Telephone Strike Tests Bell System World Wide
165000 union members walked out in the largest strike in 21 years challenging wage demands. AFL-CIO CWA head Beirne urged 500000 Bell System workers to refuse to cross lines. Officials said most service would be kept by supervisors though long distance and operator dependent calls could suffer.
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Joseph A. Berne
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Bell Telephone System
CWA
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Gilmer
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Bell
Western Electric Co
Trict
Columbia
New England
Alaska
Hawaii
Beirne
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
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Western Electric
New York
Tammy the Tiger Loses Permit-Free Home in Miami
In Miami Dade County Tammy a 110 pound Bengal tiger owned by William Seefeldt faces removal from home life as deputies require a cage to obtain a carnivore permit. Seefeldt vows to challenge ruling while Dr Gordon Hubbell notes cage would align with sheriff’s stance.
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Dade County Sheriff's Office
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Apa
Crandon Park Zoo
Seefeldt
Gordon Hubbell
Hialeah High School
Hubbell
Paris Eyes as Peace Site Amid Vietnam Talks Impasse
United States signals growing impatience over where to begin talks with North Vietnam and expects Hanoi to respond to a new proposal listing 15 possible venues. Washington hints Paris may still be acceptable, aiming to avoid face loss for either side as Rusk urges a serious reply.
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Paris
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Dean Rusk
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Rusk
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Laos
Burma
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India
Johnson
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
State Department
Nobody’s Tolerance Grows From a Neighbor’s Party
A lighthearted reflection on how enduring a neighbor’s loud gathering tests patience and tests social harmony in close living quarters. It notes coping ideas and community spirit in shared spaces.
U.S. Planes Stage Largest Raid of 1968 On Red Convoys
U.S. war planes conducted their heaviest raids of the year on North Vietnam with 145 missions, the most since December, despite Johnson curtailment orders. Navy Skyhawks hit a railroad bridge near the 19th parallel, and the campaign damaged 14 bridges, 13 trucks, and 16 boats or barges while touching off explosions and fires.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Johnson
Carrier Enterprise
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Panhan
Telephone Cable Cut Triggers FBI Probe Across Regions
AT&T reports 30 feet of cable cut east of Toledo Ohio disrupting service from Chicago east as a nationwide strike advances. A second Toledo area cable was cut by shotgun blast, service restored two hours later. FBI takes lead in investigation as Ohio Bell and AT&T coordinate rerouting.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Toledo
Ohio
Bogart
Chicago
Ohio Bell Telephone
Federal Aviation Administration
Oberlin
FBI
Helicopter Collision Kills 26 in South Vietnam
In South Vietnam a fatal helicopter crash occurred when two U S Army UH-1 choppers collided 59 miles southwest of Qui Nhon during a combat op. Eighteen South Vietnamese civilians and eight American military personnel died. no survivors were found.
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South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Weekend Showers Forecast for Southwest Ohio and Miami Valley
A forecast for Southwest Ohio and the Miami Valley calls for mostly cloudy skies with showers late Saturday into early Sunday. Tonight's low will be in the 40s to 50s, with a five day trend of above average temperatures Saturday through Wednesday and highs of 60 to 70 degrees. Yesterday's high reached 76 and the low this morning was 45.
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Ohio
Miami Valley
Johnson cancels speech as civil rights bill becomes law
President Johnson aborts a planned joint session address after Congress passes a civil rights bill with a strong open housing section. He cites no need for a special speech and notes ongoing Vietnam talks while stressing four conditions for future negotiations.
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Tex
Johnson
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Big City
California
Martin Luther King Jr
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