Telephone Strike Shows Light Disruption Across Nation
The 165000 striking CWA members and 500000 non crossing workers are affecting Bell System services modestly. Ben Gilmer of AT&T says most service will be kept with supervisors. Long distance calls and operator dependent tasks face disruption while new phone installations fall sharply.
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Washington
Joseph A. Beirne
Afl.cio Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
CWA
Ben S. Gilmer
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell System
Bell
Western Electric Co
Telephone Picket Lines Honored Here
Picket lines formed at the Chesapeake and Potomac central office on Braddock Street as Western Electric installers strike. Local 2207 CWA members honored the line. about 65 workers were out. C&P managers reported no service disruption and urged customers to use direct dial where possible.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Sena Co
Braddock St
Western Electric Telephone
George Riggs
CWA
Communications Workers of America
Virginia
C&p
Western Electric
AFL - Cio
Riggs
Winchester - Frederick - Clarke
S. Loudoun St
Paper Mill Road
Associated Press
Richmond
Winchester
Norfolk
Roanoke
Petersburg
Newport News
Staunton
Lynchburg
Alexandria
Falls Church
Samuel E. Bonsack
C & P Telephone Co
Western Electric Company
Bonsack
Military units added to Winchester May parade lineup
A. Ryland Conner reports three U S armed services units join the May 3 Apple Blossom Grand Feature Parade in Winchester. The Armed Services Color Guard will field two men from the Army Marine Corps and Air Force with the Naval Ceremonial Guard of 25 in dress whites and a Seabees Drill Team of 15.
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U.S. Armed Services
A. Ryland Conner
Armed Services
Army
Eel Marine Corps
Air Force
Winchester
Naval
Seabees
Ky Firing in 1963 for Opium Smuggling Denied
In Saigon U S Embassy and Vice President Ky denied a Senate subcommittee report that the CIA fired Ky over opium smuggling in 1967. They stated Ky commanded secret air crews flying saboteurs and allegedly transporting opium from Laos to Saigon though Ky and his spokesman called the allegation groundless. The report was released with anonymity by the staff director of the subcommittee.
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North Vietnam
Senate
Joseph Lippman
Associated Press
Washington
Wanted girl in Pressing Dept at Pingley and Carper Cleaners
Help wanted advertisement from Pingley and Carper Cleaners seeking a girl for the pressing department. invites applicants with no prior stated experience and notes location in the cleaner's shop.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
U.S. Seeks New Sites for Peace Talks with North Vietnam
Washington grows impatient as 10 new partial sites are offered for preliminary talks, with 15 locations proposed. Rusk urges Hanoi to answer seriously while noting Asia should host talks. Paris not included. Kosygin cites face-saving compromise. United States lists Laos Burma Indonesia India and six more in Asia, plus European capitals.
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Washington
Red States
Hanoi
U.S
Paris
United States
Alexei N. Kosygin
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Asia
Laos
Burma
Indonesia
India
Ceylon
Japan
Afghanistan
Nepal
Malaysia
LBJ Cancels Planned Speech to Congress
President Johnson, returning from California, postponed a joint session address after Congress passed a civil rights bill with open housing. He said no special speech was needed and resumed vacation at the LBJ Ranch. He noted ongoing talks with North Vietnam and said discussions with South Korea’s Park were very helpful.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Congress
Big City
California
LBJ
North Vietnam
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Pat Nugent Works 12 Hours for 11.45 in Vietnam
Airman 1C C Patrick J Nugent 24, Johnsons son, spent 12 hours under 87 degree heat loading 750 pound bombs for 11 45 at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam He works six 12 hour shifts a week with the 412th Munitions Maintenance Squadron and will switch to 10 hour shifts soon He received a letter from his wife Luci in Austin Texas and said they know what each other is thinking as he adjusts to the new job
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Cam Ranh Bay
Vietnam
C. Patrick J. Nugent
U.S
President Johnson
Nugent
South Vietnam
412Th
Luci
Austin
Tex
Alvin Plemel
Dunbar
Wis
1.C
Gregory Myers
Indianapolis
Ind
Air Force
South
North Vietnam
Pat
Wanted Posters Aid Galt Search
MEMPHIS Tennessee AP The nationwide hunt for Eric Starvo Galt intensified with thousands of wanted posters distributed two days after the FBI named him as the suspected assassin of Dr Martin Luther King Jr The 36 year old long sought fugitive uses aliases John Willard and Harvey Lowmyer and faced federal and state warrants alleging civil rights conspiracy and first degree murder The FBI released details on his life but omitted key facts such as birthplace and movement prior to 1964
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Memphis
Galt
King
FBI
Gatt
Peak Apple Blossoms Reach Full Bloom Across Area
Apple blossoms in the Winchester area reached peak yesterday and today per the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Some locations are further along, with the south showing more advance than the north, making for a good weekend to view the blooms.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Abduction Arrest Expected in Virginia Case
Warren County Sheriff Gary Keyser said a man suspected of abducting a 16 year old Culpeper girl near Skyline Drive yesterday would be arrested momentarily and that the girl has been located. A second girl, 15, jumped from the speeding car during the incident.
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Culpeper
Warren County
Gary T. Keyser
Keyser
Skyline Drive
Pilots Fly 145 Missions in North Vietnam Raid Surge
U S pilots flew 145 missions Thursday the heaviest daily total in four months targeting the southern panhandle after Johnson curbed raids to the 19th parallel. The U S Command said 14 bridges were destroyed or damaged along with trucks boats and barges as antiaircraft fire was light to moderate. A helicopter crash killed 18 South Vietnamese civilians and eight American servicemen. In the ground war 116 Viet Cong were reported killed in two clashes northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Johnson
19Th Parallel
Demilitarized Zone
Enterprise
Hanoi
Panhander
South Vietnam
Qui Nhon
Weather Update for Richmond Virginia Today
A weak front crossing Virginia brings variable clouds and warm temps with a small chance of showers. No major storms expected. warmth remains across the region today.
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Richmond
Virginia
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