Britain Grinds Through Three Day Week As Coal Strike Bites
London AP reports a three day week across Britain with potential total shutdowns if the coal strike continues. Up to a third of 24 million workers face temporary job losses as power cuts disrupt homes and transport. Government warns of standstill without settlement and mulls army coal deliveries while a panel seeks a quick settlement. Miners demand 65.10 weekly wage. government offers 57.20. Heath government faces a confidence vote amid public concern over the power crisis.
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London
Trade and Industry
John Davies
Britain
Lord Wilberforce
Lawrence Daily
Coal Board
Edward Heath
House of Commons
Tet Holiday Halts Major U.S. Air Campaign in Vietnam
A 24 hour allied Tet cease fire paused one of the largest U.S. air offensives in South Vietnam. U.S. forces flew 176 strikes in the prior day, B 12s added 27 missions, with totals surpassing 800 since the campaign began. The offensive aimed to deter a possible enemy push during Tet or Nixon’s China visit. Enemies conducted four attacks during the Viet Cong truce, including killings and a coastal ground assault.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S. Command
Navy
Air Force
Nixon
China
Binh Dinh
Cam Ranh Bay
Irving Named Con Man Of Year By Time For Hoax Book
Time magazine labels Clifford Irving Con Man of the Year for The Autobiography of Howard Hughes. The piece asserts duplicated material with James Phelan's manuscript and notes Irving admitted fraud to U.S. investigators to aid his wife Edith. Associated Press reports detail extradition talks and further investigations as Life magazine cancels the syndication deal.
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Irving
TIME
Hughes
New York
Time Magazine
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
James Phelan
Phelan
Noah Dietrich
Edith
New York Daily News
U.S
Whitney North Seymour Jr
Switzerland
Daily News
United States
Nina van Pallandt
Time, Inc
Life Magazine
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Life
Richard Suskind
Dietrich
Trving
Associated Press
Candidates Clash Over Delays to Vietnam Peace Talks
Vice President Spiro Agnew accuses some Democratic rivals of pressuring North Vietnam by delaying a peace settlement while New York Mayor John Lindsay counters that Nixon’s stance stalls talks. Muskie criticized as undermining peace prospects. Hoffa and Meany offer mixed views on supporting Nixon.
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Associated Proto
Spiro T. Agnew
North Vietnam
Indochina
John Y. Lindsay
Nixon
Agnew
NBC Today Show
H.R. Haldeman
Sen
Edmund §. Muskie
Maine
Lindsay
New York
NBC
Meet the Press
Thieu
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Aflcio
George Meany
Carol invites Corry friends to visit at 43 N Center St
Carol announces her move back to Corry and invites friends to visit her at Try- M Consumer Credit Service located at 43 North Center Street. She provides the Corry phone number 664-8661 and asks to ask for Carol when calling.
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Corry
Try- M Consumer Credit Service
N. Center Street
Carol
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