7 Million Workers Face Wage Hikes in 1967
The Labor Department estimates about seven million workers will see higher pay in 1967 through new contracts and long-term accords. The Teamsters under James R Hoffa begin talks next month for 450,000 truckers and may push for 7 percent raises. Previous patterns showed 3.7 percent in 1966 with moves toward 5 percent later, amid inflation and antistrike pressures.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
la Department
Hoffa
Teamsters
Labor Department
King of Gamblers Buried in Style in Las Vegas
Nicholas Andrew Dandelos known as Nick the Greek, 84, the last of the high rollers, was buried with friends and Las Vegas officials attending. Ed Sullivan and H.M. Greenspun spoke of his life, while a priest praised his benevolence and warned about gambling.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nick the Greek
Nick
Woodlawn
Nicholas Andrew Dandelos
Los Angeles
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Ed Sullivan
James Adams
H.M. Greenspun
The
Las
Greenspun
Father Adams
Printed Pattern 4622 Motif for Misses Winter Styles
Advertises Printed Pattern 4622 for Misses sizes 10 through 20 with pleated hemline options and simple necklines. Includes pricing, size details, and order instructions from Pattern Dept New York with a catalog offering 115 styles and two free hat patterns.
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West 17Th
New York
N. Y
Ruby Reported Growing Weaker
Dallas AP says Jack Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald, was growing weaker in Parkland Hospital. Doctors cite advanced cancer making surgery and X rays useless while he undergoes daily chemotherapy. An official bulletin noted a reasonably comfortable day with him sitting up portions of the day.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
John F. Kenenedy
Ruby
Parkland Hospital
Lee Harvey Oswald
Wareren Commission
Kennedy
Buried Man Reported Live and Well in Jail
A Lancaster family and Kirchner, previously identified as a murder victim, found Kirchner alive in a Trenton jail. Police traced body papers, and relatives who hadn’t seen him in years confirmed the kinship after a Christmas card surfaced. The man appeared unconcerned and unsure about the confusion.
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Kirchner
Trenton
Lancaster
George Hurter
Hawks May Dominate LBJ Regime in 1967
Washington AP reports a hawkish tilt in 1967 as President Johnson weighs escalation in Vietnam. White House aides split but favor pressure, with Rusk and McNamara seen as hawks while Harriman and Goldberg trend dove. Johnson seeks peace talks yet presses field deployment, prompting debate among lawmakers on用途 further action and risk of broader war.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Walt Rosetow
Arthur Goldberg
W. Averell Harrieman
Robert S. McNamara
North Vietnam
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
House Armed Services Committee
Hanoi
Haiphong
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
National Liberation Front
Red
South Vietnam
Fulbright
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Fulbright Dean Rusk
Wallace M. Greene
Marine Corps
Rusk
Coonskin
Iowa
Little Venice Venezuela name origin from stilt villages
Venezuela known as Little Venice due to native villages perched on stilts over Lake Maracaibo waters.
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Venezuela
Venice
Lake Maracaibo
Negroes Tear Down Mural at City Hall
Six young men, SNCC members, stormed City Hall in St Petersburg Florida and tore down a mural valued at $15 000. They fled with the painting after clashing with police and then tried to destroy the canvas which they said depicted Negroes as despicable.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
City Hall
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Drouff Firing Probe Unlikely
Richmond report says there will be no gubernatorial probe into the dismissal of Dr. James H. Druff as superintendent of Western State Hospital in Staunton. Gov Godwin aide quoted the governor saying no information justifies an investigation. The State Hospital Board announced Druff’s contract would not be renewed January 1 amid board-pressured disharmony.
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Richmond
James H. Druff
Westérfi State Hospital
Staunton
Godwin
State Hospital Board
Druff
Western State
General Assembly
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Hoan Keim
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
North Vietple
Newark
Reading, Pa
Lancaster, Pa
Ferdinand Kirchner
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Hawk
Dove
F.d.1.c
Shenandoah National
Winchester
Bank Vrginia
Sewice
Winchester Evening Star
Drouff
Worthington
Mueller Climatrol
Orville C
Loudoun St
Miller and
Anderson
Waffle Baker
G.E. Small Appliances
Miller Anderson
Dewnee
Sutce
E. Boscawen St
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