Canton Fire and Police Union Accept $500 Year Pay Rise
Canton Ohio police and firefighters agreed to a $500 annual pay increase after a threatened mass resignation by about 280 of 340 workers. The deal includes time and a half over 40 hours, short of the requested $600 and longevity differentials up to $400 for 20 years.
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Canton
Ohio
International Association of Fire Fighters
Afl-Cio
McKinley Lodge 2
Fraternal Order of Police
U S Efforts to Start Vietnam Peace Talks Stall
Peace efforts in Vietnam have repeatedly stalled as the United States presses U Thant for any measure to spur talks toward a cease fire. Ambassadors and emissaries failed to secure a negotiated settlement amid a pattern of truces and continued bombing bickering.
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Washington
Vietnam
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
United States
Goldberg
U.N
U Thant
Henry
Johnson
Paul VI
North Vietnam
Europe
Reme
Futile Hope for Peace Talks in Vietnam War Era
The piece argues that reporting on North Vietnam is incomplete and portrays peace negotiations pessimistically. It recalls Vietnam’s 1954 French defeat and notes the Communists’ steadfast aim to control the entire country, suggesting repeated hardline resolve.
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North
Vietnam
Santa as American figure prompts university study
Madison sociologist Warren Hagstrom argues Santa Claus differs from St. Nicholas and competes with the Three Wise Men in gift giving. He notes parents’ gifts under Santa can become a moral bribe, while direct gifts remain ordinary. He cites psychology of religious giving shaping this view.
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Santa Claus
Warren 0. Hagstrom
University of Wisconsin
Hagstrom
Santa
Weather update shows cool temps through midweek
The forecast calls for lows in the 30s and highs in the 40s with a 43 high yesterday and a 37 overnight. Today at 11 am the temperature stood at 35 in Middletown, where rainfall had not yet reached a measurable amount before 8 am.
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Middletown
Prospects dim for Christmas truce in Vietnam
U S officials push to extend the Christmas truce into a long term cease fire but report negative replies from Communist leaders. No usable hints of broader talks with North Vietnam or UN aid. The plan seeks reciprocity to ease bombing and sustain a brief pause through key holidays.
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Washington
United States
Vietnam
U.N
U Thant
North Vietnam
B52s Press South Vietnam In Sixth Day of Bombing Campaign
In Saigon the United States conducted a sixth raid in three days targeting a North Vietnamese buildup in the DMZ. B52 Stratofortress bombers pounded troop concentrations in the southern zone as ground clashes persisted on a small scale. The Viet Cong marked the sixth anniversary of the National Liberation Front amid rising tension.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Kennedy Hopes Book On President Assassination Is Published
Sen. Edward Kennedy voiced hope for a compromise in the dispute over publication of The Death of a President by William Manchester. Look Magazine and Harper & Row face a legal block from Mrs. Kennedy, with a December 27 hearing set and plans for a four part 80 000 word serialization starting January 10.
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New York
Edward M. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Democrat
Boston
WHDH
Channel 5
Kennedy
Look Magazine
Cass Canfield
Harper & Row
Mr. Manchester
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