Eisenhower invokes Taft-Hartley amid broad labor strike
President Eisenhower uses the Taft Hartley Act to create a fact finding board on the East Coast dock strike with a report due by Oct 10. Talks stall across steel and dock disputes as unions press for higher wages and employers reassess retroactivity.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Leisenhower
Eisenhower
Maine
Texas
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
New York Shipping Association
Steelworkers
David McDonald
Chrysler Corp
Twinsburg
Ohio
Swift & Co
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United Campaign aims for 2.7 million with Dutch-treat dinner
The United Campaign launches its 1960 drive at a 6:15 p.m. Dutch-treat dinner in Hotel Syracuse with Ray R. Eppert as keynote. More than 500 expected. 2,651,880 goal, short of 1958 and 1959 outcomes, plus new Medical Research Program to fund basic disease research, seen as essential to meet agency obligations in Syracuse and Onondaga County.
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United Campaign
Red Feather
American Red Cross
Syracuse
Ray R. Eppert
Burroughs Corp
United Community Funds and Councils of America
Onondaga County
Teens Back Rockefeller Youth Camp Plan At Albany Conference
About 150 high school delegates at a two day Albany youth conference backed the governors youth camp plan and pressed for stricter self controls and greater community participation. They split on easing child labor laws allowing 14 year olds to take part time jobs as part of plans for the White House Conference on Children and Youth. The group will present resolutions to the 146 member state committee for consideration at the Washington meeting.
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Albany
UPI
Rockefeller
White House
Washington
Family of 12 Left Homeless in Blaze
A Collamer family of 12 was made homeless when a fire tore through their one story home on Collamer road east of Ily road. Mr and Mrs Frank Lanzafame and their 10 children escaped injury as the blaze, started by some of the children according to firefighters, raged through the house. About 40 volunteer firefighters from East Syracuse Minoa and Hinsdale battled the flames for over two hours before an all out signal was sounded.
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Collamer
Collamer Road
Ily Road
Frank Lanzafame
Syracuse
Minoa
Hinsdale
Koufax Faces White Sox in World Series Showdown
Los Angeles star Sandy Koufax, the left hand ace, challenges the Chicago White Sox in game one risking a World Series loss for the Sox. Koufax, fresh off a 18 strikeout NL record against the Giants, is noted as wild late in the pennant drive. Bob Shaw opposes him in the series opener as Memorial Coliseum air and a hot day set the scene.
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LOS Angeles
Chicago White Sox
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
San Francisco Giants
Bob Shaw
Rainy Weather Forecast for Tonight and Tomorrow
The latest forecast calls for rain or showers over the next 24 hours with little temperature change. Overnight low around 52 and high near 72 degrees are expected with winds from the northeast at 15 to 20 mph.
Up to Communists to Prove Khrushchev's Sincerity
Former President Truman calls for careful scrutiny of Khrushchev's disarmament proposals. He argues for vigilance in troubled European and Asian hotspots and urges concrete commitments and effective supervision as essential to real disarmament. The article appears as a syndicated column by Harry S. Truman.
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Khrushchev
Atlas tests new tactical nose cone on Atlas launch
An Atlas missile carrying a new 12 foot tactical nose cone flew 5,500 miles over the Atlantic in a dawn test. The cone tops the 80 foot missile and aims to improve reentry speed. Air Force plans replace smaller cones on Atlas Titan and Thor missiles. no recovery planned.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Air Force
Atlas
Titan
Thor
Testimony Alleges Rigged TV Quiz 21 Show
Herbert Stempel testified before a House Commerce subcommittee that producers gave him all questions and answers before the 21 program with Charles Van Doren. He said acting gestures were coached and the show was rehearsed from start to finish in a four day hearing into rigging claims.
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Washington
UPI
Charles van Doren
Herbert Stempel
New York University
Stempel
House Commerce
van Doren
Columbia University
Subcommittee
Robert Lishman
Istart
Moon Hour as Lunik III Prepares to Report from Far Side
Soviet scientists monitor the Luni III observatory ready to begin its historic transmission. The 614 pound craft aims to fly within 4350 miles of the Moon and start data flow at 9 a.m. EST, with possible early word within 24 hours as experts speculate about findings.
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Moscow
Gavriil Takhov
Eugeniy Bogoyavlenskiy
Tass
Moon Rocket Signals At Jodrell Bank Grow Fainter Then Odd
Radio observers at Jodrell Bank report fluctuating signals from the Soviet moon rocket pass with varying pitch and intermittent interruptions. By 9:48 am EST both frequencies returned to steady bleeps after a period of confusion and uneven tones.
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Jodrell Bank
England
Oone
John Davies
Lack of Money Slows U S Saturn Rocket Project
Boston report quotes rocket expert Dr Wernher Von Braun saying the Saturn program, a rocket with 1 5 million pounds thrust, lags a year due to insufficient funds. He compares it to Russia's ICBM power and Russian space program efforts.
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Boston
UPD
United States
Russia
Wernher von Braun
von Braun
Whale collides with Sea Dragon during sea trials
The nuclear submarine Sea Dragon collided with a whale during sea trials near Portsmouth. One propeller and shaft were damaged while the sub remained under its own power returning to port. Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover was aboard at the time. no injuries were reported, and damage extent was not yet known.
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Portsmouth
N. H
UPI
Navy
Hyman Rickover
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Dear Mom and Dad College Student Letter
A college student writes home seeking reassurance after months without contact, asking for a check to confirm family well being. The note reflects concern and financial need as the student reaches out for support.
Adirondack Route Debate Heats Up as Vote Nears
Albany AP reports mounting debate over a proposed amendment to allow 264 acres of the Adirondack Forest Preserve to be used for a segment of the Albany Canada Northway. Voters go to the polls November 3 to decide if the mountain route will be allowed, with supporters arguing year round access and minimal impact while opponents warn it would violate the preserve’s forever wild pledge.
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Albany
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
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