Tentative Agreement Ends Four Month Labor Stalemate
The World Journal Tribune and the AFL CIO Pressmen's Union reached a tentative contract ending a four month impasse delaying a new afternoon daily and Sunday paper in Manhattan. Publication date remains undecided, with minor union talks outstanding and a broader labor agreement expected next week.
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Viet Nam War Report From Da Nang to Saigon Front
Marines report 178 enemy killed in Prairie and 98 more in jungle mountains southwest of Da Nang since Aug 22, with moderate Marine casualties. Snipers total nine near Da Nang. overall enemy dead reach 107. Terrorists attack Saigon police and a Marine Jeep, killing five policemen and wounding three Marines as election campaigning begins. South Vietnamese troops kill 12 in Tan Tru area, 25 miles south of Saigon, while civilian casualties from napalm and friendly fire incidents prompt a military review. In the main battle area, heavy fighting leaves 53 Viet Cong dead as four U.S. infantry battalions press a veteran unit. Two American helicopters and a US Coast Guard boat suffer damage or casualties. CBS crew Morley Safer and Jerry Adams accompany the strike team.
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Man Charged in Five Connecticut Slayings
New Haven police obtained a murder warrant for Arthur J. Davis also known as William J. Davis, 26, in a New Haven apartment rampage that killed five people and wounded two. He was captured after a New Jersey Turnpike chase ended when a shot punctured a tire. The victims included Mary McClease and four friends. Francyne Sykes, 14, was shot in the stomach and hospitalized.
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Open housing accord in Chicago aims to end segregation
A landmark 10 point plan binds city officials, Real Estate Board and unions to open housing. King and Daley praise the accord while planning a postponed march in Cicero. National Guard readiness and enforcement efforts to curb racial restrictions are announced.
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Johnson outlines world peace push and Oklahoma plant plan
President Johnson calls for cooperation with the Soviet Union and expands a wartime site in Oklahoma into an industrial park. He stresses peaceful space limits, nuclear treaty aims, and regional growth while citing new jobs and a $6 million payroll as proof of local leadership delivering the Great Society.
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Senate approves wage bill expanding minimum pay
Senate votes 57 to 17 to raise minimum wages across three schedules. About 29.6 million workers already covered would see $1.40 next Feb 1 and $1.60 a year later. farm workers start at $1 next Feb 1 rising to $1.15 in 1968 and $1.30 in 1969. about 6 million other workers face two extra steps to $1.45 in 1970 and $1.60 in 1971, adding roughly $2 billion annually in purchasing power.
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Market investors weigh inflationary pressure and risks
Investors worry about scarcer and costlier credit. They cite tough labor talks, the Vietnam war, and a weaker pound as factors. While few panic signals appear, analysts doubt a near bottom. A clear policy statement before the elections is anticipated. Some funds shift from stocks to bonds, CDs, and commodity futures.
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Congress approves housing and transit bills for federal aid
The House passed 234 to 1 a $4.76 billion mortgage funding bill and 156 to 86 a $300 million transit subsidies bill. President Johnson expected to sign quickly. FNMA borrowing rules would be liberalized, allowing more funds for mortgages while transit aid targets capital improvements and research.
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De Gaulle Speech Amid Somali Clash And Cambodia Visit
De Gaulle spoke briefly amid clashes between protesters and security forces in Somaliland, hinting independence by regular democratic means. He planned to discuss Vietnam and neutralization with Cambodia on his world tour, while crowds in Phnom Penh awaited his remarks. In Djibouti and Somaliland, pro independence banners and security crackdowns marked his visit as troops restored order and officials met with local leaders. He stressed Somaliland’s status as a French territory with autonomy and urged serving France, planning further state visits and a trip to a nuclear test site in the South Pacific.
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Caribbean storm Faith Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Prepared
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands braced for a sixth tropical storm with schools and offices closed and private workers sent home. By afternoon the mood cooled as residents walked the waterfront while warnings stayed for heavy rain and high seas.
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Bank Vault Robbery At Bostic Branch Indicates Pro Job
The sheriff reported thieves entered through a hole 18 by 18 inches near the vault bottom and damaged another door. A small floor vault with most cash was untouched. Two oxygen and acetylene tanks and gloves were found. the torch was taken. The incident is labeled a professional job. the Bostic branch has six prior break-ins since 1928, last in 1956.
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Titan 3 booster flight phase with satellite tests
Rocket the powered flight phase of the Titan 3 booster stage. The Titan 3’s last stage had failures in two of four prior test flights. Each satellite is valued at over $1 million. Improved Titan 3 versions aim to launch manned laboratories in two to three years to assess if two men can perform military duties, including photo reconnaissance, for up to 45 days in Earth orbit.
Rail strike shuts ferries and stalls economy
A five year old royal commission plan is revived as railway workers demand a 30 per cent wage rise, now earning about 2.32 dollars per hour. Negotiations in Ottawa fail to produce a settlement before Parliament. Premier Campbell declares a state of emergency hoping to restart ferries between Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and the mainland. Prices drop on Montreal and Toronto exchanges as the walkout threatens industry and wheat exports.
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American mathematician Smale faces uneasy moment in Moscow
American professor Stephen Smale, honored as a top young mathematician, faced tense moments with Soviet officials in Moscow while noting discontent among Soviet intellectuals and criticizing U.S. actions in Vietnam as dangerous. He was escorted by officials, then returned to the university after a private interview, stating the men were polite.
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