Steel Union Moves Closer To Strike Authorization
In Pittsburgh, the United Steelworkers Executive Board reaffirmed the no contract no work stance, leaving May 1 strike authorization to the Wage Policy Committee. The 33-member board reviewed stalled talks and a report from chief negotiators. The 163-member committee will receive today’s findings as industry preparations toward a potential shutdown begin, with furnaces to be banked if no progress occurs.
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UPI
United Steelworkers
USW
National Director of
Canada
White House
Simkin
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abel
R. Conrad Cooper
R. Heath Lary
U. S. Steel Corp
Marines and Viet Cong Clash Near Da Nang Airbase
A 50 man Marine patrol near Da Nang faced a noon ambush by Viet Cong, the first clash between Leatherneck troops and the guerrillas. One Marine was lightly wounded, two others suffered heat prostration, and all were treated as the patrol resumed with no Viet Cong casualties reported.
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VPS
U.S
da Nang
Leatherneck
9Th Marine Brigade
King Leads Massive Boston March For Desegregation
Dr. Martin Luther King arrived in Boston to lead a large march protesting alleged school segregation and slum housing. He met Gov. Volpe and Boston officials, with plans including a Roxbury district tour, a news conference, and a joint Legislature address.
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UPI
Martin Luther King
King
Logan
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts State House
Boston School Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Gov
State House
Roxbury
Massachusetts
Boston Common
Louise Day Hicks
Virgil A. Wood
Collins
City Hall
U S Swift Moves to Boost Viet Nam Aid and Forces
Washington reports the United States plans a swift rise in military aid to South Viet Nam, potentially increasing U S personnel by thousands to assist, train, and advise the expanded South Vietnamese forces. Da Nang airfield and port perimeter will be expanded as combat potential grows.
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UPI
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Defense
Robert §. McNamara
Viet Nam
North
South
da Nang Base
North Viet Nam
China Rejects Multinational Plea For Viet Nam Talks
Tokyo reports that China refused an appeal by 17 non aligned nations for unconditional peace talks on Viet Nam. Peking termed the move a shield for U S aggression and said it serves Johnson administration interests. China also rejected a Soviet proposal to reconvene the 1954 Geneva conference on Cambodia and Viet Nam neutrality.
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UPI
China
Viet Nam
Peking
U.S
Cambodia
South Viet Nam
Vermont House Reallows Springfield Street Upgrade Vote
The Vermont House reversed itself 219 to 12 to validate a Springfield special town meeting from last summer approving 350000 for Clinton Street improvements. If not reconsidered, a new election would have been needed and funds possibly withdrawn. the measure now goes to Governor Hoff for signing.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Springfield
Clinton Street
Harold Billings
Springfield Village
State Supreme Court
Philip H. Hoff
Alignment Committee Backs 150-Member House Plan
Montpelier UPI The House Reapportionment Committee endorses a 150 member lower chamber plan, aiming to place it in the bill within a week to 10 days. Despite earlier support for 210 members, the panel writes the 150 plan, with final drafting underway and outside legal help at $90 daily. Gov Hoff vows to veto larger than 150 as courts push reapportionment by July 1.
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Montpelier
UPI
House
House of Representatives
Emory
Hebard
R-Glover
Philip H. Hoff
Three Klansmen Indicted For Liuzzo Murder
A Alabama grand jury indicted three Ku Klux Klan members for murder in the Liuzzo slaying. The defendants Collie Leroy Wilkins Eugene Thomas and William Eaton were named by the federal grand jury on civil rights charges, while one suspect Gary Rowe Jr. was cited as an FBI informant. Trial timing discussed May 3 with single-session plan to reduce costs.
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Hayneville, Ala
UPID
Alabama
Viola Gregg Liuzezo
Liuzzo
Thagard
FBI
Gary Thomas Rowe Jr
Birmingham
Detroit
U.S. 80
Lowndesboro
Rowe
Montgomery
Selma
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Eugene Thomas
Fairfield
William Eaton
Bessemer
Holden cites overload from Vermont school board hours
Vermont Education Commissioner John Holden says hundreds of hours are spent on school board meetings statewide. More than half of 56 superintendents report over 60 meetings yearly, eight report over 90. Hours range 20 to 372 last year, with half at 174 or more. He urges ending multi district unions and creating comprehensive districts to reduce board work and increase public contact.
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Holden
Inside Orleans County furniture industry drive expands
The page notes On the Inside Orleans County launching a drive to grow the local furniture industry. Columnist Ron Raynolds criticizes the sad state of state legislatures in his Page 4 column. A Swiss engineer operates Wilmington's sole industry on Page 5. Chief Justice Holden to dedicate North Bennington's new firehouse on Page 8.
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Orleans County
Ron Raynolds
Holden
North Bennington
Laborers Strike At IBM Plant In Essex Junction
About 100 members of Local 522 I B H C L struck at IBM’s new plant in Essex Junction to protest the general contractor Hubert Hunt and Nichols subcontracting the unloading of materials. Pickets lined an access road roughly one mile from the current plant, not on company property.
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Essex Junction
UPI
International Business Machines Co
International Brotherhood of Hod Carriers
Hubert, Hunt and Nichols
IBM
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