Britain Hit By Massive Ship Tie Up
London AP reports a general strike by Britain s merchant seamen beginning at midnight. About 300 ships idle in ports, 50 vessels stranded in London docks and 46 foreign ships stuck. Prime Minister Wilson prepared an emergency radio TV address urging calm and restraint to prevent food shortages and economic paralysis. Cunard Line warns the strike could cost 3.5 million dollars in the first month as Queen Elizabeth sails to New York with all crew expected to walk off.
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Romania Avoids Warsaw Pact Anniversary Ceremony
Romania publicly snubbed the Warsaw Pact 11th anniversary, fueling speculation it is becoming less enthusiastic about the alliance. In Bucharest the coverage was muted, with no official speeches or promises on seamen funds, while observers noted the pinch on union funds and ship crews delaying actions.
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Special Review Ordered of U S Relations by Taipei Parliament
The Nationalist Chinese Yuan Parliament in Formosa ordered a three hearing special review of relations with the United States. The Foreign Affairs Committee will invite outside experts to testify, marking the first time in Chinese legislative history such proceedings are held. Observers note tensions over perceived U S appeasement of Red China amid broader debates on containment and alliance dynamics with the Warsaw Pact era.
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Greyhound Strike Hits 12 States Nationwide
A Greyhound strike disrupted operations across 12 Western states, halting service from the Continental Divide to the Pacific. About 5,000 drivers and clerks walked out after marathon talks with federal mediators failed to reach a contract. Thousands of weekend travelers faced cancellations and crowded alternatives while Bay Area commuters planned to shift to carpooling and trains.
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Astronauts Ready for Blasitoff
CAPE KENNEDY FLAP, Florida AP says the Gemini 9 crew Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan show confidence and calm ahead of the three day spaceflight. Chief astronaut physician Dr. Charles A. Berry notes they are relaxed and know what they must for the mission.
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Insurgents Seize Hue Airfield Amid Viet Nam Crisis
Reports from Hue 50 miles northwest of Da Nang say anti Ky ist Division units seized the Hue airfield and deployed tanks and troops. Air Viet Nam flights were halted as strikes and Buddhist protests intensified Saigon crackdown paralleled space and political turmoil with leadership changes and concerns over civilian safety.
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U.S. Pushes for Peace After Ky Move in Da Nang
Washington disavowed advance knowledge of Premier Ky's troops moving on Da Nang and urged South Vietnamese leaders to seek a peaceful resolution. President Johnson convened White House talks with McNamara Rusk and Lodge while State Department officials stressed no American units or advisers aided the operation and called for consultation to resolve differences.
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U S Favors Brussels As New NATO HQ Move
The United States backs relocating NATO headquarters from Paris to Brussels and replacing the U S British French military group with a four nation executive committee including the United States Britain West Germany Italy plus two rotating members. Washington may back a German officer as commander of allied forces in central Europe amid talks ahead of NATO ministers in Brussels as France's de Gaulle pushes withdrawal from the alliance's military command while keeping the political council in Paris.
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Independent Telephones in Pasadena and Los Angeles Firms
The Pasadena area now known as Sycamore initializes a new service under EINSIDE The Independent Telephones, joining TOMS in East Valley formerly Zenith and Los Angeles formerly Murray, with listed contact numbers 4452434 and 81-4871 respectively.
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Lost Dog Returns After Classified Ad Call
A Pasadena reader thanks Star-News for fast help locating a missing dog. Mrs. Larene Kobetl reports the pet was found after a subscriber called with information. Call 796-0311 or 445-2434 to place a lost pet ad from Monrovia to Covina exchanges.
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Adenauer Says U S NATO Policy Outdated and Failing
Bonn West Germany Konrad Adenauer in an interview criticized the United States for failing to lead NATO calling the alliance policy and armaments antiquated He said De Gaulle’s push could help if it yields real disarmament and German reunification but warned of a Soviet rebuff if unsuccessful
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