AFL-CIO Threatens Major Clash Over Johnson Minimum Wage
AFL-CIO officials warn of a major political war with President Johnson over a higher minimum wage. They demand $1.40 now, $1.60 next year and $1.75 in 1968, threatening to cut Democratic support and challenge wage bills in Congress.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Congress
George Meany
Council of Economic Advisers
Labor Federation
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Organized Labor
Labor
White House
Thon
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
AFL Cio
AFL - Cio
Flu Epidemics Strain California to New England
Flu from Asian and B types disrupts schools in Alaska to Florida. In California 400,000 students and 3,000 teachers missed school as absenteeism rose to 40 percent in some areas. Alaska and Nevada report rising illness. New England sees pneumonia deaths linked to flu but officials doubt national spread.
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Los Angeles
Philip K. Condit
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
State Health Department
San Francisco
Oakland
Sacramento
Fresno
Washington
Anchorage
Alaska
Arctic Health Research Center
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Providence
R.L
Worcester
Mass
New England
South Atlantic
The
Health Service
Nevada
California
Reno
Las Vegas
Lake Tahoe
Wilson summons South African ambassador over Rhodesia oil
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson received Ambassador Carel De Wet at Downing Street for about thirty minutes to discuss oil flows to Rhodesia. The meeting followed tensions over sanctions and supply routes amid the crisis.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
No. 10
Downing St
Rhodesia
Carel de Wet
Wilson
Street name changes affect Butler County tax notices
Butler County residents face potential tax mail delays as street name changes such as Sutphin and Doty to University Boulevard and South Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue complicate accurate billing. County Treasurer Mark G. Wendel urges owners to update addresses, ensure bills reach them, and note deadlines.
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Butler County
Mark G. Wendel
Middletown
Sutphin and
Doty
Stevens Avenue
University Boulevard
South Avenue
Roosevelt Avenue
Wendel
Two Army Nurses Among Seven Killed in Saigon Area Crash
Defense officials reported seven killed in an Army helicopter crash near Saigon. Army nurses Mid Lt Carol A E Drazba and 2nd Lt Elizabeth A Jones died aboard the helicopter, which may have struck a power line 10 miles northeast of Saigon. The crew included pilot Capt Charles M Smith Jr and aircraft commander Lt Col Charles M Honour Jr, with other crew members identified as Spec 4 Christopher J Lantz and Spec 4 Gary R Artman. investigation ongoing.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Saigon
Defense Department
Pentagon
Carol A. E. Drazba
Dunmore
Elizabeth A. Jones
Allendale
S.C
51St Field Hospital
Army
Charles M. Smith Jr
Merriman Smith
White House
United Press International News Service
Smith
Johan F. Kennedy
Charles M. Honour Jr
Norcroft
Christopher J. Lantz
East Cleveland
Ohio
Gary R. Artman
Oklahoma City
Okla
Marines Press Attack in Phuoc Valley Campaign
U S Marines pour into Phuoc Valley 350 miles northeast of Saigon hunting the Viet Cong 1st Regiment supported by Navy air power. Four aircraft lost, two American helicopters downed, and nine Viet Cong reported killed as ground fire wounds two Marines during insertion near Tari Ky.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phuoc Valley
Valley Forge
South China Sea
North Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
da Nang
U.S. Marine
Hoc Mon
U.S
Tari Ky
Chau Lai
A Glance Inside Pity Kids Of Today
AP writer John Barbour considers the sad state of urban life today and the lack of vacant lots for play. The piece reflects on childhood, city life, and the changing landscape of American towns.
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Associated Press
John Barbour
Soviet Cosmos 109 Satellite Goes Into Orbit Successfully
Tass reports the Soviet Union launched the 109th Cosmos satellite Saturday. The unmanned craft carries scientific equipment for space studies under the program started March 11, 1962, and it is functioning normally.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Arctic cold grips area with light snow possible Monday
An Arctic air mass moved in Friday night and will keep today cold with a high around 20. Monday will be similar with more clouds and a chance of light snow. Tonight’s low expected from 5 to 10 degrees.
No Hope For Breaking Ice Jam
Davenport and Rock Island face a major ice jam on the Mississippi River seven miles long with water about two feet above flood stage. Officials estimate breaking it would require one million pounds of TNT, but a thaw remains the only real chance. 150 residents evacuated as the jam tightens and threatens local areas.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island
Ill
Sissippi
Richard Gustafson
Corps of Engineers
Junior F. Miller
Army Engineers
Soldier Daniel Fernandez Dies Saving Comrades in Vietnam
Spec. 4 Daniel Fernandez of Los Lunas New Mexico sacrificed himself by falling on a Viet Cong grenade to shield teammates during a battle near Saigon. The 25th Infantry Division unit was heavily engaged Friday and Fernandez had previously earned a Purple Heart after a 1965 Viet Nam wound. His father said the four year enlistment would have ended in November and he did not plan to extend.
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Wendel
Middletown
Lemon
Madison Townships
Fernandez
25Th Infantry Division
Saigon
Los Lunas
Jose
Viet Nam
Spec. Fernandez
Hawaii
Name Confusion Delays Telegram Delivery in India
A New Delhi man complained six weeks passed before a telegram sent to Secunderbad reached its destination. An investigation found the delay stemmed from a telegraph agency inquiry into whether it had an office in Secunderbad.
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New Delhi
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