Governor Asked To Help Settle Subway Strike
New York December 14 strik ing subway motormen sought Gov Averell Harriman inter vention after six day walkout stalemates. MBA said a hidden microphone was found in the union office as transit officials noted heavy shopper traffic despite many offices closing.
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New York
Subway
Averell Harriman
Louis Waldman
Motormen's Benevolent Assn
Transit Authority
Long Island Rail Road
MBA
Robert F. Wagner
Motormne
Army Look Into Future Shows Change In Men
Washington reports the Army foresees near term reforms turning soldiers into flexible, self-sufficient units. Air and land mobility, pilotless aircraft with sensors, and guided missiles plus atomic weapons shift roles from conventional artillery to independent operation on a broad atomic battlefield.
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Washington
Army Informtion
Army
Army Guards Get Prank Review By Blonde Officers
Plymout h England UP Indignant Army officials placed three junior officers under open arrest today for staging a late night party prank with a beautiful blonde. The officers arrived in civilian dress with the woman, ordered the guard to turn out, inspected the ranks, and sang goodnight in the guardroom. The blondes name was withheld as the officers face questioning by their commanding general.
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Plymouth
England
W. S. Baily
Baily
Juvenile Escapes Orange County Jail Notes Lost Belongings
One of three youths who escaped the Orange County jail wrote a note to jailers while sawing through bars and making a rope of mattress strips. The message asked that his belongings be sent home, revealing concern over what he left behind.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Wall Collapse Kills Boy at Shawfield Park Stadium
In Glasgow a timber and concrete wall collapsed on nearly 100 spectators at Shawfield Park Stadium during a soccer match. One boy was killed and 41 injured as a 30 yard section of the enclosure toppled onto grandstands and field seating. emergency crews and players aided victims amid debris.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Shawfield Park Stadium
Lindsey
Kelty
Family Travels Far In Canoe
A young couple George and Dee Nelson and their daughter Kim, 3, arrived in Brownsville after a 700 mile coastal journey from New Orleans in a 17 foot canoe. They joined Explorers Leagues and endured a near surrender crossing the Brazos River mouth before continuing, with three life preservers and cargo including three movie cameras and a crossbow for fishing.
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Brownsville
New Orleans
George
D. J
Dee) Nelson
Kim
Nelsons
Explorers Leagues
Nelson
Brazos River
Dee
Witnesses Build Case To Win Briton Divorce
In Birmingham England John Stuart Boddington aged 92 won a divorce from his 48 year old wife Ethel after witnesses testified she hid his shaving kit and shoes forcing him to wear slippers at work. She drank too much and threw things at him and telephoned his office repeatedly to abuse him. He installed a pay phone at home to stop her calls.
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Birmingham
England
John Stuart Boddington
Ethel
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