Auto Workers threaten strike over GM and rivals
Walter Reuther leader of the United Auto Workers warns of a U.S. auto industry strike if GM Ford and Chrysler do not offer substantial bargaining changes within days. He denounces GM's proposal as inadequate while signaling readiness to strike to secure justice amid contract talks.
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Makarios Rejects Union With Greece Over Turkey Compensation
Cyprus President Makarios rejects any union with Greece that would grant compensation to Turkey. Spyros Kypriianou attends a working luncheon with Prime Minister Papandreou amid Athens efforts to keep dialogue with Nicosia while resisting Turkish sovereign base rights on Cyprus. The Greek government pursues two fronts in diplomacy.
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Reuters
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Civil rights showdown looms at Democratic convention tonight
Alabama delegates defy loyalty pledge 33 to 3 urging floor fight over unseating dispute. Mississippi matters deferred as party unity tests and Johnson endorsement remains unresolved amid rioting in Saigon and Da Nang with attacks on U S barracks and officials.
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Democratic platform backs fair enforcement of Civil Rights Act
Atlantic City AP report notes the platform committee approved a Civil Rights plank urging fair enforcement of the 1964 Act and condemning lawlessness. It supports revising immigration laws to remove origin-based discrimination and advancing equality of opportunity for women and older Americans in employment.
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Hurricane Cleo heads toward Jamaica and Cuba
Hurricane Cleo battered through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico as it raged toward Jamaica with 140 mile per hour winds, threatening Cuba. Officials blamed the storm for at least 14 deaths, 100 injuries, and 50 million dollars in damage in the French Caribbean and warned of heavy rain and floods across Hispaniola.
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Congo Denies Hiring White Mercenaries Amid Rebel Fears
Congo government spokesman Emmanuel Sende denied reports of a white mercenary influx and said no recruitment plan exists. He noted a South African plane carried aid, not troops, and said military advisers may be sought from Belgium while preparing to fight rebels with Congolese forces.
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Lodge says Vietnam student riots reflect youthful ebullience
Henry Cabot Lodge, former U S ambassador to South Vietnam and Johnson envoy, dismisses protests as youthful ebullience. He notes riots in Saigon target information ministry and student union, with radio station damage and looting in Qu Nhon, arguing U S aims in Vietnam should be left alone.
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Laos Tripartite Talks Postponed In Paris
Reuters reports delayed arrival of two delegations postpones Laos tripartite talks in Paris. Prince Souvanna Phouma arrived to consult with French ministers and Russia and Britain co chairs on Laotian neutrality. Souphanouvong heads Pathet Lao delegation en route from Peking while Boun Oum plans initial leadership before medical treatment.
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Mass arrests hit India as Communists protest food prices
More than 500 Communists were arrested across India during a five day nationwide protest against rising food prices. About 400 marched on markets while others picketed banks stock exchanges and government offices in cities including New Delhi Lucknow Bombay Calcutta and Madras.
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New twist in flag debate in Ottawa Commons
The flag debate resumes with free votes and no party discipline, PM Pearson's Liberal government says. Liberal Ralph Cowan will speak for retention, while Conservatives led by Diefenbaker push a plebiscite with four questions and more amendments loom as talk continues.
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