Kennedy's Peace Corps success boosts Kennedy image
A profile of the Peace Corps tracking its rocky launch in 1961, the fierce early opposition from Republicans including Goldwater, and how the program grew under Sargent Shriver. It notes enlistment figures, training, pay, and morale issues, ending with a nod to Communist denunciations as a political plus.
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Harry Ferguson Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Congress
Peace Corps
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Barry Jr
Billie Sol Estes
White House
Sargent Shriver
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Goldwater
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Shriver
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Train Unions Threaten Strike Over Work Rules Changes
Five on-train unions filed for a federal injunction to block railroads from imposing recommended work rules changes, threatening a strike if conditions are altered. The move targets proposed pay, seniority, arbitration, and staffing changes set to take effect Aug. 16, with railroads promising unilateral adoption after stalled negotiations.
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Francis X. Brennan
Chicago
UPI
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Southeastern, Eastern and Western Carriers Conference
Joseph Sam Perry
Brotherhoods
Railway Labor Ct
Tax On Utility Companies Up
Charleston United Press International reports State Auditor Denzil Gainer says utility tax assessments for 1962 63 will total about 20.95 million dollars with an expected gross of 21.49 million. Eight of 345 companies pay most taxes, led by Norfolk and Western Railway at about 3.19 million. Last year’s collections were 20.87 million.
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Charleston
UPI
Teast
Denzil Gainer
West Virginia
Gainer
Norfolk & Western Railway
Cool Heads Save Brooklyn Hospital In Fire
In St Marys Hospital Brooklyn a fire broke out in the air space between the fifth floor ceiling and the roof. Nurses nuns and attendants swiftly evacuated patients including a 54 year old in surgery and newborns in the maternity ward. Firemen battled the blaze for 45 minutes. No injuries. Officials praised the rescue operation.
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NEW York
UPI
Low bid selected for hospital Peterson addition
Wheeling officials said Engstrom Wynn Inc. was the apparent low bidder for the Ohio Valley General Hospital Peterson addition a 176 bed long stay nursing care facility for 2 078 million dollars. In East Liverpool Ohio Charles L White 41 of Chester died from injuries from a July motor cycle crash on Ohio 45 after hitting a dog.
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Wheeling
UPI
Ohio Valley General Hospital
Engstrom & Wynn Incc
East Liverpool
Ohio
Hancock County
W. Va
Ohio 45
West Point
Charles L. White
Chester
Record of major 1929 utility and rail company payments
A list of large payments totals from several firms including Monongahela Power Co. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Hope Natural Gas Co. United Fuel Gas Co. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, with figures ranging from about 1.275 million to 2.859 million dollars.
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Monongahela Power Co
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Hope Natural Gas Co
United Fuel Gas Co
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Jackie to Vacation in Ravello Villa 700 Years Older
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy will spend two weeks in August at Villa Sangro Ravello, a 700 year older site than the White House. The village sits on a hill above the Amalfi coast with medieval streets and strict quiet while famous guests and a famed coastal drive attract visitors.
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Rome
White House
Ravello
Italy
UPI
Jacqueline Kennedy
Sangro
Richard Wagner
Victor Emmanuel III
Salerno
Leopold Stokowski
Greta Garbo
Orso Papice
Duke of Sangro
Francesco Parisi
Amalfi Drive
Amalfi
Positano
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