Auto workers strike shuts Ford plants nationwide
United Auto Workers launched a third national strike in Ford history, sidelining about 170,000 workers in a billion-dollar contract dispute. Negotiations were pushed to at least next Monday, with leaders saying the walkout could last three weeks or longer.
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United Auto Workers
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Leonard Woodcock
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Woodcock
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Sidney McKenna
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Moynihan and national results in New York primaries
Daniel Moynihan won a five way Democratic senatorial primary in New York and led a national slate of victors that included Hubert Humphrey Edward Kennedy James Buckley and Meldrim Thomson. In Hoosick NY the local results showed Buckley defeating Peyser in the GOP Senate race and Moynihan edging Bella Abzug for the Democratic nod to face Buckley in the fall. Other races across Minnesota Massachusetts Rhode Island and Wisconsin produced varied outcomes with ONeill and Chafee among notable nominees.
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Edward Kennedy
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Meldrim Thomson
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U.N
Congress
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N.Y
George McEvoy
James L. Buckley
Peter Peyser
Buckley
Victor Daniel P. Moynihan
Bella Abzug
U.S
Ramsey Clark
New York City
Humphrey
Jerry Brekke
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Robert Emmet Dinsmore
Frederick Langone
Mike Robertson
House
Thomas O’neill
Carl Albert
Rhode Island
Richard Lorber
Philip Noel
John Pastore
John Chafee
Nevada
Howard Cannon
David Towell
GOP
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Vermont Democrats choose Salmon and Hackel for ticket
In Vermont, Gov. Thomas Salmon narrowly won the Democratic Senate nomination over Scott Skinner, while Stella Hackel defeated two rivals to become the first woman nominated for governor by the party. About 76,000 voters (over 25 percent) cast ballots. Salmon will face Republican incumbent Robert Stafford in November, who routed John Welch. Nancy Kaufman won the Liberty Union nomination. James Jeffords ran unopposed in the GOP primary. Hackel and Snelling now collide in a high‑stakes general race as party unity concerns persist.
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Nancy Kaufman
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John Medeiros
Proctor
Montpelier
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Robert Santway
John Schnebly
GOP
James Jeffords
Hackel
Vermont
House
Richard Snelling
Shelburne
Snelling
Skinner
Vermont Public Interest Group
Burlington
Rutland
Winooski
Franklin County
Stafford
Lee
Alexander Acebo
Frederick Randler
David Curtis
R-C
Charlotte
Curtis
John Meaker
R-Waterbury
M. Jerome Diamond
Bernard Sanders
John Franco
Peter Diamondstone
Vermont primary results show Buckley and Alden winning seats
In Montpelier UPI reports Democrats and Republicans field full slates. Buckley won the lieutenant governor race, Alden defeated Hohler in the Democratic bid, St Peter claimed treasurer, Hebard unopposed for GOP secretary of state, Guest beat Pearl for secretary of state Dems. Diamond and Meaker defeated Curtis for attorney general, Liberty Union drew limited votes with Sanders Franco and Diamondstone nominated without opposition among a tiny turnout.
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Buckley
Brian Burns
John Alden
Windsor County
GOP
Robert Hohler
Putney
Stuart St. Peter
Rutland
West Dover
Andres Llana
House Appropriations
Emory Hebard
Alexander Pearl
Grand Isle
John A. Burgess
Robert Santway
John Schnebly
William Craig
Richard Snelling
Stella Hackel
Robert O’brien
Liberty Union
Bernard Sanders
T. Garry Buckley
Douglas Tudhope
John Franco
Andres
Three vote recount eyed in Bennington District 4-2 race
In Bennington District 4-2 a tight Democratic primary saw James J. Sleeman edge Craig Sweet 85 to 82. Sweet calls for a recount as results hinge on the review. Sleeman faces incumbent Republican Michael Silver, who was unopposed in the GOP primary with 107 votes.
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James J. Sleeman
Craig Sweet
Sweet
Sleeman-Sweet
Michael Silver
Cadiz
Lawrence Powers
North Bennington
Joseph Caracciola
Pownal
Charles Lee
Schorr Refuses Under Oath to Reveal Source
CBS reporter Daniel Schorr testifies before the House Ethics Committee refusing to disclose the confidential source of a government intelligence report leaked to Village Voice. He cites First Amendment rights and vows to protect his source, risking jail. Village Voice publisher Clay Felker also refuses to identify the source.
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UPI
CBS
Daniel Schorr
New York
House Ethics Committee
Schorr
House Intelligence Committee
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Intelligence Committee
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U.S
Clay S. Felker
Felker
Inside National Soviet cosmonauts enter earth orbit
Page 2 reports the launch of Soviet cosmonauts into Earth orbit with details on mission aims and orbital parameters. The piece notes the significance of the event in the space race and outlines early reactions from officials and observers.
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