Strike Hits Missouri Pacific Railroad
About 36 Missouri-Illinois Railroad employees, a Missouri Pacific subsidiary, walked off the job amid a wage dispute. Union officials say conductors seek a 1.04 daily raise and brakemen 6 cents, with no negotiations scheduled as supervisory staff run trains.
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Salem
Ill
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Missouri
Illinois
House Votes Thursday On Civil Rights
Washington AP The House plans a Thursday vote on the revised civil rights bill amid expectations of overwhelming approval. The measure would go to President Johnson for a symbolic July 4 signing. Supporters note strong committee and floor backing, while opponents warn it could shape the 1964 presidential race.
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D-Miss
Joe D. Waggonner
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
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U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
William Proxmire
Wis
Frank J. Lauusche
Ohio
Fairfield Banker Seeks Change of Venue in Embezzlement Case
Fairfield Illinois. A former bank bookkeeper Lee R. Brown 29 faces FBI embezzlement charges of 15000. He also is named in a suit by Fairfield National Bank seeking 972371 as ledger discrepancies. Brown asks for jury trial in another county while awaiting auditor’s report.
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Wayne County
Fairfield
Lee R. Brown
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Brown
Circuit Court
U.S. District Court
East St. Louis
Manila Calamity Typhoon Death Toll Increases
Manila reports rising casualties from Typhoon Winnie with initial counts around 40 fatalities from local outlets while the Red Cross lists 11. About 275 injured and 376,897 homeless across central Luzon. Manila declares calamity, power and water still out, 36 hours after the storm. Clark AFB escaped casualties as Sangley Point faced impact. Weather Bureau notes 9 mile winds as Winnie heads toward the Chinese coast.
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Manila
le Philippine News Service
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Luzon
Pacific
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Sangley Point
Navy
Manila Weather Bureau
South China Sea
Evansville Attorney Named to National Petroleum Council
Evansville attorney Alfred A. Kiltz was appointed a member of the National Petroleum Council by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. The council advises on matters affecting the petroleum industry.
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Alfred A. Kiltz
Evansville
National Petroleum Council
Stewart Udall
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative to Get $1.789 Million Loan
Washington AP reports Southern Illinois Power Cooperative in Marion Illinois will receive a Rural Electrification Administration loan of 1.789 million dollars to fund 55 miles of transmission lines and related facilities. The loan was approved Tuesday, per Sen. Paul H. Douglas Democrat of Illinois.
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Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Marion
Rural Electrification Administration
Paul H. Douglas
D-T
Hope Lost For Ocean Swimmer Britt Sullivan
The Coast Guard ended a two day search for Britt Sullivan aged 29 who vanished Sunday during a bid to swim to Europe. Planes cutters and helicopters scoured the Atlantic off Long Island but found nothing and she failed to rendezvous with an escort boat.
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Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Long Island
Mt V Election Cases State's Attorney Seeks Special Jury
State's Attorney Jay B. Stringer asked for a special jury venire to hear all cases tied to his probe of fraud in the Mt. Vernon township election. He claimed the petit venire was biased by relatives and friends of defendants and party workers. Trial updates include a new judge to preside and possibly a completely new jury, with Hal Cope's illegal voting case set for next Wednesday after a mistrial.
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Venire
Mt. Vernon Township
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Harry L. Ziegler
Fairfield
Roy Gulley
Benton
Zeigler
Hal Cope
Cope
Gulley
Ziegzler
Jefferson County Board of Supervisors
Scranton Lodge Seek Ike Help For nomination
Gov William W Scranton supporters, rebuffed in Illinois, hope Gen Dwight D Eisenhower will back his bid to block Barry Goldwater. Henry Cabot Lodge, back from Vietnam, pressed the case at Walter Reed Hospital and said Eisenhower might announce a preference by the San Francisco convention on July 12. Lodge said he was overall pleased with the talk.
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William W. Scranton
Ilinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Viet Nam
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Pennsylvania
National Press Club
Lodge
Walter Reed Hospital
San Francisco
Hospital Steps
Eisenhower
Planes Collide Off Avalon. Five Airmen Lost
A Naval Reserve crewed crash near Santa Catalina Island leaves five airmen missing or dead. Lt. K. R. Crowell, 40, of Thousand Oaks is confirmed dead. Ens. Donald L. Tarr Jr., 28, Lt. Cmdr. M. T. Carlton, 42, Cmdr. T. W. Martin, 41, and Lt. Cmdr. Joseph J. Le Page, 41, are unaccounted. Debris and a life raft found. crash occurred about 1,000 feet up, sinking in 500 feet of water four miles north of Avalon.
