Congress seeks review of shipyard closing
Senator Muskie urged the House Armed Services Committee to order a congressional review of the study behind Defense Secretary McNamara’s Portsmouth Naval Shipyard closure. He warns of risks to national defense, skilled workers, and potential cost to relocate submarine facilities.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Defense
Robert McNamara
Portsmouth
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
Muskie
Sen. Muskie
Portsmouth Naval
Navy Department
Sen. Muske
Bolivia Mines Cease Fire Ends Eight Day Strike
In La Paz the military junta and tin miners signed a truce to end an eight day strike and withdraw troops from mines. The pact, signed by Gen. Alfredo Ovando Candia and miners leaders, calls off the work stoppage and troops' occupation of mines while widening talks.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Alfredo Ovando Candia
Bolivian Drivers Union
Juan Lechin
Paraguay
Lechia
Renee Barrientos
Kami
Kami Mining Center
State Mining Corporation
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Meany urges repeal of right to work law in Congress
AFL-CIO chief George Meany testifies to a House Labor subcommittee urging repeal of Section 14B of the Taft Hartley Act. He argues state union shop bans undermine prosperity, while opponents say such laws force or deny union membership. Meany cites 130 affiliated unions backing the repeal.
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Organized Labor
Johnson
Meany
National Right To Work Committee
House Labor
W. Willard Wirtzle
Afl-Cio
Congress
AFL Cio
Textile Union Seeks Voluntary Wage Increase in Biddeford
Local 305 of the Textile Workers Union requests a five percent voluntary raise for West Point-Pepperell Inc. workers in Biddeford. Company officials express surprise and note the wage level is already recent, while several nearby mills have announced raises. About 1,700 employees would be affected if agreed.
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Textile Workers Union of America
A.F.L
C.I
C.L.C
West Point - Pepperell Inc
Biddeford
Michael Schoonjans
Bernard F. Brady
New England
West Point-Pepperell Inc
South
Greenwood Mills
Springs Cotton Mills
J. P. Stevens Co
Schoonjans
West Point-Pepperell
T.W.U.A
Ewood
Firm Starts Saco Building for Ed and Frank Chevrolet Inc
Ed and Frank Chevrolet Inc of Elm Street Biddeford begins a $245 000 building project on route 1 in Saco. The commercial garage will feature a 269 ft by 70 ft footprint with a 30 ft radius rotunda showroom, with Brown Construction Inc of Portland contracted to build across from the former Conforth Farms.
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Ed and
Frank Chevrolet Inc
Elm Street
Biddeford
Route 1
Saco
Byron F. Dolby
Brown Construction, Inc
Portland
Conforth Farms
Planes Strafe South Viet Nam Outpost
Four planes attacked a South Vietnamese outpost near the 17th Parallel. Vietnamese reports said MIGs. U.S. officials said the aircraft were off course American jets. Five Vietnamese were wounded. Other actions included U.S. and South Vietnamese raids on North Vietnamese targets, with multiple bridges damaged and petroleum storage areas struck.
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South Viet Nam
Saigon
North Viet Nam
U.S
Gia Linh
Viet Nam
da Nang
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Central
Thi
North
South China Sea
Hanoi
Coral Sea
U. S
Vinh
Saturn 1 launches Pegasus 2 satellite at Cape Kennedy
The Saturn 1 rocket achieved its ninth straight test success at Cape Kennedy deploying Pegasus 2, a 96 foot wing span satellite to study meteoroid hazards. Pegasus 2 weighs 23 000 pounds and will transmit data on lunar mission risk while Saturn 1 supports the Saturn 5 development for future moon trips.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Earth
Cape
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
West Indies
Antigua
Atlantic
Space Agency
Moon
Britain metric move spurs U S call for study
Washington AP reports House Science and Astronautics Chair George Miller backs U S shift to meters and kilograms after Britain's plan to adopt the metric system. He urges a National Bureau of Standards study costing up to 500000 with hearings next month, signaling a possible decade long transition.
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Washington
George P. Miller
House Committee’ On Science and Astronautics
California
National Bureau of Standards
United States
Miller
Britain
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Nellie M. Carey
Atty
Edwin C. Walker
Anastasoff
Congressional Review
Radio Mendez
Onoam
Aflcio
George Meany
Fea, Corp
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Wilbur Avenue
Main Street
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Longine
Benrus
Omega Watches
Linnell Gymnasium
Thornton Academy
Laurie Astrowsky
Roxanne Macara
Jane Doyle
Carol Lachance
Jane Carter
Bonnie Bazemore
Linda
Macara
Pamela Richard
Meryl Astrowski
Valerie Mantis
Elaine Gagne
Ellen O’sullivan
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Joan Bass
Ferry Beach
Robert Fournier
Matthew Ruben
Saco Building
Saturn
NORGE
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Ceme
Ocean National Bank
Kennebunk
Arthur Hendrick
Hendrick Construction Co
Kennebunkport
Robert R. Stinson
Kenneth G. Burr
Lawrence C. Brackley
Kendrick and
Stinson
Robert P. Wentworth
George Timson
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