Janesville Daily Gazette from Janesville, Wisconsin • Page 14

Daily Gazette Tuesday, luly 30,1968 Union Delays Action on Steel Pact Offer PITTSRL'RGH lAP' The Tniipd Stochvorkcrs Union decided today to hold oui to the last possilile nininent hcfnro inp action on a steel industry rontraci offer reported to 73 rent? "Maybe we'll fiol pol sweetened a little more." said a union distriet director after a mnrnine meeting of the union's executive hoard was postponed for two hours. The official reason piven for the delay was that negotiators working on specific contract language. As the threat of a nationwide sieel strike faded with the reported 7 "-ecnl offer, the stage was set for the first big te.st of new power held by the union's rank and file. It was reported the wage and lienefits nackage, for years, still is being negotiated and may he worth another 10 cents an hour before it is wrapped up. "Tlioy have an said Anthony Tomko.

president of a 5.000 -nian local at McKeesport, Pa. 'The problem now seems to he whether the union leaders can it to the members." For the first time, the (iOn local presidents have the power to ratify or re.ject a contract, or call a strike when the current agreement runs out at midnight Wednesday. They are organized into a group called the basic steel industry conference, meeting this afternoon. Officially, the union wasn't even admitting Monday that a new offer from the industry was on the table, much less that it was acceptable to top negotia- lOI'S. Rut union sources passed the word that the industry had offered a 20cent hourly wage in- crea.se immediately, with raises of 12 and 13 cents to follow in the second and third year of the iotal of 45 cents.

All workers not covered by incentive biggest issue in some get a 5 per cent bonus. Pensions be raised from S5 to $6,50 a month per year of service for men with 30 years service, meaning they would get S195 a month in.stead of S150. An extra paid holiday, for a total of eight, was thrown in. along with pay for widows whose husbands are killed on the An extra cents would be added to the job classifications spread, meaning that top classifications would get seven cents additional per hour by the time the three-year contract ended. Provisions on other union demands, such as unemployment, insurance, severance and job training, could not Ije learned.

But these contract improvements could push the total package up another 5 or 10 cents, to possibly 88 cents an hour. One source who described the offer said the top union negotiators were pleased, except for the provision on incentive pay. Classiiied Display Classified Display They want 10 per cent instead of 5, he said. Before the figures were bandied in hotel corridors Monda.v night, Joseph P. Molony, the union's international vice president, talked briefly to the industry conference, and made the strongest statement of the month-long negotiations.

"It looks encouraging." he said. "Considerable progress has been made. Tomorrow or the day after we'll have an agreement without government hope." The right to approve contracts was given to the local presidents in answer to demands for more democracy in the union, It was approved at the same union convention where President I. W. Abel pushed through a proposal for a rank and file strike vote.

If the offer turns out to be worth 78 figures are always sub.ject to different will hit the 6 per cent the union was demanding. Steelworkers averaged an hour in May, when checks were swollen by overtime, but normal earnings are closer to The contract would directly affect about 450.000 men in basic steel, and another 100.000 in clo.sely allied industries. But the negotiations invohe only the 388.000 men who work for the 11 largest steel companies. The package then becomes the pattern for other companies. Classiiied Display SPECIAL WATER SOFTENER INTRODUCTORY OFFER SERViSOFT COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC FIBERGLASS SOFTENER 5 CYCLE CUBE of MINERAL Plus Installation LEROY KEPP 724 Richards Court 752-6828 Irradiated Meat Causes a Stir WASHINGTON (AP) Tlie Army insists that irradiated canned bacon is safe for human consumption despite the Food and Drug decision to stop the military services from feeding it to the troops.

Col. Edward L. Johnson of the Army's food-irradiation laboratories at Natick, said in a telephone interview that animal tests of the bacon were made prior to the Army's petition to feed it to some troops, and the tests showed "no evidence of any adverse effects from the irradiation." "There seems to a difference of opinion in interpreting the data from the tests," said Johnson. "We're hoping to- resolve this." Take Second Look Johnson made the comments on published reports, confirmed by an FDA scienti.st. that: 1.

The FDA has turned down a new Army petition to begin irradiated ham to soldiers, 2. The FDA has taken a second look at its lOtifi approval of irradiated bacon, and ordered it out of the mess halls pending further study. The FDA contends there is evidence that irradiated bacon can cause adverse effects on the re- producti''e process in rats. Daniel Banes, an associats FDA commissioner for science, said in an interview the animal tests were sponsored by the Army before it petitioned his Agency for approval, but he said the FDA obtained full details on the only a few months ago. Banes said the Army original- Iv stated "that there were no indications that radiation caused adverse effects" in animals fed irradiated bacon.

Study Rats He also said that when the 1966 and to petition for an okay on irradiated ham. it submitted some raw data on use of irradiated bacon in animals to support its contentions that irradiated ham was safe. But. Bancs said, the animal data on the liacnn raised questions in the minds of FDA scientists, and they asked for further details. It was after these additional details were furnished that the FDA concluded the data showed a reproductive- process hazard to rats, he said.

