Rail strike threat looms over area rail jobs
Nearly 1,300 railroad workers in the area could be idled if nationwide work rule changes proposed by the carriers take effect. Five unions threaten a 12:01 a.m. Thursday strike, with arbitration bills possible to halt the walkout. Studies and PRC recommendations loom, while local cities fear job losses and economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Hanks
Mlineisa
Arbitration Board
Agpee
PRC
Aeceed
Ingall
Carbondale
Herrin
West Frankfort
Hurst
Benton
Christopher
Hl. D. Sharp
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ilinois Central
Missouri- Pacific
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Du Quoin Fair Opens With Record Attendance
Opening day drew about 30 000 people at the Du Quoin State Fair with over 10 000 tickets sold for the National Air Show. A trainer plane crashed into a spacetrack house after an upside down flight and a ribbon pull. Evelyn Allres won the baked goods crown for the fifth year, while Mrs. Otto Biehl and Mrs. Vern Cable repeated as champions in other categories. Today features press radio TV lawmakers Day, harness racing five races, and the Andy Williams Stage Show at 7 45 p.m.
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du Quoin
Frank ‘Samuel
Dick Boyd
Evelyn Allres
Centralia
Otto Biehl
Marion
Vern Cable
Fairfield
Andy Williams
House Rail Plan Progresses
The House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a bill to arbitrate work rules disputes threatening a national railroad strike. The measure sets 150 days for arbiter decisions, with Senate version at 180 days, aiming to speed final action before midweek. Senate caucuses mass to seek agreed positions, while some lawmakers doubt reaching a consensus. In related items, Gov. Kerner orders action against race track bookmaking after an IRS raid at Sportsman's Park, tallying $23,000 and 2520 arrests.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M.dirksen
Ilinois
GOP
Senate Commerce Committee
Oe Dirksen
Springfield
Sportsman's
Chicago
Otto Kerner
Isues
Tilinois
Internal Revenue Service
Sportsman’s Park
Crisis Talks Set After Saigon Student Revolt
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met with President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon as authorities quell a massive student revolt with armed police and troops. Talks aim to stabilize Saigon after the unrest.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Du Quoin Fair Calendar Tonight At 7 45
Evening program features Andy Williams Stage Show with Osmond Brothers and Cast. Admission 1 to 2 dollars for all events. Exhibits and Olson Shows midway open all day. Judging includes Hereford beef cattle Guernsey dairy cattle Aberdeen Angus Southdown sheep Duroc swine and Poland China swine. Grand Circuit harness races Breeders Filly Stakes at 2 year olds. Oxford sheep judging at 5.30 pm. Allakazam and cast perform in 2 1/2 hour show after 7 45 pm. Farm exhibits and other displays throughout the day.
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DU Quoin
Andy Williams
Guernsey
Aberdeen
Southdown
Oxford Sheep
Poland
China
Osmond Brothers
Mark: Wilson
Easy Way House Demolished At State Fair Crash
Dick Boyd described a near disaster at the Du Quoin State Fair as a stunt plane struck a house during the National Air Show. He recounted three crashes, an explosion described as beautiful, and noted his plane hit trigger wires leading to a dynamite charge. he was uninjured though his face was dirty.
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Dick Boyd
du Quoin
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Dick ‘Boyd
Boyd
Nehru Faces Power Struggle as Cabinet Resigns
In New Delhi Nehru opens a new phase in the race to succeed him as several cabinet chiefs and state leaders resign to devote themselves to party work. The move follows 16 years of rule and rising factionalism, with corruption and nepotism charges weakening the governing body. Home Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri is among those with potential to rise, as the party reshapes leadership to favor maneuvering over governmental achievement.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Congress’ Party
Congress Party
Party
Ipower
Lal Bahadur
Shastri
Morarji‘ R. Desai
Sadoba
Kanoji Patil
Defense
Y. B. Chavan
Chavan
Bijayananda
Patnaik
Orissa
Gandhi
Ition
Congress party rivals in India strength race and rescue saga
The article profiles rival contenders for Congress leadership including Shastri Desai Patil and Chavan amid party bloc conflicts in New Delhi while a deadly mine rescue near Hazleton Pa moves toward a high stakes airlift. Hank Throne and Davey Fellin await surface as rescue teams plan a capsule extraction after 13 days trapped underground.
Miners Swap Jokes as Missing Man Stirs Rescue Efforts
Louis Bova, 42, separated from Throne and Fellin, has not been heard since last Tuesday night. Throne quips he cannot enter the capsule yet, while Fellin and his wife Anna visit the scene as plans for a party surface.
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Louis Bova
Throne
Fellin
Davey
Anna
Release Seen Tonight For Trapped Pair
Hazleton Pa Aug 26 The giant drill reached the escape hole bottom for Henry Throne and David Fellin endangering 13 days underground. Bova 42 remains unheard as rescue teams edge toward lifting Fellin and Throne one by one in a special capsule.
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Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Fellin
Throne
Lou Bova
Bova
Kennedy to Confer With Gromyko on Test Ban Follow‑up
President Kennedy agreed to confer next month with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on follow‑up steps to the limited nuclear test ban treaty to ease East‑West tensions. Anatoly Dobrynin delivered Khrushchev’s letter of thanks and said a Khrushchev visit to the U.S. could be possible for the United Nations General Assembly, though White House officials urged caution. The White House pressed that the Kennedy Gromyko session would focus on steps to develop relations and reduce tension.
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Washington
Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
Anatoly Dobrynin
Nikita Khrushchev
Dobrynin
Khrushchev
United States
General Assembly
United Nations
Gromyko
White House
Andrew Hatcher
Hatcher
Treaty Seen as Easing Dilemma of Security
Dr. Herbert F. York testified today the limited nuclear test ban treaty offers a first small step toward a solution of the dilemma of increasing military power and decreasing national security. York, chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, was a director of research and engineering for the defense department during the Eisenhower era.
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Washington
Herbert F. York
York
University of California, At
San Diego
Eisenhower
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Divio
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Hank Throne
Davey Fellin
Vom
John Glenn
Uheaiugh
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