Auto industry calls best ever UAW offer amid strike deadline
Detroit AP report notes car firms present unified front with three year packages totaling 33 to 51 cents an hour rise, plus 13 cent immediate hike and 2.8 percent yearly increases. Industry seeks modification of the cost of living escalator and higher unemployment benefits, while UAW presses for a guaranteed annual income and higher skilled wage boosts.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Louis Seaton
General Motors
Malcolm Denise
Ford
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chrysler
Seaton
Blood clashes erupt outside Peking legation in London
Police and Chinese diplomats clash outside the Peking legation in central London. Police and Chinese fighters injure several officers and bystanders as sticks axes and bottles are used amid a tense diplomatic confrontation. A Chinese official protests at the Foreign Office after the initial melee.
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London
Red China
Legation
China
Foreign Office
Mao
Shen Ping
Uni
Arthur de la Mare
Missing sky divers search resumes on Lake Erie
Coast guard air sea rescue for 14 missing sky divers resumes at dawn on Lake Erie amid hopes for survivors. Investigation shifts to possible air traffic control error while National Transportation Safety Board takes charge and PCA send investigators.
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Huron, Ohio
UPI
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Thomas Trish
National Transportation Safety Board
Chicago
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Chuckle Living Says Frugality Masks Peculiarities
A playful observation on living within means, suggesting frugality may reveal other odd traits about a person. The quip blends humor with a light jab at thriftiness and personal quirks.
Shirley Temple Black Announces Congressional Bid
Shirley Temple Black, 39, former child star, announces candidacy for Congress from California's 11th district. The Republican seeks the seat left by the late J Arthur Younger.
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San Mateo
Calif
Shirley Temple Black
California
J. Arthur Younger
Carmichael Reaches Hanoi For North Vietnam Visit
TOKYO AP Stokely Carmichael the U S black power advocate arrived in Hanoi Monday for a visit to North Vietnam the North Vietnam news agency reported Tuesday.
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Tokyo
Stokely Carmichael
U. S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Israel Extends Deadline for West Bank Refugees Return
Israel reversed plans to shut the Jordan River West Bank return flow after talks between Foreign Minister Abba Eban and U.S. Ambassador Walworth Barbour. The concession allows about 10,000 refugees with approved applications to return at will, amid earlier criticism at the United Nations.
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West Bank
Jordan River
Israel
Abba Eban
Walworth Barbour
U.N
Foreign Office
East Bank
U.S. Losses Hit 16 Planes in One Week
AP report from Saigon notes the U.S. suffered its heaviest seven day air losses against North Vietnam with 16 aircraft down between August 21 and 27. Marine A 6 Intruder lost on Sunday and 24 missing in the period. Three rescued.
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George Merith
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
West German Color TV Rollout Faces Baffled Viewers
In Saarbrucken West Germany color telecasts began last week but a local couple complained on Monday they still get only black and white. Officials explained viewers must buy a color television set to receive color programs.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
UPI
West Germany
Lawmakers Rebel at County Tax in Montgomery County
Washington lawmakers resist a one percent Montgomery County income tax on their Washington area homes. Rep. Ashbrook paid no tax though he filed a return. Finance director Dayhoff says full taxes may be pursued from non tax states. Most lawmakers argue residency is in their home states, not Maryland.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Montgomery County
Washington Area
Ashbrook
Ohio
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Douglas Dayhoff
S. Ashbrook
Dayhoff
D.C
Congress
House
Guilty Plea Entered by Mrs Crane in Embezzlement Case
Mrs. Henry Crane, 55, of 2404 Johnson Ave NW, pleaded guilty to embezzling 67243 from the Cedar Rapids school employees credit union where she served as treasurer for 20 years. Her physician testified high blood pressure risks make imprisonment dangerous. sentencing set for September 8.
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Henry Crane
Cedar Rapids School ‘Employes Credit Union
Lehr
William Faches
Warren J. Rees
Uproar Over Rockwell Burial at National Cemetery
UPI report from Culpeper Virginia describes American Nazi stormtroopers clashing with military police as they attempted to bury George Lincoln Rockwell at a national cemetery. Police arrested at least three followers on federal property while Maj. Gen. Carl Turner and MPs restrained the group from displaying Nazi banners.
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Culpeper
UPI
George Lincoln J Rocewell
Bbus
Ft. Belvoir
Washington
Rockwell
Edward Maxwell
Army
Carl Turner
Pentagon
Navy
Arlington
National Cemetery
Douglas Niles
U.S
Cold Front Brings Showers Across Northwestern Iowa
A cold front moved into northwestern Iowa Tuesday morning and spread southeast. Scattered showers and thunderstorms formed Monday night and continued eastward, with moderate to heavy though brief rain amounts. Adel reported .65 inch. Cedar Rapids at 76 degrees by 2 p.m. Tuesday after a 63-degree overnight low and Monday high of 82.
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Iowa Te
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Burlington
Tama
Fort Dodge
Carroll
Shenandoah
Adel
Cedar Rapids
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Jacques Istel
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Keen
Shen
Shirley Temple
Carmichael
Migs
Sweden
Stockholm
Europe
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Sampan
Mekong
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My Tho
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