Nurses Show Teeth in Salary Talks Across Minnesota
Minnesota nurses in the Minnesota Nursing Association press for higher pay as hospitals push lower offers. About 3,000 Twin Cities members may resign effective December 26 after rejecting a $64 monthly raise. Resignations affect Red Wing St. John's Hospital, with 15 full-time and 15 part-time nurses leaving December 20.
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Minnesota Nursing Association
Red Wing
St. John’s Hospital
MNA
Twin City Hospital Association
TCHA
Minnesota Licensed
Practical Nurses Association
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Methdist
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Methdost Hospital
St. Mary’s
Olmsted Community Hospital
Rochester State Hospital
State Civil Service
Public Welfare Department
Lake City Municipal Hospital
Worthington Municipal Hospital
State
Obesity Bias Said To Influence College Admissions
Harvard researchers report unconscious prejudice against obese high school pupils, especially girls, by admissions officers and some teachers. The study finds twice as many obese girls in high schools as in colleges and notes similar effects for boys, with implications for elite and lesser ranking schools.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard
New England Journal of Medicine
Prof. Mayer
Wellesley
Mayer
Probe Opens Into Caracas Water Poisoning Incident
Police investigate deliberate insecticide poisoning of a high‑end Caracas water supply used by diplomats and wealthy residents. No deaths reported as toxic chlorinated compound clordane was detected. authorities say criminal and political units are involved in the probe.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Health Ministry
Soldiers use felled tree as diving board in jungle creek
U S 25th Infantry Division troops relax in a South Vietnamese creek near the Cambodian border after a long range patrol to stop infiltration from North Vietnam. Air strikes felled a tree used as a diving board by the soldiers.
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U.S
25Th Infantry Division
Nevada officials to testify in grand jury on casino skim
Las Vegas authorities and state gaming officials are expected to testify in a federal grand jury probe into alleged casino skimming. FBI and IRS investigations probe whether top takings were hidden from tax authorities, with officials noting the initial aim is to determine full reported income.
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Las Vegas
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Nevada
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Tions
FBI
Las Vegas Strip
World art lovers rally to aid flood hit Florence
Global donors and volunteers from at least 35 lands converge to fund and staff Florence restoration after the November floods. Ugo Procacci estimates over 30 million dollars and 20 years to recover 1300 paintings and priceless manuscripts, with committees led by figures such as Mrs. John F. Kennedy coordinating aid.
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Florence
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Ugo Procacci
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New York
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Canada
Europe
United States
Israel
Lawrence J. Majewski
New York University
Institute of Fine Arts
Viet irregulars and Green Berets beat Viet Cong in War Zone C
In War Zone C Tay Ninh Province a U S Army company joined about 240 Vietnamese irregulars to press a heavy engagement with Viet Cong forces. Casualties were initially light with allied losses reportedly small. American artillery and air strikes supported the action as U S forces pursued Viet Cong in dense jungle terrain.
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Viet Nam
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Tay Ninh
Tay Ninh City
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Binh Dinh
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Viet Nam
U.S. Marine Corps
South Viet Nam
Viet Nams
Dalat
Three Die in Thanksgiving Auto Accidents Across Minnesota
Three men killed in separate Thanksgiving Day crashes in Minnesota and Wisconsin, plus a Minnesota man who died later in Fargo, raise the year's traffic toll to 850. Names include Ole Alanen, Knute Sorenson, and Ronald Mackey, with others injured in Saint Paul and Minneapolis areas.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Fargo
N.D
Ole Alanen
Osage
Hudson, Wis
Toronto
S.D
U.S
Nashwauk
Egyptians Seize Ford Property Over Debts in Egypt
Cairo government announces seizure of Ford Motor Co. property and bank deposits in Egypt while Ford officials in Dearborn meet to discuss the action. Debts cleared total 1.7 million dollars. In Vienna, 83 dead in a Bulgarian airliner crash in Czechoslovakia with a passenger reportedly alighting at the last stop.
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Cairo
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
Arjay Miller
Allen W. Merrell
Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungarian Airport Transport Co
Bratislava
Slovakia
Hungary
Underground mine fire hunt drains Scranton holiday
In Scranton Pennsylvania crews drill amid a Thanksgiving weekend search for an underground mine fire that has driven residents from homes with deadly carbon monoxide. The work continues as holes are punched to vent the toxic fumes.
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National Safety Council
Scranton
Minnesota Highway Construction to Take Limelight in '67 Legislature
The Minnesota Legislature faces a highway funding debate as the Highway Interim Commission prepares a report with recommendations. Proposals include issuing bonds of about 115 million dollars, raising fuel tax by one or two cents, increasing vehicle license fees by about 20 percent, and allowing overencumbrance of contracts to match anticipated revenue.
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Minnesota
ST. Paul
Highway Interim Commission
Senate House
Highway Department
Interim Commission
John R. Jamieson
Jamieson
Tor
Pers Mit
Weather thinning fog and partly cloudy skies
Diminishing fog and clouds give way to fair to partly cloudy conditions tonight through Saturday. Lows tonight range from 22 to 30 degrees with highs Saturday between 38 and 46 degrees.
Late News Editorial and Society Items Highlight Local Events
A compact roundup covers editorial notes, church happenings, and society news with brief mentions of local personalities, area venues, and upcoming community events. Highlights include sports wrapups and market notes from the region.
Holdingford approves $440000 school bond issue
Holdingford Minnesota voters approved a $440,000 school bond by 309 to 32 to fund a new building with 10 classrooms and other facilities as the first step toward a new high school, scheduled for completion next fall.
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Holdingford
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