Anaconda Smelter Shutdown Feeds West’s Unrest
Anaconda Montana faces seven months without smoke from its 585 foot stack as the copper strike halts smelter work. Unemployment tops 29 percent in Deer Lodge county with 4 000 workers tied to the plant. Residents, officials, and business leaders describe mounting tension and economic strain across Anaconda and nearby towns as unions strike copper producers nationwide. The impact echoes through Bisbee, Butte, Magna and other mining communities, stressing tax receipts and livelihoods amid a broader labor dispute.
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ADA backs McCarthy and Johnson Medicare drugs pose conflict
The Americans for Democratic Action endorsed Sen Eugene McCarthy for president while its board split with labor leaders over Vietnam policy and Johnson's prestige. Meanwhile the Johnson administration weighs extending Medicare to cover prescription drugs with 11 million potential beneficiaries and a Montoya bill eyed for drug cost limits.
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Shah Travels to Austria for Medical Checkup
The Shah of Iran flew to Austria for an annual medical checkup before joining Empress Farah and their children in Switzerland for a brief vacation, delaying return plans.
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Kennedy Denounced For Stand At United Nations
The South Vietnamese mission at the United Nations denounced Sen. Robert F. Kennedy for remarks at Syracuse that questioned South Vietnamese effort. It said in a war with no front lines every citizen fights with courage, while regular troops clear cities of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attackers as village militiamen and officials endure daily risks.
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Newark Report Criticizes Tactics of National Guard
A blue ribbon commission appointed by the governor faulted police and National Guardsmen for excessive force during Newark’s July riots. The 478 page report details injuries, deaths, and property losses, and urges sweeping reforms including a state takeover of schools and a civilian police reform board. It also notes investigations into racial disorders in Plainfield and Englewood.
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Curfew Tightens as Orangeburg Tensions Rise in NC Incident
In Orangeburg South Carolina authorities extended a dusk to dawn curfew and warned the Ku Klux Klan against a rally near the college town after three Negro students were killed amid clashes with police. SLED extended a state of emergency countywide to block meetings by Scoggins and any black power group, as National Guard units remained on standby. A Washington Post reporter was attacked during unrest and Justice Department filed a Civil Rights Act desegregation suit against All-Star Bowling Lanes near the campus.
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