End of New York harbor rail tieup settles strikes
A two week harbor strike ending with a tentative work pact avoids a massive East Coast railroad tieup. Mediation led by Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg produced a settlement after a marathon 14 hour session, with ratification planned and a December next review on Manning.
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East
Kanno Awenow
Argtubere
Arthur J. Goldberg
New York Harbor
New York Central
New Haven
Seafarers International Union
Brooklyn
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldberg
Kennedy
White House
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
International Organization of Masters, Mates,and Pilots
Union
Cleveland
Ohio
Central
Navy Plane Crash Kills Nine on Midway Island
Honolulu CAP report says a Constellation radar plane crashed in flames on Midway Island Sunday, killing nine aboard and injuring 16 survivors. The aircraft touched down at Barber’s Point station, swerved, flipped, and burst into flames near a truck. authorities withheld the dead’s names pending kin notifications.
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Honolulu
Navy
Midway Island
Barber's Point
Naval Airj Station
Plane Crash Near Hurley Claims Two Lives
Civil Aeronautics investigators probe the crash of a private plane that killed Dr. H. H. Albrecht of Lindstrom Minnesota and Alfred Johnson of Centuria Wisconsin. The single engine plane disappeared into a snowstorm after departing Osceola Wisconsin for Houghton Michigan. Bodies recovered across the Montreal River flowage after CAP searchers located the wreckage ten miles southwest of Hurley Wisconsin.
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Hurley
Civil Aeronautics Authorities
Minnesota
Civil Air Patrol
Montreal River
Here
H.H. Albrecht
Lindstrom
Minn
Alfred Johnson
Centuria
Wis
Albrecht
Johnson
Osceola
Houghton
Mich
Fire destroys Kaukauna cleaners and tavern
A two story building housing No Way Cleaners and Wisconsin Bar in Kaukauna burned Saturday night, causing an unofficial loss of about 75000 dollars. Thirteen local firefighters and seven Appleton units battled the blaze for 90 minutes, keeping it from spreading to nearby structures. Five residents escaped unharmed as crews cooled the smoldering ruins and investigated a basement origin with winds driving flames. The cause remains undetermined.
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No Way Cleaners
Wisconsin
Fire Kills Mother And Six Children In Brooklyn Tenement
NEW YORK AP A mother Anna Fancher 36 and six of her nine children died in a Brooklyn tenement fire possibly sparked by a 4 year old victim Charles. The mother lay in a living room corner atop five deceased children with a sixth dying later in hospital. Father Howard Fancher 42 an unemployed foundryman and three daughters survived. He said he spanked Charles a month earlier for playing with matches.
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New York
Brooklyn
Anna Fancher
Howard Fancher
Fancher
Charles
Tax Load Cut By Gov Nelson In Wisconsin Budget Plan
Governor Gaylord Nelson cut his estimate of additional tax revenue needed for Wisconsin 1961 63 budget to slightly more than 70 million for the biennium about 35 million a year. He said reductions in department requests trimmed about 10 million from the total and discussed possible surtax changes, while favoring a sales tax and income tax adjustments recommended by his Tax Study Commission.
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Madison
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Nelson
Legislate
Bomb Explodes At U S Embassy in Panama City
A homemade bomb exploded on the U S Embassy lawn in Panama Sunday but caused no damage. Police arrested four youths, saying they possessed eight bombs. Three other bombs have exploded in Panama City since January 14, all aimed at the cars or homes of people who opposed communism or Fidel Castro.
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Panama
Embassy Lawn
Panama City
Fidel Castro
Peiping fights food shortage sparks new drive against opponents
Tokyo AP reports Peiping issued a long communique after a Jan 14 18 meeting of top Chinese leaders blaming severe natural calamities for a food shortage. It cited a 9 percent loyal population, saboteurs, and a back to school rectification as it seeks new material sources and higher production to ensure basic needs.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Pei
New China News ‘Agency
Kwangtung
China
Suslov Reiterates Call for Universal Soviet Disarmament
Moscow AP reports Mikhail Suslov, top Soviet theoretician, urged adoption of Khrushchev’s universal disarmament plan to abolish war. Tass gave no sign of proposed inspections. Suslov defended communism against imperialists and cited world political alignments and a 35 to 40 percent share of the world’s population.
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Mikhail Sustov
Soviet
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Tass
Sustov
Central Committee
Suslov
United States
Kennedy
Pravda
Soviet Union
British Royalty To Visit Iran
The Iranian royal court announced that Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will visit Iran from March 2 to 6. The visit marks a diplomatic event with the Iranian leadership and royal guests traveling to Tehran.
