Western Union Telegraph Workers Strike Hits Frederick
Frederick branch manager Charles W. Rife reports the 20 000 member AFL CIO strike by United Telegraph Workers and Communications Workers has closed the Frederick office. The walkout began at 12 01 a m after a rejected wage offer of 20 percent over two years with 4 percent tied to tariff approval. Rife notes local losses will hit truckers, bid callers, and money orders amid continued government and private wire services.
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Charles W. Rife
Frederick
Western Union
S. Court St
Martinsburg
W. Va
United Telegraph Workers and Communications Workers
Frederick County
Afl-Cio
Rife
Rogers Sees Tough Lisbon NATO Talks Ahead
Secretary of State William Rogers said the NATO meeting in Lisbon June 3-4 will be highly important even if it yields no counterproposal to Moscow on a mutual European force reduction. He noted Berlin talks and hoped progress may come, aided by U S Senate debate on easing European defense burdens.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
NATO
Lisbon
Moscow
Rogers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Berlin
Andrews Air Force Base
Earnby
Maryland
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U.S
Europe
Holiday Road Toll Tops 500
National Safety Council reports 532 traffic deaths over the three day Memorial Day weekend across the United States. Officials had estimated 450 to 550 fatalities from 6 pm Friday to Monday midnight. The worst three day toll on record was 597 in 1969.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Rocky Ridge Boy Killed On U S 15
Memorial Day weekend fatal crash on rain slick U S 15 near Frederick County claims 16 year old Rocky Ridge youth Dennis Le mar Ambrose. Involved, Babette Burke 41 of Rockville drives 1969 hard top and injures Burke family. Saylor 15 treated and released.
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Frederick County
Rocky Ridge
U.S
Dennis le
Mar Ambrose
Robert J. Thomas
Babette Gertrude Burke
Rockville
James Saylor
John Burke
Patricia Burke
Eileen Burke
Nora Burke
Memorial Day Rain Halts No Festivities in Frederick
Heavy rain swelled the Potomac to 12 feet above banks as 2.15 inches fell over Memorial Day weekend. Rescue squads saved campers stranded on a downstream island near Seneca. The river is expected to crest by noon with no major damage forecast. Pools and parks drew crowds as May rainfall totals surpassed seasonal norms. Rep. Byron delivered the Memorial Day address at Mount Olivet Cemetery. About 100 people attended with American Legion AMVETS and Marines represented.
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Potomac River
Potomac
Seneca
Montgomery County
Fairfax County
Braddock
Gambrill
Catoctin
Goodloe E. Byron
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick
American Legion
Legion Home
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
Francis Scott Key
Amvets
Marine Corps of
Cedric H. Smith
Doctors Seek To Identify Badly Burned Murphy Body
Wreckage of a chartered airplane carrying World War II hero Audie Murphy and five others was found on Brushy Mountain near Roanoke. Pathologists worked to positively identify the six bodies, with three recognizable by features and three badly burned. Murphy’s status remained unconfirmed but considered likely. The crash occurred Friday. rescue teams reached the site after weather and no filed flight plan delayed discovery.
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Roanoke
Audie Murphy
Roanoke Community Hospital
Audie
Lincoln Carle
Murphy
Martinsville
Here
Atlanta
Brushy
South Viets Lose Snuol Battle In Cambodia
U S B52s and allied aircraft hit North Vietnamese troops on the Snuol edge and inside the Cambodian town as South Vietnamese forces retreat from a heavy siege. Reports say about 200 South Vietnamese killed or wounded, while Saigon claims 700 NVA killed and 80 vehicles abandoned. Air power backed the withdrawal amid heavy fighting along Highway 13.
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Saigon
Snuol
Loc Ninh
Sauol
U.S
Sinai
Cambodia
Eight Thousand Bid Placed on Old Elks Lodge
Mrs. Bonita Maas placed the high bid of 8000 dollars at a public sale on the Court House steps for the Frederick B P O Elks lodge property at 7 West Second Street. The trustees may confirm or reject the bid within ten days, and a ten percent deposit will be refunded if rejected. The location adjoins Maas Opticians and the fire-destroyed building is slated for demolition.
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Bonita Maas
Frederick
Second St
Maas Opticians
Turkish Terrorists Gunned Down and Girl Freed in Istanbul
Police stormed a third floor apartment in Istanbul freeing 14 year old Sibel Erkan held hostage by two young terrorists. One attacker died and the other was critically wounded. The girl was treated for shock and recovered. The incident followed the kidnapping and murder of Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom. Two other militants were captured or killed as police masked by bullets and ladders cleared the building. A large crowd gathered as officials announced further arrests related to the Liberation Army.
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Istanbul
Sibel Erkan
Huseyin Cevahir
Mahir Cayan
Ephraim Elrom
Cavan
Cayan
Cevahir
Elrom
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Ankara
Sibel
Cihan Alptekin
People’s Liberation Army
Adiyaman
Liberation Army
Sinan Cemgil
Muzaffer Caglar
Aluminum Workers Win Pay Boosts
The United Steelworkers union and four major aluminum companies reached three year contracts for about 32,400 workers, with an average wage rise around 30 percent over the period. The deals include pension and vacation benefits gains, with first year increases of 54.4 cents per hour and 15.7 cents plus a cost of living adjustment in each of the following years, and a minimum rise up to $1.34 more if inflation climbs.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Olin Aluminum Co
Hannibal
Ohio
Aluminum Co, of
America
Alcoa
Nixon
White House
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Reynolds Metals Co
Ormet Aluminum
I. W. Abel
Reynolds
Aluminum Workers International Union
Kaiser
Ormet
USW
Nixon To Hold News Conference Tonight Across Networks
President Nixon will appear live on four networks at 8 30 p m E D T today for a news conference. Press Secretary Ziegler said there will be no preliminary announcements and the session will start with questions. Nixon last spoke at a May 1 San Clemente news conference broadcast only on radio.
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Washington
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
San Clemente
Calif
Eastalco Wages and Prices Set to Rise
Charles A. Schroer, Eastalco Aluminum vice president, said Alcoa wage hikes will lift wages and prices at the Buckeystown plant. Eastalco’s 500 workers, not unionized, will have pay raised to union standards in August and the base price of about 29 cents per pound is slated to rise later.
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Charles A. Schroer
Eastalco Aluminum Company
Alcoa
Buckeystown
Schroer
Eastalco
Eastalco Aluminum
Fire Log Summary of Calls and Responding Units
Fire calls logged over 72 hours ending 10 am with multiple incidents. House fires at 39 East Fifth Street and 311 West South Street with Juniors Independents Citizens and Unidos responding. A truck fire at 4 East 13th Street and a house fire on 6 51 PM Monday with Uniteds Independents Citizens responding. An automobile fire on County 170 Eastbound Lane and a field fire at Dublin Road Smith Residence with Woodsboro and others on scene. Ambulance calls total 44 with 38 emergency and 6 routine. Jail population lists 29 males and 1 female.
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East Fifth ST
Independents
Citizens
Uniteds
West South ST
13Th ST
Phebus
Myersville
Dublin Road
Smith
Woodsboro
Market Opens With Cautious Dow Gain After Holiday
New York trading resumed as the Dow Jones average rose 1.06 to 908.87 at 10:30 a.m. The advancers led decliners on the New York Stock Exchange by 7 to 5, signaling a cautious positive start.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
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le Trung Hien
Snuot
Hien
Nguyen van Minh
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Snoul
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Goodtoe Byron
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