Government seeks quick settlement in GE wage dispute
Three Cabinet members pressed General Electric and unions for an immediate deal to avoid interrupting vital war production. Talks resume at the Pentagon with AFL CIO and IUE leaders and the government warned a federal court injunction could follow if no agreement is reached. Wirtz expected a settlement, with talks to continue after today’s meetings.
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Washington
General Electric Corp
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electric Workers
W. Willard Wirtz
Pentagon
Viet Nam
Lowden Paroled as Rogers Time Cut in Connecticut Board Rulings
The state parole board set Harold Rogers free in 1968 and allowed Lowden to be released after time served. Rogers, 59, of New Haven, was jailed for a 1953 robbery murder in a West Haven liquor store that netted $60. The board reduced James Buteau’s life term to time served after his 1946 Meriden department store murder conviction.
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Rogers
Harold D. Rogers
New Haven
Dorothy Kennedy
Abigail Street
Woodmont
West Haven
James Buteau
Meriden
James Leach
Buten
Lowden
Connecticut
Lorin W. Willis
Edward J. Quinlan
Mr. Willis
Meyer Dworkin Dies Longtime Bridgeport GOP Leader
Meyer Dworkin of 1200 Huntington Turnpike died last night at Bridgeport Hospital after a heart attack at home. A former City Court judge and prosecutor, he was active in Bridgeport politics and a longtime member of the Republican State Central Committee from the 23rd Senatorial district. Born in Lithuania, he had served 24 years in the post. Services to be announced by A. L. Green funeral home.
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Meyer Dworkin
Huntington Turnpike
Republican Party
Bridgeport
A. L. Green Funeral Home
Dworkin
Republican State Central Committee
Lithuania
Inez Stalls In Bahamas As Hurricane Inez Pummels Tanker
Huricane Inez stalled in the Bahamas Monday night driving massive waves into coastal towns and battering a Liberian tanker Verona 60 miles north of Nassau. A Coast Guard cutter launched from Key West was sent to aid the stricken ship as residents fled to high ground and warnings were issued for southeast Florida.
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Fla
Inez
Bahamas
Verona
Coast Guard
Key, West
Florida
National Hurricane Center
Nassau
U.S. and Soviet to restart New York Moscow air talks
The United States and the Soviet Union will resume talks on an air transport pact with plans to open service between New York and Moscow by late spring. State Department officials said the agreement signals progress despite broader policy areas and prior Berlin crisis link. Pan American Airways, named as the U.S. carrier, will send experts to Moscow next week.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
New York
Moscow
Move
State Department
A Department
Tially
Berlin
Robert J. McCloskey
Pan American Airways
U.S
Tol
NAACP Authorizes Suit Against Bridgeport School Board
The Bridgeport Stratford NAACP voted unanimously to authorize its education committee to begin preparations for a lawsuit against the Bridgeport Board of Education. The group did not specify whether the action targets the proposed middle school plan or aims to block wider segregation, and parents at the meeting said they would not allow transfers between segregated schools.
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Bridgeport-Stratford
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Walters Memorial Ame Zion
Bridgeport Board of Education
NAACP
Didjt
Ella L. Anderson
Bridgeport- Stratford
Connecticut
Bridgeport
City Halls Votes 6000 Pay Hike for Mayor and Raises
The Common Council approved a $6000 annual increase for the mayor to $21000 and set terms for raises across 30 top administration officials and about 130 supervisory workers. The package includes a new contract with the Bridgeport Municipal Employer Association and is retroactive to late July. Negotiations continue for police and fire department supervisory staff and Local 1159 members.
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Bridgeport Municipal Employer Association
BMEA
Civil Service Commission
New Haven
Hartford
Richard C. Lee
Elisha C. Freedman
Police Local 1159
Civil Service
Koreans and U S air cavalry rout Communist battalion
In two days of heavy fighting on the central coast highlands of South Viet Nam, U S air cavalry and South Korean infantry drove a mixed North Vietnamese Viet Cong battalion into retreat. By Tuesday the tally showed 323 enemy dead and 131 captured, with further casualties reported by air and Korean units.
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Viet Nam
Bong Son
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Coast Highlands
Ain
U.S. 1St Cavalry
70 000 Men Now Deferred to Get Draft Physicals
Washington AP Selective Service confirms it will order physical examinations for men aged 26 to 35 who were previously deferred. About 70 000 in this group will be screened to determine who could be available for service, with roughly half expected to pass.
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Washington
Selective Service
Rascal the Horse Walks On But Not Off in Play Debut
Rascal the horse appeared for a three minute walk on in Woyseck at the Birmingham Theater Center and refused to leave afterwards. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officials and mounted police spent four hours using sugar and carrots to coax the animal off stage. The director said the plot required an animal but Rascal could not be risked again and a dog replaced him.
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Birmingham
England
Rascal
Russia Signs New Pact To Aid North Viet Nam
Moscow reports say the Soviet Union signed new aid agreements with North Vietnam and pledged ongoing support for the Communist cause in the war. Deputy premier Vladimir Novikov praised continued help as talks with Hanoi yielded free aid, credits, and trade items to bolster the Vietnamese economy and defense potential.
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North
Viet Nam
Moscow
Soviet Union
North Viet Nam
Vladimir N. Novikov
U.S.S.R
Hanoi
Than Nghi
Uproar Over Viet Nam War Policy Rises in Congress
In Washington Eisenhower signals openness to nuclear options in Viet Nam while Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield defends Johnson's peace efforts. Mansfield questions whether Eisenhower would deploy up to two million troops or use nuclear weapons, urging voters to know where leaders stand as an election looms.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Tice
Mansfield
Eisenhower
Republican Coordinating Committee
Nslbj
North
Congress
Montana
House Votes Soft Bill on Packaging
The House passed a truth in packaging bill 300 to 8, stripping mandatory federal standards and to pursue voluntary industry agreements. Critics call it weak, with Rep. Sullivan urging stronger action, while supporters say it nudges industry toward reforms without heavy regulation.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Leonor K. Sullivan
Dmo
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Chrysler workers face widespread layoffs amid strike
More than 38,000 Chrysler employees nationwide face layoffs by Thursday unless a strike ends at the Twinsburg Ohio stamping plant. Townsend said 8,100 will be cut at the Hamtramck Detroit assembly plant this Monday night. Additional layoffs follow Tuesday and Wednesday at Detroit and Newark plants through Thursday.
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Chrysler Corp
Ohio
Lynn A. Townsend
Hamtramck
Townsend
United Auto Workers Union
Twinsburg
Newark
Del
Assembly
Stamford Firm Guarantees 48Hour Work Week for Year
Stelma Inc of Stamford guaranteed its production workers a 48 hour work week for one year. Any time over 40 hours would be paid at time and a half. The plan aims to handle a $25 million backlog and labor shortages by training unskilled and handicapped workers and hiring qualified high school students.
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Stamford
Stelma
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