GE World War II Era Wage War Arises Across Regions
United Auto Workers lead walkouts at GE plants in Evandale and Blue Ash, Chicago Hotpoint sites, and Milwaukee plants affecting 25,000 workers. GE rejects arbitration citing long term interests, while unions seek arbitration and wage increases up to 40 cents over three years. AFL CIO plans rally in Washington as strikes extend across 130 cities.
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New York
Cincinnati
Ohio
United Auto Workers
Evandale
Blue Ash
Defense Department
UAW
Chicago
Milwaukee
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Orkers
American Arbitration Association
SGE
United Electrical
Albert 3. Fitzgerald
Mid
Manhattan
General Electric Co
Fitzgerald
Independent Union
IWE
Jennings
IUE
IGE
U.S
U. S
United Steelworkers of
America
Coshocton
United States
National
Aflcio
Washington D.C
Aith GE
International ‘Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Allied Industrial Workers
Sheet Metal Workers
65 000 Numbers Plays Seized In Raid
Police uncover nearly 65 000 numbers plays valued at 29 000 in a raid at 855 Barnsford avenue. Occupant Joseph Ambrosini, 58, arrested on policy playing charges with bail set at 50 pending circuit court arraignment. Evidence recovered from cellar under warrant.
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David Garth
Special Services
Barnsford Avenue
Joseph M. Ambrosini
Garth
Circuit Cour
Strike Effect Here Jocal Plagues Bridgeport Plant
The first regular shift at 6 a.m. will report as usual, with a flyer urging workers to attend at gates used for reporting. GE official Charles F. Kenny said gates will be open and 4,300 Bridgeport employees will largely be unaffected. Police will man all gates from 5 a.m. today and monitor the area as the night patrol continues.
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Jocal
Charles F. Kenny
GE Communications Section
Bridgeport
Leo Budnick
Bridgeport Police Departant
GOP Victory Urged At Bridgeport Fundraising Affair
Bridgeport Republicans rallied for victory in the November election at a fund raising cocktail event attended by over 1200, with State leaders and GOP nominees urging unity. Police arrested Ivan Morales and Irene Taylor on liquor sale charges as part of city crime notices, while party figures touted changing the city’s Democratic rule.
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Bridgeport
Ivan Morales
Atlantic Street
Irene ‘Taylor
Andover Street
George Wesche
Morales
Pueblo’s Market
Pembroke Street
Taylor
Jiquor
Circuit Court
Wesche
Howard E. Hausman
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Fairfield
John P. Previdi
Danbury
GOP
George W. Ganim
Madison Avenue
Republican ‘Action League
Abner W. Sibal
Weston
U.S
U.s.’Senate
Wallace Barnes
Farmington
T. Clark Hull
Trojanowski
Fazio
Maurice J. Trojanowski
Nicholas A. Parmino
RAL
Vincent J. Fazio
August Corica
Weicker
Max Frauwirth
Kenneth Janelio
Board of Education
Norman K. Parsells
Republican State Central Committee
Gennaro W. #Frake
Darien
Previdi
Panuzio
Republican Party
James F. Stapleton
Curran
Danes Demand Asylum for 2 Yank Deserters
Two U S Army deserters, Pvt Reginald Alderton and Cpl Ted Price, sparked a protest outside the Danish Justice Ministry as demonstrators urged political asylum. Aliens police warned against asylum but Denmark weighed the case amid NATO ties and fears of becoming a haven, while activists demanded asylum be granted under Danish law for the two men who deserted from West Germany to avoid Vietnam service. Price and Alderton expressed interest in staying, learning Danish, and seeking work if allowed, otherwise noting other options.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Justice Ministry
Reginald Alderton
Elgin
Ted Price
Cleveland
Ohio
West Germany
Vietnam
Knud _Thestrup
NATO
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sweden
Deserter Committee
Knud Jensen
U.S
Mark Lane
Aliens Police
Alderton
France
Lane
John F. Kennedy
Price
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Jensen
Tufts Defeats Williams 28-7 at Ellis Oval
Unbeaten Tufts tops Williams 28-7 before 7,000 in Medford as Ambrosino's 57-yard TD and Jack Male's 70-yard interception return spark a decisive win. John Dember rushes 174 yards on 36 carries while Giachetti hauls eight passes for 78 yards. Maitland still seeks the NE career rushing record.
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Medford
Mass
Ambrosino
Jack Male
Tufts
Williams
Ellis Oval
Jack Maitland
Peter Cohen
Rich Giachetti
Land
John Dember
Thunder
Maitland
Giachetti
New England
Southern Connecticut
Dick Nocera
Car Crash Kills Person in Barkhamsted Details Unclear
Fragmentary report from Barkhamsted Connecticut notes a fatal one car crash on West Hill Road Sunday night. The dispatch contains garbled text and stray phrases from unrelated sources including Roosevelt and a pageant telecast, with no clear victim name, time, or official statement.
GE Strike Could Shake Global Production Networks
The walkout by GE workers across about 130 cities and 1 to 6 plants threatens key defense outputs. Defense and aerospace gear such as missile space systems engines and radar may face interruptions, while domestic and international plants strive to maintain 200,000 model varieties and 3,000 product categories.
