Carpenters End Strike at Cape Kennedy Moonport
About 2 500 carpenters and 1 000 Local 1685 members halted work for a day over non union hiring at Merritt Island projects and Patrick Air Force Base. Most workers returned to site. no settlement announced. Akwa Downey Construction Co faced the dispute.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Ap)penters
Carpenters
Merritt Island Moonport
Afl-Cio
The
Cape
Akwa~Downey Construction Co
Merritt Island
Patrick Air Force Base
Four Die in Fire at Purage County Convalescent Home
Four maintenance employees were killed in a cottage fire at Purage County Convalescent Home in Winfield Illinois. Two other county workers and a fireman were injured as about 50 firefighters battled zero weather conditions. the main elderly home buildings housing 169 residents were spared.
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Winfield, MI
Purage County Convalescent Home
Winfield and
Ten
Chicago
Louisiana Leads In Can Sweet Potato Production
More than 40 percent of the canned sweet potatoes sold in the American market come from Louisiana. The claim highlights the state's dominant role in supplying canned yams to U S retailers.
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Louisiana
Tshombe Shortens Berlin Visit
Moise Tshombe negotiates a shorter Berlin trip and will depart on a U S Air Force plane possibly to Brussels Belgium. U S officials noted White House approval is typically required for foreign heads of state transport. About 20 demonstrators staged a sit down at West Berlin City Hall opposing Tshombe's reception by Mayor Willy Brandt.
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Berlin
Moise Tshombe
Brussels
Belgium
U.S
Bonn
Three Hurt In Separate Area Traffic Mishaps
Three people were hospitalized after separate traffic incidents overnight and early today. Kenneth Lewis, 14, of Ridgeway West Virginia, suffered a compound leg fracture when his bicycle was struck on Route 11 north of Winchester by a car driven by Ronnie Roberts of Inwood West Virginia. Lewis was listed in good condition today. Walter Richardson, 32, of Stephens City, suffered severe facial cuts when his car struck a stop sign on Weems Lane at Paper Mill Road, went up an embankment, and hit a utility pole. the car was a total loss with about 200 dollars damage to the pole and sign. Paul Lee Luttrell, 27, of Cross Junction, had a lower lip cut when his car northbound on Route 522 struck a parked car owned by Curtis Funkhouser of Cross Junction. Luttrell was in good condition. Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad transported all victims to Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester Volunteer
Kenneth Lewis
Ridgeway
W. Va
Rt. 11
West Virginia Line
Winchester
W Va
J. W. Detrick
Ronnie Roberts
Inwood
Memorial Hospital
Walter Richardson
Stephens City
Detrick
Weems’ Lane
Paper ‘Mill
Paul Lee Luttrell
Cross Junction
James Kincaid
Luttrell
Curtis Funkhouser
Governor Sanders Christmas cards become collector items
In Atlanta Democratic Gov. Carl E. Sanders faces a mystery as the name Goldwater appears in tiny letters on about 12 000 Christmas cards. The mischief prompts questions of discipline for the student artist Ken Williams and a bizarre statewide inquiry while the cards sell briskly to Democrats and may fetch Republican interest.
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Atlanta
Carl E. Sanders
Barry Goldwater
Sanders
Ken Williams
University of Georgia
Williams
Melbourne
Fla
Lamar Dodd
Dodd
Goldwater
Georgia
Roosters Owners Win $10,000 Suit in Alabama Case
In MOBILE Alabama a jury sided with Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Moulyet in a $10,000 damages suit over a alleged rooster attack. Neighbor Daisy Oates claimed the fowl injured her wrist and sought damages before the verdict.
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Nicholas Moulyet
Daisy Oates
Moulyets
Tropical Animals Buck the Cold at Portland Zoo
In Portland Oregon the zoo faced a cold spell with temperatures at six degrees. Penguins huddled in heated enclosures polar bears retreated to caves geese stayed indoors eating grain while lions elephants adapted by resting outdoors and stomping about their icy yard.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Zoo
Five Dollar Bank Robbery Bid Ends With Escape
A man attempted a hold up at a Manhattan Manufacturers Hanover Trust Bank. He placed a five dollar bill on the teller window and handed a note demanding all the money. The teller cried out for help and the would-be robber fled, leaving behind a single five dollar bill.
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New York
Hanover Trust Ic
Agnes de Martini
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Air Force
Army Corps of Engineers
Akwa-Downey
Tshombe
Squin
Crider & Shockey
Capitol
Mobile
Ala
Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah’ Ationa
Virginia
Sea Bee
Peek-A- Brew
A Anderson
Senne
E.boscawen ST
Abbott, Proctor & Paine
Stock Exchange
Braddock St
Parkwood
Cadillac
Loudoun ST
Chevrolet
Cadillac Corp
Northern Virginia
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