Strike Deadline Near as White House Faces Steel Talks
President Johnson summoned ten union and ten major steel producers negotiators to a White House meeting to break the stalemate and avert a strike. An early afternoon session with Wirtz and Connor followed a report by Morse and Collins warning of deadlock as U.S. Steel began slowing operations ahead of the midnight Tuesday deadline.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Pittsburgh
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
Willard Wirtz
John T. Connor
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Leroy Collins
Hensive
Morse
Collins
Wirtz and Connor
William Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
U.S. Steel Corp
Watkins Charged In Murder
Winston Leveyne Watkins, 26, of Lincoln Apartments, is charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of his 21-year-old wife Gloria Jean. Police say he stabbed her in a car at the Medical Center, continued the assault on West Seventh Street, and stabbed himself. she died on arrival at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Winston Leveyne Watkins
Lincoln Apartments
Charles V. Main
Watkins
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County
Gloria Jean
Medical Center
Toll House Avenue
West Seventh Street
U.S. 15
Seventh Street
No Benefit Locally County Officials Reject Cooper Report
Frederick County officials said the Cooper Report would not benefit the county while it runs its schools in county towns and Frederick City. Commissioners Dorsey and Horman voted against the “effort and ability” tax distribution formula, preferring a per property basis that favors larger counties. The state association opposed the Cooper distribution but backed real estate tax withdrawal and broader county taxing powers. Only Baltimore City would gain under the proposed plan. Continued on Page 5.
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Frederick County
Cooper
Frederick City
Lawrence A. Dorsey
Russell Z. Horman
Maryland County Commissioners Association
Ocean City
Dorsey
Cooper Report
Commissioners Association
Enue
Baltimore City
Bicycle Inspection Set Saturday
City Police add an extra bicycle inspection day after the summer program fell 900 bicycles short. The department will inspect and register bicycles this Saturday at North Market Street headquarters from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Bicycles without a license will be impounded, police chief Main said, to aid safety and theft tracing.
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Charles V. Main
North Market Street
Main
Fighting Erupts In Domingo In Dominican Crisis
In Santo Domingo rebel troops and the Inter-American Peace Force exchanged heavy fire during the night, the most serious clash since June. Reports list 5 dead and 16 wounded from rebels, with OAS sources citing 9 dead and 31 wounded. A Paraguayan Inter-American Peace Force soldier was reportedly wounded, and no U.S. casualties were announced. An unconfirmed mortar attack sparked the fighting amid imminent talks on an OAS peace formula, with US Ambassador Bunker saying the incident should not derail efforts. He and fellow committee members rushed to the Inter-American Peace Force headquarters to help end the exchange.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
Mercury Skids Into 40s Here
Cool weekend brought autumn feel to Frederick County with 44 degree low Saturday and 47 Sunday. After a 92 degree Friday high, weekend readings fell to 77 Saturday and 74 Sunday, with a modest rain Friday night totaling 1.79 inches for the month. Forecast calls for mid 70s to low 80s this week and no rain in sight.
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Frederick County
Hurricane Betsy Near Puerto Rico At Sea
Hurricane Betsy moved slowly north northwest at about 12 mph with 80 mph winds. The storm was 250 miles north of San Juan Porto Rico and posed no immediate land threat as it continues toward the open sea with expected gradual intensification.
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Miami Fa
San Juan
Porto Rico
Miami Weather Bureau
Johnson taps OBrien for postmaster general
President Johnson announced Lawrence J. O'Brien will replace John A. Gronouski as postmaster general at a Texas news conference. Gronouski will become ambassador to Poland, while John Moors Cabot will move to another post. O'Brien, 48, long associate of Kennedy Johnson campaigns, will return to White House role. Johnson also discussed steel talks and the Gemini 5 flight, praising the astronauts and urging renewed commitment to peace and justice.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Texas
Lawrence J . O'Brien
John A. Gronouski
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson City
Gronouski
Poland
John F. Kennedy
Warsaw
John Moors Cabot
O'Brien
Kennedy
Springfield
Mass
O’brien
Goldwater Sees Free Society Assn Benefit To GOP
Barry Goldwater said the Free Society Association will have a beneficial effect on Republican policy making and fundraising, not a adversary role. Speaking in Washington during a Republican Policy Coordinating Committee meeting, he said the conservative group will provide competition for the regular party organization and that donations come from sources not destined for the GOP.
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Goldwater
Free Society Assn
GOP
Washington (Ap
Barry Goldwater
Free Society Association
Republican Policy Coordinating Committee
Arizona
B52 Bombers Hit Viet Cong Positions in South Viet Nam
In weekend raids U S B52 bombers struck suspected Viet Cong targets in northern Quang Tin Province and Zone LD near Saigon. A Republic of Vietnam War defense spokesman reported an American aircraft shot down over North Vietnam and a pilot ejected, later listed missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Strategic Air Command
North
Viet Nam
Quang Tin Province
Ith
Hanoi
Steel stocks slip amid mixed New York market today
New York stock market opened with steels down in a generally mixed session. Trading was moderately active as many leading shares posted fractional gains or losses of up to about a point.
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New York
Gemini 3 astronauts due for eight day moon trip plan
Doctors probe Cooper and Conrad after their eight day orbit completed on Gemini 3. Officials express confidence as they move toward Cape Kennedy for a planned seclusion and further medical checks. The crew's successful flight ends their first long space mission and sparks renewed push toward moon goals.
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AP Wireonora Space Brothers
Eight Day
Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Earth
Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
America
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Lake Champlain
The
Champlain
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Moon
Control Center
Charles Berry
Cape Kennedy
Cooper
Air Force
Conrad
Howard Minners
Johnson
Tass
First Time In History All State Schools Integrated
Maryland’s entire public school system moves toward integration this year under pressure from the Civil Rights Act. Frederick County advances show a gradual pattern with recent closures and new openings. County superintendents report plans and uncertainties as schools prepare to open, while NAACP critics accuse foot dragging in several counties. The “freedom of choice” policy remains central, drawing concerns over economic intimidation and unequal access.
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Associates Pracs
Maryland
Frederick County
Brunswick
Doubs
Adamstown
Carroll Manor
James A. Sensenbaugh
U.S. Office of Education
Baltimore City
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
James G. Busik
Dorchester County
Worcester County
Paul Er. Hyde
County School Board
Worcester
Wicomico County
Aame
Revd A. Mahaffey
Somerset County
John L. Bond
Queen Annes
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David Crouch
Nancy Crouch
J. Rolfe Castleman
Robert Crouch
Evergreen Ave
Domingo
Johnson Taps O’brien
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