Picketing Peaceful Starts GE Strike In Pittsfield
Peaceful picketing marked the GE strike launch in Pittsfield as IUE members at GE plants in Pittsfield participate with about 1,000 on the lines. Local unions LUD 255 and SUE 254, management urging gate checks and orderly lines, while police and officials monitor the scene.
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Pittsfield
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
General Electric Co
Schenectady
Lynn
Pittsfield GE
Pittsfier
Richard L. Reinhart
Lations
LUD
SUE
Litano
Local 235
Albert F. Lifano
Gi's
GE Management
Tyler Street
Lutano
Arthur G. Melikan
Melikan
John J. Killeen
Pittsfield Plazn
Pope Expands Bishops Role While Keeping Papal Primacy
Pope Paul VI closed the world synod by adopting two recommendations for sharing authority with bishops and promising regular synods every two years. He stressed continued primacy over the church, warning pluralism could undermine core pillars of unity. The 146-member synod approved a 13-point document urging greater episcopal input in papal decisions alongside reaffirming papal universal authority.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Rome
Five Day Forecast and Synod Text
Five day forecast notes temperatures near seasonal norms with 44 degrees and colder conditions through Wednesday then warming midweek to Saturday with showers late Friday and Saturday. A Vatican synod proposal recommends regular advisory meetings, a permanent Rome secretariat for bishops, and local bishop input before decisions, but the Pope would decide on implementation.
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Rome
Roman Curia
Vatican
680 Untested Food Additives Left on Market
Washington AP reports the government approved 680 food additives for general use without required safety tests. Cyclamate, banned after 17 years on the list, highlighted concerns over GRAS designations. FDA Commissioner Ley pledged scrutiny and selective testing, noting limited inspectors and weak record checks.
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Washington
Fand and Drug Administration
FDA
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
TDA
William W. Goodrich
Robert Byck
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York City
Ley
Senate
Arab Chiefs Seek Talks On Lebanon Crisis
Beirut seen easing curfews as Arab leaders press for talks between Lebanese army and Palestinian guerrillas. Tripoli remains under 24 hour curfew with Old City held by guerrillas. Egypt Syria and Libya threaten action unless Beirut supports raids on Israel. Cairo hints at cease fire and negotiations. Delegation to Cairo planned after envoy El Kholi’s meetings.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Old City
Tyre
Baalbek
Nabatiyeh
Israel
al Ahram Said
Hassan Sabri el Kholi
Gamal Abdel Masser
U S Stating 307 Bases To Close Or Cut
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird announced 907 military bases in the United States and overseas will be shut down or reduced to save about 609 million dollars annually. The move is part of a broader effort to reduce the defense budget by 3 billion dollars this year.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Laird
Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded to Frisch and Tinbergen
Stockholm AP reports the first Nobel Prize in economic science awarded jointly to Ragnar Frisch of Norway and Jan Tinbergen of the Netherlands for developing and applying dynamic models to analyze economic processes. Tinbergen chaired UN development planning since 1966. Frisch, 74, became a professor at Oslo University in 1931 and led the Institute for Social Economy for years.
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Stockholm
Ragnar Frise
Norway
Jan Tinbergen
Netherlands
Academy of Sciences
Tinbergen
Hon
United Nations
Frisch
Oslo
Institute For Social Economy
Laos War Chief Vang Pao Leads U S Backed Force
Maj Gen Vang Pao known as VP leads the Meo army in Laos against Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese. U S backing via CIA supports his 40 000 strong force at Plaine des Jarres, with Long Cheng HQ and monthly stipends. He positions himself as political and military leader, courting Meo clans and rival Touby Lyfoung while discouraging opium growth. He recently visited the United States touring Disneyland and Colonial Williamsburg.
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New York Times
Vientiane
Laos
Foreign Legion
Vang Pao
V.P
Pathet Lag
Armée Clandestine
United States
U.S
Plaine Des Jarres
Touby Lyfoung
Touby
CIA
Long Cheng
Sam ‘Hong
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Disneyland
Colonial Williamsburg
Ile
Fuerrilla
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Arnold Rose
Kellogs Street
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Joel Librizzi
Gis
Vicket
G. C. Thelen
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Tao
Prof
Ragnar Frisch
Henry Kamm
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
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