Lebanon's Neutral Policy Tested by Beirut Airport Raid
Lebanon faces pressure from Arab neighbors and Moslem factions after the Beirut airport raid as authorities weigh whether to shift from lip service to a more active stance in the Arab war. Premier Yasin says policy remains unchanged though officials offer little detail.
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Dennis Neeld
Weiler
Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Fouad Boutros
Haifa
Hts
Chris Hans
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Syria
Rede Federation
Jordan
Iraq
U.S
Mmunique
Papal Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Abdullah Yati
Cabinet Split on Vietnam Is Denied
Washington AP reports special presidential assistant Walt Rostow denied Cabinet differences over Vietnam policy and said no U.S. troop withdrawals will occur until Hanoi negotiates. He stressed no Johnson plan to lower troop levels before Jan 20. Senator McGovern countered, citing expected divisions and urging immediate withdrawals.
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Washington
Walt W. Rostow
Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Rostow
Dean Rusk
Clark M. Clifford
United ‘States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Johnson
CBS
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Rusk
Clifford
McGovern
NBC
1968 Labor Packed With Strikes And Wage Gains
In 1968 unions faced a tough year of wage battles and strikes while gaining payroll gains for workers. Employment rose to about 75 million with 3.4 million covered by major contracts receiving roughly 6.6 percent raises. Major walkouts included a 18 day nationwide telephone strike and a copper industry stoppage lasting eight months. Public employee walkouts rose across cities and states.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Afl-Cio
Hubert Humphrey
American Labor Movement
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Alrtime
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ilinois
Chicago
U.S
Shape of the world in 1969 previews turmoil and hope
William L. Ryan surveys Asia Africa Europe the Americas and the Middle East predicting a year of continuing Vietnam conflict nuclear tensions in China and Czechoslovakia era challenges in Nigeria Brazil Peru and beyond while noting potential for scaled down war and possible US-Soviet cooperation amidst a bleak overall outlook.
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William L. Ryan
Asia
Paris
U.S
Southeast Asia
China
United States
Peking
Soviet Union
Indian Subcontinent
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
South
Vietnam
Korean Peninsula
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
West Berlin
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Romania
NATO
The
Americas
Brazil
Peru
Cuba
France
Grace Gray Haltom Obituary funeral details listed
Grace Gray Haltom 56 died Monday at a local hospital. Survivors include husband Alston two brothers Jack H Gray of Little Rock and B T Gray of Millersburg Ohio and three sisters Mrs Robert G White of Denver Mrs Monroe Yoder and Mrs Richard Reeder of Millersburg Ohio Funeral services Wednesday 2 p m in Herndon Chapel with Rev Everett Vinson officiating Burial in Memory Gardens Herndon Funeral Home in charge later Opal Pedron 57 died early this morning in a local hospital Survivors include one son Adria Pedron Little Rock one brother O L Jones Sinnimport LA one sister Mrs Aline Alton Cedarville Texas and two grandchildren Funeral services Wednesday 3 p m in Walnut Street Church of Christ with Rev M H Peebles officiating Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery by Herndon Funeral Home
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Grace Gray Haltom
Alston
Jack H. Gray
Little Rock
B. T. Gray
Millersburg
Ohio
Robert G. White
Denver
Monroe Yoder
Richard Reeder
Herndon Chapel
Everett Vinson
Memory Gardens
Herndon Funeral Home
Opal Pedron
Adria Pedron
O.L. Jones
Sinnieport
Aline Alton
Cedarville
Texas
Walnut Street Church of Christ
M.H. Peebles
Rose Hill
Start of 1969 New Year's Eve Movie Party
A chaotic New Year’s Eve party plan unfolds as guests drift away by 12:15 a.m. while the hosts hum and feel triumphant. The narration hints that guests may remember the night, or at least survive it, as the event winds down with cat feeding and bedtime.
26 Die in Australian Airliner Crash
A chartered Australian airliner crashed in northwest Australia killing all 26 aboard. The Viscount wreckage was found burned and scattered about 15 miles south of Port Hedland after a Perth to Port Hedland flight. The pilot reported no survivors. The plane carried 21 passengers and 4 crew.
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Sydney
Australia
Perth
Western Australia
Port Hedeland
Port Hedland
Insett
1968 Strikes Threat Fails to Hit US Steel Gains
The 1968 steel year looked set for a strike driven boom but instead demand dropped after the July contract. Shipments fell to a six year low in September as buyers stocked up. By year end, profits neared $715 million with capital spending at $2.3 billion. Foreign competition and price cuts shook the market while U.S. Steel and Bethlehem led a volatile pricing battle.
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Associated Brass Weiter Pittsburgh
Steel Indust
United Steels
Bethlehem Steel
U.S Steal Corp
No. 1
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
US. Steel
Congress
Nixon
United Steelworkers Union
Aflcio
Task Steel Industry
Steel Magazine
Paul C. Harmon
Armco Steel Corp
Evangel College President Ashcroft to Speak at First Assembly
Springfield Missouri First Assembly of God hosts Evangel College president J Robert Ashcroft at 10 45 Sunday January 6 at 312 North Main Street. Ashcroft, Evangel’s second president since 1958, urges youth as space age people shaping a future of explosion in population information and transportation while human values remain.
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Springfield
J. Robert Ashcroft
Evangel College
Assembly of God Church
Main St
Clifford C. Truitt
Assemblies of God
Ashcroft
Evangel
North Central Association of Colleges
Packard Named Deputy Defense Secretary for Nixon Era
Multimillionaire industrialist David Packard chosen to help run day to day Pentagon operations under Melvin Laird as defense secretary. Packard to resign Hewlett Packard chair. will earn $30,000 base plus other income. moves from Palo Alto to Washington with strong administrative background to bolster next four years’ policy and management, contrasting McNamara’s hands-on style.
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Freds. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Pentagon
Melvin R. Lairdcore
Laird
Nixon
David Packard
Packard
Washington
Hewlett Packard Co
Palo Alto
Calif
Inccome
Clark M. Clifford
Robert S. McNamara
Ford Motor Cay
McNamara
Clifford
Paul H. Nitze
John
Vietnam
Europe
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Cambodia
Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
NEA
Oia
Andle Eas
Middle East
Mediterranean
Africa
Nigeria
Biafra
South Africa
Rhodesia
Angola
Portugal
Yurgoslavia
Moscow
Kremlin
Veechoslovakia
Hope
John Mann
U.S. Brass Corporation
Gadella
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