GE Strike Looms If Offer Fails to Improve At GE
IUE leader John H. Shambo warned of a nationwide strike four weeks from today unless General Electric enhances its contract proposal. Locals 233 and 259 voted to reject the offer, with a secret-ballot strike vote planned and about 4,400 Pittsfield GE workers represented by Local 255. Shambo criticized President Nixon's wage restraint appeal as too late and pointed to GE's minor past concessions, while GE CEO Fred Borch sits on Nixon’s advisory council and the dispute edges toward Oct. 26 contract expiry.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to International Labour Organization
The Nobel Committee in Oslo announced the Geneva based ILO won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize worth 72700 dollars. The ILO founded in 1919 under the Versailles treaty aims to improve working conditions and foster stable social conditions to safeguard world peace.
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HEW Blacklists Nobel Laureate Amid Security Sweep
A new federal blacklist from HEW lists 48 scientists including one Nobel Prize winner in medicine. The list, prepared by NIH, names MIT and other prominent researchers and notes that several blacklisted figures had not served on HEW review panels. Critics urge fair procedures and removal from security checks.
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Lexington
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Cold Spring Harbor
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Controversial Du Bois Park Dedication Draws Crowd
GREAT BARRINGTON 800 people attended the dedication of the W E B Du Bois Memorial Park in a pine grove near Route 23. Police and medical staff prepared for possible trouble but the event proceeded without incident. Supporters hailed Du Bois as a major figure in American history while opponents cited his controversial views and imperialism.
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Nixon Defends Haynsworth Nomination Amid Attacks
President Nixon said Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr. has faced vicious character assassination but will not withdraw his Supreme Court nomination. He urged senators to study the full record and reaffirm his belief Haynsworth is an honest, capable jurist worthy of confirmation. Bond criticized national violence and cited Du Bois in his dedicatory remarks at the Du Bois Memorial Park.
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Nixon Weighs Unilateral Vietnam Cease Fire Plan
Nixon's aides consider a U S initiated cease fire to signal progress toward withdrawal The White House hints the President may unveil the idea in his Nov 3 address at Camp David discussions with top advisers Hayes Humphrey Harris Muskie call for rapid troop withdrawals and UN political settlement as pressure mounts for endgame in Vietnam
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Maine
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Fighting Returns In War In Vietnam War Report
In Vietnam fighting surged in the last 24 hours with 197 enemy troops killed. Seven Americans and six South Vietnamese died in seven clashes across the country, with 16 Americans and 28 South Vietnamese wounded. The Mekong Delta battle near U Minh Forest produced the heaviest fighting, 96 Viet Cong killed by 400 South Vietnamese troops backed by U.S. helicopters. A Cobra gunship was shot down, one crewman wounded, and another helicopter destroyed with an American wounded. A terrorist bomb attack and mines killed five civilians, wounding 37. U.S. troop strength fell about 4,000 to 501,900 as a large withdrawal continued, including 67 Marine aircraft and 735 airmen sent to Okinawa. Marine helicopter squadrons 164 and 462 to depart by Tuesday. Marine Squadrons 6 to depart by Wednesday. Ten North Vietnamese fishermen released from international waters were sent back to North Vietnam aboard a $3,500 junk, after U.S. remarks that no prisoner exchange was planned. State Department acknowledged a possible broader exchange if Hanoi released American pilots.
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Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal
The forecast predicts temperatures through Saturday averaging under 47 degrees. Expect colder conditions from Wednesday through Saturday with showers possible Thursday night or Friday.
Safety Chief Would End Troopers' Barracks Living
Boston AP Safety Commissioner William Powers states he will seek to abolish the state police barracks system to spare troopers long commutes. He plans legislative action and a reduced motorcycle force forming an elite unit amid a shift away from the force’s military role. He spoke on WEEMS Bay State Forum advocating clearer social and historical context for policing.
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