Days in May Strikes Grip Paris Unrest Surges
An AP summary outlines the French student worker crisis known as the Days in May. It details the start at Nanterre, May 2 3 rioting in the Latin Quarter, barricades May 10 11 and the general strike May 13. It notes Pompidou de Gaulle and union actions, with millions participating and ongoing demands for higher pay and shorter hours.
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Paris
France
Nanterre
University of Paris
Cean
Sorbonne
Latin Quarter
Latin
Georges Pompidou
Afghanistan
Odeon
Charles de Gaulle
Romania
Pompidou
National Assembly
Simca
Chrysler Corp
United States
Poissy
la Rochelle
Fifth Republic
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Communist Party
George Seguy
General Confederation of Labor
Nantes
Brussels
le Bourget
France Faces Deepening Crisis as Amnesty Moves Forward
Paris ministers approved an amnesty bill forgiving most student charges from February 1 to May 15 amid a nationwide strike wave. The government seeks parliamentary ratification while unions press for higher pay and shorter hours as France's transport and industry sectors grind to a halt.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Gorse
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
Gaullist
Woman Says She Won’t Be A Minute Chuckle
A lighthearted quip notes that when a woman says she will be a minute she is often accurate. The joke hinges on the ambiguity of timing and the common trope of underestimating delays.
Bones Found At Biddeford Pool
A human skull and other bones were found seven feet below ground in a trench at Biddeford Pool on the property of Mrs. John Oddy. Workmen for A F Letellier and Son were digging a water main when the bones were uncovered. The skull bears a small round hole at the rear. Police will send the bones to Webber Hospital for observation.
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Biddeford Pool
John Oddy
A. F. Letellier
Diplomatic Activity Grows in Paris on Vietnam Peace Talks
US officials expect Britain France and the Soviet Union to play roles in advancing negotiations for peace in Vietnam. Harriman and Thuy planned courtesy calls on De Gaulle while Stewart heads to Moscow to discuss a broader peace framework.
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Paris
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Red China
Kao Tse-tung
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Charles de Gaulle
Harriman
Thuy
Michael Stewart
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Hanoi
China
Peking
Northietnam
It Really Does Pay To Advertise
Dick Annotico an investment counselor and Carole Appel plan marriage after blood tests and engagement ads in newspapers and radio. Annotico says the campaign began to win her approval after two years of aloof treatment and she now smiles on a future together.
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Los Angeles
Dick Annotico
Annotico
Carole Appel
Miss Appels
Miss Appel
New Hampshire to Build $150 Million Nuclear Plant
Public Service Co of New Hampshire announced a $150 million nuclear plant to be built in Newington in partnership with United Illuminating Co of New Haven with possible involvement by Central Maine Power Co. The facility aims for 800,000 kilowatts and commercial operation in fall 1974, on about 125 acres near the Piscataqua River, bidding ongoing with GE, Westinghouse, Babcock Wilcox, and Combustion Engineering.
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Newington
N.H
Public Service Co
New Hampshire
Avery Schiller
Public Service
United Illuminating Co
New Haven
William Tallman
Tallman
Piscataqua River
Priests Form National Federation To Voice Church Affairs
Delegates representing about two thirds of U S priests ratified a constitution creating the National Federation of Priests Council and set up a 27 member executive board. The body aims to improve priest communication and provide a collective voice while collaborating with laity sisters and bishops.
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Chicago
National Federation of Priests’ Council
United States
Council
William Graney
New World
Army Defends M16 Contracts Under Congressional Probe
The Army says Hydra-Matic and Harrington and Richardson won M16 rifle contracts legally after protests to the General Accounting Office. Critics charged price factors were ignored, while Army officials testified production capacity drove awards. Maine official James Keefe urged the committee to rectify what he calls a gross error in fair dealing.
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Washington
Department of the Army
Armed Services
Journal
Army
Hydra - Matic
General Motors Corp
Harrington and Richardson Co
General Accounting Office
Peter N. Kyros
Maine
GAO
Richard Schord
D.mo
House
Armed ‘Services
Hydra-Matic
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harrington & Richardson
Worcester
Mass
Maremont Co
Saco
Berge Thomasian
New England
Maremont
Clarence Bauer
Cadillac Gage
Ichord
United States
James K. Keefe
Keefe
Maine party platforms show broad agreement with key differences
Maine Republicans and Democrats issued rival platforms a week apart in Augusta and Bangor. Both back education funding, local government reorganization, and urban renewal while clashing on Executive Council, 18 year olds voting, and federal spending. The Democratic plan stresses poverty, national economy, and broader labor protections. the Republican plan targets limited spending and greater local control.
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Robert M. Crocker
Associated Press
Augusta
Maine
Bangor
Executive Council
GOP
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Salmon Falls Country Club
William Deans
Margaret L. Murphy
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Liam B. O'Sullivan
Frank Carey
Atty
Edwin Walker
Martin J. Rielly
Raymond Bonang
Albert Deshaies
William B. O'Sullivan
Story
Cunningham’s Greenhouse
Scarborough
Tempo Footwear
Park St
Kesslen Shoe CO
Kennebunk, Maine
Emery School
Biddeford
Michael Chretien
Richard Kadlee
Pamela Bergeron
Lori Ladderbush
Lee Turgeon
Bruce Valliere
Vanda Whit
David Gagne
Doris Paine
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