Waldheim elected United Nations secretary general
Kurt Waldheim, an Austrian diplomat, won the UN Security Council support and was endorsed by the General Assembly to become the fourth secretary general on Jan 1. He will lead the UN from 1955 and has pledged to be an active administrator and advocate for international peace.
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Kurt Waldheim
United Nations
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Waldheim
Max Jakobson
Finland
Carlos Ortiz de Rozas
Argentina
Jakobson
Ortiz de Rozas
Soviet Union
China
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Burma
New York
Hitler
Germany
Dock dispute faces pre Christmas settlement aim
White House mediator J Curtis Counts says a pre Christmas settlement of the West Coast dock dispute is possible before the Taft Hartley injunction expires on Christmas Day. He notes both shippers and longshoremen want a settlement and prefers one without third party or congressional intervention. The 80 day injunction had required ILWU to return to work after a 100 day strike affecting 24 ports.
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San Francisco
White House
West Coast
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Taft Hartley
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Harry Bridges
Counts
Pacific Maritime Association
ILWU
PMA
First Day of Winter Brings Facts and Weather Outlook
The first day of astronomical winter arrives as the sun sits lowest at noon in the northern hemisphere. Forecasters predict mild, fair conditions across much of the nation with flurries in the Great Lakes and north central regions and rain along the Pacific Coast.
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Associated Press
National Weather Service
Chicago
Great Lakes
North Central States
Pacific Coast
Upper Plains States
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Planeload of GIs Arrives Overnight at O'Hare
The last planeload of GIs expected for Christmas touched down at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago today, bringing 200 servicemen from Saigon. USO volunteers handed out candy and cookies as families awaited their arrival, though the early landing limited reunions.
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Chicago
O'Hare
Saigon
USO
Dinner Hours Set for Sundays and Weeknights
The schedule lists dinner hours from 4 30 p m to 11 00 p m on weekdays and 1 00 p m to 9 00 p m on Sundays with a note that MOH is free and the lowest price dinner in the group.
Illinois panel backs sewer permits tied to EPA review
The Illinois Pollution Control Board urged that new sewer connections require a permit from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and that permits should be granted only if adequate treatment capacity exists.
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Chicago
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
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