Records Set In Many Fields In 1964 Trends
AP reports broad gains across industries in 1964 boosting production and sales. washers and dryers hit 6.007 million units, auto air conditioners rose 38 percent to 14 million, unitary air conditioners up 20 percent to 680,000, central systems cost a billion dollars, and aluminum use rose 20 percent. Diesel trucks reached 60,000 units and all trucks sales topped 1.25 million. Railroads spent a record 1.4 billion on equipment, up 89 percent, with rail traffic up 7 percent to 685 billion ton miles. Aircraft output rose to 12,300 with sales near 20 billion dollars.
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Warner Electric Brake & Clutch
Admiral Corp
Aluminum Association
Perkins Engines, Inc
American Trucking Associations, Inc
Association” of ‘American Railroads
Aerospace Industries Association
Two Cars Strike Train In Minnesota Briefly Injures None
RENOVA Minnesota reports two cars struck a southbound Great Western freight train just north of town today. No one was seriously hurt as the collision halted traffic near Oelwein Iowa bound train.
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Renova
Minn
Great Western
Here
Oelwein
Iowa
Callahan given 15 year term in Marshalltown robbery
Hubert F Callahan 39 of Marshalltown pleaded guilty December 22 to robbery with aggravation in the $1 75 robbery of an 84 year old man. He received a 15 year sentence at the Iowa State Penitentiary. Funeral services set for Des Moines couple and five family members killed in Waterloo crash on Highway 20, the worst Iowa accident of the year.
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Marshalltown
Iowa State Penitentiary
Hubert F. Callahan
Des Moines
Waterloo
Highway 20
Iowa
Firemen Readied to End Railroad Strike
A federal judge ordered Southern Railroad firemen to end their strike. AFL CIO official J W Jennings said picket lines must be removed and workers return to their jobs as required by the court order. The restraining order was served Tuesday night in Columbus Georgia by U S District Judge J Robert Elliot.
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Washington
Southern Railroad
J. W. Jennings
Afl-Cio
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Jennings
Columbus, Ga
U.S. Dist
J. Robert Elliot
India Nabs Communists In Roundup
Police across India raid Communist headquarters and seize members as Lal Bahadur Shastri’s government accuses Reds of preparing for violence. In New Delhi raids, the party claims over 41,000 members were taken. Government cites election stakes in Kerala. A separate Mississippi note: grand jury reconvenes Jan 11 to consider civil rights workers case amid new evidence.
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New Delhi
India
Lal’ Bahadur Shastri
China
Kerala
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Justice Department
Western States Rebound After Historic Flood Losses
The Far West begins recovery from a thousand years flood, with 15 000 homeless and hundreds of farms and businesses damaged. In Humboldt County and across California Oregon Washington Idaho and Nevada relief operations resume as outside aid arrives. About 500 people remain isolated west of Yreka near the Oregon line while towns inland start to dig out and rebuild. Department of Interior water experts say the flood may be the greatest ever seen.
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San Francisco
Far West
Jin’Morrison
Eureka
Calif
Humboldt County
California
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Yreka
Oregon Border
Bill Sowle
Chilf
Department ‘of Interior Water Specialists
Hear Ellington May Be Chosen For U S Post
Reports circulated in political, government, and farm circles that President Johnson will name former Tennessee Governor Buford Ellington as secretary or undersecretary of agriculture. The dispatch notes disaster areas in California Oregon and Washington with huge damages and relief efforts. Local centers and Red Cross aid continued for evacuees. In Washington state most high water problems ended with progress on flood relief. In Hong Kong police secured Dr Chen Ning Yang and family from Red China during a brief lecture visit.
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Washington
Johnson
Tennessee
Buford
Ellington
West
California
Oregon
Willamette River
Mark Hatfield
Reedsport
Red Cross
Independence
Ore
Jonson
Hong Kong
Hong ‘Kong
Chen Ning Yang
China
Yang
Muscatine Pride in Progress Review of 1964 Steps Ahead
The Pride in Progress edition surveys Muscatine 1964 forward strides and 1965 plans. It notes new businesses and modernization, public improvements, park expansions, and recreational facility gains. The article highlights school and church improvements, fire protection upgrades, and many new homes in Muscatine and nearby towns. It also credits the community’s generosity with a successful United Fund campaign and Crops drive aiding overseas hunger relief.
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Muscatine Journal
Muscatine
United Fund
Viet Cong Overruns Binh Nghia Amid Heavy Casualties
In a major Viet Nam operation, Viet Cong forces recaptured Binh Nghia as government troops faced a fierce three day battle. About 1,200 government soldiers and an equal number of communists clashed, with U.S. advisers and two helicopters lost. Six U.S. servicemen wounded, 24 Americans killed since December 1961, and 13 missing amid the fighting.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Nghia
U.S
Viet Nam
Viet Congo
Dac
Nguyen Khanh
Armed Forces
Khanh
Cap St. Jacques
Binh
Russell Seeks Reevaluation of U S Viet Nam Role
Senator Richard Russell calls for a new look at the U S position in South Viet Nam. He heads the Senate Armed Services Committee and says the time has come to evaluate our stance and whether Saigon can win popular support. He notes high costs and American casualties and criticizes jungle trail proposals.
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Washington
Sen
Richard
U.S
South Viet Nam
Senate Armed, Services
Viet Nam
Congo
Congress
VietNam
Georgia Democrat
Russell
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Sam Dawson
New York
American Home Laundry Manufacturers Association
Weatt
Cotter
AP Photofox
Morriso
Tsust
Hear Ellington
U.s.post
Cascade ‘Mountains
Tran van Huong
Dean Rusk
Jolson
Seoul
South Korea
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Burington
Sioux City
Davenport
Rockies
Macon
U.S. Supreme Court
US. Dist
W.A. Bootle
United States
Sen. Russell
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