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Thousand Oaks
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Ens
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Salinas
M.T. Carlton
Los Altos
Cmdr
T.W. Martin
Reno
Nev
Joseph J. le Page
Mountain View
Anderson
Avalon
Arrest 8 For Coupon Fraud
Eight men including three waste paper dealers were indicted in a mail fraud scheme involving cut rate coupons. Prosecutors say the group, led by Harvey Sklaver of Woodmere New York, carried 100000 dollars worth of unredeemed coupons and sold them at cut rates to grocers who then sought manufacturer redemptions. The five year probe uncovered the operation.
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U. S
Joseph P. Hoey
Harvey Sklaver
Woodmere
N.Y
Mt Vernon Nursing Class Graduates Here July 3
Graduation exercises for the Mt. Vernon Community College School of Practical Nursing third class will be at 8 p m Friday July 3 in the high school auditorium. Harlan Newkirk will be principal speaker with Dr Howard Rawlinson as master of ceremonies. Six towns are represented by the seventeen graduates.
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Harlan Newkirk
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Howard Rawlinson
Community College
Grace Brown
John Blasick
Jolene Backes
Ellis Henson
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Guy Wood, Jr
Board of Education
Mary Ksycki
Carl Whittington
Brown
First Ballot Votes Show Goldwater Lead Across Regions
An AP survey shows Barry Goldwater with 708 of 1,308 delegates on first ballot to the Republican nomination. He leads in the South West and West with 213 and 183 of 247 and 226 delegates respectively, and has 145 in Pennsylvania and nearby states with scattered support elsewhere.
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Monokini headline scandal shocks Juarez crowd
Mexican press hails a new word for the topless bathing suit as an eight column Juarez headline calls the monokini a scandalous invasion of Mexico. El Paso dispatch notes the bold beachwear drew wide reaction across border media.
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Tex
Juarez
Mexico
Scranton Attacks Goldwater Warmongering Tactics
In Salt Lake City Governor Scranton accuses Senator Barry Goldwater of playing the warmongers game by proposing field commanders use tactical nuclear weapons and Marines to seize territories. He says Goldwater, though leading in polls, seeks reckless radical measures and contrasts them with Eisenhower era peace. Scranton campaigns west after Illinois setback, aiming to woo Utah Washington and Oregon delegates.
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Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
Goldwater
Guantanamo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Oregon
United States
Appellate Judges Democratic Convention Set for July 21
Democratic county chairmen from 37 counties choose Belleville for the July 21 convention at St. Augustine's Restaurant to nominate three candidates for the Fifth District Appellate Court bench. Mt. Vernon hosts the district courthouse. Jefferson County participates in both party contests.
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Belleville
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Ates
Democratic Conveniion
Goldwater Sees Momentum After Illinois Victory
Charles Whalen reports from Chicago that Goldwater's delegates surged toward the Republican nomination after a strong showing in Illinois. Scranton failed to secure key votes in Pennsylvania, while Goldwater praised the California primary boost as crucial for his campaign.
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Senne
Goldwater
Illinois
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
California
Hayes
Harold G. Watson Among Illinois Uncommitted Delegates
Harold G. Watson of Mt. Vernon was listed among ten uncommitted Illinois presidential nominating convention delegates at yesterday's Chicago poll.
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Harold G. Watson
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Chicago
Goldwater Backed by Illinois Delegates After Private Sessions
Robertson, a staunch Goldwater delegate and former Cook County GOP chairman, said Illinois’ strong vote for the Arizona senator would have national impact and should yield a first ballot victory. Delegates voted after Goldwater and Scranton spoke in closed sessions Tuesday, with Sen. Everett Dirksen finally helping shift momentum toward Goldwater.
Dirksen to Nominate Barry Goldwater at GOP Convention
Senator Everett M Dirksen of Illinois says he has agreed to nominate Senator Barry Goldwater for the Republican presidential nomination at the July 13 convention in San Francisco. Dirksen noted he told a reporter he would give serious consideration to the request and had advised Goldwater earlier.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
San Francisco
Dirksen
Senate
Goldwater
Chicago
Goldwater Leads Illinois Delegation as Scranton Falters
Goldwater wins the Illinois vote tally with a strong delegation showing while Scranton’s plan to address Illinois delegates yields a smaller than expected impact. An AP survey counts 708 committed or favorable delegates for Goldwater, 141 for Scranton, with Goldwater optimistic yet not declaring victory.
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Associated Press
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