Bell workers strike enters second day amid automation
A 400000 strong AFL CIO CWA strike against Bell Telephone enters its second day with minimal public disruption. Direct dialing remains functional while some office services pause. Union seeks wage health insurance agency shop pensions and end to wage differentials. Bell offers above 30 percent but rejected by CWA leaders. Average Bell pay is 3.43 an hour with wide operator and craftsman wages.
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Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
CWA
Patience Plea On Phone Use During Bell Strike
Southwestern Bell reports a one day strike by about 150 Lawrence occupational employees. Management staff, aided by 15 to 30 other Bell workers, handled calls with installation and repair suspended except for emergencies. Progress noted, delays occurred during peak periods but customers remained understanding.
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Ed Carter
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Telephone Company
Lawrence
Communication Workers of America
Bell
Carter
Peace Talks Progress Amid Logan Bruce Paris Dialogues
United States ambassador David Bruce stated at the Paris peace talks that the dialogue could be useful. He questioned Viet Cong and North Vietnamese proposals, urging clearer meaning while acknowledging readiness to negotiate a timetable for withdrawal as part of a broader settlement.
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Paris
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
Bruce
South Vietnam
US War Deaths Fall, Viet Cong Toll Declines in Week
US forces report 29 American troops killed in action last week along with 238 South Vietnamese and 1,103 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong deaths. The tolls reflect a drop in enemy casualties and reduced operations due to weather, with 9 Americans killed by noncombat causes and 179 wounded.
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Saigon
Maj
Charles Johnson
Johnson
U.S. Command
U Minh
Mekong
Vientiane
Laos
Sananikone
Prince Boun Oum
Panhandle
Phone Union Reviews Bell Offer In Three Year Deal
In St Louis AP report, the CWA and Southwestern Bell discuss a three year contract with about 30 percent wage and fringe benefit gains. Negotiations cover Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and parts of Illinois. The union will study the proposal with no mid day decision and the current contract expires Friday at midnight.
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ST. Louis
Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell
CWA
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Madison and
St. Clair
Illinois
Welfare payment cuts ordered from state
Dr. Robert Harder Kansas social welfare director said county welfare offices must reduce cash assistance grants about 20 percent effective Sept 1. The size of the family and former special allowances determine the exact amount of each reduction.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Harder
Kansas
Harder
Welfare cuts hit basic standard and shelter costs
Harder defends reducing assistance grants as economically necessary after the 1971 legislature capped welfare funds for 1972. Basic standards drop from 78 to 55 for singles and 196 to 154 for a four person family, with shelter costs unchanged. Administrative savings include centralized check mailing and county purchases over 25 dollars.
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Harder
Department of Social Welfare
County Commission Opposes 20% Welfare Cut
Douglas County Commissioners denounce the planned 20 percent cut in state welfare payments saying many recipients, including the aged and disabled, face hardship. Welfare director John Derrick notes the county cannot reduce its welfare tax due to state funding limits.
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Douglas County
Commission
Arthur Heck
Topeka
John Derrick
Connally Sees No Quick Jobless Rate Decline
Treasury Secretary Connally said unemployment likely to fall as the economy expands but cautioned a sharp downtrend is not yet a given. He projected inflation stabilizing with a fall in joblessness later this year amid a broad economic expansion and ongoing wage- inflation concerns.
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Washington
Connally
Nixon
Little change through week end noted in index
Corner notices list minor shifts in local retail hours and store activity. Russell Stover Candies appears, with Key Rexall and ACYV Gibson Discount Center linked to new hours. daily hours set 9 to 10, 9 to 6 Sundays.
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Russell Stover
Gibson Discount Center
No Change In Weather In Northeast Kansas
The National Weather Service reports generally stable conditions tonight through Friday in northeast Kansas with a 10 percent rain chance tonight. Temperatures stay in the 80s to mid 60s with light northeast winds. A slight warming trend is expected into the weekend with highs low to mid 90s and lows in the 60s, with a slim rain chance and a possible shower Saturday.
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Kansas
National Weather Service
Kansas University
Striking phone workers return to help restore Missouri service
Telephone crews in south eastern Missouri went back to work to restore communications after a violent storm struck Wednesday night and morning. Desloge East Prairie Charleston and Jackson were hardest hit as service was spotty or nonexistent in many areas. Victor Crawley CWA director for eastern Missouri said workers are cooperating to return to their jobs. Exact numbers of returning strikers were not disclosed.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
New York
Washington
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
J. Curtis Counts
ST. Louis
Missouri
Desloge
Prairie
Charleston
Jackson
Victor Crawley
Communications Workers of America
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Gena Simpson
Kansas Union
Hawaii
Boulder
Colo
Journal-World
Ken Seals
Los Angeles
George Donnelly
Pacific Telephone
Bierne
Phone Union
Bell System
Elizabeth Evans
Bell Telephone Co
Miami
Fla
Elizabeth
Charles Evans
Robert Docking
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