UAW delays strike over holiday pay and GM talks
UAW members will receive holiday time off and $45 million in holiday pay as the union delays a strike deadline. Reuther announced the UAW will not attend the AFL-CIO convention in Miami starting December 7 to focus on bargaining with GM. He stressed negotiating gains on subcontracting, working conditions, and union representation, while remaining optimistic about a national GM agreement without a strike.
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Jaycee Club
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Journal
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Viet Cong Attacks Hit Village Near Saigon Base
UPI reports Communist terrorists struck Binh Hoa village near the largest American base in South Vietnam killing eight pacification team members and kidnapping two others. U.S. jets flew 65 missions as combat intensified across the region amid monsoon rains.
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UPI
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
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Mekong
McNamara's resignation timeline sparks Washington rumors
Washington officials say Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara made a desired step down but in a bungled way that unsettled public confidence. The change followed talks with President Johnson about a World Bank post, with no firm timing, triggering speculation of a cabinet reshuffle and a shift in Vietnam policy.
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UPI
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World Bank
Johnson
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Vietnam
Pentagon
George Woods
Joint Chiefs
Party Leaders Meet in Closed Session on Democrat Strategy
In Chicago a two day conference of about 600 Democrats, closed to press, opened with Sen. Eugene McCarthy's first speech since his 1968 bid announcement. Delegates planned to discuss changing party leadership or policies, with two factions forming around alternative candidates or uncommitted delegates, as rally and possible endorsement loomed. Delegates hailed from roughly 35 states under organizer Al ld Lowenstein.
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UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McCarthy
Weather Iowa Forecast With Snow and Drizzle
Considerable cloudiness today with drizzle and freezing drizzle or snow in the northeast. Hazardous driving conditions likely. One to two inches of new snow possible northeast this morning. Partly cloudy and colder tonight. Sunday should be clear to partly cloudy and warmer. East to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Highs 30 to 35 north and 35 to 40 south. Lows 15 to 20.
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Robert Ray to Hold News Conference on Gubernatorial Bid
Des Moines UPI reports Robert Ray chairman of the Iowa Republican Party will hold a news conference Monday to announce a decision with statewide interest. He has not confirmed running for the Republican nomination for governor, but is expected to disclose his candidacy at the event.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Ray
Iowa
Ray
80 MPH Winds Batter Pacific Northwest Storm
A powerful Pacific storm battered the northern coast with 80 mph winds and heavy rain. Gale warnings stretched from California to Washington as the system, one of the era's most violent, tracked 550 miles northwest of Washington. Snow and cold lingered inland with frigid temps across the central states. In Corvallis, Ore., Lorin Laughlin, 71, who wore dentures, needed a new tooth after a denture mishap.
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Iowa students placed on disciplinary probation for antiwar action
Seventy University of Iowa students who blocked the Memorial Union entrance during an antiwar demonstration on November 1 are placed on disciplinary probation until June 1. Dean M L Huit said the act violated campus access policy and the Code of Student Life, with possible suspension for future violations.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
Iowa Memorial Union
University of Iowa
M.L. Huit
Huit
Mittee
Hull
Huil
Deny reports of talks with Viet Cong
Interior Minister Linh Quang Vien dismissed reports of a secret Saigon meeting with Viet Cong representatives described as rumor from Radio Catinat. Police sources mentioned a captured double agent tied to the US CIA and Viet Cong, while Deputy Phan Xuan Huy accused ambassador Ellsworth Bunker of pressuring for the detainee's release. The U.S. Embassy denied any such meeting.
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UPI
Linh Quang Vien
Vien
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Rue Catinat
Nguyen Ngoc Loan
Central Intelligence Agency
Viet Cong
Phan Xuan Huy
Ellsworth Bunker
Two men held in bank robbery investigation
Harry Broyles and Howard McCully faced a judge on minor charges when city police arrested them in connection with an armed robbery at Grand Rapids Central Bank less than an hour earlier. A stolen car tied to the trio was found abandoned near the bank with its owner’s body in the trunk. Federal and local officers followed tracking dogs to a nearby attic hideout.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPI
Harry Broyles
Howard McCully
Grand Rapids Central Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Probate of wills and executors named for several estates
Probate notices appear for Nellie BR Scott Leah Kauffman and Jessie Fo Lone with appointments of executors. The notices indicate estate matters and the official actions required for settlement and legal processing.
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Nellie Br, Scott
Leah Kauffman
Jessie Fo Lone
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