Railway clerks extend strike deadline to July 21
In Washington, railway clerks agreed to delay their threatened national strike deadline until July 21. The walkout could halt mining, impact steel mills, auto factories, utilities and grain shipments, risking widespread economic disruption.
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Sam Giancana Shot to Death in Oak Park Home
Chicago police say Sam Momo Giancana, 65, former Chicago crime syndicate head linked to CIA plots against Fidel Castro, was found shot in the basement kitchen of his Oak Park home. A .22 caliber weapon not located. six shells recovered. no forced entry. Giancana had been under grand jury subpoena and lived as a recluse since returning from Mexico.ements
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Chiles vows $10 cap on individual campaign contributions
Senator Lawton Chiles of Florida says he will limit individual campaign contributions to ten dollars in his bid for re election next year. He cites concern over big money in Watergate style scandals and the need to curb influence.
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Energy bill approved by House to shift energy base
Washington UPI reports the House passed the energy bill 291 to 130 and sent it to the Senate. Rep. Al Altman says the bill marks a gradual shift toward a new energy base away from foreign oil, while Common Cause criticizes it as meaningless though noting a plan. The debate centers on how effective Ford proposals are.
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Candidates ponder rejoining board after Wine resignation
Three former candidates express interest in the open seat, including Steve Downing who would accept an appointment but not run in a future election, and Edmund Kahn who may run or back a pro civil rights candidate. Anne Lopez and Gretchen Fogel weigh lists while desegregation and busing emerge as electoral issues.
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Cost index May rise only .4 percent
The Labor Department reported the cost of living rose just 0.4 percent in May despite higher gasoline prices. The consumer price index was 9.5 percent above a year earlier, while recent three month inflation ran at five percent. May gasoline averaged 55 cents a gallon regular and 59.1 cents for premium, up 0.2 percent from April.
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Boston busing plan faces resistance from parents
Mayor Kevin H. White told the U S Commission of Civil Rights that Boston’s court ordered desegregation plan could leave public schools predominantly black next fall as many white parents pull their children out. He warned that desegregation might create racially unbalanced classes due to parent choices.
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Egypt Syria reject plan to annex Gaza and Golan
Egypt and Syria today rejected an Israeli negotiating formula that would annex the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. The proposal, from Rabin’s Labor party, set borders to include the occupied Arab lands seized in the 1967 war.
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