Historic NLRB ruling limits employer rights in bargaining
The NLRB issued a 4-1 decision against General Electric for failing to bargain in good faith with the AFL-CIO IUE during 1960 talks. It found GE used plant newspapers and radio to undermine the union, while GE vows to appeal. The ruling emphasizes direct union negotiation and condemns employer campaigns against the statutory representative.
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Washington
UPI
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
General Electric Co
AFL-CIO _ International wind Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Boyd Leedom
Arthur Leff
Leedom
Arene
Ito
Widow of Heir Bears Daughter in Swiss Birth
In Lucerne the widow of tobacco heir Richard J. Reynolds Jr. gave birth to a daughter named Irene Sabine less than two days after his death from pulmonary emphysema at Santa Anna clinic. Reynolds, 58, had lived on life support, and his fourth wife Annelliese Schmitt was hospitalized nearby awaiting the birth. An autopsy is planned. the cremation is set for Thursday with ashes to be interred in Emmeten.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Emmeten
Reynolds
Weather Outlook Beckley and Vicinity
Cloudy and not as cold tonight with a low around 37. Thursday remains cloudy with rain starting late afternoon and a high near 50. Beckley report shows 28 F at 3 pm, 23 F just after midnight, precipitation none, SSE wind 17 mph, river Greenbrier normal and cloudy, Lake six feet below normal with six gates open, new gauge at Hinton 3.1 ft.
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Beckley
S. Beckley
Greenbrier
Hinton
Kennedy walks out of hospital after back injury
Senator Edward M Kennedy accompanied by his wife Joan left New England Baptist Hospital unaided and spoke briefly to well wishers. He plans a Florida visit, then return to Congress, after recovering from injuries suffered in the June plane crash en route to the state convention.
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Joan
Springfield
Logan
Florida
Palm Beach
Joseph P. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedys
Kara
Edward Jr
Fla
Caroline
Kennedy
Massachusetts
West Springfield
Senate
Washington
Herbert D. Adams
Boston
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
New England Baptist Hospital
Martinsburg opens 4.5 miles of I-81 in Berkeley County
A big ribbon cut near Martinsburg marked 4.5 miles of Interstate 81 opening in Berkeley County. State Road Commissioner Burl A. Sawyers said the year’s interstate openings total 11.8 miles, boosting I-88 usage to 12.3 miles. Senator Jennings Randolph spoke at the ceremony amid notes of upcoming I-77 work.
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Martinsburg
UPI
Berkeley County
Burl A. Sawyers
SRC
Wood County
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Connor Named Successor to Hodges as Commerce Secretary
President Johnson announced John T. Connor as the new Commerce Secretary designate after Luther Hodges resigned. Connor, president of Merck and Co., attended the White House ceremony and faces Senate confirmation before taking over on January 15. Connor is a Syracuse and Harvard Law School graduate praised as smart loyal and patriotic.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Johnson
John T. Connor
Merck and Co. Pharmaceutical Co
White House
Hodges
Connor
Marine Corps
Pacific
Navy
James Forrestial
Summit
N. J
Congress
Senate
Commerce Department
The
North Carolina
Syracuse
Harvard Law School
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
George Meany
AFL
ICIO
Wirtz
National Independent Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Buddhists Begin Hunger Strike in Saigon Battle Update
More than 450 Buddhist monks and nuns began a 24 hour hunger strike to topple the US backed South Vietnamese government. They ignored an American appeal to halt the protest. In military news the government released a revised battle report noting guerrillas captured or destroyed a number of units last week.
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Saigon
UPS
VIM Introduced By Gronouski in Dallas
Postmaster General John Gronouski unveils VIM Vertical Improved Mail at a Dallas Chamber of Commerce meeting as the first system in a new $41 million building. The conveyor driven setup speeds mail to every office in a story building in about 15 minutes. He notes ZIP code speeds deliveries and hints large mailers may be required to presort.
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Dallas
UPI
John Gronouski
Gronouski
Chamber of Commerce of
McNamara outlines mighty US arsenal to NATO ministers
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told NATO ministers the United States possesses a formidable arsenal for Europe including more than 800 intercontinental ballistic missiles. He described a mine field along the Iron Curtain to enable instant retaliation, a plan under study by NATO chiefs despite Britain’s opposition. West German officials said the four major Western powers agreed to press Moscow again on German reunification, decided at a meeting of US, West Germany, Britain, and France foreign ministers.
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Stewart Hensley Paris
API
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Europe
Council of Ministers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
McNamara
Iron Curtain
Britain
Western Alliance
Moscow
Germany
West Germany
France
Atomic Mine Field Proposed By Bonn
West Germany proposed an atomic mine field along the Iron Curtain to bolster Western defenses in central Europe. The plan, part of a West German forward strategy study, was presented to the NATO military committee last week. It calls for placing atomic mines at likely breakthrough points in any war.