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GE J
Vietnam
U.S
Puerto Rico
Canada
Thousands Walkout Hits New England GE Plants
Thousands of union workers in New England joined a nationwide General Electric strike at midnight. Local 201 in Lynn represents about 14,000 workers at Lynn Everett and Wilmington plants. Bridgeport plant employs around 2,000 unspecified total, with 2,800 represented there. Local 255 in Pittsfield covers about 5,500 UK workers across other facilities.
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Lynn
Mass
New England
General Electric. Co
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
Maine
Connecticut
the International “Union
Electrical Workers Office
Everett
Wilmington
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport
Pittsfield
GE Statement on Strike and 1969 Negotiations
A GE spokesman in Bridgeport released a statement outlining the company position in the ongoing strike negotiations. He says three months of bargaining produced the best offer in company history with a first year wage rise of 20 to 45 seats per hour. The union’s rejection is described as an ideological fight that harms hundreds of employees, while GE supports negotiating wage settlements for 1970 and 1971 and expects the Bridgeport plant to remain open for workers.
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General Electric
Bridgeport
First Lady Julie Attend Juilliard School Dedication
The Juilliard School at Lincoln Center was dedicated Sunday night with Mrs. Richard M. Nixon in attendance. Julie Eisenhower and David Eisenhower joined Mrs. Nixon as she wore a pink velvet gown, while Julie wore pale blue wool with ermine edging.
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New York
UPS
Julie
National Union claims victory in Portugal vote
Lisbon AP Prime Minister Marcello Castano’s National Union Movement claimed victory at midnight Sunday in Portugal’s first parliamentary elections with opposition slates in 43 years. Earlier returns showed the two main opposition forces behind more than 7 to 1 in most districts, while overseas territories favored the National Union unopposed.
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Lisbon
Marcello Castano
Nationa Union Movement
Portugal
Antonio Manual Goncalves Rapazote
Ehind
National Union
Joaquin Silva E Cunha
Overseas Territories
Pope urges heed of synod signs in twofold church path
Pope Paul at St Mary Major sermon defends priestly celibacy and says the synod points to two complementary directions. One expands universally, the other centers in fraternal unity, guiding toward the sanity of Christ. He calls for understanding and alignment along paths of charity and peace.
Rabbi Eisendrath Urges Immediate Vietnam Cease Fire
Miami Beach AP reports Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, leader of American Reform Judaism, called Nixon's Vietnam policy misleading and urged an immediate cease fire. Speaking to 3,000 delegates at the Reform movement biennial, he urged ending standstill bombs and phased troop withdrawals. He warned youth will not tolerate endless blood and treasure for an unjust regime and pressed a resolution for a standstill cease fire.
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Miami Beach
American Reform Judaism Sunday
Nixon
Vietnam
Maurice N. Eisendrath
New York City
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Eisendrath
Eisendrafth
Thieuw
U.S
UAHC
National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods
Reform Judaism
United States
Reform Movement
San Francisco
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
French voters rebuke De Gaulle ally Couve de Murville
In a strong rebuke to Gaullism Georges Pompidou survives as leader as Couve de Murville suffers a crushing electoral defeat. The veteran statesman admitted poor campaigning and aloof charm failing to rally supporters.
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de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Couve de Murville
Rocard
Couve de Marville
Couve de Murtville
South Norwalk Youth 17 Dies After Boston Plunge
A 17 year old from South Norwalk died in Boston after an apparent plunge from a third floor apartment during a gathering with about 15 people. Investigators found three bottles containing prescription pills on the youth's body. Police noted the bottles were of an unidentified type.
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South Norwalk
Boston
Indians cheer Moon spacemen on tour stop in Bombay
Fifteen million Indians hailed the astronauts as they arrived from Santa Cruz Airport. Spectators filled balconies and streets in 90 degree heat, offering flowers and cheers while officials noted the unprecedented reception. Prime Minister Gandhi was in New Delhi, and the spacemen received heads of state treatment from Maharashtra Governor Cherian with Ambassador Keating present.
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Bombay
Santa Cruz
U.S. Information Agency
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
India
Gandhi
P. V. Cherian
Maharashtra
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
Armstrong
Taj Mahal
Institute of Fundamental Research
Dacha
East Pakistan
Houston
Tex
Lebanese Crisis Intensifies as Guerrillas Press for Base Use
In Amman and Beirut protests signal Arab solidarity with guerrillas pressuring Lebanon to allow use of its territory as a base against Israel. Fighting in Tripoli and Yanta continues with Lebanese army casualties and curfews in major cities. PLO and allied factions blame Lebanese leftists. Syria and the Soviet Union see Western maneuvers as tension-raising. A 1947 Maine disaster note follows the Middle East items.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Amman
Armed Struggle Command
Damascus
Baghdad
Israel
Jordan
Tripoli
Old City
Syria
Yanta
Palestine Liberation Organization
Khiam
Ebl el Saki
PLO
Arida
Bukaia
Mediterranean
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
al Fatah
Action Commando
Soviet Union
U.S
Inter
Pravda
Middle East
China
United States
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Juilliard School
Hong Kong
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Farmer
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el Alamein
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Nasser
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