Britain faces first merchant marine strike in 50 years
Britain's 2,500 ship Seamen union rejects government terms and vows to withhold labor from mid night Sunday, threatening to choke Britain's ports London Liverpool and Southampton. The walkout would disrupt raw materials and essential food imports, affecting longshoremen tugmen truckers and factory workers. The union seeks a 56 hour week with overtime pay and a pay rise near 42 percent. federation offers 13 percent over two years. Royal Navy plans limited movement but warns strike could be disastrous.
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Police Face Excommunication for Clubbing of Priests in Spain
Reported in Barcelona, Vatican officials weighed excommunication against police linked to brutal treatment of priests during a student protest. More than 150 priests marched to demand academic freedom, with about a dozen injured as police cracked down.
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Museum Chief Dies After Public Demonstration in Spain
James Rorimer, longtime director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, died at 60 in New York after a heart attack at home. Church sources noted the incident followed Spain's first public gymnastic march in modern history and discussed canon law on priest crimes.
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Coed Seized Mother of 4 Gets 5 Yrs in Killing
Postal inspectors trap a laborer and a University of California coed in Berkeley as extortion charges arise over a real estate developer. The case involves threats to ruin Eichler, with other suspects named and a suspect arrested outside a post office. In Los Angeles a mother of four faces life in prison for slaying two police officers amid earlier forged check allegations.
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Police Judge Finds Thieves Too Brash
Richmond Kentucky police judge Tom Smith condemned the thieves who stole his coin laundry on Sunday. On Wednesday his portrait was taken from behind his desk in the police station office, showing the audacity of the crime.
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There is a Job for You in Long Beach CA
Hundreds seek work through ALCO EMPLOYMENT AGENCY run by Frankee Barnhill at 2219 Long Beach Boulevard. The agency highlights uncovering forgotten talents via personal interviews and urges both employed and unemployed to apply, noting opportunities may be around the corner. Call GA 47415 for details.
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Million Medicare Eligibles Unsigned in Social Security Notice
Washington UPI reports with three weeks left before enrollment closes, about one million Americans aged 65 and over have not signed up for Medicare's doctor bill insurance plan. Commissioner Robert M. Balt said half of the 19 million eligible have enrolled in the $3 per month option.
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