Railroads labor dispute panel and strike deadline set
The AFL-CIO Railway Employes Department and rail unions pursue a 60-day cooling-off period with an April 13 strike deadline. A panel led by retired Judge Charles Fahy, plus George Taylor and John Dunlop, may aid mediation. Union members earn about $2.50 to $3.04 per hour as railroads offer five percent raise against a seven percent demand.
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Afl-Cio Railway
Federal Mediation Board
Johnson
Charles Fahy
U.S Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
George Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
John Dunlop
Harvard
U S Halts Military Aid to Pakistan and India
The United States ends military aid to Pakistan and India and imposes an embargo on tanks, armored vehicles, aircraft, infantry weapons and artillery. By July 1 the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Pakistan and the U S military supply mission in India will close. previously suspended aid will not resume, while spare parts rules are loosened and permits evaluated case by case.
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U.S
Pakistan
India
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
State Department
Carl Barthh
Miman
Barth
Bartch
Textile Imports Surpass Exports As U S Reaches Peak
A trade group notes US textiles show 412.8 million from Hong Kong and 153.7 million from Mexico with 114.8 million from Portugal as major imports. It warns 50 nations restrict US textiles, while defense spending on textiles may drop from 1.2 million to 768 thousand as Vietnam war timing eases.
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Hong Kong
Mexico
Portugal
Formosa
Brazil
Canada
India
Italy
West Germany
United Kingdom
United States
U.S
Geneva
Defense Department
Vietnam
Reward Offered in City Murders as Police Probe Continues
Officials posted a 5000 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assailants in a double homicide. Police report two women were found dead in a store around 10 45 pm by a late shopper. An unidentified man on a nearby pay phone told officers he saw two men flee the area earlier. Most of the cash from the register was missing though a few small bills under the drawer remained.
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Werte
Hign
Ig Richmmond
Vietnam Crisis Deepens With Quang Tri Move and Air Strikes
Reports say Red troops seized Quang Tri City for several hours prompting Premier Nguyen Cao Ky to visit for a personal inspection. A plan to relocate most of the province’s 273,000 residents near the DMZ sparked Saigon’s debate, while American help for transport was not yet requested. In Can Tho and other areas, South Vietnamese forces pushed to flush out a suspected Viet Cong regime with light casualties. The U S Air Force disciplined three Phantom pilots for a dusk Lang Ve tin attack that killed 103 Montagnards and wounded 250, citing navigation errors and poor visibility. An underwater blast damaged the British tanker Amastra near Nha Trang, with salvage possible. The Communist terror campaign reportedly included kidnapping 19 candidates in village elections.
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Quang Tri City
Nguyen Cao Ky
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Can
U.S. Air Force
Lang Vet
Air Force
South Vietnam
Amastra
Frogmen
Nha Trang
South China Sea
Thua Thien
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Thailand
Guam
Navy
Panhandle
Hue
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Atlantic Fleet Strength and Vietnam War Operations
The Defense Department notes the Atlantic Fleet is over its authorized strength and occasionally deploys carriers to Vietnam waters while retaining full capability for contingencies. The report cites manpower improvements but ongoing shortages in trained senior personnel, plus air raids limited by bad weather.
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Pacific
Defense Department
Nitze
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Soviet Women Urged to Emphasize Looks and Charm
Moscow dispatch reports from Soviet weekly and Literary Gazette urging women to cultivate femininity and charm while enjoying full equality. Poets and officials note women should value appearance, with a cautious view on women in heavy labor and a call for art to educate men to admire beauty.
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Moscow
Writers' Union
Selginsky
Literary Gazette
Hile
Dya Selvinsky
Soviet Union
Evening Moscow
Tass
Sel ‘Vinsky
U S Tax Tip Rules Lift Taxi Fare Ceiling
Government travel rules raise taxi tips to 15 cents on trips under $1 and allow 15 percent tips for fares over a dollar. The $6 fare ceiling to the airport is removed, replaced by agency limits and authorized taxi use on departure and return days. Summary notes Latin American summit talks amid plans for a hemispheric common stock market and debates over aid and trade policies.
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Schultze
Summit set to shape Latin American aid and policy
At the heads of state summit in a converted gambling venue, leaders debated aid conditions, with Latin American officials seeking freedom to spend U.S. funds across the hemisphere. Johnson delayed a major policy speech to let Latin Americans lead, while Brazil’s da Costa e Silva urged liberty, progress, and human rights and called for broader global cooperation. The Vatican praised the gathering as a noble initiative and unity effort.
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Pope Paul
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Peru
Latin America
United States
Lincoln Gordon
U.S
Inter American Affairs
Johnson
Gordon
Jes Ser
Alliance For Progress
Oscar D. Gestido
Uruguay
Hemisphere
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Brazil
Dittle
Vatican
Pape Paul VI
Official Declares Nudity In Movies Acceptable If It Is Part Of Story
NORFOLK AP Nudity in movies is acceptable if part of a story says Margaret Twyman MPA director of community relations speaking to Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. She cites The Pawnbroker as an example and urges rejecting nudity for nudity's sake.
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Norfolk
Motion Picture Association of America
Margaret Twymar
Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Trucking Talks Edge Toward Settlement as Strike Eases
Chicago AP report outlines continued trucking dispute with union leaders pressing for cooperation in resuming duties. A tentative agreement offers pay raises, enhanced pensions and health benefits, while long haul drivers gain higher mileage pay. Industry leaders face mediation and a looming vote by locals on the contract.
Defector Violinist Ma Szu-isung Flees Red China
Violinist and composer Ma Szu-isung defected to the United States detailing his 103 days hiding from Red Guards and forced confessions. He credited Mao’s sayings for his escape and criticized the Cultural Revolution as a political purge. Other defectors and incidents, including airmen and sailors, are noted.
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Mao Tse-tung
Mao
China
Red Guards
Mao Tse Tung
New York
Ma Szu-isung
United States
Iaw
Chao Fu
Stockholm
America
Middletown
N.Y
Tung Chih-ping
Burundi
Usumbura
Formosa
Lee Hsien-ping
Matsu
Truckers Strike Shuts Chicago Freight Routes
Pay rises from 3.25 to 5.00 an hour are cited as part of the dispute. A broad shutdown follows as 11,000 Teamsters locals walk out, about 90 percent of local and short haul trucks idle, with 50 900 idle vehicles estimated. Most common carrier and contract trucking for stores, railroads, and large firms halts. deliveries halt or slow, while gasoline milk mail and some groceries remain unaffected. Warehouses deplete stockpiles as little freight moves, and unloading of railroad cars drops.
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Gordon
Th Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Chicago
Washington
Teamsters Union
Midwest
Ford Motor Co
Generali Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Carolinas
TEI
Tle
Memphis, Tenn
Roadway Express
Seattle
Wash
Clyde Sherwood
Consolidated Freightways
Iocal
C.K. Call
Call
Chicago Independent Teamsters Union
Ex-Chancellor Adenauer Seriously Ill in Bonn Home
Konrad Adenauer the 91 year old ex chancellor of West Germany lies seriously ill at his Rheendorf home. A CDU spokesman Karl Ackermann said there has been no change in condition since morning and no expected improvement. Doctors from Bonn University Hospital attend him while family members visit. He had flu with bronchitis and was dictating his memoirs from bed.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Rheendorf
Karl Ackermann
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Bundestag
Aden
Rhine
Anneliese Poppinga
Denauer
Ludwig Erhard
Karl Georg Kiesinger
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