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...Democrats' book was put together by Texan George C. Bevel Jr., a Manhattan and Washington publicity man who lined up a host of big-name authors to write the text. Lyndon Johnson personally selected some of the authors, personally approved all of them before they got the go-ahead. Political Writer Sidney Hyman contributed four articles on such things as the development of the Democratic Party and a history of dark horses; Harvard Historian and ex-White House Aide Arthur Schlesinger Jr. has an essay on John F. Kennedy, to whom the book is dedicated; bouncy blonde Hearstwriter Marianne...
...merger applications before the Interstate Commerce Commission have been so closely watched as the Norfolk & Western's petition to take over the Nickel Plate, the Wabash and three connecting roads. After more than two years of study, the ICC last week voted 10 to 1 to give its go-ahead to the merger. With that decision, the way was opened for the creation of a 7,450-mile freight superline whose routes would reach west to Missouri and north into Canada, save the two lines $27 million in costs each year. Railroaders saw in the ICC decision...
...merger is consummated, the labor force cannot be reduced by more than 5% each year. An ICC hearing examiner will make a recommendation on the merger by year's end, and railroaders are hopeful that the ICC's eleven commissioners will give the two roads a go-ahead...
Eatherly never dropped a bomb in World War II. He served Stateside until his 509th Composite Group was picked for the atomic raids. He was assigned to be weather scout on the Hiroshima run. He checked the visibility over Hiroshima, then radioed the go-ahead to the Enola Gay, carrying the bomb. Returning to base without seeing the explosion, Eatherly was virtually ignored, while the crew of the Enola Gay got all the glory...
...March 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court gave railway management an apparent go-ahead for putting the new work rules into effect. But once again, at the request of the Administration, management held off. In the meantime, the unions were three times enjoined from striking. Then, last week, workers of the Illinois Central went out on a wildcat strike-a surprise walkout without giving the notice that would make another injunction possible. Next day the carriers, determined not to be picked off one by one, announced that they would finally put national work-rules changes into effect. As expected, the unions...