Teachers Eye More Strikes To Enforce Contract Demands
Washington reports from the NEA and AFT project up to 400 teacher strikes this school year as hundreds of districts face walkouts. Spokespersons note openings in cities like St. Louis Philadelphia East St. Louis and New Orleans may see action with thousands affected and contracts already in force for many. The unions cite collective bargaining laws in 16 states and stress that pay is a factor but not the sole motive for strikes.
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Washington Window Guardsmen to Be Available Near Democratic Convention
About 800 National Guardsmen will be on regularly scheduled drills each night of the Democratic National Convention. Security plans call for troops to stop drilling near the International Amphitheater and move into the streets if there are severe racial or antiwar disorders. Opponents predict 30,000 to 40,000 protesters may come to Chicago, with hippies, yippies, and black groups among the curious attendees.
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Foreign News Commentary on Mideast Peace Struggles
London reports that fourteen months after the six day war the Arab-Israeli conflict still endangers peace efforts. The border incidents persist, keeping a fragile settlement unsteady and prospects for progress hazy.
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Debate over vice president selection and Middle East tensions
The report weighs Nixon Agnew as a likely ticket pair and contrasts claims about vice presidential influence with past elections. It also covers Israeli Egyptian clashes along the Suez Canal and Jordan, noting PLAs bases in Jordan and continued fragile prospects for peace. Security plans for the Chicago 1956 style convention include guards, checkpoints, a fence, and large fire and crowd-control deployments.
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