Rubber workers strike three major tire firms nationwide
The United Rubber Workers Union struck Firestone, Goodyear, and Uniroyal as contracts expired at midnight, affecting more than 50,000 union jobs. Negotiations continued at Goodyear while Firestone offered to renew talks and Uniroyal had no comment. The dispute follows a pattern of industry-wide bargaining with wage and benefit demands and mutual aid among the five struck companies.
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Goodrich
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Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
North Viet May Send New Push Across DMZ
U S and allied leaders fear a large scale invasion of South Vietnam by North Vietnamese troops north of the demilitarized zone. Secretary of State Rusk and South Vietnamese leaders warn of possible major operation as four divisions are massed near the zone. Heavier rains may aid the Communists while limiting U S air operations. The SEA TO council endorses continued bombing with reciprocal de escalate talks.
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Dean Rusk
Tran van Do
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France
Pakistan
North Vietnam
Two North Vietnam Plants Hit In U S Raids
Saigon reports severe damage to Haiphong power plants during Thursday raids by U S Navy fliers. Air Force pilots claim destruction of trains, rail yards, and storage dumps within 20 to 40 miles of Hanoi. Ground action in the south was light as B52s conducted six strikes against enemy positions. Two American planes reported missing or captured.
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Haiphong
North Vietnam
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Hanoi
U.S
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Mansfield and Long Clash Over Financing Repeal
In Washington the Senate’s top Democrats clashed over a presidential campaign financing plan. Majority Leader Mansfield signaled resignation risk rather than yield as Sen. Long fought to preserve the plan and stalled a repeal motion. A miscommunication he says sparked sharp remarks amid a lengthy floor battle.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Long
Mansfield
Finance Committee
Lange
Cardinal, Archbishop Support Ousted Priest at Catholic U
Washington AP A cardinal and an archbishop on Catholic University's board back Rev. Charles E. Curran 33 who says he was fired for liberal views on morals and birth control. Curran's ouster triggered a mass strike by 600 faculty and 6,600 students. they demand renewal of his contract. Cardinal Shehan and Archbishop Hallinan call for reinstatement and full board review.
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Washington
Catholic University
Charles E. Curran
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Father Curran
Dingess Women Repair Road Men Won't
In Dingess West Virginia a group of mothers and grandmothers organize a road brigade to fix a neglected two lane route. They haul rock dirt and gravel with sledgehammers and shovels saying men won’t help and accusing state welfare projects of laziness while noting 700 area men receive aid.
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Dingess
W.va
West Virginia
Greek Army Seizes Power In Greece Under King Constantine
In a midnight move backed by the army, Athens is under curfew as tanks patrol deserted streets. A royal radio proclamation says King Constantine ordered the takeover to safeguard the country from internal dangers awaiting elections next month. Reports say Papandreou and his son may be jailed amid the leftist Center Union leadership crisis.
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Rome
George Papandreou
Andreas
Surveyor Trenching Scheduled in Moon Test
Pasadena AP reports Surveyor 3 extended its tubular arm during a lunar soil test but did not scratch the moon. Trenching could start after 7 p.m. EST as Jet Propulsion Laboratory resumes remote control of the craft. The two-by-five inch shovel begins in two-second steps, with a camera capturing each move.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 3
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pentagon news chief urges less secrecy after power plant disclosure
Washington AP The Pentagon countered that too much defense news is kept secret. Assistant Secretary Phil Goulding acknowledged that two main North Vietnamese power plants were not disclosed to reporters, while ten others were named. The move sparked questions about security and possible targets. Goulding promised to review why the two locations were classified.
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Congress
Phil G. Goulding
Arthur Sylvester
Goulding
Five Day Forecast With Cool Temperatures Ahead
Five day outlook shows below normal temperatures from Saturday through Wednesday with highs in the lower 50s in the north to the lower 40s in the south and nightly lows in the mid 40s north to mid 30s south. Colder conditions dominate the period with a slight warmup around Monday. Precipitation totals near 0.7 inch, mainly light showers.
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Nixon Nod From GOP Predicted
A survey of 103 editors at the 1967 American Society of Newspaper Editors convention found 51 expect Richard M. Nixon to win the Republican presidential nomination in 1968. George Romney received 33 endorsements, with Rockefeller and Percy each earning nine. Reagan secured one.
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Richard M. Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Nixon
Romney
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
California
Ronald Reagan
Duet in French Assembly Ends in Scratch in Duel
Paris reports of a duel between Gaston Defferre and Rene Ribiere after a tumultuous assembly debate. Defferre struck Ribiere twice with an epee. Ribiere, 45, was only scratched as the mayor called him an idiot.
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Paris
Radio Luxembourg
National Assembly
Gaston Defferre
Rene Ribiere
Ribiere
Defferre
Heller predicts U.S. economy to rebound by year end or early next
Former presidential economic adviser Walter Heller told about 150 bankers and business leaders in Tampa that the nation’s economy will recover from the 1966-67 slowdown and boom by the fourth quarter of this year or the first quarter of next, his first major forecast in months.
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Tampa
Fla
Walter Heller
Heller
Landslide closes lane on I 71 near tallest Ohio bridge
In Lebanon Ohio a landslide blocking the outside southbound lane of Interstate 71 just north of Ohio's tallest bridge prompted officials to close the lane indefinitely. J R Cook District 8 deputy director of the Ohio Highway Department noted further closures possible. In Windsor England flags flew and gun salutes marked Queen Elizabeth II's 41st birthday as she stayed at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip and their children.
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Ohio
J. R. Cook
District 8
Ohio Highway Department
Windsor
England
Britain
Elizabeth
Lancaster Firm Bids Lowest on Two Hocking Trucks
Lancaster firm submits the lowest bid to buy two trucks for Hocking County Commissioners. The Messenger highlights home improvement ideas in its annual section starting today on Page 17 with a slogan repair innovate remodel and expand. Water rates face scrutiny as Pomeroy and Middleport councils plan to seek price cuts, noted on Page 30.
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Hocking
the Messenger
Water Company
Pomeroy
Middleport
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