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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1967
Page
9
Akron reports Uniroyal Inc reached an agreement with the United Rubber Workers ending the 96 day strike that idled up to 76000 workers. The action comes as concerns over tire shortages for defense and civilians grow amid the nationwide labor stoppage.
In Saigon area fighting, Viet Cong forces using mortars and 122 mm rockets hit a U S Army camp and airfield, killing 11 Americans and wounding 43. The base came under 137 shell strikes in about 25 minutes, with a new 30 pound rocket delivering deadly accuracy. Fire chiefs warn national insurance rates may rise due to widespread urban damage.
Representative Michael A. Feighan of Cleveland defends employing his son William at a salary of 18500 dollars an year arguing he needs him not to groom him for a future seat. Feighan notes Bill has worked for him since January 1966 as he enters his 25th year in Congress.
Saigon premier Nguyen Cao Ky announced plans to raise 50 000 to 65 000 more troops to push South Vietnam’s forces to 700 000 with U S equipment. He urged a Vietnam war summit with President Johnson in October and named Australia as the preferred venue, with Bangkok or Seoul as options.
President Charles de Gaulle, 76, returned to Paris smiling after cutting a five day state visit to four days in Quebec. Sources say he avoided English Canada and Ottawa talks with Lester Pearson, angering Pearson by shouting Long Live Free Quebec to a French Canadian crowd.
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in the consumer price index for June, marking a third straight monthly increase. The index stands at 116 percent of the 1957–59 average, with food costs driving much of the rise. Excluding food, living costs rose 0.2 percent.
After calling Pearson unacceptable, Charles de Gaulle flew home to Paris aboard a presidential DC8. In Orly Airport VIP lounge his cabinet gathered anxiously as Le Figaro and others criticized the move while Canadian protests surged at the Canadian embassy with three bouquets delivered.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr accused Congress of creating an atmosphere for riots by blocking key civil rights and housing bills. He criticized spending priorities prompting violence in urban slums and linked unemployment among Black Americans to the unrest.
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