Railroads Restart Operations Amid National Labor Standoff
U S railroads move toward normal service after a nationwide shopworkers strike. Courts issue injunctions in isolated cases while a five member panel under Senator Morse mediates wage disputes. Railroads seek to cover damages as government back to work order enforces a 90 day settlement window.
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New York
California
Sigmund Arywitz
Los Angeles County Labor Federation
Congress
Cleveland
New York Central System
U.S
Ben C. Green
Collinwood
Louisville & Nashville
Kentucky
Southern Railway
U.S. District Court
Chattanooga
Southern
Johnson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Fred Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Theodore Kheel
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras to visit Vatican after Pope trip
Patriarch Athenagoras said he will travel to the Vatican about a month after Pope Paul VI visits Istanbul to discuss reuniting the Orthodox and Catholic churches. He also voiced support for Pauls call for free access to Jerusalem and holy sites around the city.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Athenagoras
Vatican
Paul VI
Paul
Jerusalem
Five Day Forecast Hints At Rain Showers For City
The forecast calls for showers over the next five days. July rainfall so far totals 2.31 inches, about 1.47 inches below the monthly average, with nearby areas likely near the target but more showers needed for an official count.
Racial Violence Spurs Guardsmen Return to Cairo
Racial violence flares in Cairo and other cities as Gov. Kerner orders National Guardsmen to quell unrest. Police report sniping and firebombing in Cairo while at West Baton Rouge a home is damaged by a late night explosion. Across Erie and Greensboro clashes escalate with arrests and cross burnings. A federal anti riot bill advances in Congress as California eyes hotspot prevention under Gov. Reagan.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Hil
Otto Kerner
West Baton Rouge
Viola Logan
West Baton
Greensboro
N.C
Frank Williams
J.R. McBride
Clyde Webster
Plainfield
N.J
Newark
Congress
House
California
Ronald Reagan
Negro Leaders Meet Tomorrow in Newark
A four day black power conference planned for Newark brings moderates militants and leaders together to address chronic Negro community issues. Dr. Nathan Wright said the event is needed for Newark after riots that left 25 dead and a damaged district. Fifteen workshops will address self esteem and economic stability with educators labor leaders and clergy among participants.
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Newark
N.J
Nathan Wright
Richard J. Hughes
Hughes
Ers
Adam Clayton Powell
New York
Episcopal Diocesan House
Wright
Powell
Rimini
Harlem
House of Representatives
Phillips Seeks Independent Run for Back Creek Supervisor
Harold I. Ike Phillips of Mountain Falls declared his candidacy as an Independent for the Back Creek District seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. He will face Democrat Thomas B. Rosenberger, 50, who won the party nomination in the July 11 primary. Phillips, 54, a Woodstock-born Mountain Falls poultry farmer, is a charter Back Creek Ruritan member and active in Mountain View Methodist Church activities.
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Harold I
Ike) Phillips
Mountain Falls
Back Creek
Frederick County
Back Creek Ruritan Club
Mountain View
Worth's Offers Reductions at 27 N. Loudoun Street
The sale advertises transparent apples at a special price of 2.50 dollars per bushel. Worth's department store location listed as 27 North Loudoun Street with a packing house by Butler’s.
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Worth
N. Loudoun St
Transparent Apples
Butlers’ Packing House
House Vote Scheduled on Antiriot Bill
Washington AP reports the House plans to vote on an antiriot bill that would make crossing state lines or using interstate facilities to incite a riot a federal crime with penalties up to five years in jail and a $10,000 fine. Supporters say it targets troublemakers while opponents warn it inflames tensions and questions its constitutionality. Cabinet members Ramsey Clark and W. Willard Wirtz argue riots stem from city conditions.
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Washington
House
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Senate
Clark
Piedmont Airliner Crashes near Hendersonville NC
Piedmont Airlines Boeing 727 with 73 aboard crashes after taking off from Hendersonville airport. Witness says a small plane struck the airliner and both aircraft went down in rugged mountains. rescue teams respond as officials confirm flight 22 from Asheville. Debris reportedly falls on nearby homes as the crash unfolds.
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Piedmont
N.C
Hendersonville, N.C
Piedmont Airlines
Hendersonville
Henderson County
Federal Aviation Agency
Charlotte
Asheville
K.C. Smart
Smart
Kenneth Dacy
Lay Troop Requests On Line Says Byrd
Washington AP congressional leaders express pessimism over Vietnam and argue the war is becoming American led. Byrd calls to lay troop requests on the line while Laird cites casualty disparities and Johnson notes variables in fighting areas. Long urges revitalizing the South Vietnamese army as part of boosting U.S. troop deployment.
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Byrd
Washington
Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Asia
Harry F. Byrd
D.va
Melvin R. Laird
Rwis
McNamara
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Laird
House Republican
Johnson
Clarence D. Long
D-Mo
Long
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Arab Pilgrims Fail In Moscow Mission
Algerian President Boumedienne and Iraqi leader Aref return from Moscow where talks with Brezhnev and Kosygin yielded no clear agreement on pressuring Israel to withdraw from Arab lands seized in the June war. Aref remains moderate while Boumedienne pushes guerrilla action. Soviets signal possible move back to the Security Council.
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Associated Press
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Abdel Rahman Aref
Iraq
Moscow
Israel
Boumedienne
Aref
Cairo
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N
Gamal
Abdel Nasser
Noureddin Atassi
Ismail el Azhari
U.N. Security Council
Suez Canal
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
Bombers Hit Rail Yards and Missile Site in Vietnam Raids
American bombers dispatched heavy raids on four rail yards north of Hanoi and bombed a missile site inside a soccer stadium between Hanoi and Haiphong. Lt Cmdr Gene Lund reported nailing the SAMs as jets also attacked an air defense complex amid broader U S and allied strikes across North Vietnam.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Cmdr
Gene Lund
Biloxi
Miss
Navy
Air Force
Marine
U.S
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
North
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Army
Force
Oregon
101St Airborne Division
25Th Infantry Division
196Th Light Infantry
Weather Richmond: heat and haze linger as high pressure holds
A flat ridge of high pressure along the Eastern Seaboard kept Richmond in the 80s with hazy skies today. The item also notes a local sale and social event: Enders Fire Co. hosts a yard party and auction in Berryville at 5 p.m., and Penney's Great Annual Summer Clearance is ongoing.
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Richmond
Enders Fire Co
Berryville
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Denny’s
Margaret L. Hodgson
Hat & Dress Shop
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Highlands
Midwest
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Jerry Lebo
Phillips
Ficial Board
H. L Phillips
Welltown
Pike
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Stokely Carmichael
FBI
Mideast
Cordwell’s Grocery
Penney’s
Howard Johnson
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