Longshoremen Strike Ties Up Ports Coast to Coast
A 75,000 dockworkers strike began at midnight stalling loading and unloading at piers from Maine to Texas. President Johnson invoked the Taft Hartley Act to seek a court order for an 80 day cooling off period, while ILA president Thomas Gleason said the strike would continue despite the hearing setup in New York.
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New York
UPJ
Maine
Texas
Johnson
Tion
ILA
Thomas Gleason
Gleason
Public discourse tests American sense of fair play
Television footage of Hubert Humphrey’s appearance draws sharp critique of heckling and calls for broader respect for free expression. The piece condemns Senate hypocrisy over Fortas sentiment and notes local praise for hunter safety clinics at Sahara Hotel. It ends by noting some support for direct presidential primaries among local lawmakers.
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Sahara Hotel
Nevada Fish and Game Commission
Humphrey Says He Would Stop Bombing North Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey told NBC viewers he would halt bombing of North Vietnam if the Communists show signs of de escalation. The Democratic candidate framed his 30 minute address as policy guidance while conceding a possible loss if the election were held now. He urged Utah party leaders to rally support as he outlined Southeast Asian war goals.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
NBC
Utah
Trustees Approve $50,000 Monthly Hike at County Hospital
The board approved more than fifty thousand dollars per month in salary increases for employees of Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. The action gives staff across the facility a substantial raise, reflecting the hospital’s budget and staffing needs.
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County Hospital
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Griffenhagen-Kroeger
Bible Fike Okay Oct 28 Date For Debate At NSU
Sen Alan Bible and Lt Gov Ed Fike will meet in a public debate at Nevada Southern University on Oct 28 as Fike seeks to unseat the incumbent senator. NSU Political Science head Dr A E Lapitan said representatives from the university and both campaigns agreed on the date after a yesterday afternoon meeting.
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Fike Okay
NSU
Alan Bible
Ed Fike
Nevada Southern University
Fike
U.S
A. E. Lapitan
Bible
Lapitan
Everett
Wash
Green Beret Camp Fights Off Attack Near Thuong Duc
In Saigon the Thuong Duc outpost withstands a fourth day of assault as Marine units overrun nearby bunkers and claim 30 North Vietnamese dead inside. U.S. losses listed as one killed and one wounded. B52s bombed encircling positions with 350 tons of ordnance.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Thuong Duc
Hanoi
Whittlesea Cabs Back On Streets
Whittlesea Blue Cab Co resumes operations this morning with union drivers warned to report by 8 a.m. Oct. 1 or lose their jobs. The owner filed a $314 million suit in District Court against Yellow Cab Company and Teamsters Local 881 and an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.
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Whittlesea Blue Cab Co
Yesteday
Vic Whittlesea
Whittlesea
Norman Hilbrecht
The
Yellow Cab Company
Teamsters Local 881
National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Sahara
New Space Center
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Sunrise Hospital
George Kennedy
Stauffer Chemical Company
Henderson
United Steelworkers of America
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Carpenters Brotherhood
International Operating Engineers
IAMAW
West Coast
Titanium Corporation of America
Stauffer
International Union of Operating Engineers
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Jinune Sun
Ann Landers
Joe Delaney
Ralph Pearl
Society
ORR
Green Beret
Demilitarized Zone
Ben Hai River
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