walter Dunbar
James Fannin
Theron Crawford
Bill Stafford
Raymond Dummitt
Bright prospects for Laos peace at Geneva conference
Chinese Foreign Minister Chen Yi said there are bright prospects for a final East West agreement at the Laos conference. He claimed all conditions exist for an acceptable deal though Western delegates noted no sign of Communist concessions. Chen warned Laos could arm as it pleases and resisted international interference.
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Geneva
Chen Yi
China
Laos
Chen
Cen
International Control Commission
Georghi Pushkin
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
Pushkin
Cochairman
Soviet Union
Souvana Phouma
Governors Back Foreign Policy Amid Kennedy Conference
Governors from both parties pledged support for President Kennedy on Berlin and other crisis areas at the 53rd annual conference. GOP critic Nixon and Sen. Goldwater pressed domestic policy, while Gov. Patterson blasted handling of Freedom Riders. Rockefeller urged unity and a moratorium on internal criticism of international moves.
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Honolulu
Kennedy
Berlin
John Patterson
Alabama
Freedom Riders
Governors
Robert Kennedy
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Nixon
Three Injured in Grundy County Weekend Accidents
Three persons sustained injuries in two Grundy county auto crashes over the weekend. James L. Melahn and James J. Shearer, both treated at Morris hospital, were involved in a wreck on the Minooka Channahon Blacktop south of Minooka. A prior crash on the Pequot road near Felix township left Maurice Schennum with knee injuries.
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Grundy County
James L. Melahn
Notre Dame St. Joliet
James J. Shearer
Rte. 1
Minooka
Morris Hospital
Melahn
Minooka- Channahon Blacktop
Kenneth Allen
Shearer
Maurice Schennum
Street
Coal City
Pequot
Santa Fe Railroad
Eileen
Felix
Schennum
Gerald Bitner
Coal City approves 115000 school bond for expansion
Voters across Coal City Township High School district support a 115000 bond by 303 to 84 to fund four new classrooms and a library with equipment. Precinct results show strong yes tallies in Coal City area and surrounding villages including Eileen Carbon Hill and Diamond.
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Coal City
Coal City Township
Eileen
Carbon Hill
Chicagoan Is New Highway's First Victim
Coroner W. Clark Davis identified John E. Doak of Chicago as the driver killed when his station wagon left Interstate 80 near the Route 47 interchange and plunged into a ditch. Trooper Dimond noted the vehicle flew 90 feet through the air after an embankment strike. Doak had been visiting in Hennepin and was en route home. his body lay at Davis Funeral home awaiting services.
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John Doak
Chicago
Doak
Olson
W. Clark Davis
John E. Doak
West 46Th Place
Joe Knott
Saratoga
Morris
Knott
Davis
W. L. Dimond
Little Nettle Creek
Grundy County
Gardner
Hennepin
Davis Funeral Home
Officials Meet at Grundy County Board of Review Workshop
County officials led by Nels Nelson and Eugene Sorensen attended the Grundy County Board of Review annual meeting at Starved Rock State Park. The workshop trains local officials on handling tax administration challenges and assessments.
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Nels Nelson
Eugene Sorensen
Grundy County
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