Auto Workers Reject Ford Proposal Amid Strike Impasse
UAW rejects Ford’s latest contract offer as talks remain at an impasse during a 37 day strike. Union and company sources acknowledge limited progress while blackout secrecy persists. Union seeks broad demands including Canadian parity, big wage boosts, guaranteed income, and pension improvements.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Malcolm L Denise
Ford
Jnear
Secre
Union
Safeway price probe widens to poverty areas
A House subcommittee weighing whether Safeway raised prices in poor neighborhoods plans to broaden the inquiry to cities like Los Angeles Cleveland and New York The Washington DC study found price hikes on 10 items in three poverty area stores and the FTC is also reviewing the charges Safeway officials deny deviations and claim records show standard pricing
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Washington
House
Safeway
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
William L. Dawson
Dill
Rosenthal
Marguerite Kelly
Janie Boyd
Lisa Schlossberg
D. C
Democratic Central Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Basil Winstead
Washington Area
Economy rises in third quarter bolstering tax drive
The Commerce Department reports a $15 billion annualized jump in GNP for the third quarter, the largest gain in six quarters, aided by a halt in inventory drag and offset by Ford strike effects. The surge strengthens the Johnson administration's push for higher taxes as House debates a 10 percent surcharge.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Johnson
Department
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Washington Post
Friday the 13th fears spark quirky superstition spread
People across the country react to Friday the 13th with varied cautions from staying indoors to avoiding black cats and curtains. Radio worker Phil Edwards warns against risk, while Montanan surgeon Dr Jack Harper dismisses superstition as baseless. A Boulder engineer recounts a caution from a colleague about avoiding cats.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
Fone
Helen Matusiak
Chicago
Jack Harper
Helena
Mont
Donald R. Dehon
Boulder
Colo
Marcia Ashley
Lynnfield
Cats
USO Means Home To American GIs In Vietnam
In Vietnam an USO canteen offers a touch of home for US troops on leave. A GI speaks warmly of the girl he meets and the USO staff who bring comfort, while the Biddeford Saco Community Chest funds the USO and seeks donations in the 1967 campaign.
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Tighe-Beaudoin-Farley, American Legion
Post
Auxiliary
Elm Street
Biddeford
Roland St. Michel
Robert Poire
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
South Vietnam
USO
Biddeford-Saco Community Chest Organization
United Service Organization
Bob Hope
U.S
Explosions and Vandalism Hit Steel Hauler Strike
A large terminal owned by B P Motor Express Inc led by Howard Miller was destroyed by an explosion and fire near Pittsburgh. Rocks damaged 10 trucks in Greensburg, and attacks spread to Ohio as the two month old strike widens. William Kusley urged all workers to vote, while some executives oppose the proposed peace plan.
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Pittsburgh
National Steel Carriers Association
B&p Motor Express Inc
Fallston
Pittsbburgh
Greensburg
Middletown
Ohio
Youngstown
William Kusley
Gary
Ind
Kusley
Cleveland
George Gregory Mantho
Mantho
Teamsters Union
U S Jets Ring Haiphong in Major North Vietnam Strike
Waves of American jets bomb Haiphong vicinity targeting two shipyards, a missile and helicopter assembly plant, a power plant, and Cat Bi airfield. Pilots flew 143 missions as ground fighting in South Vietnam remained light and scattered. A civilian bus mine blast near Hue wounded nine. a spotter plane was shot down with the pilot rescued. Heavy B52 assaults hit Con Thien near the DMZ as refueling monsoon weather looms.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Imperial
Hue
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Cononuea
Meeting House Eddy Boat Facilities Ready Next Summer
State Park at the former Marblehead Boat Yard near Biddeford likely to have a launching facility by next summer. The project, named Meeting House Eddy, will include a 16 foot deep marina to be dredged by Army Engineers and a 75 car parking area after site clearing and land purchases. Main Stream workers from the federal Poverty Program, with 18 men employed, will build park infrastructure while learning carpentry and receiving guidance from YCCA staff as they convert the former boat storage building for park use.
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Peg Hendrick
Marblehead
York County Community Action
Meeting House
Eddy
YCCA
Saco
Meeting House Eddy
Main Stream
Biddeford
Muskie Aide Holds Maine Office Hours in Chamber Office
John P. Jabar, field representative for Senator Edmund S. Muskie, will host office hours in the Journal Building Chamber of Commerce Offices from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday. The event aims to let Mainers discuss problems and seek assistance from Muskie’s office.
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John P. Jabar
Edmund S. Muskie
Senator Muskie
Chamber of Commerce
Journal Building
Maine
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Portland
Royal Sheltra
Marie Jeanne Pelletier
Evelyn Morin
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RCA
RCA Victor
Main Street
A&p
Biddeford & Saco
Jane Parker
WRR Gen
Fea, Corp
York County Fish and Game Goodwins Mills
Triskaidekaphobes
Maine Linoleum Co
Alfred Street
Tal Loss
B&p
Howard Miller
Haiphong
Cochrane
Graham St
St. Joseph Parish Hall
Birch St. School
South Street
Norman O. Racine
Journal
Old Orchard
Waterfront
Clement P. Wight Agency
C. Russell Durant Realtor
Ken
Pine Point
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