Big 3 Stand Firm as UAW Pushes for Early Wage Hike
Detroit AP report notes GM Ford and Chrysler rejected the UAW demand for immediate contract reopening to grant a 50 cent per hour raise for skilled workers. The automakers cite upcoming automatic raises under three year contracts and warn against work stoppages amid a booming market. Automatic raises due September 5 would boost wages 2.8 percent or seven cents an hour plus a year-end bonus. The UAW plans Sept 7 review to decide next steps.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Big
Douglas Fraser
Skilled Trades Department
Fraser
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Weather note on ducks and cooler forecast
The Crier observed two wild ducks from the south that visited a nearby lake. Forecasts predict a cooler night with a low around 58 to 62 and a high near 80 tomorrow as cloudy conditions continue into Thursday.
Roof Collapse Kills Woman In Plainview Church Blast
A gas leak from a suspected electric organ caused a Monday night explosion at the Church of God in Christ in Plainview Texas. The roof collapsed trapping about 12 worshipers. one woman died and three others were injured. Rescue crews cleared debris as a fire was extinguished and the Reverend Givens and others were injured.
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Plainview
Tex
Church of God In Christ
United Baptist Choir
Henry Jackson
E. N. Givens
Mr. Givens
300 Pound Safe Stolen From City Office
A 300 pound safe was hauled away from the Home Beneficial Life Insurance Co. on 30 S. Braddock St. Entry appears via storm windows from Carr Publishing Co. and second opening to the office. The safe contained about 85 dollars in bills, 10 in change, a 14.55 dollar check, and account books. Captain Rudolph notes it is the first such theft in Winchester in about 10 years. A second burglary at Winchester Seed Co. on N. Cameron St. reported Thursday night involved about 15 dollars in change from a cash register.
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S. Braddock St
J. Thomas Boyd
Rudolph
Fogle
Carr Publishing Co
Home Beneficial Office
Wolfe St
Winchester
Capt. Rudolph
Winchester Seed Co
N. Cameron St
Norfolk
Edgar Allan Poe
Poe
Virginia
East Main Street
Richmond
Boston
Baltimore
Communist Mine Sinks U S Ship Off Saigon River
An American merchant ship the Baton Rouge Victory carrying war supplies was hit by a Communist mine in the Saigon River and sank after warpage flooding. Seven crewmen were killed and the vessel grounded near the river bank blocking a shipping lane. Meanwhile a 1 500 strong U S Marine amphibious force landed unopposed on beaches 50 miles southeast of Saigon.
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South Viet Nam
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Baton Rouge
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U.S. Marine
Baton Rouge Victory
Middletown Annexation to Go Before Three Judges
Lawyers for Middletown and opponents met Judge Elliott Marshall in a pre trial conference to plan a future three judge hearing on the annexation of 323 acres that would enlarge the town from 386 to 585 people. The October 27 Frederick County hearing follows petitions by voters against the move.
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J. Randolph Larrick
Winchester
Largent, Anderson & Larrick
James L. Berry
Kuykendall & Whiting
Frederick County
Supreme Court of Appeals
State
Lyttleton Waddell
Eighth Judicial Circuit
William S. Moffett, Jr
18Th Judicial Circuit
Marshall
New Training Program Aims to Enlist 40 000 Veterans-to-be
Secretary McNamara announced a plan to accept 40 000 men with education or health disqualifications for military training over the next 10 months, rising to 100 000 in the next fiscal year. The program uses a vast Defense Department complex to prepare recruits under military authority, with about 85 percent expected to qualify for duty. Those who fail to qualify will be discharged.
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New York
Robert 8. McNamara
Pentagon
Defense Department
McNamara
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
What Is It About Virginia
A reflective essay explores Virginia identity through history culture and landscape. It blends anecdotes from Poe MacArthur and politicians with vivid Virginia scenes from Richmond to Virginia Beach, arguing the state's charm lies in its geography people and heritage.
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Virginia
Gret
Blue Ridge Mountains
Albemarle
James
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake Bay
Tidewater
Piedmont
Oder
John Smith
New World
War Costs LBJ Some Popularity
Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen says the Vietnam War harms President Johnson's political standing and limits his options. Dirksen decries Johnson's Northeastern swing as rhetoric with few results while Johnson remains confident about future campaigns. Polls show continuing discontent, leading to ongoing political strain.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
GOP
Berryville Jail Escapee Surrenders After Night Call
Lyle Alfred Morrison, one of two Clarke County jail escapees, turned himself in after calling the sheriff’s office from a Waterloo restaurant around midnight. Morrison was reportedly starving, while the other fugitive, Donald Ray Ashby, remained at large.
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Clarke County
Percy Camper
Morrison
Sheriff's Office
Waterloo
Milburn
Berryville
Breeden
John Slater
Donald Ray Ashby
Cold front brings scattered showers to Virginia today
A cold front moving eastward is expected to bring scattered showers or thundershowers to Virginia. The brief item notes weather conditions and lists local reflections including business contact lines and a convention for Rouss Fire Co. members.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rouss Fire Co
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