Rail Strike Off But Other Labor Troubles Continue
National labor unrest persists as a rail conductors strike threat is quashed in Chicago pact with 348 000 daily passengers. Teamsters walkout threat looms over 450 000 workers while AFTRA seeks broad support for a seven day old newsmen strike.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
U.S. Dist
Richard B. Austin
Robert Sanford
Travelers Insurance Co
Sanford
Judge Austin
Teamsters
John T. O’brien
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
NBC
Chet Huntley
United Press International
Richard Holland
Wire Service Guild
American Newspaper Guild
Afl-Cio
Witnesses Place Speck in Area Where Nurses Died
In Peoria AP report two witnesses place Richard Speck near the Chicago dormitory where eight nurses were killed last July. Prosecutor William Martin opened by detailing the night, saying Speck bound and killed victims while a nurse identified as Corazon Amarao hid nearby. Defense attorney Gerald Getty challenged Amarao's identification and noted fingerprints claimed to be Speck’s were disputed smudges.
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Peoria
Richard Speck
Chicago
William Martin
Cook County
Gerald Getty
Speck
Martin
Romney to Outline Basic Vietnam View in Hartford Speech
Michigan Gov. George Romney says his Friday night address will present his basic attitude toward the Vietnam War and will criticize administration attempts at a negotiated settlement. He plans no specific proposals and has not discussed his Vietnam stance publicly before.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
Hartford
Conn
Johnson
Republican Coordinating Committee
GOP
Leonard Hall
Romney For President Committee
Hall
New Hampshire
Vietnam
Sixteen Miners Killed in Natal B C Coal Mine Blast
In Natal British Columbia a Balmer North Mine explosion left sixteen miners dead and nine seriously injured. The blast occurred as workers entered the mine of Crows Nest Industries Ltd about half a mile east of Natal. Survivor Robert Clegg, thirty, described a sudden door blast and flash.
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B.C
Dessie Quarrin
Guy Benzi
Balmer North
Crows Nest Industries Ltd
Robert Clegg
Lady Mistakes Car Theft for Repair Pickup
A woman believed her car was stolen on Sunday until she learned a mechanic was collecting it for repairs per her husband’s instruction. The husband had forgotten to inform her, prompting a police call before the mix up was cleared up.
Byrd Pushes Allies to Act in Vietnam War
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. urged stronger action by U S allies and the United Nations against North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. He said the UN should embargo North Vietnam and criticized its inaction as the war continued. Byrd urged broader UN involvement.
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Byrd
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
United States
United Nations
Rhodesia
North Vietnam
Temperature dips to 29 as frost eyes fruit crops
The mercury fell to 29 degrees with a brief dip below freezing after a 51 degree plunge overnight. Forecasters predict scattered frost tonight with a low near 30 to 36, while fruit stages show peaches in pink and apples in delayed dor mant growth.
North Vietnam Raids Heaviest In Five Months
AP reports the heaviest air raids in five months as U S warplanes attack North Vietnam in 147 missions with Air Force Navy and Marine aircraft. The 500th American plane lost over the North was downed Sunday and the pilot listed as missing in action.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
North
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Red River Delta
7Th Fleet
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Quang Ngai
Snapp Foundry Election Results Certified
The National Labor Relations Board certifies the results of the September 29 election at Snapp Foundry Products Co. 18 employees voted against union representation and 10 for it. The union's objections were withdrawn, and the NLRB found the union failed to obtain a majority of valid ballots.
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National Labor Relations Board
Snapp Foundry Products Co
NLRB
Laborers’ District Counscil
Washington, D.C
Cost Of Air War 500 Planes Lost 390 Fliers Killed
After two years of air war against North Vietnam the United States lost 500 planes and up to 390 fliers killed captured or missing costing at least 1 billion dollars. Official tallies place captured airmen at 120 to 140 with 200 to 250 missing. Training and equipping 390 fliers costs over 300 million dollars. Each flier costs about 773000 to train and equip. Bombs rockets and missiles used average 50000 tons monthly. Pentagon estimates munitions at about 2000 dollars per minute.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Air Force
U.S
Pentagon
Johnson
Downtown Winchester plans curb signs removal and street remodel
The Downtown Development Committee outlines plans to remove overhanging signs from Loudoun Street storefronts and remodel fronts as part of a two block revitalization. The project is co sponsored by the Retail Merchants Assn with Jaycees aiding sign removal during the week of April 10.
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Loudoun St
Handley Library
Jack F. Davis
Retail Merchants Assn
Davis
Winchester
Winchester Jaycees
Cork
Piccadilly
THE
Jaycees
Larry Moore
Jewel Box
Downtown Development Committee
Loudoun Street
McNamara Signals No Major North Vietnam Air War Escalation
Secretary McNamara indicated the administration would avoid a major air war expansion in North Vietnam for now. He suggested only possible increased bomb tonnages and left open the option of targeting Soviet built MIG airfields later. The Preparedness subcommittee reported high desertion rates among South Vietnamese troops and rising enemy strength, while the State Department noted 178 Americans held prisoner in North Vietnam face mounting pressure.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
McNamara
U.S
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Defense Department
State Department
Notice of 60 day postponement for trustee sale
Trustees sale of a modern dwelling and lot on Tennyson Ave is postponed for 60 days. Henry H. Whiting serves as trustee.
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Tennyson Ave
Henry H. Whiting
Polar air mass brings cool Virginia weather
Richmond AP reports a high pressure polar air mass will bring cool and clear conditions to Virginia today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Portable TV listings and rivet pack noted in yellow pages
The yellow pages mention a 45 inch portable TV offering 119 square inches of viewing area and an 18 inch portable TV with 172 square inches. It also notes a pop riveter sold with a pack of 24 rivets and lists Sears, Roebuck and Co. as the retailer.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
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