Miners Defy Injunction In Southern Illinois Strike
About 2,800 coal miners idle as a wildcat strike hits four Old Ben Coal Corp mines in Southern Illinois. UMW Local 8317 pickets West Frankfort No 9 mine amid injunction, with 20 workers discharged for unauthorized lines. No negotiations set. grievance procedures urged to resolve the dispute.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinois
Southern
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Old Ben Coal Corp
No. 9
West Frankfort
Local 8317
United Mine Workers
Franklin County
E. T. Moroni
Old Ben
Qld Bend
Moroni
Union and Coal Company
UMW
UMW District 12
Old Ben 9
Byrd Rich
Old Bend
Chester Gossett
C. L. Book
Sesser
Benton
Bell and Zoller
Johnston City
Sparta
Newman
Murdock
Peabody Coal Co
s_ Utility
Pittsburg
Tipple
Clarence Frost
All Freeman Coal Co
Buddy Morris
Freeman
Orient
Waltonville
Crown
Farmersville
Morris
U S planes strike Hanoi bridges amid renewed raids
U S warplanes hit key bridges near Hanoi for the second straight day including the Canal des Rapides five miles northeast of the city center. Thursday raids targeted Hanoi's main Paul Doumer bridge as Moscow reports said many planes attacked. Ground fighting continued along the Cambodian border and central coast as U S losses rose and civilian casualties were reported.
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U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Red China
Thailand
Canal Des Rapides
Paul Doumer
Tass
Hafois
Haiphong
Senate approves Social Security bill with record boosts
The Senate passed a Social Security bill by 62 to 14, sending it to President Johnson. It raises benefits by 3.6 billion and payroll taxes by 1.5 billion in its first year, expands medicare limits, and tightens welfare rules amid broad opposition from some lawmakers. Benefits rise for 24 million Americans with checks starting next March.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Medicare
Truce Planned for Holidays Across South Vietnam
South Vietnam宣布 24-hour Christmas truce from 6 p.m. Saigon time Christmas Eve to 6 p.m. Christmas Day with plans for New Year and Tet pauses. Viet Cong had announced three-day truces at Christmas and New Year and a seven-day Tet ceasefire. U S officials in Washington echoed the Christmas truce and said bombing of North Vietnam would halt.
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Saigon
Tet
U. S
Washington
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Weekend Forecast Calls for Cold, Cloudy Skies
The forecast warns of cloudy, cold conditions through Saturday. Lows dip into the 20s at night with highs in the 30s on Saturday. A map and full details appear on page 18.
House approves $2.29568 billion foreign aid package
The House voted 198 to 158 to accept a compromise foreign aid bill worth 2.29568 billion dollars. The measure now goes to the Senate for quick approval after earlier reductions and a conferee revision reduced about 20 million dollars.
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Washington
House
Senate
Balance of governance urged for proposed Springfield and Chicago colleges
The Faculty Advisory Committee of the State Board of Higher Education reaffirmed that the Springfield senior college should be governed by the Board of Regents while the Chicago campus should be under the Board of Governors. The report argues for a five-board balance to keep the schools free standing and under minimal board control, noting historical patterns and urging a different board for each campus. The special committee will vote Monday after inputs from President's and Citizen Advisory panels.
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Chicago
State Board of Higher Education
Springfield
Board of Regents
Board of Governors
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University Systems
U of I
SIU
President
Citizen Advisory
Chicago College
Ready units being shifted in National Guard reorganization
The Army National Guard and Reserves plan a gradual unit shift within a 150000 member force, aiming to form the core of the selected reserve with the 42nd Infantry Division New York, the 26th Infantry Division Massachusetts, and the 30th Infantry Division North Carolina. They will relieve the 28th Infantry Division Pennsylvania the 38th Infantry Division Indiana and the 47th Infantry Division Minnesota.
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Army National Guard
Pentagon
Johnson Administration
42Nd Infantry Division
New York
26Th Infantry Division
Massachusetts
30Th Infantry Division
North Carolina
28Th Infantry Division
Pennsylvania
38Th Infantry Division
Indiana
47Th Infantry Division
Minnesota
Slurry pond breach floods streams near Perry County mine
A 125‑foot section of a dike at a 6acre slurry pond released mine water into Pipe Stone Creek causing flood runoff downstream to Galum and Beaucoup Creeks and into the Big Muddy River. Health officials sampled the water and warned of potential crop and cattle impact while SW Illinois Coal Co uses the water to wash coal at Captain Mine.
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Perry County
Murphysboro
Southwestern
Illinois Coal Co
Captain Mine
Pipeston Creek
Pipestone Creek
Galum Creek
Galum
Beaucoup Creek
Beaucoup
Big Muddy River
State Health Department
Carbondale
Bob Gates
Health Department
Gates
Coal
Perry and
Jackson County
Favreau
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Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Air Force
Mekong
Long
Louisiana
Rt, 4
Stand
Big Muddy
Hom
Er Edgar
Edgar
R. E. Favreau
Dale Walker
Walker
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