Railroad Shutdown Postponed Amid Talks in Washington
Washington UPI reports no nationwide rail shutdown before Feb 21 as negotiators pledge to continue talks through that date regardless of pending court cases. Leaders Winpisinger and Hiltz offered no signs of compromise on work rules. Secretary Shultz announced the delay and said bargaining will resume next week in Miami during AFL CIO meetings. Temporary restraining orders against strikes or lockouts expire Tuesday as Congress opens a Lincoln birthday session.
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Washington
UPI
George P. Shultz
William Www. Winpisinger
John J. Hiltz Jr
Shultz
Miami
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Denver Bus Yard Bombing Damages 42 School Buses
Deliberate explosions ripped through a Denver school bus parking lot injuring one worker and destroying or damaging 42 buses. Fire officials estimated about 10 sticks used, with 25 buses saved from worse damage as the blaze burned for over half an hour. Recess extended to Feb 16 amid related union work rule disputes.
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Denver
UPI
Dan Cronin
Charles Crow
Cronin
Joe Lorimer
Carswell Nomination Delayed by Senate Committee
A 10 day delay in the committee vote on G Harrold Carswell's Supreme Court nomination gives opponents more time to probe civil rights records and private life. Carswell submitted a letter denying hostility to civil rights lawyers. Senator Eastland plans a February 16 or 17 committee session after Lincoln Day recess.
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UPD
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Carswell
Florida
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wich
Nixon
Senate
Strom Thurmond
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Joseph D. Tydings
D-Md
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Egyptian Frogmen Sink Two Israeli Ships at Elat Port
Egyptian frogmen planted mines in Elat harbor sinking a tank carrier and damaging a troop carrier. All crew aboard escaped unharmed. Israel confirmed one auxiliary vessel sunk and another damaged with no injuries. The raid preceded an Arab war council in Cairo and Soviet backing for Arab efforts. Diplomatic notes from France and Britain floated in Paris.
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United Press International
Egypt
Elat
Cairo
Israel
Red Sea
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Cairo Radio
al Ahram
Tel Aviv
Washington Window Secrecy Surfaces in Farm and Welfare Talks
Washington report notes Congress behind closed doors shaping turf war on farm subsidy and public assistance costs of billions. Agriculture and Ways and Means panels draft policy with no public access while open hearings loom as reform advocates push for transparency amid large annual expenditures.
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Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Agriculture
Ways and Means
Agriculture Committee
HEW
Robert H. Finch
Scientists Cite Dog Experiment To Prove Cigarette Cancer Link
New York UPI reports two scientists from the Veteran's Administration Hospital East Orange New Jersey say 14 of 86 beagles trained to smoke developed lung cancer, claiming direct cause and effect between smoking and cancer. They note 24 beagles in heavy groups died by day 875 with autopsies showing lung cancers in 14.
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New York
UPI
E. Cuyler Hammond
Oscar Auerbach
Veteran’s Administration Hospital
East Orange
N.J
American Cancer Society
Ameng
Tobacco Institute
Washington
Hammond
Auerbach
120 Violations Mark Tet Truce Ends
Allied forces ended a 24 hour Tet cease fire marred by 120 Communist initiated incidents. U S Command reported 90 truce violations in 18 hours resulting in three Americans killed and 118 wounded. South Vietnamese spokesmen cited 115 Communist deaths and 30 incidents against troops and civilians in 21 hours. A clash near the DMZ marked the worst violation.
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Foe
Saigon
API
U.S
Dmz
Ba Xoai
Hanoi Rules Out Secret Talks Amid Paris Peace Efforts
Paris dispatch reports Hanoi dismisses secret talks while Philip Habib heads the U.S. delegation. Hanoi warns the chief U.S. negotiator undermines talks as other reports note limited secret meetings under Henry Cabot Lodge. Tet truce holds with few large battles as Ba Xoai attack and cease-fire effects unfold.
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Habib
U.S
Paris
UPI
United States
Philip C. Habib
Washington
le Duc Tho
Stephan Ledegar
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