News at a glance
Strikes threaten
(UPI)—Nearly 200,000 workers were threatening today to go on strike in contract disputes in the airline, electrical manufacturing and auto industries.
tracturing and auto industries Leaders representing 11 unions at General Electric Company's plants around the country said 180,000 GE workers were prepared to strike next week.
The Transport Workers Union, representing 12,000 American Airlines employees, was tabulating strike vote ballots with a walkoff deadline at 4:45 a.m. tomorrow.
Transport Workers Union leaders were predicting their rank and file would overwhelmingly reject American Airlines latest offer, unleashing a strike by maintenance, ground service, stores and communications employees in 48 states.
The 5,500 production workers at American Motors Corp. plants in Wisconsin served notice they might once again abandon the assembly lines after recent wildcat strikes.
"Great society" appeal to Soviets by Johnson
MOSCOW — (UPI)— President Johnson appealed directly to the Soviet people today to join with Americans in helping to build a worldwide great society.
Johnson, in the Russian-language magazine "Amerika" printed by the United States Information Agency (USIA) sold here, also acknowledged opposition to his Viet Nam policy within the United States, although he did not mention Southeast Asia specifically.
Texas infant sets possible records
AUSTIN, Tex. — (UPI) — Janice Rose Teague gained one-half ounce Monday.
Janice Rose, 28 days old, weighs 1 pound, 3 ounces, down two and one-half ounces from her weight at birth.
Born three months premature, hospital officials believe she may be the smallest baby in history to have lived longer than a few hours.
He said Americans and Russians should stop trying to convert each other and use their resources instead to help the poor, the hungry, the illiterate and the sick.
Calling for renewed efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons, Johnson said that no two nations on earth have more to lose in a war than the United States and the Soviet Union.
"I have considerable faith in the peoples of the Soviet Union," Johnson said in the interview. "I would say that our peoples are more naturally friends than enemies."
SAIGON — (UPI) — South Viet Nam's Constituent Assembly opened with a dazzling inaugural ceremony behind heavy security guards today and immediately began work on writing the nation's first constitution.
Constituent assembly opens in Viet Nam
Ky told the delegates—116 men and one woman—the military junta he heads has been working toward three goals—to defeat the Communists, stabilize the economy and build democracy.
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky and Chief of State Nguyen Van Thieu told the 117 delegates they carried the nation's hopes of building a democratic government in the time of war. The two military leaders urged the assembly to create a government "to suit the aspirations of the people."
"So far, only the first steps have been taken to achieve these goals," he said. "As far as the war is concerned, the Communists
have suffered defeat all over the battlefield. As far as the economy is concerned, there are fewer shortages now than before."
The assembly was selected Sept. 11 in the nation's first democratic elections. The 80 per cent voter turn-out despite death threats by the Viet Cong amounted to a strong vote of confidence in the Saigon government.
It is to complete its task of writing a new constitution within six months after which elections will be held for a civilian government.
Auto prices rolled back to fight GM
DETROIT — (UPI) — Chrysler Corp. joined the Ford Motor Co. in rolling back its price increases on 1967 cars today to stay in competition with the giant of the auto industry, General Motors.
Both Chrysler and Ford indicated some of the reduction represented changing to optional some equipment items previously announced as standard.
The new price tags leave Chrysler an average of $68 over last year's prices, and Ford with an average $66 hike, compared with an average $56 increase by GM.
U.S. pounds Communists' demilitarized zone build-up
SAIGON—(UPI)B52s pounded a buildup of Communist troops in the demilitarized zone and American jets launched their second consecutive day of mass assaults against North Viet Nam's antiaircraft defenses, U.S. officials said today.
The high-flying B52s struck about dawn today, raining tons of bombs on the southern fringes of the demilitarized zone where U.S. Marines are engaged in operations to spoil an expected monsoon offensive.
Spouse separates wife from clothes
LONGVIEW, Tex.—(UPI)—A local wife protested to police that charity should begin at home. She claimed that while she was separated from her husband he donated all her clothes to the Salvation Army.
Daily Kansan Tuesday, September 27,1966
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CAMPUS BARBER SHOP "5 BARBERS"
Where Students Go—Just North of Union
Student Union Activities announces
A New Series of the World's Finest Films —
*September 28 THE SUITOR (France,1963)
October 5 THE LAST BRIDGE (Austria,1953)
October 12 The Young and the Damned (Mexico, 1951)
- October 19 ORPHEUS (France, 1949)
October 26 Aren't We Wonderful (Germany,1958)
November 2 RICHARD III (England,1955)
- November 16 — Hiroshima, Mon Amour (France, 1959)
November 30 THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT (Italy,1927)
November 9 DANCING MOTHERS (U.S.A.,1926)
December 7 I LIVE IN FEAR (Japan,1955)
December 14 BRINGING UP BABY (U.S.A.,1938)
January 4 THE BICYCLE THIEF (Italy,1949)
January 11—THE WHITE SHEIK (Italy, 1953)
*Two Showings: 7:00 & 9:00 p.m. All other films: 7:00p.m. only
All films shown in Dyche Auditorium
Single Admission: 60c
Season Tickets: $5.00
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