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Iran
Tehran
Britain
Elizabeth
Philip
Remain Alert Urged as Cuba Prepares for Possible Invasion
Major Ernesto Guevara urged Cuban demobilized militiamen to stay vigilant in case the Kennedy administration threatens Cuba. He urged returning to work after the invasion scare but emphasized readiness, asserting the alert prevented invasion and marked a victory without bloodshed. Castro announced 80,000 smallholder credits in Oriente and new children farms, plus a Youth exchange with the Soviet Union and a five year, 60 million dollar trade pact with Red China.
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Ernesto Guevara
Cuba
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Guevara
Eisenhower
Agrarian Reform Institute
Oriente
People's Farms
Soviet Union
Castro
Red China
Kennedy Maps Review of Plan To Keep Peace
Washington AP President Kennedy begins a sweeping review today of the master plan for pursuing a safeguarded peace with the Communist bloc He holds morning and afternoon talks with Secretary of State Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara The issue of easing East West tensions while strengthening defenses looms large A secret Moscow message to Khrushchev reportedly shows the premier maintaining a tough stance on key issues despite private talk of agreement Turn to KENNEDY on Page 2
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Kennedy
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert $. McNamara
Llewellyn E. Thompson
Moscow
Khrushchev
Thompson
Memory payment sent to Montefiore Hospital official
An envelope postmarked Cleveland arrived at Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh containing five dollars as compensation for a clinic visit on Center Avenue about 30 years ago. The note thanked the hospital for its past kindness.
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Pittsburgh
Montefiore Hospital
Cleveland
Center Avenue
Park Falls Hits 18 Below As Wisconsin Stays Cold
The Associated Press reports a brutal Wisconsin cold snap with Park Falls recording 18 below zero the state’s lowest. Other stations ranged from 16 below in Lone Rock to 8 below in Milwaukee. Shorewood tied for the state high at 12 above, while Park Falls and Superior reached only 3 above. Forecasts expect continued cold through Tuesday with clear skies and no precipitation. Grantsburg weather reports were discontinued awaiting a new remote communications setup.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Park Falls
Lone Rock
Eau Claire
Wausau
Superior
Madison
Milwaukee
Shorewood
Bernidji
Minn
Salinas
Calif
Grantsburg
Weather Bureau
Grantsburo
Wisconsin Roads Dry Across State in Winter Conditions
The State Traffic Patrol reported dry and clear conditions on all major highways in Wisconsin, with travel once again good aside from extreme cold.
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Madison
State Traffic Patrol
Wisconsin
Six Lives Lost in Wisconsin Weekend Crashes
Wisconsin weekend traffic toll rises to six deaths with three fatalities near Beloit. Victims include pedestrian Victory Russell, 67, of LaPointe, and Nora McCue, 60, of Fort Wayne, plus several Beloit area drivers and nurses.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Beloit
Madeline Island
Victory Russell
LaPointe
Washburn
Nora McCue
Fort Wayne
Ind
Spooner Hospital
Washburn County
Record Cold Grips Nation as East Endures Severe Winter
Frigid air blankets the eastern half of the country with record lows and heavy snow. At least 70 deaths are linked to exposure, shoveling, accidents, and fires from the cold and last week’s storms. The Deep South remains cold, while Alaska and the West show milder readings. Chicago reports a daytime high of 10 and several areas set or approached January records. Heaviest snow totals reach up to 3 inches in parts of Upper Michigan amid ongoing arctic conditions.
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Associated Press
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Gulf States
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Pasadena
Bemidji
Dakotas
Great Lakes
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Norfolk
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Windsor Locks
Conn
Hartford
Anchorage
Alaska
Juneau
Fairbanks
Mercury
Salinas
Calif
Florida
Georgia
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Avlanta
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Virginia
Richmond
Midwest
Chicago
Ohio Valley
Houghton
Upper
Michigan
To Ask Ike aid to Party
Pennsylvania Republican chairman George J. Bloomsaid he will ask Dwight D. Eisenhower to take on an advisory role in state party affairs. He planned to discuss the matter at Gettysburg farm after Eisenhower settles in. Bloom argued Eisenhower’s experience and popularity could help the party’s goals in Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania
Dwicht
D. Eisenhower
George J. Bloom
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Gettysburg
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Edwin Anderson
Beloit Hospital
Highway 13
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Gotoit
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