Letters To A Son In Uniform Excerpt Reflections On Enlistment
A father recalls his son’s decision to enlist in the Marine Corps, balancing pride and fear as he fears the hardships of boot camp and the impact on family life. The piece frames a son’s departure, a mother’s poignant line, and a resolve to offer strength rather than guilt. Distributed by The Register and Tribune Syndicate.
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Union Says Teacher Resignations Was Not A Sham
The union contends that its members had resigned and were not in a strike. The UFT says its 49,000 teachers submitted their resignations to the union but were never presented to the board.
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UFT
Man Hurt As Trucks Leave Steel Plant
A Falls Township resident was shaken but uninjured after a rear coil shifted on a 30,000 pound truck at the steel plant. Street clashes with steel haulers escalated during a multi-state strike, with incidents involving threats, damaged vehicles, and arrests as police and National Guard readiness rose.
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Falls
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Fords
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Canton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
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Labor Party backs disassociation from Vietnam policy
In Scarborough Britain the rank and file of the Labor Party voted to disassociate Britain from American Vietnam policy. The resolution urged an end to U S bombing of North Vietnam withdrawal of all foreign troops and a reunification of Vietnam under a government chosen by the Vietnamese people.
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England
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Britain
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
State Police Aid Refused In Steel Hauling Standoff
Harrisburg AP reports State Police offered protection to truckers during a steel hauling dispute but many refused. Spokesman Frank McKetta noted truckers tell their companies protection is unavailable. Police speculate refusals align with steel workers on strike and will record names and notify companies going forward.
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Harrisburp Steel
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Frank McKetta
Marines Move War Supplies Southward Amid Haiphong Bombing
Marines report shipping military materiel south as dive bombers seal Haiphong port, destroying bridges rail yards and roads near the Red China border. The campaign targets Peking supplied goods to Hanoi while DMZ retreat cited supply difficulties flood and heavy American fire. More than 300 Marines killed and about 3,000 wounded during the siege.
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Haiphong
Red China
Hanoi
Dmz
Ben Hai
Fisher trial reveals plea for bribe in Philadelphia robberies
Testimony shows Fisher sought payment from MacKenzie to clear him of several crimes during a 1960s span including Philadelphia union shooting links and Bucks County burglary charges. Details describe MacKenzie offering money and Fisher accepting gifts while awaiting verdicts as Fisher’s partner Miss Sharon Blum faced related trials.
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Philadelphia
Delaware County
Levittown
Cornwells Heights
MacKenzie
Bucks
Fisher
Philadelphia Union
D.A. Clark
Clark
Commonwealth
Oscar Bortner
Monroe
Rodney Henry
Quakertown
Sharon Lee Blum
Temple University
Blum
Wynnfield
Platform calls Bucks County port development corporation
The platform proposes creating a Bucks County Port Development Corp to plan port facilities. It advocates an independent body separate from the county commissioners and urges a new approach to port development with state support.
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Ning Commission
Bucks County Port Development Corp
Steel Plant Strike Risks Shutdown As Trucks Restricted
Reath says during a 10 day strike only 20 trucks were allowed to pick up materials while 170 normally enter daily. He warns inability to move supplies especially oxygen could force plant furnaces to idle. Walter Campbell represents haulers. court tutors include Walter S. Farley Jr. and Mike Berkes.
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Walter Campbell
Walter S. Farley Jr
Mike Berkes
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