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Paris
API
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Europe
NATO
Nuclear weapons power and NATO aims outlined by McNamara
McNamara described US nuclear forces as less than 300 Polaris submarines and hundreds of B52s, noting total American nuclear firepower in Germany greatly exceeds Hiroshima’s blast. He said no need for higher European alliance spending and that about 40 percent of US nuclear power is in Europe or the Atlantic area. West Germany proposed creating an atomic capability.
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Germany
Hiroshima
McNamara
United States
Europe
Council
Atlantic
NATO
West Germany
Ex King Withstands Surgery Well in Aorta Repair
Houston reports that the 70 year old Duke of Windsor underwent a 67 minute operation to replace a weakened abdominal aorta segment with an artificial patch. Dr Michael DeBakey announced the Duke tolerated the surgery well and entered a post operative recovery. The aneurysm had risked rupture if not repaired and the patient arrived from New York earlier that day.
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Houston
UPS
Michael DeBakey
DeBakey
New York
New
Precedent Shatters Budget Order By Robertson
In a landmark opinion State Atty Gen Robertson directs the SRC to submit an itemized 1965 66 budget to the Board of Public Works breaking a tradition of ruling only on written requests. He says immediacy demanded action and Sawyers pledges full compliance.
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Charleston
UPI
Atty
C. Robertson
Fee Haa Commission
Board of Public Works
Robertson
SRC
Burl Sawyers
Road Commission
Sawyers
NATO Lacks Unified Strategy Amid East-West Tensions
Paris reports indicate NATO planners cannot reach a single strategy for responding to a Communist attack. France backs immediate nuclear retaliation, while the United States and most members favor flexible response using conventional forces first. The deadlock risks crisis decisions during emergencies and underscores calls for a NATO nuclear capability.
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Paris
UPI
NATO
France
United States
New Federal Grants For War Against Poverty
President Johnson plans a Christmas package of federal grants to fight poverty. The second allocation will exceed 32.5 million, funding community action, job training and work-study programs across 32 states and DC. One grant funds a poverty conference in Tucson with 50 national organizations expected. Shriver announced the initial grants covering 120 projects and rural camps.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
U.S
White House
Texas
Tucson
Ariz
R. Sargent Shriver Jr
Office of Economic Opportunity
States
District of Columbia
CCC
Arizona
Windsors rally behind Duke of Windsor after exile
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Royal send flowers to the 70 year old former king Edward VIII who lies in a Houston hospital for arterial treatment. The Duke of Gloucester sends a get well cable as courtiers hope he may reconsider his stance on living in Britain without Wallis Warfield. Public duty and exile history color royal reaction to the abdication for love.
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London
UPI
Windsors
Duke of Windsor
Royal Palaces
Edward VIII
Houston
Texas
Elizabeth
Princess Royal
Duke of Gloucester
Mrs
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Britain
Smithsonian to add Lyndon gown to First Ladies collection
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson will donate a strapless gold satin gown worn at a White House dinner for British PM Harold Wilson to the Smithsonian Institution for its First Ladies dresses collection. Nat King Cole remains under medical observation in Santa Monica amid undisclosed conditions. The Soviet Union expels three diplomats from Moscow Embassy, with no formal break in relations. Abbe Lane set to marry Perry B Leff at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. A NASA official predicts a Russian prelude to moon landings with 10 to 15 day cosmonaut flights. Armed services personnel in uniform to get reduced rail fares for another year. CORE leader James Farmer backs UC Berkeley free speech protesters. Floods kill over 500 in South Vietnam. Levi Eshkol expected to form new government in Israel. John F Kennedy Library exhibit opens in Bonn amid 1963 reception.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Harold Wilson
Smithsonian Institution
Nat King Cole
Santa Monica
Calif
Cole
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leopoldville
Abbe Lane
Xavier Cugat
Abbe
Perry B. Leff
Beverly Hills
Plaza Hotel
New York City
U.S
Eugene B. Konecci
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Association of American Railroads
Armed Services Rsonnel
Uniform
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
University of California
South Viet Nam
Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
John F. Kennedy
Bonn
HRC to Discuss Bluefield Case in Charleston
The State Human Rights Commission will discuss Bluefield civil rights demonstrations and Mercer County student teacher placement as Bluefield State College reports it cannot place all student teachers in predesegregation schools. The commission will also review the December conference where federal officials explained the new civil rights law.
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Charleston
UPI
Bluefield
State Human Rights Commission
Mercer County
Bluefield State College
U. S. Supreme Court
Federal Office
Cabell County approves extended school levy for 2.4 million
Cabell County voters approved extending a special school levy to raise 2.4 million dollars annually for five years. Election results showed 15,729 in favor and 2,222 opposed, with the levy passing well above the 60 percent threshold.
Christmas Boxes Spruce Town Gardens Vandal Alert
Mrs. C. S. Bepler, secretary of the Mountain Top Garden Club, urges residents not to vandalize Christmas boxes of flowers and posts around town. Police may arrest vandals for destruction of property if boxes are disturbed during the Christmas season.
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C. S. Bepler
Mountain Top Garden Club
Garden Club
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HRC
Cabell Levy
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