Reuther Squashes Rebels Demanding Break From AFL CIO
UAW President Walter Reuther quits AFL CIO ruling council but blocks an immediate withdrawal from the federation using the UAW constitution. He faces internal calls to go solo while planning a new organizing push and inviting other unions to join a broader progressive labor movement.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
Waller Reuther
Afl-Cio
Reuther
AFL
CIO
George Meany
UAW
Meany
House of Labor
Detroit
Emil Mazey
Milwauke
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Mazey
Miami Beach
Band of youths robber Fort Lauderdale restaurant at gunpoint
In Fort Lauderdale a group of youths barged into Ernie's restaurant Tuesday night and robbed 16 customers at gunpoint, taking about 150 dollars from the cash drawer and several handbags and a 600 dollar watch. The culprits escaped in a car. no one was hurt.
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Fort Lauderdale
Ernest Busker
Ernie’s
Busker
Church People In 3 Day Fast
Thousands of church members in over 100 cities began a three day fast for peace in Vietnam starting Ash Wednesday. The nationwide urging came from a Washington clergy and laymen gathering, with 111 cities notified to observe the fast. Participants would subsist on steam rice fruit juices and water.
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New York
Vietnam
Washington
Tasmanian Bush Fire Claims Forty Lives
Hobart Tasmania AP reports a bush fire disaster in the southern third of the island with 40 known dead and 10 missing. Winds of 70 miles per hour fanned the flames destroying 12 towns and 612 houses plus 50 other buildings. The fire scorched rural areas, killed livestock, and damaged major industries including a brewery, a carbide plant, and a cannery. Residents faced loss of homes relatives and livelihoods.
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Hobart
Tasmania
Best Band in Dixie Award Goes to Dalton High
The Best Band in Dixie title was awarded to Dalton High School in Dalton Georgia for the second year running during New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations. The 110m member band won the honor in this city event.
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New Orleans
Dalton, Ga
U.S.-Soviet Talks Begin on ABM Race Avoidance
Washington reports talks underway between the United States and the Soviet Union to prevent an expensive antimissile defense race. Deputy Defense Secretary Cyrus Vance said discussions target avoiding billions in defense outlays while urging caution on timing and the risks of nuclear exchange. The Moscow defense perimeter and a projected U.S. ABM cost of about 40 billion dollars over a decade are cited.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Cyrus Vance
Vance
Senate Foreign Relations Disarmament Subcommittee
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Johnson
Defense
McNamara
Moscow
Seaway Moves 49 Million Tons Up 113 Percent
Seaway Development Corp reports about 49.2 million tons of cargo moved through the St. Lawrence Seaway last year, a 113.5 percent rise from the prior year.
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Messena
N. Y
St. Lawrence Seaway
Seaway Development Corp
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