Steel Wage Talks Off After Elections Reopen Suspended
Labor contract talks between USW leadership and members are suspended until after the February 9 election. President David J. McDonald and Secretary-Treasurer I. W. Abel face a power struggle as Abel seeks reforms and earlier talks were paused to avoid election impact.
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Pittsburgh
USW
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
McDonald
Abel
McDonald-Abel
McDonalds
Regional Jail Plan Studied by Va. Officials
About 50 area officials formed a committee to study the costs and viability of a regional jail, a regional law enforcement communications network, and a juvenile detention home. The group includes Fredericksburg and five counties Spotsylvania, Stafford, Caroline, King George, and Louisa. The Spotsylvania boards called the meeting at Spotsylvania Court House, citing economy and efficiency aims. Judge Francis B. Goldman reported the need for more juvenile detention facilities in the area.
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Fredericksburg
Grup
Spotsylvania Court House
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Caroline
King George
Louisa
Virginians Spend 7 Million in Alcohol Board Stores
Virginia shoppers spent about 7 million dollars in the 187 Alcoholic Beverage Board stores during the 10 day holiday period ending New Year Eve. The total rose about 24 percent from the previous year 1963.
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Richmond
IRA arrests after Abbeyleix blast during Princess Margaret visit
Police rounded up seven suspected IRA members after an explosion blacked out Abbeyleix and surrounding areas near the De Vesci estate where Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon were visiting. No injuries reported. Saboteurs tied a high voltage line causing a transformer short circuit and an extended blackout.
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Abbeyleix
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Princess Margaret
Elizabeth II
Lord Snowdon
de Véesci
de Vescis
IRA
Vesci
Snowden
Countess of Rosse
Birr Castle
Republic
Ulster
United Kingdom
Margaret
Seals Die After Plastic Bag Food Fed at Zoo
At Mohawk Park Zoo in Tulsa two seals died after being fed prepackaged fish in plastic bags. An autopsy found their stomachs blocked by plastic, traced to a pool-side cooler selling fish wrapped in bags to visitors. The zoo concession has been closed.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mohawk Park Zoo
Fire alarm prompts double dispatch in Wichita
An excited caller reported a fire in the 700 block of Doris Street causing dispatchers to send fire crews to both North Doris and South Doris addresses. The alarm proved false and no fire was found.
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Wichita, Kan
Doris Street
North
Doris
South Doris
Labor’s Pet Project Is Not First on LBJ’s List
President Johnson plans to push repeal of Taft-Hartley section 14B removing right to work laws, but high administration sources say he may delay action until spring. Labor seeks 14B repeal and seeks changes to situs picketing for construction sites along with extending FLSA coverage and possible wage increases.
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Washington
Johnson
Organized Labor
Congress
Capitol Hill
Retirement age drop helps Kentucky miners now
Pikeville officials say the United Mine Workers retirement rule lowers the qualifying age to 55 from 60 effective February 1. The move will benefit many unemployed eastern Kentucky miners with about 85 dollars per month for those who qualify, with no exact statewide figures available.
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Pikeville
United Mine Workers’ Retirement System
Une
Kentucky
UMW
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CRIDER _ SHOCKEY
Winchester
Shenandoah National Winch Ester
Corvair
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Fookie
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Cadillac Corp
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