LBJ Urges Modern Mine Safety Laws After Mannington Disaster
President Johnson urged swift passage of a comprehensive occupational health and safety act and a coal mine safety act. He said no laws can fully eliminate hazards and emphasized daily worker and management responsibility for protection following the Mannington mine explosion killings in West Virginia.
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Harriman to US Peace Talks Amid Vietnam Uncertainty
W Averell Harriman heads home for a brief U.S. stopover to confer with officials on Vietnam peace talks and the human rights commission. He may meet with Johnson or Nixon aides as the transition nears and the conference nears its opening amid persistent war.
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GOP Crime Bill Package Aims to Jail Mob Bosses and Help Ex-Cons
Republicans proposed a broad 9th Congress crime package including harsher penalties for mobsters with up to 10 year sentences and 10,000 dollar fines, plus job rehabilitation efforts for ex-convicts and industry-backed incentive plans. The plan also seeks clearer bail guidelines and employer sponsorships for convicts after release.
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Laos reports North Vietnamese offensive near Saravane
Laotian intelligence chief Col Etam Singvongsa says four North Vietnamese regiments including one from South Vietnam are operating in southeastern Laos aiming to seize Saravane and the Boloven plateau near the Thai frontier. Sixty men casualties reported with continued fighting around Bon The Ten outpost on the Paksae Saravane road.
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Hijackers Seize Eastern Jet Bound for Dallas
An Eastern Airlines flight carrying 45 aboard was hijacked soon after takeoff from Miami and forced to Cuba. The jet, Eastern Flight 532, diverted to Havana after circling to burn fuel and landed safely. The incident marks the 17th hijacking of a U S jet to Cuba that year, with multiple events in the week.
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Soviets Launch Cosmos Explorer Satellite Cosmos 256
The Soviet Union launched unmanned Cosmos 256 into a nearly circular orbit between 725 and 765 miles above Earth, part of a month with five unmanned space flights. Cosmos 255 followed into orbit Friday as part of a broader space research and reconnaissance program.
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San Francisco State College declares emergency amid campus strife
Acting president S I Hayakawa announced a state of emergency and ordered classes to resume Monday on the 18880 student campus. He warned faculty who miss class will be suspended and said student disruptors will face discipline while the Black Students Union and Third World Liberation Front push for demands.
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Crises Across Currencies Quiz Sparks World Finance Debate
A classroom trivia piece outlines a provocative dialogue on currency values and devaluation. Questions probe why the British pound and French franc rise and fall, noting the US dollar and German mark roles in a global monetary crisis.
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France
Moscow Press Ends Silence on Czechoslovakia Normalization
Pravda and Soviet papers publish sharp criticisms of Czechoslovakia after the Nov 14–17 central committee meeting, urging swift implementation of the resolutions. Pravda notes ongoing anti socialist and revisionist elements, including media and religious rhetoric, hindering full obedience to Moscow’s demands.
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New Yorkers brace for Con Ed strike and blackout risk
New Yorkers stock candles and flashlights as 20 000 Con Ed workers threaten a midnight strike. 4000 supervisors would keep essential electric gas and steam service to nine million in New York City and Westchester amid a contract dispute and recent union rejection of a wage offer.
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Czechs Seek Ban on Soviet Publication
Prague officials said they have asked Moscow for a ban on Zpravy, a Soviet produced Czech language daily circulated in Czechoslovakia. Deputy Premier Petr Colotka said the matter has been examined and must be pursued through diplomatic channels. The move follows a parliamentary resolution urging urgent action.
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