Ajax Local Accepts 31 Cent Package in 214 Month Pact
Ajax Iron Works workers and International Association of Machinists Lodge 1748 ratified a contract calling for a 31 cent per hour increase over 214 months. The deal includes a 5 percent immediate pay rise, 4 percent raise after a year, plus expanded vacation, hospitalization, pensions, paid house, and night shift differentials. The vote was about 120 to 89.
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Lodge 1748
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Ajax Iron Works Management
Ajax
Cooper Industries, Inc
Tax hike eyed with broad reach on individuals and business
Washington reports indicate a proposed tax increase would touch both individuals and corporations, likely not reaching Congress before January. Proposals discussed include raising corporate income tax to 52 percent and adjusting Viet Nam related spending. Analysts estimate $5 to $15 billion in new revenue, with $3.2 billion from a 4 point corporate tax rise and possible $2 billion from suspending investment credits.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
White House
Defense Department
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Appropriations Committee
Nvestment
Russell B. Long
D-La
Task
Nugents Move In Guarded By Secret Service In Austin
President Johnson's daughter Luci Nugent and her husband arrived at their brick duplex in Austin under heavy protection. Security includes three concealed cameras, a one way glass hut, and a privacy fence. The couple shopped for groceries, spending $30.13, after a long trip and signing autographs for shoppers.
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Austin
Texas
Patrick J. Nugent
Secret Service
Johnson
Luci
Nugents
Woman Charged in Clearfield Murder Case
In Clearfield Pennsylvania police charged Bernice Woods Domico with murder after a man named Howard C. Woods, 49, was shot to death in his home. Domico, reportedly living with the victim, was remanded to the Clearfield County jail.
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Clearfield, Pa
Clearfield
Howard C. Woods
Bernice Woods
Domico
Woods
Clearfield County
Gov't To Call Shots On Auto Safety
Washington AP report. Both houses gave unanimous approval to a landmark safety bill granting the government power to set mandatory standards for all new 1968 buses and trucks. The measure also covers tire standards and later, sale of used cars. The House voted 365 to 0 and the Senate followed by voice vote.
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Washington
House
Senate
Corry serviceman cited for bravery in Viet Nam
Richard Henry son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Henry of 21 Chestnut Street becomes Corry’s first reported Viet Nam bravery citation. Serving on the USS Kretchmer off Viet Nam he earned the commendation from the U S Pacific Fleet commander after a boarding search under enemy fire. A Corry Area High School graduate he lettered in football and wrestling.
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Richard Henry
Charles E. Henry
Chestnut Street
Corry
Kretchmer
Viet Nam
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Henry
South Viet Nam
Corry Area High School
Thant declines second term as UN secretary general
Thant announces he will not seek a second five year term as secretary general of the United Nations. He cites dissatisfaction with universal membership and leaves unclear whether he will stay on until a successor is chosen. The Burmese diplomat’s decision stirs East West maneuvering over the next leadership and survivor with Soviet concerns about a three pronged directorate.
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United Nations
N.Y
Thant
General Assembly
Security Council
GAN
Red China
Area Dairymen Hint at Possible Milk Strike
In Meadville area a meeting of Crawford County Chapter United Dairy Farmers heard speakers advocate demanding $8 per hundredweight for milk. They urged some farmers to withhold milk from cooperatives and ship to cheese factories. Er nest Hayes, UDF president, pressed for higher prices to cover rising costs and taxes while criticizing state Milk Control Commission. Over 200 dairymen and wives attended the assembly in the county courthouse.
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Meadville
Crawford County
United Dairy Farmers
Ernest Hayes
UDF
State Milk Control Commission
Dairymen’s Cooperative Sales Association
95 Killed In Plane Crash At Yugoslav Airport
A British Britannia airliner carrying 117 people crashed near Ljubljana in heavy cloud while approaching the airport. Ninety five died. twenty two survived. Survivors were mostly in the rear. rescue teams reported chaos and shock. It was Yugoslavia's worst air disaster.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Luton Airport
London
Julian Alps
Slovenia
Boats Collide Drowning Teen In Allegheny River
In Tarentum Pennsylvania two outboard boats collided on the Allegheny River. A 17 year old youth Jeffrey Snyder of Lower Burrell drowned after being thrown into the water. Two others swam to safety: Michael A. Brucker 12 Natrona Heights and Glenn C. Harbison of Plum Borough.
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Tarentum
Allegheny
Jeffrey Snyder
Lowe Ee Burrell
Michael A. Brucker
Natrona Heights
Snyder
Glenn C. Harbison
Plum Borough
U.S. Air Strikes Hit Viet Nam Depot Amid Infiltration Claims
U.S. planes from Guam bombed a North Vietnamese ammunition depot in the buffer zone as ground fighting eased in South Viet Nam. Reports say many hits created a fireworks display. casualties rose slightly with 87 Americans killed last week and 599 wounded, while enemy losses dropped.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ham Mered
Demilitarized Zone
North
Guam
Nam
U.S. Command
Fulbright Eyes Thailand Inquiring On Vietnam Echoes
Senator Fulbright plans a Senate inquiry into America’s buildup in Thailand to assess if it resembles another Vietnam. He fears hidden risks while administration officials resist open hearings, eyeing tentatively closed talks around Sept. 19 with possible later open sessions. The plan emerged during a Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Pentagon news handling.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Senate
Thailand
Viet Nam
Fulbright
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tee
China
Pentagon
Secondary Level Summer School Results Not Easy To Measure
High school level summer program for grades seven through 12 served 106 students in eight classes. Tests showed vocabulary gains of 2.8 months and paragraph comprehension up 8.7 months, with math gains of 1.1 months for computation and 1.2 months for concepts. Staff rated reading improvement as excellent, broader experience as fair, and other goals as unmet.
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J. Donald Watson
Harrisburg
Washington
Stanford
Watson
ESEA
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