Abel Declared Winner in United Steelworkers Election
Abel was declared winner of the United Steelworkers presidential election by 10 142 votes with the results announced after the union’s 33 international tellers. McDonald vowed to contest the result. Abel aims to return to bargaining over a new contract with basic steel.
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Abel
McDonald
Pittsburgh
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
McDon
Ald
U.S. Labor Department
Landrum-Griffin
Tellers
Abels
Flood Waters Seep Through Barriers Amid Record Mississippi Flood
The Mississippi River crest rose toward Burlington Iowa and Gulfport Mississippi against a record flood. Damage was estimated at ten million dollars between Dubuque and Hannibal. Levees strained at Keithsburg Niota and Quincy faced backwaters and widespread cropland loss as crest projections rose above 21 to 22.5 feet.
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Associated Press
Burlington
Iowa
Gulfport
Dubuque
Hannibal
U.S. Army Engineers
Walls Clinton
Davenport
Moline
East Moline
Keithsburg
Oquawka
Jodo Hainaut
Cannon Bronze Corp
Niota
Ill
Fort Madison
F.W. Smith
Mississippi
Quincy
Quincys
Quincey
Somerset Daily American to Accept Bids for New Facility
Henry B. Reiley Jr. announced sealed bids for electrical, heating, plumbing and construction of a new Somerset Daily American building. Bids due 5 p.m. May 21 at 334 West Main Street. plans from architects J Richard Ross and E O for $25 per set, refundable with bid and return of plans within 10 days. Owners reserve right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Reiley Jr
Somerset Daily American
West Main Street
J. Richard Ross
E. O
Erset, Pa
Reiley
Somerset
Weather Outlook for Southwestern Pennsylvania Weekend
Mostly cloudy and warm Saturday with highs near 67 to 74 degrees. Partly cloudy and continued warm Sunday with a high near 70 degrees.
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Pennsylvania
Johnson uses troops to back his foreign policy stance
U S Marines dispatched to the Dominican Republic signal a hardening Washington stance. The move aims to deter threats to Americans and embassies, curb Communist expansion in Vietnam, and deter any Castro or Red Chinese influence, signaling broader worldwide resolve.
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Washington
U.S
Dominican Republic
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
Cuba
Sterner
Peking
Havana
Administration
Johnson wraps up his 100th day in office
President Johnson marked the end of 100 days in the White House with routine briefings on the Dominican Republic crisis and a tour that included talks with Treasury officials and informal chats with workers and reporters. He reported a booming economy at home while continuing to face foreign and domestic pressures.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Dominican Republic
U.S
Treasury Department
Henry Fowler
Treasury
House Clears Defense Funding Amid Budget Standoff
The House Armed Services Committee approved Defense Department requests for money to buy aircraft missiles and ships and to fund future weapons. It also restored most of the $654 million cut in March, citing detailed explanations from McNamara and other defense officials.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Defense Department
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c Rivers
Four Men Killed in West Virginia Coal Mine Blast
A fatal explosion in a coal mine air shaft near Mannington West Virginia killed four workers and injured one. The victims, Chester Heldreth Glen Cartman Robert Digman and Donald Nickel, all in their 30s, were painting inside the 230 foot level scaffold when the blast occurred. The injured man Harold Swarts was transported for treatment as investigators prepare to probe the accident.
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Acoa
West Virginia
Chester Heldreth
Flat Run
Marion County
Glen Cartman
Spraggs
Robert Digman
Donald Nickel
Mannington
Harold Swarts
Washington, Pa
R. G. Johnson Co
Washington
Quake Damages Set At 12.5 Million
A 45 second quake Thursday killed two men and three women with heart attacks, injuring others. Damage estimated at 12.5 million across four states and British Columbia. SBA designated disaster areas for 3 percent loans. state and federal aid under review.
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Seattle
Audrey C. Bowman
Port Townsend
Olympic Peninsula
Here
British Columbia
Ington
Olympia
Dan Evans
U S Marines Suffer Casualties in Santo Domingo clash
Snipers killed one Marine and wounded 13 other Americans as U S forces fought rebel elements in Santo Domingo to establish an international safety zone. The Pentagon and OAS pursued a cease fire amid ongoing fighting after the February coup and Johnson addressed the nation outlining the peace plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santog Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Santo Domingo
Johnson
Cease Fire Ordered In Dominican War
In the Dominican Republic a cease fire in six days of fighting was ordered into effect at 5 30 p m EST U S Ambassador W Tapley Bennett announced Friday night. Bennett said sporadic fighting continued but rebels had not spread the word to all supporters.
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Johnson
OAS
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
W. Tapley Bennett
Bennett
Dominican Chaos Opens Opportunity for Reds in Caribbean Crisis
The Dominican situation pits U S Marines against forces of Brig Gen Elias Wessin y Wessin as unrest follows a failed coup by young officers. Leftist groups including the 14th of June movement seek to exploit the chaos and potential return of Bosch to power.
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Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Dominican Republic
U.S
Elias Wes
Sin Y Wessin
Juan Bosch
Wessin
Popular Socialist — Communist — Party
Attrack
Santo Domingo
Bosch
U S Planes Hit Viet Nam Depots Near Hanoi
U S Navy aircraft bombed two major North Vietnamese depots Thien Lim Dong 75 miles south of Hanoi and Phu Qui 15 miles farther south, destroying buildings damaging rail cars and a petro leum tank. Hancock and Midway aircraft tallied 62 tons of bombs with 57 planes involved. A Viet Cong attack on Phu Hiep near Saigon was repelled leaving 16 government troops dead and 14 wounded. Napalm strikes hit U Minh forest 150 miles southwest of Saigon as security alerts rose for May Day.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Thien Lim Dong
Hanoi
Phu Qui
Hancock
Thien Linh Dong
Midway
Duong Phuong
Ho Chi Minh
Phu Hiep
U.S. Air Force
U Minh
United States
Canada
Somerset Firemen Launch Fund Drive for Equipment
Somerset fire department plans a fund campaign to raise ten thousand dollars for a new pumper and a rescue truck. The rural canvass begins Monday with volunteers reporting by 6 p.m. at the firehall. May 10 marks the borough drive followed by a May 17 business canvass. Thomas Brown and William Kuhlman co chair the effort.
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Somerset
Somerset Fire Department
Thomas Brown
William Kuhlman
Murrow Eulogized at 1300 Attend Funeral Services
New York AP reports broadcaster Edward R. Murrow aged 57 died of lung cancer at his Pawling New York farm. He was honored by 1300 mourners from media government diplomacy and industry. Cremation followed the service and ashes expected to be scattered over his Pawling farm.
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New York
Edward R. Murrow
Arthur L. Kinsolving
St. James Protestant Episcopal Church
Murrow
Pawling
N.Y
London
Columbia Broadcasting System
U.S. Information Agency
Carl T. Rowan
Johnson
United Nations
Adlai E Stevenson
U.N
Ralph Bunche
Averill Harriman
Thomas
E. Dewey
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Lord Caradon
Murrows
Pawling Farm
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Red China
LBJ
House
U.S. Marine
Mannington, W.va
Lewellyn Run
Mountaineer Coal Co
Farmington
Seatte
Wash
Adolphus Lewis
Steven Doughtry
Pauline
Small Business Administration
Washington, D.C
State Civil Defense Department
Organization of American States
Domingo
Juan D. Bosch
Puerto Rico
el Embajador Hotel
Dominican
Reds
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