Johnson faces test of anti inflation pledge in wage talks
President Johnson must choose between enforcing 3.2 percent inflation guidelines or risking a surge in wages. New Jersey Local 825 demands 9 percent over three years, threatening highway funding and broader industry-wide standards if signed. Key player Peter Weber led the union push, with CAO meetings failing to yield an agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Krock
New York Times News Service
Washington
Johnson
New Jersey
Local 825
Holland
Peter Weber
Weber
825
Building Trades Department
Council of Economic Advisers
Life-size party doll sparks bold social debate
Russell Baker examines a new life-size party doll offered at 49.75 postpaid, noting its 5 5 by 40 20 by 40 inch dimensions and vinyl, skinlike build. He portrays party use, gender humor, and spousal tensions while forecasting consumer trends and social reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
Cavalier Magazine
Polynesia holds firm against tiny microstates
C L Sulzberger argues that independence fever misplaces sovereignty, praising Polynesia as a vast, united region with distinct cultures. He notes Tahiti and other islands show limited prospects for national self rule, while nuclear testing and colonial ties shape their fate. The piece surveys Tonga Samoa Hawaii and Tahiti under ongoing imperial and geopolitical pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Sulzberger
New York Times
Papeete
Tahiti
Woodrow Wilson
Gambia
Mauritius
Swaziland
Maldive Islands
United States
Soviet Russia
United Nations
French Polynesia
Paris
Polynesia
Tonga
Britain
Samoa
Hawaii
Pouvana A Oopa
de Gaulle
Michelin Paris Guide Is Out
The 1966 Michelin Guide redraws fame with Paris restaurants losing some one stars while the provinces gain, led by Lyon region stars. Fouquets, Champs de Mars, La Mediterranee drop single stars. seven new two stars rise outside Paris, and Roanne’s Troisgros earns second star. New symbols for pools and air conditioning debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Hess
New York Times
Paris
Michelin
France
Relais de Porquerolles
Place de L’odeon
Champs de Mars
Duplantin, Lavergne
Aux Petits Peres
la Napoule
Riviera
Tanzania President Denies Red China Influence
President Julius Nyerere rejected claims Tanzania is under Communist China rule, saying Western influence remains predominant. He urged the United States and China to help raise living standards, noted Africa’s overall Western tilt, and described nonalignment as a difficult tightrope walk in a divided world.
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Tanzania
Drew Middleton
New York Times
Dar ES Salaam
Julius K. Nyerere
China
All Africa
West
Europe
East
Nyerere
United States
Soviet Union
Peking
Charce
U. S. Agency For International Development
Pek
Congo
Zambia
Mozambique
Africa
Britain
Canada
Rhodesia
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Monaco
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Vatican City
Mauritania
Laos
New Zealand
Tahitian
Marquesas
America
Honolulu
South Pacific
Wilson
Lyond
Lyon
Roanne
Troisgros
Jean and
Pierre
Gastronomes
Discount Center
Moulton Street
Gate Shopping Len
Eve
Reel Ecal
Istant
Gibson’s
Beauty
Comfort and Pleasure Unlimited
Tn Urs
Red
Gibson's
Price
Ing
Police Training College
Peace Corps
Soderhamm
Aycock
Radio Shack
6Th Ave
N.E
Ata
Sorner
Bank & Church Sts
Lucian D. McCulloch
Morgan County
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