Striking Seaway Workers Tie Up Major North American Passage
About 1200 workers from the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Transport and General Workers Union walked out over pay, halting 65 ships in the St Lawrence Seaway. Government offers ranged from 6 percent this year plus 6 percent next to an 18 percent demand, with Prime Minister Trudeau calling the offer fair and reasonable. Gates at key locks were closed to ship traffic as pickets gathered outside.
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Eisenhower's condition improves as medical bulletins pause
Doctors at Walter Reed said Eisenhower is doing well after his fifth heart attack and will no longer receive daily updates. The 77 year old, described as major, remains under care and was reading paperback books while morale stays high. His wife Mamie stays at his side as plans to leave for Gettysburg farm were postponed.
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Paris
Apollo's Test Faces Mounting Setbacks in Vacuum Chamber
Three astronauts confronting repeated failures in the world’s largest vacuum chamber as part of a mock Apollo flight. technicians fixed sun lamps then addressed vacuum problems causing about 12 hours of delay and pushing the test 38 hours behind its 177 hour plan with possible next Tuesday departure.
LBJ Leads Latin Ambassadors to HemisFair Visit
President Johnson plans a July 3 to 5 appearance at HemisFair '68 in San Antonio with as many as 40 Latin American ambassadors and other diplomats aboard Air Force One. He will host sessions at his hill country ranch and use the Texas holiday as Congress recess nears.
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Navy trims search for missing submarine Scorpion
Navy cuts the hunt to five ships for the Scorpion missing with a crew of nine. Destroyer D H Fox sails home via Bermuda, Kittywake departs to Holy Loch. Remaining vessels Ozark Petrel Compass Island Mizar Bowditch continue to search under Capt John C Ball.
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Little Richard on beauty discipline and star power
Little Richard explains that being the most beautiful act in show business starts with birth beauty and a strict regimen. He details daily self beautification, a full-time hair dresser, and two hours of styling as he tours, highlighting hits like Rip It Up and Lucille.
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Aladdin Hotel
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Jenny Jenny
Miss Ann
North Viet Insists No Gain Made During Peace Sessions
North Viet namese spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le rejected U.S. statements of slight progress in Paris talks, saying there has been no progress. He criticized U.S. air raids while Harriman and Clifford described minor movement.
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Cyrus R. Vance
China
Soviet Unmanned Satellite Launch and Linkup Effort
The Soviet Union launched an unmanned satellite into a low earth orbit similar to Sputniks. It may be attempting to link two unmanned satellites in orbit, following automatic linkups achieved in October and April.
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