Teamsters Seek 7 Percent Annuity Wage Hikes In Trucking
The Teamsters led by James R Hoffa demand 75 cents an hour raises over three years for about 450000 trucking workers, about 7 percent annually on base pay of 3.32. They also seek mileage increases and room allowances plus higher pension contributions and per mile premiums for warhead shipments. Negotiations with 12000 firms begin while Hoffa faces potential prison as appeals proceed. The contract covers most U S trucking operations and has a March 31 deadline.
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Haile Selassie to Visit LBJ for Two Days of Talks
The White House announced Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia will visit President Johnson in Washington for two days of talks on February 14 and 15.
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Hughes Presses Civil Service Reform Prompt Action
Governor Harold Hughes urged rapid civil service reform, saying he is sick of delays and will push for job protection and career planning in state government. He plans to convene legislative and department heads to identify delays and move to action within months.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
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Snowbound Minnesota bus rescued by town volunteers
In Chokio Minnesota six men used a bulldozer and a mobile unit to pull a stranded school bus containing 30 pupils from a blizzard. They guided the rescued bus about 3.5 miles to safety where heat blankets and food awaited the children. The rescue followed a day of effort after the bus skid into a ditch and fuel ran low.
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Yanks Bomb Rail Yard North of Hanoi in North Vietnam Raid
American jet bombers returned to the Hanoi area for two raids on the Thai Nguyen rail yard north of the capital. Air force planes pounded the yard while reconnaissance jets were reported missing. Viet Cong gas attacks caused no U.S. casualties but killed two enemy fighters. The Iron Triangle sweep north of Saigon added more enemy dead and captures as U.S. plans noted 10 000 more troops.
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Imitation Postal Markings Banned
The Post Office Department bans imitations of official postal markings used on bulk mail. The rule targets third class mail users who use lookalike stamps to attract attention on advertising circulars. The markings have confused postal workers and misled citizens.
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Sukarno Pressured to Quit as President in Indonesia
Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said he urged President Sukarno to step down in the nation’s interest after treason trial links to the Oct. 1 1965 coup and Suharto’s rise. Malik reported Sukarno should dissociate from the presidency until a successor is chosen.
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Bitter Cold Follows Storm in East Iowa
Bitter cold and strong winds struck eastern Iowa after a winter storm. Snow blanketed roads causing blockages. temperatures plunged as low as 20 below in New Albin and Cedar Rapids dropped to 10 below. One death linked to the storm and multiple accidents followed as schools closed or delayed and power outages occurred in several towns.
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Chuckle: Tire Search at the Wrong Supermarket
A joke notes a shopper finding automobile tires among groceries in a supermarket, humorously suggesting the store is miscast and calling it a drug store instead. The quip plays on mismatched product categories for comic effect.
Blizzard Slams North as Cold Wave Follows
A paralyzing blizzard pounded the Northern Midwest Tuesday with huge snow drifts that blocked streets and highways, delayed flights and trains, and closed schools. Temperatures dipped to nearly 30 below zero in several areas as a severe cold wave spread across wide regions centered on Minneapolis.
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Rebuff to Bobby on 2 Motions
In Washington a federal judge denied two defense motions to dismiss or suppress testimony in the Bobby Baker case. Judge Oliver Gasch ruled Bromley could testify and that the trial of Baker on income tax evasion larceny and fraud proceeds with testimony detailing a 1965 Los Angeles hotel room meeting.
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Book Revisions Involve Kennedy Children Reactions
George Esper reports on the Kennedy book settlement with Harper & Row focusing on changes tied to what Mrs Kennedy and the Kennedy children said and did after the assassination. About 8 pages of a 654 page work were altered or deleted to address personal concerns, enabling April hardcover and later paperback releases.
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