Hospital workers strike halves Creedmoor patients sent home
Thousands of mental patients were being discharged or moved as a New York City hospital workers union strikes. Creedmoor State Hospital in Queens, normally housing 6,300, was half empty with about 750 staff on duty. Other state hospitals faced partial evacuations as the walkout spread. Gov. Rockefeller called it a union power play.
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Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Creedmoor
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Afl-Cio American Federation of State
Rockefeller
Civil Service Employes Association
New York Schools Open As Teachers End Long Strike
New York resumed classes as 55,000 teachers returned amid lingering tension. Union leader Albert Shanker faces a contempt charge, Ocean Hill Browns ville trustees assume operation, and a watchdog panel vows safety while mayor Lindsay urges healing and progress.
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Shanker
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Rusk Recovers From Flu Meets Franco At Madrid
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, recovering from the flu, met Generalissimo Franco in Madrid to brief him on NATO talks in Brussels. Parallel talks between U.S. and Spanish military leaders aimed to resolve base rights renewal, led by Gen. Earle G. Wheeler.
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Five Medals of Honor Awarded in Vietnam
President Johnson awarded five Army Medals of Honor in a White House ceremony. Chaplain Capt Angelo J Lucky, the first priest to win the medal in Vietnam, helped carry more than 20 wounded soldiers to safety near Phuoc Lac. Other honorees include Spec 4 Gary G Wetzel, Spec 5 Dwight H Johnson, Sgt Sammy L Davis, and Capt James A Taylor.
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Oak Creek
Wis
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Detroit
Mich
Sammy L. Davis
Martinsville
Ind
James A. Taylor
Arcata
Speculative Fever Cools On Money Market
Paris reports signs that speculative fever on the franc eased as President de Gaulle and Premier Couve de Murville discussed the European financial crisis. Officials cited budget austerity and credit squeezes, while markets showed mixed movements in francs and dollars amid ongoing uncertainty about concrete policy measures.
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Francois-Xavier Ortoli
Couve de Murville
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Basel
Switzerland
Brussels
Fight Looms Over Revising Probate Code
Madison reports a legislative clash over Wisconsin probate law as the Legislative Council rejects major changes to attorney fees and the public administrator office. Proponents warned revisions would come in 1969 while leaders traded sharp words, highlighting a push to remove lawyers from estates and shift duties to district attorneys.
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Wisconsin
Legislative Council
Jerris Leonard
Bayside
William Johnson
Milwaukee
Johnson
Leonard
Leon
AMC on comeback trail after 1968 earnings turn black
American Motors Corp reports net earnings of 11.8 million dollars for fiscal 1968, first in the black since 1965, driven by 3.3 million from operations and a 4.79 million profit in autos. Dividends remain omitted for the 13th straight quarter. The firm expects to exceed 300,000 auto sales and notes a fourth quarter loss of 6 million.
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American Motors Corp
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U.S
AMC Board
Roy D. Chapin Jr
AMC
Chapin
William V. Luneburg
Kelvinator
White Industries
Sears advertising supplement in LaCrosse Tribune issue
The LaCrosse Tribune features a Sears advertising supplement with a notice to call the circulation department if not received, promising delivery of a complete paper to subscribers home.
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LaCrosse Tribune
Sears
New Congress Prep Slow Start as Nixon Looms
The 91st Congress begins January 3 with slow momentum awaiting Nixon's inauguration and his proposed program. A nuclear nonproliferation treaty vote may move, while Johnson appointees seek Senate confirmation. Widely, party majorities ease organizational tasks, though leadership tensions and McCormack removal rumors surface. Nixon to address Congress after inauguration.
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