Strike by BLFE Shuts Eight Railroads Nationwide
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen began a nationwide walkout against eight major railroads to protect about 30,000 jobs, halting passenger and freight service coast to coast. H E Gilbert said he would meet President Johnson in Washington after a mid afternoon flight.
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H. E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLFE
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Gilbert
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Boston
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
H.E. Gilbert
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Ohio
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Fire near West Chester leaves farmer awaiting help
Retired farmer Wid Furgason, 74, watched his home near West Chester burn as six passing motorists failed to stop for help. An unidentified woman eventually summoned firefighters from a nearby farm. Damage was estimated at about 2000 dollars. Fire officials cited probable faulty wiring as a possible cause.
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West Chester
Wid Furgason
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Wid Furguson
Highway 81
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Johnson urges all Americans to curb inflation with spending cuts
President Johnson called on all sectors of the economy to fight inflation by trimming nonessential spending. He spoke to the National League of Cities and urged businessmen and households to join the effort, saying voluntary measures can avert wage price controls. He warned further steps are possible if needed, election year notwithstanding.
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Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of light rain and winds shifting to the northwest. Friday will be generally fair and cooler, with lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s and highs in the 60s. Saturday looks mostly fair with temperatures above normal.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of will and appointment of executor
Public notice announces probate of the will of Elizabeth Fritchen and the appointment of an executor for the estate.
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Elizabeth Fritchen
Iowa Congressmen Split on National Daylight Time Plan
Five Iowa congressmen voted against the uniform daylight savings bill approved 281 to 91 in the House. Democrats Schmidhauser Bandstra Greigg Hansen and Republican Gross opposed. Culver voted for and Neal Smith did not vote. The bill sets nationwide daylight time April to October, with state exemptions possible. Iowa would begin daylight time April 24 pending final action by President Johnson.
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Washington
UPI
Iowa
House
John Schmidhauser
Bert Bandstra
Stanley Greigg
John Hansen
H. R. Gross
John Culver
Johnson
Neal Smith
Lawrence Scalise
Bandits hit Harbour Isle for massive jewelry haul
Four gunmen raided 64 safe deposit boxes at the Harbour Isle Spa Hotel in North Bay Village near Miami Beach just after 4 a.m. They handcuffed three employees and used a metal punch and hammer to access the boxes, escaping with over a million dollars in jewels while the alarms tied to the police station went off. Hotel owner Larry Paskow said cash taken was small by comparison.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Harbour Isle Spa
Larry Paskow
North Bay Village
Father Takes Children After Mother Abandons Them
Rebecca Puck three and Leon Puck eighteen months were reunited with their father Lewis Puck thirty four at the Polk County Juvenile Home after Cedar Rapids police said a woman identifying as Helen Puck thirty eight abandoned them at a Des Moines YMCA. Puck, who works in a Denison pork plant, said he and his wife were estranged and that the children had been in her custody since their October divorce. A note left by the mother pleaded for the children to be given a good home and cited efforts to get help from preachers welfare workers and nurses.
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Cedar Rapids
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Manly
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Puck
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Des Moines
British election turnout seen high for 630 seat Parliament
Britons flocked to polling places with turnout likely above the 1970 general election level of 77 percent. Indications favored a decisive Labor victory under Prime Minister Harold Wilson, with bookmakers offering 66 to 1 odds on a sweeping mandate amid a slim prior majority. Meramec Caverns rimstone dome noted on Route 66 in Missouri.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
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Meramec Caverns
Route 66
Missouri
Planes aid rescue as U S Cavalry breaks encirclement
U S Army 1st Air Cavalry escaped a Communist trap on Chu Pong Mountain aided by nightlong air strikes and helicopter gunships. They repelled a much larger Viet Cong and North Vietnamese force, with helicopters delivering artillery and napalm to clear the area near the Cambodian border. Casualties reported show American deaths and wounds for the week, while Communist losses mount as press reports confirm aerial bombardment and ground fighting.
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da Nang
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