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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1964
Page
5
Washington dispatch reports federal mediators pressing to settle the rail road work rules dispute at the White House with President Johnson insisting on a 15 day strike postponement. Administration sources say optimism is high for a voluntary agreement though emergency anti strike legislation remains a last resort if talks stall.
In Roseville California two hundred fifty members of Local 263 of the Switchmen union voted to oust officers who urged a return to work during Johnson’s 15 day railroad strike pause. J Frank Young said the vote was overwhelming after a motion to remove him and four other leaders. A federal injunction was issued in San Francisco to curb unsanctioned work stoppages at five Southern Pacific yards including Roseville Oakland Tracy Martinez and Stockton.
Friday forecast calls for a high around 75 and a low near 56. A year ago the high was 51 and the low 49. Record highs and lows for the date stand at 90 in 1930 and 21 in 1918. Hourly readings end at 8 am with a 60 degree low, peaking at 75 by late afternoon, barometer 29.94.
A reflective piece on how the idea of working a full day for a fair day's pay has faded. The author contrasts past labor norms with modern expectations, exploring shifts in compensation, productivity, and value across eras.
Douglas MacArthur is laid to rest in Norfolk at the MacArthur Memorial as a nation honors the five star general. The ceremony includes cannon fire, a Taps bugle call, flag-draped casket, and dignitaries led by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy alongside Mrs. MacArthur and son Arthur.
Three children Wayne Cade age 12 Delia Marie 11 and Linda May 8 leave Little Rock governor’s mansion after a four day stay join parents on a 65 acre western Arkansas farm. They say they miss home cooking and their mother and father. State law requires school attendance. Arkansas Supreme Court ordered Welfare Department to place the children in a foster home vaccinate enroll in school and return home pending dispute over church state issues. Cade plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
The Franklin County Commissioners unanimously signed the remonstrance petition to block three downtown parking lots. Members Averill Vining and Richardson cited resident ownership in the benefit district as the aim, noting petitions must reach 51 percent of resident property owners and half of district property value. They said input came from towns and rural areas, with about a third by mail and no repeat callers.
President Johnson displays rare high humor on a sunny 67 degree day as he entertains reporters at the White House. He conducts rail talks, greets baseball officials, tosses praise to farmers, and jokily signals a press conference while inviting Sandburg and Steichen to mingle during a stroll in the Rose Garden.
A U.S. helicopter on a combat mission near the southern Viet Nam tip crashed and burned killing three American crewmen and seven South Vietnamese soldiers. The lone survivor, the American copilot, was taken to Saigon.
Brazil’s Congress elected Gen Humberto Castello Branco as president to wield sweeping powers under a military backed institutional act. He will serve the remainder of Goulart’s term, facing inflation and unrest, with authority to purge leftists and corrupt officials and to have proposed laws become law after 30 days without Congress action.
MUZZANO Italy AP hens in a high end farm enjoy air conditioning strict feeding on electronic belt daily, endless summer lighting, and classical music. Experts say such care boosts egg quality but the birds quarrel and wear rubber eye glasses to avoid pecking.
Rep William Jennings Dorn recounts MacArthur postwar idea to threaten Germany and Japan with rearmament unless Soviet controlled nations gain self determination. Dorn cites December 1952 talks with Eisenhower and Dulles. plan included nuclear options and possible use of cobalt to blunt Red China.
The Castro government seeks a 30 year prison sentence for Frank Emmick, a former Havana American Club president convicted by a Cuban military tribunal of working for the U S Central Intelligence Agency. Prosecutors had urged death, then proposed the same 30 year term for Emmick and six Cubans. Sentencing was expected soon.
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