Hurricane Betsy spurs Miami prep and shore up efforts
As Hurricane Betsy loomed Miami shops, lumberyards and hotels activated emergency plans. Stores opened early or closed, workers were recalled, shelves crowded with emergency supplies, and hotels taped windows while guests cut Labor Day stays short amid crowded skies and anxious locals.
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Steel industry signs peace pacts ending nine months of turmoil
In Pittsburgh US steel captains and the United Steelworkers union signed memorandums of agreement guaranteeing labor peace for 35 months. Bethlehem Steel accepted the Washington settlement. nine other major producers signed pending final language. The contract begins Sept 1 and runs to Aug 1, 1968, with wage raises and enhanced pensions for about 350,000 USW members, while industry and economists estimate costs per manhour between 32 and 51 cents.
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Staff favors modernizing Dr. Schweitzer's hospital
LAMBARENE Gabon The hospital built by Dr Albert Schweitzer may be modernized after his death The Nobel laureate died Saturday night and was buried Sunday His open house policy and limited sanitation have drawn criticism but the staff now leans toward modern methods Dr Walter Munz Schweitzer's successor supported reform and Schweitzer's daughter Rhena Eckert Schweitzer chairs the hospital foundation time to upgrade facilities is under discussion
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Kashmir Conflict Across Mountains Deepens Divides
In Kashmir the India Pakistan dispute over the region remains entrenched after independence. Religious fault lines and political standoff complicate accession, ceasefires, and plebiscite plans as both sides keep troops and view the other's actions as illegal. The local majority Muslim population seeks a voice amid foreign strategic calculations.
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House faces military base bill veto and delays
The House returns from the holiday weekend amid a veto of a 1.9 billion military base consolidation bill. President Johnson signals a likely compromise while notifying plans to close or downgrade bases. defense department notice would require 40 days before closures for installations with 250 or more workers. Senate to weigh supplemental funds for Labor and H E W. House hearings on highway beautification continue.
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Tax cheats ride twin double payoffs in New York
Federal officials say a 1962 rule requiring IRS forms for winnings of 600 or more at Yonkers and Roosevelt tracks helps tax cheats. A case study shows how a 120 000 payoff can escape taxation, fueling a thriving syndicate while evading 10 percent cuts and IRS reporting.
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Test ban plan gains Soviet acceptance at disarmament talks
The Soviet Union accepts a neutral nations proposal for a treaty banning underground nuclear tests above a size threshold and calls for a moratorium on smaller tests. The West opposes without on site inspections to deter cheating. The plan was presented at the disarmament conference on August 17 by the United Arab Republic.
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