Living costs rise as prices surge in January
Washington AP reports higher food and medical prices push living costs up three tenths of a percent in January, with the consumer price index at 118.6 and annual inflation around 3.4 percent. Wages fall in buying power amid shorter hours. clothing declines. Food prices rise, farm wholesale prices jump, and overall spending power remains flat.
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Washington
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
Sanitation workers gain 425 dollar yearly raise
New York AP state mediator awarded New York City sanitation workers a 425 dollar yearly wage increase during binding arbitration. Mayor Lindsay dismissed the offer as blackmail, while the strike left about 100,000 tons of garbage and spurred tensions with Gov. Rockefeller. The contract length set at 15 months, aligning with police and firemen deals.
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NEW York
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Vincent D. McDonnell
State Mediation Board
Uniformed Sanitationment Association
Lindsay
New Yorks
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pentagon salutes McNamara on rainy farewell day
President Johnson honored retiring Defense Secretary Robert McNamara on his last day, as a public ceremony faced travel delays, bad weather, and an elevator mishap that briefly trapped the leaders. Despite rain and a stalled salute, McNamara received the Distinguished Service Medal amid a crowd at the Pentagon.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Goodby
Robert Strange McNamara
McNamara
Pentagon
Wheeler
Paul H. Nitze
Nitze
Nixon says no Republican draft for nomination
In Manchester AP Nixon stated no one will be drafted for the GOP nomination. He urged Gov Rockefeller to enter state primaries and disagreed with the idea of a party draft or Miami kingmaking. He credited Romney's withdrawal to his own campaign gains and suggested Rockefeller entering the race could aid the party and nation.
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Manchester
W.H
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Michigan
George Romney
New Hampshire
Miami
Romney
Rockefeller
Johnson
Romania Walkout Threat Looms At World Communist Meet
In Budapest Romania disrupted a 66 party meeting with demands for apology for attacking its policies and a pledge not to criticize Red China. The wrangling over Soviet Chinese split delayed decisions. a Romanian walkout and a Moscow world conference boycott loom amid bloc divisions.
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Hungary
Romania
Red China
Soviet Communist Party
China
North Vietnam
North Korea
Cuba
Moscow
Peking
Poland
Soviet Union
East Germany
Weather Update for Jefferson City Central Missouri
Warmer conditions expected in Jefferson City and central Missouri with highs in the 40s east to around 50 in the southeast. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday, with a drop below 50 and a turning cooler Saturday. Lows tonight in the 20s east to around 30 in the southwest.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Teachers facing strikes flare across five states in wave
Teachers unions in five states pressed disputes Thursday as strikes or threats escalated. Pittsburgh saw about 1,000 of 3,000 public teachers walk out, closing some schools amid unruly pupils and cooler classrooms. Other actions included San Francisco where the Federation of Teachers weighs a strike over 90 demands, and Florida Oklahoma and Albuquerque facing renewed or planned walkouts tied to budget and program demands.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Federation of Teachers
Afl-Cio
Albuquerque
Special Task
David J. Carke
Pittsburgh Federation
Two youths charged in illegal drug case in Jefferson City
Kevin Keefe, 18, of 936 Mareun Drive, and David Coffey, 18, of 15016 Notre Dame, were charged with felony possession of LSD-25. Bond set at 1000 dollars each, with arraignment in Magistrate Court Monday. Prosecutor Byron Kinder cautioned LSD is dangerous though not a narcotic. Source of LSD unknown. price reportedly seven dollars per capsule locally, ten dollars in Columbia.
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Jefferson City
Kevin Keefe
Mareun Drive
David Coffey
Notre Dame
Keefe
Lincoln University
Coffey
Byron Kinder
Kinder
Columbia
Bias and segregation threaten Americans say commission
The National Commission on Civil Disorders warned that racism and urban riots risk splitting the nation into two separate, unequal societies. It urged immediate actions including job creation, expanded training, and federal housing programs, noting costs near Vietnam war levels and possible new taxes.
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Washington
National Commission On Civil Disorders
Johnson
Allied Navy destroys three Communist trawlers off Vietnam coast
Fast moving allied naval units battled three Communist trawlers attempting to land munitions along South Vietnam's coast. All three were destroyed after crossing the 12 mile limit. In pre dawn shelling, Tan Son Nhut air base near Saigon was hit by rockets with light casualties. Details describe trawlers forced ashore or sunk in encounters with Swift boats and Coast Guard units.
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South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Navy
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Coat “Som Chu Lai
Ca Mau
Wap
Nha Trang
Chu Lai
Coast Guard
Ca. Mau Peninsue Jn
Cua So Die
Lan Sao Nhut
Huge American bomber vanishes over Texas radar loss
An American bomber reported missing over Texas after takeoff from a Gulf Coast base vanished from radar. The crew of unknown numbers was not bombs aboard, and hostile activity or enemy action is not confirmed. The search extended across the Rio Grande region and involved military units.
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