KY unions face rising public dislike in 1968 strikes
The Year of the Strike label reflects widespread labor stoppages from 1966 into 1968. Government and public service walkouts anger voters, with teachers and sanitation workers among those striking. unions lose public trust and leadership control in a crisis the article deems unprecedented.
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Paris
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Action Line provides consumer help and historic questions
In Long Beach a reader asks about obtaining an official presidential inauguration program and a refund for a deposit on work not completed. ACTION LINE details filing with the State Contractor's Board, license status, and inspector steps.
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Action Line
Kohl
Sacramento
Kohl Builders
Bellflower
Contractors Board
Los Angeles
Long Beach
U S Army Ramps Up Drills Near Czechoslovakia Border
About 15 000 U S troops depart for Germany to prep for maneuvers near the Czech border, with two infantry brigades and four Air Force squadrons totaling 11 000 soldiers and 96 aircraft to operate in Grafenwoehr Hoenfels area before returning to the U S after three weeks.
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NATO
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Czech
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Chucks Stumbles Over Optimism Parable
An aphorism contrasts optimism and pessimism with a light that appears then vanishes as pessimism extinguishes it. The brief serves as a reflective quip on attitude shaping perception and outcomes.
Nixon selects Richardson for No 2 State Department post
President elect Nixon completes his top level State Department team naming Eliott L. Richardson as deputy secretary and confirming Ellsworth Bunker to remain in Vietnam for a time. He also faces sharp questions from the Senate Interior Committee over Alaska Governor Walter Hickel as interior secretary.
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William P. Rogers
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Senate Interior Committee
Alaska
Walter Hickel
Interior
Jerry T. Verkler
Jet Crashes Into House in Dense Fog Killing 48 at Gatwick
An Afghanistan Airlines Boeing 727 crashed into a house near Gatwick Airport in heavy fog, killing 48 people including three residents. The plane carried 63 aboard with 15 survivors, as firefighters fought a widespread blaze and wreckage littered fields and roads.
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CAB approves Hawaii routes for five airlines and United service
The Civil Aeronautics Board endorsed new Hawaii routes for Western Braniff Continental American and Trans World with United given rights to serve Hawaii from 11 additional U S mainland cities and Northwest from nine more. Western Continental and Northwest cited Long Beach as a Hawaii connect point. Western proposed multiple daily flights from Long Beach to Hawaii with Las Vegas connections. United’s expanded service covers Boston New York Newark Buffalo Niagara Falls Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington Baltimore Cleveland Detroit Chicago Kansas City and San Diego area through 20 points. Northwest adds New York Newark Philadelphia Dulles Cleveland Detroit Chicago Minneapolis St Paul San Francisco Bay Area via Oakland or San Jose and Los Angeles via Ontario or Long Beach satellites. Western plans routes from Anchorage Minneapolis St Paul Denver Phoenix San Diego and Oakland Long Beach satellites for San Francisco Los Angeles. Continental gained a Hawaii South Pacific Micronesia Australia route in international phase and domestic routes were awarded as well.
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87 Injured in Londonderry Civil Rights Clash
The four day Belfast march climaxed in Londonderry with Catholics and Protestants clashing as rain drenched streets erupted into violence. At least 87 injured including six policemen and several women, with police and hospital officials tallying 119 wounded overall in the unrest along the 72 mile trek.
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UPI
Belfast
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Hippie Soldier: The Draft War Compromise
The piece profiles Brian Taylor, the Orange County hippie who joined the Army after accepting the draft, highlighting the personal and military compromises involved. It references Associated Press reporting and notes on other front-page items such as S F State College, Kennedy tactics, Rostow’s Vietnam view, and California Legislature issues.
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Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
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