New York Strike Slows Business Nationwide
The 10 day New York transit strike paralyzed white collar work and slowed factory orders in major firms. Hotels report canceled reservations and printers face $3 million daily losses as transport chaos delays shipments, banking transfers, and stock processing while industry executives warn of wider economic impact if the strike endures.
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Philip J. Keuper
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
New York
Ralph Gross
Commerce and Industry Association
Loew's
Dan Soskin
New York Federal Reserve Bank
New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York Stock Exchange
Icebound ferries rescued after 14 hour St Lawrence ordeal
In Sorel Quebec two car ferries trapped in heavy ice on the St Lawrence River since Sunday freed by two icebreakers. About 85 passengers and 28 cars reached shore with no injuries after a 14 hour ordeal. Temperatures stayed below freezing during the wait.
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Sorel
Que
Haevy
Ithe St. Lawrence River
Mmidriver
Plane crash near Bogota kills seven near airport
A Colombian aircraft exploded in the air and crashed five miles east of Bogota’s airport while approaching to land on Sunday. Seven people died including pilot and co pilot, singer Conrado Cortes, journalist Julian Ospina, and three Bank of Bogota representatives. The wreckage was located on Monday.
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Bogota
Colombia
Conrado Cortes
Julian Ospina
Thhree
Bank of
World’s oldest Briton Hannah Smith dies at 110
In Sheffield AP reports Miss Hannah Smith died Monday at an old people home where she had lived five years. Three days after her 110th birthday she was believed to be Britain’s oldest person.
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Sheffield
England
Hannah Smith
Britain
General Silva Braga named new peace force commander
In Santo Domingo President Humberto Castello Branco tapped Gen Alvaro Alves da Silva Braga to lead the inter American peace force. The three star general succeeds Gen Hugo Pasnasc alvim as the first force commander reflecting a smaller force. In Italy a northern town police retrieved bundles of Christmas cards found in a canal and questioned postman Antonio Carotti who said he tossed them after a grueling holiday period.
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Brazil
Humberto Castello Branco
Alvaro Alves da Silva Braga
Santo Domingo
Hugo Panasco Alvim
Dominican Republic
Silva Braga
Cassano D’appa
Italy
Antonio Carrotti
Hanoi Hannah contrasts Tokyo Rose in Vietnam war radio
The piece portrays Hanoi Hannah as a stern North Vietnamese radio figure influencing GIs with news and propaganda. It notes she is all business, lacking flirtation, and uses war coverage to push anti U S messages while interspersing editorials and music. The tone compares her to Tokyo Rose and stresses the dispassionate delivery and single-minded agenda.
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Tom Tiede
Assn
AN Khe
Viet Nam
NEA
Hanoi
Hannah
Hanny Baby
Shaddup
Tokyo Rose
WAC
Commie
U.S
North
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