Blough Rejects Economic Pressure On Racial Issues
Roger M. Blough of U.S. Steel rejects the use of economic compulsion to influence Birmingham race relations. He supports discrimination-fighting practices and leadership by employment, noting 10 percent of U.S. Steel’s nationwide workforce and about 30 percent in Birmingham are Negro. Earnings for the latest quarter rose, with nine-month profits up to 149.6 million.
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New York
Roger M. Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
Brough
U.S. Steel
Birmingham
Ala
Blough
Big Three Auto Makers Post Record 1963 Nine Months
Ford, GM and Chrysler report strong nine month results with Ford posting nearly 6.2 billion in sales and 346 million in profit. GM tops billion in profit through September, while Chrysler posts over 100 million. Ford attributes higher costs and tooling for 1964 models to the dip.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Rantoul Area Briefs Report Church Events And Local Visits
Rantoul area briefs note a Pleasanton Presbyterian workshop attended by Rev and Mrs Albert Smith and others from Spring Ridge Church. Caroline Smith returns from the Southern States visit. Eddie Bloomer birthday celebrated Oct 22 with cupcakes and ice cream. A multi-state trip includes Amarillo and Louisville visits. eight states toured. Stanley party hosts and demonstrator Bea Gilmer from Greely attends. Rantoul grade school baseball beats Richmond 9 to 8. Gerald Ball family dinner honors Mr Ball’s birthday.
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Albert Smith
Wm. Player
Orville Hood
Spring Ridge Church
E. R. Marlin
Wm. Foster
Fayne Lathen
Pleasanton
Caroline Smith
Joe
Larry Spratt
Eddie Bloomer
Cecile Redick
Jerry
Bill Hall
Hall
Amarillo
Texas
Missouri
Linois
Kentucky
Tennesssee
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
John ‘Fonti
Mr. Fonti
No Regrets For Invasion Show
London AP Orson Welles says he has no regrets about his War of the Worlds radio drama broadcast on Oct 3 1938 that panicked millions of Americans. He recalls how the realistic news style and Martian invasion caused widespread fear as Europe teetered toward war and cites a San Francisco man who offered to rescue the city with the barrage of calls.
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London
Orson Welles
Welles
Mercury
H.G. Wells
Mercury Players
New Jersey
Hudson River
New York
Nazi Germany
Sudetenland
Ameri
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Today in History for October 31, 1963
Key events on this date include Luther nailing his 95 Theses in 1517 in Wittenberg Germany Reformation Day marks the event and other milestones such as 1674 Dutch evacuated New York City 1803 Philadelphia ran aground and crew captured 1864 Nevada statehood 1940 NIH dedication 1948 Donora smog deaths 19 1955 Batista anti communism move 1960 honors Cyprus and Indian defense minister changes in 1969
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Martin Luther
Wittenberg
Germany
New York City
U.S
Philadelphia
Tripoli
Nevada
Union
Franklin Roosevelt
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Donora
Batista
Russia
Cuba
Britain
Greece
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Cyprus
Nehar
Krishna Menon
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Jesse Ball
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Paine
Bootery
Jane Parker
Ann Page
A&p
Peach Anya
Reg. Price
Ya Plaformaker
Good Housekeeping
Ann Page Elbow
Sultana
Sunny Brook
Sunnyfield
Fancy Quality
Wisconsin
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc
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