Dockers Turn Down Contract In Port of Philadelphia
Longshoremen in the Port of Philadelphia voted 1134 to 64 to reject the latest contract offer from the shipping industry. The decision, taken across ports from Maine to Texas, aimed to avert a strike before a December 26 deadline under a Taft Hartley injunction. 3500 workers were eligible, 185 votes voided and four challenged. dispute centered on higher wages, 2080 hours a year, and container use reducing dock work.
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Philadelphia
UPI
East
Gulf Coast
Maine
Texas
Taft- Hartley
Gordon L. Fine
National Labor Relations Board
Inflation fears stir as living costs surge in 1969
Washington sources warn inflation may accelerate with living costs rising six tenths of a percent, the largest monthly jump in six years. Economists say strong consumer spending, saving declines, and wage pressures feed expectations that could drive a sharp yearly increase. Influential lawmakers urge restraint in spending and taxes to curb the spiral, while business groups blame inflation on gloom and stimulus to buy.
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Booth
National Consumer Finance .Association
Imitar
Cerry
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Home - Builders
Wagner Not Ready to Rule Out U S Office Candidacy
UPI reports former New York mayor and U S ambassador Robert F Wagner said he has no immediate plans to run for office in the United States but would not rule out elective politics in the future. In Madrid he discussed federal budget issues, the surtax, and anti inflation measures amid pressure to curb the deficit and fund social programs.
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Madrid
UPI
U.S
Robert F. Wagner
New York
United States
Appropriations Committee
Surtax
Mahon
Cong
Nixon
Wilbur D.mills
House
Ways and
Mills
Denture aid claim touted in campaign material
A campaign briefing promotes FASTEETH denture powder claiming faster eating with false teeth and up to 35 percent better chewing. It asserts clinical tests show improved comfort, odor control, and firmer upper and lower plates, while noting FASTEETH is not acidic or sour tasting and advising regular dentist visits.
Pot-Sniffing Pooch Stirs Postal Fight
Cocoa Florida AP report on a post office dog named Duke who sniffed three packages suspected of marijuana in the Cocoa Beach mail room. Postal Inspector Callahan says sniffing first class mail violates policy and taints evidence, while Sheriff Leigh Wilson notes the dog’s nose can outpace human workers. Authorities investigated the incident as a breach of mail room sanctity with potential narcotics links.
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Fla
C.P
Duke—Brevard
J.A. Callahan
Callahan
Geiger
Atalanta
Post Office
Brevard
Leigh Wilson
Wilson
Duke
Atlanta
Cocoa Beach
Edgar Brannon
Brannon
Suburbs Fly At 30.7 Rate
A Philadelphia study finds that one third of air travelers use Philadelphia International Airport for city travel with two thirds heading to or from other areas. On an average weekday 33.8 percent travel to or from within city limits, while four suburban counties Montgomery Delaware Bucks and Chester account for 40.7 percent. The report notes Boston has a closer downtown airport than Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia International Airport
Division of Aviation
Simpson and Curtin
Transportation Engineers
Pennsylvania
Montgomery
Delaware
Bucks
Chester
Boston
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University of ‘Chicago
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George H. Mahon
Baltimore Pike
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