Communications Workers Strike Bell System Today
Washington reports that 200000 CWA members planned a nationwide walkout against Bell Telephone at 3 p.m. EST. The strike could slow or disrupt dialing, long distance calls, and information services across states including Washington DC, Illinois, California, and New Jersey, with picket lines extending beyond initial sites.
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Washington
UPS
Bell Telephone System
Bell System
United States
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Bell
Nebraska
Washington State
Illinois
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Michigan
Indiana
Nevada
California
Western Electric Co
CWA
Candidates Consider Face-to-Face Debates
United Press International reports a muted push for Democratic presidential debates as Eugene McCarthy and Robert Kennedy weigh participation while Nelson Rockefeller plans an arms length exchange with Nixon. Kennedy calls for all candidates including Humphrey and Branigan. Branigan declines. Nixon leads a Republican delegation. McCarthy urges Rusk replacement.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
ABC
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
McCarthy
Kennedy
Hubert H. ‘Humphrey
Indiana
Roger Branigan
Humphrey
Branigan
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
White House
Robert Kennedy
Rockefeller
American Society of Newspapers Editors
Oregon
Soviet Union
Pittsburgh
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Rusk
U.S
South Vietnam
Iowa
Gross
California
Ronald Reagan
King assassination suspect Eric Galt sought in UPI report
Federal warrants in Birmingham charge Eric Starvo Galt and an alleged brother with conspiracy to harm Martin Luther King Jr. The investigation links a 30.06 rifle found near Memphis to Galt, notes a Mustang tied to him, and cites travel to Los Angeles New Orleans and Mexico plus a bartending course. Local witnesses question the photo while FBI asserts its accuracy.
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UPI
Eric Starvo Galt
Martin Luther King Jr
FBI
Galt
King
Memphis
Tenn
Peter Cherpes
Percy Strickland
Birmingham Sporting Goods
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Mexico
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Harvey Lowmeyer
John Willard
Atlanta
Palmer
Javery
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Alan H. Page
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