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(x)suodth&A Cloudy and cool with intermittent rain or drizzle today and continu ing into Friday V* The Record Gets Results Medicare Now Appears Dead For This Session WASHINGTON (UPI) — House Senate conferees all but slam med the boor Thursday on Presi dent Johnson’s high-priority Soc ial Security - Health care legis lation. The conference committee, hope lessly deadlocked, recessed with cut scheduling any further ses sions. This followed a series of efforts to compromise House and Senate versions of bills to increase Social Security benefits. The Senate version contained a section which would provide heal *he care for the elderly under the Social Security system. The House made no such provisions. Both House and Senate voted to boost Social Security payments, but by differing a amounts. Committee chairman Wilbur D. Mills, a major opponent of the ad ministration - sponsored health care plan, announced after the meeting ended that no further ses sions were scheduled. However, the Arkansas Demo crat said ihe committee could re sume negotiations at any time if he decided to hold another ses sion. supporters of the ‘’medicare” plan were not optomistic that any more meetings would be held. Rocky's Wife Loses Custody WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. (UPI) — A State Supreme Court Justice a warded Dr. James Slator Murphy absolute custody today of the four minor children Mrs. Nelson A. (Happr) Rockefeller relinquised at the time of their divorce. It was an unhappy day for Mrs. Rockefeller who had sought to re M|rj|| a pre-divorce dMemenf gave her virologist/'^-fius-' "band! custody of the children, re serving only visitation right for herself. The new ruling by Justice Joseph A. Gagliardi retained the visitation rights and gave Mrs. Rockefeller generous v a c’a tion rights with the children. Gagliardi said he had met with the children alone on two occas inos ana took their wishes into consideration. “The court finds that neither the health nor the welfare of the children is being adversely (Continued on Page Six) Harnett Has 7 At Appalachian Of the 3,030 students at Appa lachian State Teachers College in Boone*, seven are fieshmen fron Ha rip; County. J! TJfc llamett county students as follows: Michael R Baker. Glor Amt finnis, Joy Jackie Leonar Walter Lee McLean, Ronald Lynn Miriello, Linda Gray Stephens. Ru dolph Sibley Tyson and Beverly Jean Vickery. PACKING ’EM IN—The throng in Hartford, Conn., packs the street as far as you can see as President Johnson reaches out in his familiar handshaking routine on his whirlwind campaign trip to New England. LBJ Expected To Get Injunction Strike Paralyzes Shipping NEW YORK (UPI) — An anti automation strike by 60,000 long shoremen today paralyzed the multi-billion dollar maritime in dustry in ports from Maine to Tex as. The dockers jumped the gun on last midhlght’s strike deadline but president Johnson already had be gun preparations to obtain a Taft-Hartley Act injunction that would suspend the walkout for 80 Heads ror La. Loast Hilda Building Up NEW ORLEANS OJPI) — Hurri cane Hilda built up to a “severe” I blow ^ with 126>Jnile-an-hour winds '■ today and slowly headed for the low-lying Louisiana coast. Highest winds were clocked at 125 miles an hour, up 40 miles an hour from Wednesday when the tropical storm, eighth of the sea son, developed into a full-blown hurricane. At noon EDT, the storm was cen tered about 350 miles south of New Orleans. It was moving northwest ward at 6 miles an hour, less than half its 14-mile-an-hour forward speed Wednesday. Forecasters said the storm would continue northwesterly for 12 to 18 hours, before curving northward. Local Funds Sought Symphony Drive Kickoff Tonight The Dunn Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony Society will begin its annual membership drive, Thursday, October 1, with a kick off meeting set for 8:00 p. m. at Wayne Avenue School. . Jhapter President Mrs. E P Dlvis ibership Chairmen Sirs. * and Mrs. Bruce fled Chat plans for the campaign are aa complete as pos sible, but success will depend upon the active interest of the work ers and the support of the entire community. Two concerts will be given here by the Little Symphony during its forthcoming Twentieth Annual Tour. There will be an evening performance for adults and one concert for school children from gra^i^ four through six of the Wayne Avenue School. Though free to the children who attend, the educational matinee is supported through the sale of adult memberships. A Symphony Soc iety membership is valid for ad (Continued On Page Six) White House Tried To Pressure Him, But He Refused Moore Didn't Invite LBJ Democratic gubernatorial nomln- i ee Dan Moore, the State’s top Dem ocrat, definately didn’t invite Presi dent Johnson to come to North Carolina next Tuesday night. The President’s announcement that he <s coming, anyway, despite the advice of North Carolina lea ders made Moore and other State [party officials about as happy