Longshoremen Strike Hits Ports From Maine to Texas
About 60 000 longshoremen quit work in a nationwide walkout tying up Atlantic and Gulf ports from Maine to Texas. The strike threatens a multiday economic impact and prompted a three man board of inquiry to seek a Taft Hartley cooling off order while ships still docked in New York.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Johnson
Board of Inquiry
Bremen
Joseph Curran
Afl-Cio National Maritime Union
Curran
Gulf Coast
UPI
Attendance dips at Eastern New Mexico State Fair
For Wednesday the fair drew 5 103 attendees while an opening day crowd reached 14 370 and a two day total rose to 19 473. Officials expect a second day setup and note Wednesday’s turnout surpassed last year by 545 as Roswell locals and Walker AFB personnel stayed home after a surprise alert.
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New Mexico State Fair
New Mexico
Roswell
Phoenix
Hurricane Hilda sails inland toward Louisiana Texas
Hurricane Hilda, a severe storm with 125 mph winds, was steering toward the Gulf Coast as residents fled to higher ground. Forecasters warned of possible landfall in Louisiana or Texas while the eye lay 350 miles south of New Orleans and the weather bureau tracked a northwest turn.
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New Orleans
Hilda
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Texas
Roswell Honors Goddard Stamp with Astronaut Guests
Ceremonies in Roswell honor the Goddard commemorative stamp featuring NASA figures including Alan Shepard and Eugene Cernan. A luncheon, dedication at de Bremond Stadium, and a post ceremony reception are planned with 40 to 50 dignitaries. Tickets $3.50. stamp sales Oct 5 at Roswell Post Office.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robert H. Goddard
Shepard
Texas
Roswell
William M. McMillan
de Bremond Stadium
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Dr. Goddard
Howard B. Jefferson
Clark University
Franklin Carpenter
White Sands Missile Range
S.B. Schwartz
Sandia Corporation
Robert Hyde
Rocket Research Institute of
Glendale
Calif
Goddard Stamp Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell Museum and
Equal Time Rule Set For Johnson News Conferences
The FCC ruled that broadcasters airing President Johnson news conferences during the campaign must allow equal time claims for other candidates. The 4-3 decision said full conferences do not count as bona fide news interviews or on the spot coverage, which are exempt. Dissenters criticized the ruling as weak and potentially symbolic for future elections.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Johnson
Frederick W. Ford
Lee Loevinger
Democratic Party
Indian Army Races To Aid 30000 Marooned After Dam Burst
Helicopters airlift food while rescuers move by road and boat to reach 30,000 people marooned for two days in Maderia after a 10 foot wall of water devastated the town. Death toll estimates vary amid confusion and communications breakdown following the disaster.
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New Delhi
India
Maderia
Eastern New Mexico Fair Friday Schedule
The ENM Fair lists Friday events including 8 am judging junior fat calves and ram sale entries, 5 pm junior livestock sale, and 6 pm championship rodeo. The schedule highlights livestock judging and the rodeo at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.
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New Mexico Fair
Boston Fire Tragedy Claims Five Firefighters
Five firefighters died when a brick wall collapsed during a blaze at a vacant toy factory in Boston. Among the dead was Pvt. John Clougherty, 31, son of acting Fire Chief John Clougherty, who cried out in grief. A dozen others and a civilian were hospitalized. a second wall collapse occurred ten minutes later, burying a fire truck and an ambulance.
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Boston
John Clougherty
Clougherty
Frank Murphy
John Goswell
John McCorkle
James B. Sheedy
Boston City Hospital
William Terrenzi
Johnson urges higher standards and bridges to freedom
President Johnson told an Johns Hopkins University audience that America must raise political standards and build bridges of trade ideas visitors and humanitarian aid to Eastern Europe. He linked defense of freedom to the North Atlantic alliance and cited the Marshall Plan as part of a path to lasting peace behind the Iron Curtain.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Baltimore, Md
Johnson
the Times
America
Keyser
Johns Hopkins University
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
Europe
George C. Marshall
Junior Swine Show Leaders Named From Local Counties
Exhibitors from Lea Eddy and Roosevelt counties dominated the Junior Swine Show this morning with champions in Duroc Hampshire and Poland China breeds. Reserve Champion in Duroc went to Ross Bledsoe of Hagerman. Fern Caviness and Rose Anne Duffy won titles in multiple weight classes.
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Lea
Eddy
Roosevelt Counties
Ross Bledsoe
FFA
Hagerman
Carol Willis
Eddy County
Duroc
Rose Anne Duffy
Lea County
Hampshire
Fern Daviness
Roosevelt County
Poland
China
New Mexico
Olin Gardner
Causey
Lovington
Carlsbad
Fern Caviness
Cabral
House Rejects Extended Spending Authority For 10 Days
The House voted 193 to 158 to refuse extending the government’s spending authority for ten more days. Republicans led the move to speed passage of the remaining appropriation bills and clear the decks for final adjournment.
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Washington
House
Thresher Tail Section Found by Navy Search
Navy announced the tail section and sail of the sunken submarine Thresher, numbered 593, were located during summer undersea operations. The 129 crew perished in April 1963 off the New England coast about 220 miles east of Boston at a depth of 8,400 feet.
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Washington
Navy
New England
Boston
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