Special Mediation Panel Tackles New York Sanitation Strike
Governor Rockefeller formed a five man mediation panel to resolve a week-old sanitation workers strike in New York City. The panel was ordered to report by midnight with a solution and to hold in abeyance any National Guard action as the city rotted under about 60,900 tons of garbage. A union spokesman said leaders agreed to approve the mediators' recommendations.
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Vietnam War page overview and U.S. casualty figures
Twenty Marines died and 34 wounded in action as U.S. command reported 344 enemy killed. Air action targeted Phuc Yen and Vinh bases. defenses around Saigon faced Viet Cong assaults amid heavy monsoon. US casualties and troop totals updated while Saigon contends with refugee flows and civilian damage.
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Wallace proposes third party bid shifts U S politics
Wallace envisions a third party as a major factor in 1968, arguing it could siphon votes, deny a majority to any candidate, and push the election to the House. He calls for home rule in DC, opposes civil rights overreach, and vows to reshuffle judges while pressing Congress on civil rights laws.
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Orangeburg unrest follows graduation protest riot and prayer in
Before Thursday night's disturbance, thirteen people were injured as rioters damaged shops in the downtown area. Police closed the bowling alley for three nights. it reopened Thursday with National Guardsmen nearby. Student leaders had filed seven grievances to the city council and organized a prayer in during early evening, then held a further demonstration near the shopping center.
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North Korea Warns War Could Break Out Any Moment
North Korea's premier Kim Il-sung warned at a banquet marking the Red Army’s anniversary that a war may erupt “at any moment” in Korea if U.S. provocations continue. KCNA quoted him urging full mobilization of the army and people and denouncing U.S. threats linked to the Pueblo incident.
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