as a case of mad itch. Some members of the top com mand reportedly are actually fighting mad over the fact that the President is ignoring their wishes. USED PRESSURE Informed sources said today that *he White House used all sorts of pressure to try to persuade Moore, the State's most popular candidate ever, to invite Johnson. But "The Moutmin Man”’ stood firm. He said 'the President could find hotter use of his time elsehwere. State leaders are convinced that the President may seriously hurt his own candidacy in North Caro lina and the State ticket as well by coming. DOES TERRY WANT JOB? Gov. Terry Sanford is the man who clamored so hard to bring the President into the State. San (Continued On Page She) days. Although a few ships, including three luxury liners here, managed to sail in pre-dawn high tides to day, the strike was bound to halt ill waterfront activity promptly in ports along more than 2,400 miles 3f Atlantic and Gulf coasts. When down to the wire negotia tions between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and shippers failed Wednesday. President Johnson swifly created i board of Inquiry to determine whether the nation’s economic lealth would be endangered. Certi fication of this to the President would empower the Justice Depart ment to seek a court-ordered 80 iay “cooling off period” NEW YORK (UPI) — A labor dispute left 87,000 children — some of them handicapped — with jut transportation to the city’s public and parochial schools today. TRADE WITH SOVIETS NAIROBI,, Kenya (TJPI) — The East African nation of Kenya will establish state agencies to trade with Soviet bloc nations, Presi sident Jomo Kenyatta said Tues day. In a speech to the Nairobi Cha<mber of Commerce, Kenyatta said he wants 'to increase trade while maintaining a neutral role in world policies. floors Crumble During Blaze At Warehouse BOSTON (UPI) — Five firemen were killed and 12 persona were hospitalized earlp today when the top two floors of a flaming four story building collapsed, buryiny Jthem under bricks and fiery rub ble. The five - alarm blaze broke out in a brick warehouse in a congested tenement district on Trumbell Street. Firemen put five ladders on the rear wall and scrambled up them to spray water onto the flames. Ladders Crumple A section of the walls of the top two floors crumbled, hurling chunks of bricks and flaming pieces of wood on the firemen. Their ladders crumbled. The men fell to the ground and were bur ied under the debris. Other firemen risked their lives as they ran into the rubble and began digging desperately in an a'tempt to rescue their fellow workers. Poll Reports Dan Is Safe GOLDSBORO (UPI) — A sur vey of the state’s newspaper edi tors indicates North Carolina is safely in the Democratic column for the coming election, the Golds boro News - Argus said today. Editor Henry Belk reported he polled more than 120 editors from all parts of the state, asking them which candidates were ahead in their communities. Belk said the poll showed Dem ocratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Moore led Republican nominee Ro bert Gavin in 90 communities and Gavin led in 14. In the presidential race, Belk said President Johnson led in 60 areas while Sen Barry Goldwater led in 40. Three Liquor Stills Seized In a raid Stewarts Creek town ship. Harnett county Tuesday morning, Sheriff Wade Stewart’s officers. Buck Griffin, Charles Wil son and Bernice Temple captured 3 vat-type stills, 60 gallons whisky 1200 gallons beer. 2 condensers, and a 1955 model Ford. Operators had fled the scene before the of 1 ficers closed in News Round up WASHINGTON — President Johnson intends to keep on mingling with crowds and does not think that he is risking his safety to do so. WASHINGTON — Under pressure of a possible Republi can walkout, tired and angry lawmakers staggered today toward adjournment of the Democratic 88th Congress WASHINGTON _The White House is distributing a new children’s book about a “typical American Family” that lives *n an apartment with 54 rooms and 16 baths. President Johnson is the head of the family. DETROIT — A task-force of United Auto Workers union negotiators worked today to settle local demands and hasten the end of the union’s seven-day strike against General Motors Corp. NEW DELHI. India — Monsoon cloudbursts, floods and cyclones swept across the southern sectors of the Indian continent today, causing hundreds of deaths an<* wide-spread destruction. IN INDIANA WITH GOLDWATER — Sen. Barry Gold water renewing his “soft on communism” charges, today accused President Johnson of downgrading U S. nuclear strength while Red China was /preparing to set off a nuelear bomb that may well be heard around the world.” Union Asks Five Per Cent As Share Of Cotton Windfall Erwin Mills/ Union Wage Talks Collapse LOCAL GOP HEADQUARTERS — Harnett GOP Chairman Bill Godwin, left, and U. S. commissioner Abe Elmore, right, are pictured in front of the ortghtly-decorated party headquarters in Dunn, which will remain open from 10 a- m. to 5 