GE Workers Reject New 38 Month Contract
GE employees across multiple plants rejected the latest 38 month pact with GE. In Lynn and Everett Massachusetts about 2000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers voted against the proposal, calling it peanuts and insufficient.
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Lynn
Mass
Afl-Cio International Union of Electrical Workers
Hugh McManus
Everett
Owensboro, Ky
International Union of Allied Industrial Workers
UAW IAM Vote To Strike GE Evendale Plant
UAW and IAM, totaling 6 300 members, reject GE Evendale contract and authorize strikes at 12 01 a m Oct 3 as contracts expire Oct 2. IUE locals in Louisville Salem and Philadelphia also vote against terms. GE employs about 258 000 nationwide with 80 000 in IUE.
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UAW
General Electric Co
Evendale
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
Louisville
IUE
Salem
Bob Semones
Richard Evans
Cleveland
Ohio
Philadelphia
TUE
Collingdale
Pennsauken
N.J
U S raids silence North Viet Nam antiaircraft guns
U S bomber pilots report silencing 10 antiaircraft gun positions along a rail corridor to China in 127 North Viet Nam raids. Navy bombers destroy a torpedo boat near Haiphong as ground fighting in the south dwindles to scattered actions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
China
Hanoi
Navy
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
North
Red Capital
Coral Sea
Thanh Hoa
Bien Hoa
Radioactive chromium wire used in experimental cancer treatment
University of Chicago researchers report success with radioactive chromium wire implants in cancer patients. Six years ago a patient with six months to live was treated and now leads a normal life. ten more patients have undergone the method, which uses chromium-51 implanted via a specialized gun.
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Albany
Ore
Griem
Typhoon Ida Kills 197 in Japan as Debris Mounts
A massive typhoon battered Japan causing 197 deaths and 123 missing with damage estimated over 300 million dollars. Emergency crews, police and troops cleared roads, searched for survivors, and restored communications as Mt. Fuji area bore the worst impact.
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Tokyo
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Nagoya
U.S. Army
Pacific
Assassination Trial Set for Verwoerd's Killer in Cape Town
Dimitri Tsafendas is to stand trial in Cape Town's Supreme Court on October 17 for the assassination of Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd. The case carries the death penalty by hanging.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Dimitri Tsafendas
Supreme Court
Hendrick F. Verwoerd
Africa
Reds Hire Dave Bristol as Manager for 1967
Cincinnati AP Dave Bristol was appointed manager of the Reds for 1967. President-General Manager William C Dewitt said Bristol, 33, was the only candidate and had served as interim manager since July 13, succeeding Don Heffner.
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Cincinnati
Dave Bristol
Cincinnati Reds
William C. Dewitt
Bristol
Don Heffner
Recession Talk and Tax Hike Hint From Fowler and Ackley
Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler said a tax increase is certainly in the realm of probability while Gardner Ackley warned next year could lean toward too much demand. Ackley saw no recession in 1967 unless the Vietnam effort ends abruptly, and cautioned against tying cost of living to wage-price guidelines. A National’s Business poll found 20 percent predicting a downturn and nearly half foreseeing a leveling off in 1967, based on preproposal sentiment.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Viet Nam
Fowler
ABC
Ackley
CBS
Johnson
Natio
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Autumn highways deadly start brings Ohio tolls
The weekend traffic toll in Ohio rose sharply with at least 34 fatalities, the highest nonholiday weekend total this year. Early Friday six hours saw seven deaths, and Cleveland, Butler County, and other regions reported multiple fatal crashes, marking a grim start to the season.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Greater
Cleveland
Butler County
Garrett J. Boone
Chuckle Optimist Turns Parking Into Optimistic Stunt
A man parks his car with a lighthearted grin, handing keys to a lot attendant and walking away without glancing back. The scene captures a playful, carefree moment in a busy lot.
Weather forecast shows showers and cool spell ahead
The forecast calls for cloudy cool weather tonight and Tuesday with possible showers. Tonight's low in the upper 40s and tomorrow's high in the high 60s. Temperatures to stay below normal with showers possible Wednesday. Yesterday's high 54 and overnight low 48. Middle town recorded 0.36 inch of rain yesterday. At 11 am today the temperature was 59.
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Middle Town
Goldwater Launches Broadside Against Birchers in Arizona
Barry Goldwater assails The John Birch Society as a threat to Republican power in Arizona. He warns the Birch influence could derail state party leadership and says Birchers dominated the Maricopa County vote that re elected chair Charles Miller. Goldwater defends Harry Rosenzweig as state chairman.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
John Birch Society
Goldwater
Don Bolles
The
Arizona Republic
U. S
Arizona
Harry Rosenzweig
John Birch
Rosenzweig
Mesa
Charles Miller
Maricopa
Chicago
Birch Society
Miller
Be Careful Robber Begs Clerk During Heist
In Reseda California Leo Becker a liquor store clerk rang up gin and cigarettes when a robber drew a gun and demanded money. Becker warned I have a gun too and the robber pleadingly urged Be careful be careful as he fumbled at the door and fled dropping cigarettes.
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Reseda
Calif
Leonard Becker
Becker
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