Strike Ends as Parties Agree to Arbitration
President Kennedy announced that the Chicago and North Western Railway strike will be settled by arbitration after the union and company accepted his appeal. He praised both sides in a statement aboard the destroyer Joseph P. Kennedy Jr during the America's Cup race.
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Newport
R. I
Kennedy
Chicago & North Western Railway
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Appropriations Committee
Passman
Poland
Yugoslavia
House
U. S
Congress
Kennedy proposes railroad arbitration and UN seating clash
President Kennedy urges immediate rail service resumption and calls for a three man arbitration board to rule within 10 days on the 19 day railroad strike. He supports emergency board findings on job protections and retraining while Soviet demands for Red China seatstoke a new UN confrontation.
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Willard W. Wirtz
Washington
George Leighty
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Aflcio
Ben Heineman
Kennedy
Newport
R. I
Ben. W. Heineman
O. K
Kentucky Governor to Speak at Indiana Rally
Gov Bert Combs of Kentucky will address a Democrat rally in Terre Haute Indiana at 8 p m on Wednesday Oct 10 The event at the Sycamore Theatre on North Seventh Street will feature Indiana officials and civic leaders including Len hardt E Bauer and Leonard F Conrad co chairmen A large crowd is expected to welcome the visiting governor and hear his views.
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Bert T. Combs
Kentucky
Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh
Terre Haute
Sycamore Theatre
Indiana State Laboratory School
North Seventh Street
Lenhardt E. Bauer
Leonard F. Conrad
Welsh
Bluegrass
Food rotting in Kuban region blames organizational snarls
Pravda reports hundreds of tons of fruit and vegetables rotting in the Kuban region near Moscow. The article cites organizational snarls as the cause of the losses and notes a wartime or postwar supply disruption context.
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Moscow
Pravda
Kuban
Truman Criticizes Eisenhower Over Cuba Handling
Former President Harry S. Truman at a news conference marked the 175th anniversary of the U S Constitution said Dwight D. Eisenhower lacked the guts to stop trouble in Cuba when it started. Truman, 78, spoke after ceremonies in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cuba
Harry S. Truman
Truman
U. S
Morgenthau Named Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee
Syracuse New York Democrats at a chaotic state convention chose Robert M. Morgenthau as their gubernatorial candidate. The former U S attorney in New York City, son of a famed Democrat, was nominated unanimously over four rivals on the second ballot to oppose Republican Nelson A Rockefeller in November.
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Syracuse
N. Y
New York
Robert M. Morgenthau
Morgenthau
U. S
New York City
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Indiana Antique Auto Tour Opens at Early Wheels Museum
The Indiana chapter Veteran Auto Motor Car Club of America brings a 140-vehicle cavalcade to Terre Haute for the fourth annual auto tour weekend. The Early Wheels Museum dedication at 5 30 p m follows a 4 p m arrival from Indianapolis as locals join the guests in a Chamber of Commerce reception and a dinner hosted by the Indianapolis club at Terre Haute House.
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Indiana
Terre
Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute
Herman Winkler
Lebanon
Indianapolis
Four dead in Knox County head on crash near Vincennes
A Monday night head on collision two miles east of Fritchton along U S 50 killed four people including Vincennes residents Donald Cullivan and James Ritcheson and Lional Hoke and Lola Faye Hoke. Indiana's year toll rose to 829 with ten deaths that day.
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United Press International
Vincennes
Indiana
Knox County
Fritchton
U. S
Donald Cullivan
James Ritcheson
Lional Hoke
Lola Faye
Wheatland
Cullivan
Ezekial Justice
Waterloo
Wave of Cool Air Hits Indiana Statewide
A cold air mass swept across Indiana with temperatures in the 40s. Lows ranged from 45 to 49 degrees in cities including Indianapolis Fort Wayne Lafayette Cincinnati Chicago Evansville and Louisville as sun returned and highs stayed near the 50s.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Cincinnati
Chicago
Evansville
Louisville
Mercury
Weather Map and Local Forecast Summary
The Weather Bureau notes fair, cool conditions for Terre Haute tonight and Wednesday with a low near 50 and highs in the mid 70s. Indiana expects mostly sunny, mild conditions with clear nights and highs 72 to 80, while Illinois shows generally fair weather with little change. River stage is 2.2 feet and falling.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Forms rejected for absentee ballots in Vigo County
Vigo County Election Board denied five absentee ballot applications on Tuesday citing nonstandard forms printed in Indianapolis not by the county clerk. County Clerk Leonard Conrad warned the irregularities may violate election law and questioned notarization by Thelma Weddle. Local party leaders debated the issue as a broader pre election discussion continued.
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Vigo County Election Board
Couny
Leonard Conrad
Conrad
Indianapolis
Circuit Court
Thelma Weddle
Vigo County
Buena Chaney
L. V. Letskus
H. Ralph Johnston
Letzkus
Democratic Party
Chaney
Johnston
29 East Germans Tunnel Under Berlin Wall
West Berlin authorities said 29 East Germans escaped to the West via the longest tunnel under the Berlin Wall. The tunnel flooded and was undiscovered by border guards. authorities called the operation a lawful act and a notable group escape from the border zone.
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Berlin Wall
Berlin
West Berlin
Heinrich Albertz
Albertz
Mekong River Rises in Tibetan Highlands to South China Sea
The Mekong is described as rising in the Tibetan highlands and traveling about 2,600 miles to its rice rich delta in South Viet Nam where it empties into the South China Sea per the Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World.
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United Press International
Asia
Tibetan Highlands
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer
Where to Register for 1962 General Election
Voters must register by October 8 for the November 6 general election. Registration boards operate 1 PM to 9 PM at listed locations including Thompson School, Garfield High School, Wiley High School, Great Northern Hotel, Lange School, and Vigo County Courthouse Room 3. An office at the courthouse is open 8 AM to 9 PM during registration.
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Crawford
Crawford Sts
Wiley High School
7Th St
Red Man Hall
Mulberry
Great Northern Hotel
Tippecanoe
Lange
Lafayette
North Aves
Ft. Harrison
Registration Board
Vigo County
Bayh Endorses Cuban Exile Government Plan
Indiana Senatorial candidate Birch Bayh proposed US support for a free Cuban government in exile and urged forming a Western Hemisphere bloc if the OAS fails to back it. He contrasted his stance with Capehart who favored direct Marines intervention, arguing sanctions and exile backing minimize American casualties.
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Indianapolis
Birch E. Bayh Jr
United States
Bayh
Organization of American States
Cuba
Homer E. Capehart
Capehart
OAS
Fidel Castro
Hemisphere
Bomb Tosser Caught After Saigon Grenade Throw
A grenade hidden in a loaf of bread was tossed into a Sedan carrying four U S Air Force officers in Saigon. The four officers leaped clear before the blast. A Vietnamese youth on a bicycle who threw the grenade was captured immediately says the U S military spokesman.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
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Otto E. Passman
D-La
United Fund
J. P. Gillette
R. D. Newport
Anita Jaenish
Gillette
Norwood Baughman
Nelson Cohen
Martin
HST
R. M. Morgenthau
DEMOS
U. S. Weather Bureau
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