p. m. daily. Formal opening of the headquarters will take place Tuesday at 1:30. A Dunn native, J. C. Clifford, Jr. of Winston-Salem candidate for State Insurance Commissioner, and Casper Tart, candidate for the county board, will be among those participating in bpehing rites."' (Daily Record photo by Russell Bassford.) Ross Presides At Agri-Business Dinner Gilmore Addresses New County Group volt uiimore oi oouuiem rmcs, Democratic Senatorial nominee; Lester Branson and Jim Hinkle of CP&L industry promotion divis ion, and Tom Broughton of the commerce and industry division of the N- C. Conservation and Deve lopment department, met Tuesday night with the new Harnett Agri Business Development Commission. Harnett Commissioners gave a dinner to mark the activation of the newly organized group, which includes one member from each of the five commission districts. Alex Cameron, chairman of the commissioners, welcomed visitors. Neil McK. Ross, county attorney, SCI VCU ao ma*ucx ui ^cx^uiwiuca in absence of Chairman R M Tur lington. Bobby Wicker, Lillington farmer, presented a short talk. Gilmore made the chief speech and dinner was served by the W S. C. S. of Lillington Methodist church under the direction of Mrs. Ruby I. Parker, T F Nance, Buf falo Lake, represented the Western Harnett district of Johnsonville, Barbecue and Upper Little River townships. UPWELL, England (UPI) — Fruit grower Lance Rowe reported today he picked one ton of apples from one tree in his orchard. Union Threatens To Withdraw Support Of Law Wage negotiations between the Textile Worers Union of Ameri can (AFL CIO) and Erwin Mill*, Inc. broke down today when the company rejected the union’s pro posal for an increase of at least five per cent for all workers as their share of benefits from the r.ew one-price cotton law. Lloyd Byrd, business manager of Local No. 250, announcing that union and /company mdgcttatirs had railed to reach an agreement, said they would meet again Oct ober 13 at 5:30 p. m. to resume thfi talks. Erwin Mills is a division of Bur lington Industries which has al ready granted wage increases to workers at some of its other plants. j.. . . . Junius Pry of Greensboro, inter national representative erf the PWUA was present for today’s negotiations. Also representing the union with Byrd were Joseph Sm ith, president of Local 250, David Griffin, David Avery, Elis Coats, V/n>. R. Tendall and Clarence Bass. Representing Erwin Mills were R. H. Lewis, assistant vice presi dent of personnel, R. H. Campbell and E. A. English Pointing out that mills across the nation now enjoying a profit boom as a result of the new cot ton law, nave already granted sub stantial increases to workers, Byrd said Erwin Is one of the few mills that has not. The union is seek ing a minimum increase of five per cent. After today’s meeting Mr. Byrd disclosed the mill’s offer amount ed to slightly over four per cent average increase for all. “But instead of being willing to grant a minimum increase of five percent, the mills proposes a rate of only five cents an hour to those drawing the minimum of $1.33 with slightly more to skilled workers.” “We go along with their pro posal to give skilled workers a slightly higher increase, bwt we intend to hold out for no less than five per cent for everybody,” said Byrd. Pointing out that textile mills received a windfall of nine cents on every pound of cotton used, “which amounts to a staggering sum of money.” Byrd declared: “The mills could give every sin gle ^employee a 25 per ' cent wage increase and still retain 55 per cent of the savings on cotton.” He cited figures to show that^ fog just two months, April 11 -- June 11, Erwin Mills received ar rebate of *304,000 In savings on its cost of cotton. He also pointed out that texiile mills have reported (Continued on Page Six) Makes Appeal For Unity President Cites U.S. Might BALTIMORE (UPI- — President Johnson said today that America has enought military might to wipe out 300 times as many lives as were lost in World War n. But he said this power must be used with re straint “to make man’s extinction improbable.” The Chief Executive recalled “frightening and dreadful mo ments” from the 1962 Cuban mis sile crisis to underscore his call for moderation in the use of American power. “Our politics must serve our faith rather than foster our fears,” he told an estimated 70,000 persons at Johns Hopkins University’s quad rangle. “We have the power to destroy 300 times as many lives as were lost in World War II.” the presi dent said. “The purpose of our power must be to make man’s ex tinction improbable tod man’s ful fillment inevitable-” Appeals For Unity Appealing for unity during mo ments of national peril, Johnson indirectly chided Republican presi dential contender Barry Oohtwater for advocating use of marines to re store the water supply at the U. S. Guantanamo naval base after it was cut off by Cuban Premier Fidel Castro. Good News!-It's Coming To Dunn Soon - Watch For It!
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