UAW Authorizes Strike Votes Fall In Big Three
UAW members across Chrysler Ford and GM have approved strike authorization by wide margins. Chrysler 36,492 to 1,532. Ford 34,976 to 966. GM figures reportedly over 50 percent in favor. Local unions totaling about 622,000 members are to finish balloting today and send results to UAW headquarters tonight. The union seeks guaranteed income, higher wages, equal pay for Canadian workers, better pensions and earlier retirement.
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Detroit
United
Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Chrysler Uaw
UAW
Robert Johnston
Dhnois
Iowa
Ottawa
Liquor Stores Set Narrower Hours in Statewide Law
The Baytown and state package stores will operate 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. starting Monday under a new law. Hours are reduced from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The change aims to curb robberies occurring during opening and closing hours. The law also allows stores to open on election days, with exemptions for Sundays and Christmas Day.
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Baytown
Thomas Jefferson
Europe
United
Camelot Excavators See Bright Future In Project
SOUTH CADBURY England AP Chief excavator Leslie Alcock reports early digs near South Cadbury on a possible Arthurian Camelot site. A 60 member volunteer team at University College Cardiff explores 6th century fortifications and interior remains with Sir Mortimer Wheeler backing. Spring 1968 marks next digging phase. finds include pottery and metal objects supporting the Arthur era.
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Cadbury
England
Arthur
Camelot
Leslie Alcock
University College
Cardiff
Alcock
Mortimer Wheeler
Somerset
Dorset
Mortimer
Henry VII
John Leland
Reading Program Awards Set for Monday Ceremony
George Gentry will award certificates to Sterling Municipal Library summer readers at a party in the library auditorium Monday August 28 at 10 a.m. Each Pony Express Reading Club member receives a certificate. Mrs. Halter provides a story session and refreshments. Pony Express members can pick up miniature ex pressmen with their names attached from the Salt Grass Riding Trail. Reading records will be distributed to teachers. book reports not accepted after noon Saturday.
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George Gentry
Sterling Municipal Library
Pony Express Reading Club
R. C. Halter
Pony
Tocom
Rough Riders Set Event Saturday at Jenkins Arena
Rough Riders Horse Club plans a play night at Jenkins Arena on Cedar Bayou Crosby Road this Saturday. Registration begins at 6 p.m. with grand entry at 7 p.m. Events include cloverleaf barrels pole bending ring race and straightaway barrels for age groups 10 and under to 21 and over. Special event for 13 and under with no prior ribbon. Rosettes awarded first place and ribbons for places two through six. Club has about 172 members and features trail rides camping horse shows and family activities. Bernard Lounsberry president notes an annual June show and three play nights yearly. Points accumulate toward trophies for winners and runners-up in each age group. Sweetheart for 1967 is Debbie Potts a 19th grader at Ross Sterling High.
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Rough Riders Horse Club
Jenkins Arena
Cedar Bayou - Crosby Road
Rough Riders Club
Bernard Lounsberry
San Antonio Woman Killed In Accident Near Jefferson
A San Antonio resident, 43 year old Mrs Rafael Gonzales, was killed when a pickup collided with a moving van 13 miles east of Jefferson Texas. Four others were injured including Isabela Martinez 43 with critical injuries and Juan Balderama 16 with minor injuries.
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Tex
San Antonio
Rafael Gonzales
Pete Martinez
Isabela Martinez
Elizabeth Martinez
Juan Balderama
Martinez
Balderama
Texas
Tom
Catfish Mayfield Leads Youth Open Forum With Power Brokers
Rufus Mayfield head of Pride Inc voices anger at exclusion from Urban Coalition summit in Washington. He challenges elites including Lindsay and Daley, as Urban America Inc and mayors push for urgent action. Coalition backs a federal emergency jobs program to address unemployment.
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Rufus
Catfish Mayfield
Shoreham ‘Hotel
New York
John V. Lindsay
United States
Urban Coalition
Catfish
Rufus Mayfield
Pride Inc
Mayfield
Andrew Heiskell
Time, Inc
Lindsay
Jerome P. Cavanagh
Detroit
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Henry Ford II
Ford
Urban America, Inc
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
Heiskell
Urban America
Urban Coaltion
Coalition
Largest circulation fact compares nations in daily press reach
The world prints about 8000 newspapers daily. The United States has the largest total circulation overall. The United Kingdom leads in daily circulation per 1.64 inhabitants.
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United States
United Kingdom
Candidate Says Troops Sufficient for War Effort
South Vietnamese candidate Dr. Phan Quang Dan and running mate Dr. Phan Khac Suu told a news conference that enough U.S. troops are in South Vietnam and better use should be made of South Vietnamese forces. Dan warned of election rigging while noting the campaign has been the freest yet. Observers from many nations will monitor the Sept. 3 vote, with foreign journalists and officials from Johnson’s administration to attend.
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Dan
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen
Cao Ky
Saigon
Senate
Johnson
Thieu
Funeral Set Today For Sen. Parkhouse
Dallas AP reports funeral services are set for 3 p.m. today for State Sen. George Parkhouse, 67, who died at his home early Thursday. Services will be at Preston Hollow Methodist Church with burial at Restland Memorial Park. Survivors include his widow, five sons Jack and Jerry, and four grandchildren. Parkhouse authored the Payday Tight-tow work law and all major water legislation passed by the Texas legislature in the last 25 years.
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Dallas
George Parkhouse
Preston Hollow Methodist Church
Restland Memorial Park
Jack
Jerry
Parkhouse
Texas
Frisco Mining Exchange Ends Era of San Francisco Trading
San Francisco Mining Exchange closes after a century of penny stocks and boom bust cycles. From 38 million in 1938 to 725 thousand this year, the exchange dwindled as brokers moved listings to Salt Lake City, Vancouver, Calgary, and other markets. SEC actions in 1962 helped seal its fate. President George J. Flack announced the closure.
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San Francisco Mining Exchange
Montgomery Street
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Calgary
Vancouver
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Los Angeles
Mining Exchange
California
Securities Exchange Commission
Governent
SEC
Exchange
George J. Flack
Guard Chief Warns Tanks Could Escalate Riots
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Ort Jr says deploying tanks and automatic weapons to quell urban uprisings may heighten violence. He criticizes riot control training as crash effort and questions the adequacy of the new program for National Guardsmen. He warns tanks could turn cities into battlefields and notes logistical delays hinder training.
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Watts
Charles A. Ort Jr
Detroit
Army
Gram
Nnecessary
Ott
Army National Guards
40Th Armored Division
California
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