Area GE Strike Hits Pittsfield Economy Hard
The General Electric strike in Pittsfield enters its second week, cutting wage payments and squeezing the local economy. About 5,500 workers, 20 percent of county industry, lose up to 24 dollars weekly with reduced business ripple effects across services, barber shops, and retail, while some firms report slower ads and sales.
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General Electric Co
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Pittsfield GE
IUE
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Frank
Morningside
Woodlawn Avenue
General Electric
Eset Librizzi
Vietnam War Battle Shatters Allied Lines In Delta Highlands
North Vietnamese troops attacked a South Vietnamese navy task force base in the Mekong Delta and two American infantry camps in the central highlands. The clashes left 86 allied troops dead and 125 wounded, with allied losses among the heaviest this year. South Vietnamese forces reported 27 killed and 98 wounded in the Delta attack, and nine Americans killed with 27 wounded in the highlands near Pleiku and Kontum. The U.S. Command said 30 North Vietnamese were killed, while claiming some enemy losses at the camps.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Central Highlands
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Kontum
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Command
United States
Army
Nixon Plan Pitched as End to Vietnam War
Paris reports quote Ambassador Lodge asserting the United States will end the war regardless of talks if needed. Viet Cong and Hanoi delegates condemn Nixon plan as military settlement and press for unconditional withdrawal and genuine elections amid negotiations.
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Paris
United States
Hanoi
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Nixon
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary
South Vietnam
Saigon
Israel Uses Terror Tactics To Stem Guerrillas' Support
In the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip the Israeli military government imposes punitive measures to deter Arab support for guerrillas. Houses are blown up as collective punishment and Arab property seizures rise, with officials framing these as defensive actions.
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Israel
Jerusalem
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Lfe
Hashul
Hebron
Gaza
Bnai Brak
Tel Aviv
Defense
Moshe Dayan
Halhul
Kennedy Campaign Push in Massachusetts Prepares Reelection
Senator Edward M. Kennedy launches a two day Massachusetts pre campaign tour after Chappaquiddick, aiming to exceed his 1964 1.2 million vote margin. He calls for a looser money policy with greater government role and cites fuel for his bid to curb inflation and extend tax measures into 1970. He seeks business and labor support to ease the credit squeeze and argues for relief from tight money.
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Springfield
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Nixor
Goldwater Boomlet for Agnew as President
Honolulu AP Sen. Barry Goldwater argued that Vice President Spiro Agnew’s harsh attacks on antiwar demonstrators could boost his White House bid. Goldwater praised Agnew for calling protesters impudent snobs and urged restraint to avoid aiding inflation and recession. He warned conservatives’ vigor against dissent draws hostile media coverage. Kennedy criticized inflation policy and urged White House to mobilize private sector responsibility to curb rising prices and wages.
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Honolulu
Spiro T. Agnew
Barry Goldwater
Western States
Republican Conference
GOP
Agnew
Peace Movement
Goldwater
Kennedy
White House
Appeals Court Tackles Mississippis Desegregation Order
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighs how to implement the Supreme Court's order for immediate desegregation in 32 Mississippi school districts. District superintendents and lawyers attend a conference as the court solicits proposals on timing and method. The Justice Department suggests boards draft actions within the high court framework. Twenty four proposals were filed by Wednesday.
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New Orleans
Supreme Court
Mississippi
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Nixon
High Court
Appeals Court
Justice Department
Department
Costs of Living Touch Queen Elizabeth II Court Officials Say
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world's richest women, can no longer live on her official annual allowance of nearly 312 million from the state and is drawing from private income. Most private royal wealth is in real estate.
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London
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