Banes said the FDA scientists concluded the data showed a 25 per cent reduction in the number of live-born offspring of rats fed irradiated bacon; and a similar reduction in the number of offspring the weaning period. "We had second thoughts on the original bacon petition approval." he said, "and the FDA is taking action to rescind it," Col Johnson said that after the FD.A's original approval, the army procured on'v a single consignment of irradiated bacon in December approxi- malclv 30,000 that this "was all fed within a month to army troops and half to Force was onlv used for testing purposes." He said th" bacon had never been supplied "for general use." Tests Set He said the in the wake of questions raised by the FDA both on irradiated ham and bacon, plans additional tests. With regard to the ham tests, he quoted Di', Edward S. Josephson. associate director of the Armv's laboratories, as saying: "The reallv sisnificant question raised by FD.A has to do with the data provided on reproductive process.

In order to show the safetv of irradiated ham. the Army will conduct new animal feeding studios which will four generations of weaned rats and take two years. Anproval of the experimental design will be obtained in advance, and we'll conduct periodic reviews with FDA." Banes had said in testimony prepared for the joint Senate- House Atomic Energy Committee that the Armv's petition for approval of irradiated ham had revealed "deficiencies in design and execution of experiments," Ambush in Korea SEOUL (API -North Korean infiltrators ambushed a Army patrol early today, killed one American soldier and wounded two others, an Army spokesman said. A South Korean soldier with the patrol was wounded, Tbe infiltrators threw hand grenades and fired automatic weapons from concealed positions in the demilitarized zone for about 10 minutes before fleeinf? north, the spokesman said. The American.s said they were certain they had hit at least four of the intruders.

Later in the morning another 2nd Division patrol intercepted four North Koreans inside the DMZ. The Americans wounded one of the North Koreans and captured him. He died later in the day. There were no American casualties, Americans have been killed in action in Korea this year. Mexican Police Rout Hundreds of Protesters I Wit PARATROOPERS MOVE paratrooper slams rifle butt onto head of student demonstrator last night in Mexico City.

Thousands of young Mexicans battled riot troops in the capital's worst disturbances in years. Primary Today Fulbright Ry TOM STKWART W.VSHINGTON lAPi Hy Kl) SHK.MtKH Ll'lTLE ROCK Ark, AP) Sen. William F'ulhright, seeking rcnomination in todays Denioci-atic prmiary election said his to the nam war is aimed the killing of our men and to liring them home to their families where they belong," In a statewide television appeal for votes Monday night, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee also said the war has cost billions of dollars that could have been used to solve domestic problems, Jim Fulbrighl's Strike Hits Belt Road in Chicago CHICAGO 'APi Switchmen went on strike again.st the Belt Railway Co, of Chicago late Monday night demanding that the railroafi place a second switchman on each of its trains. The Belt Railway connects with all trunk lines and nearly all switch lines operating in Chicago area and provides interchange for moving cars among all these railroads. The meniliers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.

Local 795. contend requirements of safety necessitate the second switchman, present there are a conductor, an engineer and one switchman on trains operated by the line. A union spokesman said Bell trains are never fewer than 100 cars in length and are unsafe with the smaller crews. "These trains are switch trains with many stops and grade crossings and are different from distance trains," said Robert Groah. general chairman of Local 795, He denied that the demand for additional switchmen was featherbedding.

The Bolt Railway had offered switchmen now on the train crews salary increases "in ex- ce.ss of SI, 000 a year," a company spokesman said. But the union has rejected this as an alternative. "Money can't make the job safer," Groah said. "These trains are too long to have just one man at the front anrl one at the rear." A federal arbitration award in 1964 authorized 85 Western and Southeastern railroads to eliminate the jobs of 17,000 trainmen, and it is this ruling that the Belt switchmen are fighting. Groah said the number of cars on Belt; Railway trains had been increased since 1904.

While he said the switchmen would not accep a salary rai.se as a substitute for another crewman, he did not rule out the possibility of settling for a reduction in the number of cars on trains. The only industries affected by the strike, Groah said, would be 310 exclusively by the Belt Railway. He said other local linos could handle all other switching normally done by the group. most serious challenger, and his two other opponents a II have criticized Fulbrighfs opposition to the war. An estimated 4,30.000 Aikan- sans are expected to vote in the primaries includinc 30.000 in the Republican primary whe re Winthrop Rockefeller, the state's fii'st GOP governor Reconstruction, is heavily fa- to defeat Sidney C.

Roberts, an unemployed salesman from Little Rock. The polls open at am. CST and close at 7:30 m. One of the six candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination is Johnsons wife, Virginia, the fir.st woman to seek the state's highest office, in the race are former stale Atiy, (jcn. Bruce Bennetto of El Dorado, attorney Ted Boswell of Brvant, state Rep, Marion Crank of F'oreman.

former state Sen. Clyde Byrd of Little Rock and insurance executive Frank Whitbeck of Little Rock. KiRhi men. including Henry of Wynne, a Negro high school principal, are seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District, Rep, C. "Took" Gathings is retiring from the post after 30 years in Congress, Charles Bernard of Earle.

a farmer, is unopposed for the GOP Senate nomination, A runoff election will be held Aug, 13 for all races in which a candidate fails to receive a majority of the votes today, Quadios Exiled RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (APi Former President Janio Quadros has been exiled for four months to Corumba, a remote jungle town in the western part of Brazil for criticizing the government. Quadros, who was elected president in 1960 by the largest majority in Brazilian history but quit after seven months in office, was barred from political activities after the military overthrew President Joao Goularl in 1904. In new.spapcr interviews la.st week, Quadros said President Arthur da Co.sta Silva either declare his regime an "undi.sgui.sed dictatorship" or restore democratic proces.scs. 1 ne IS foreign trade balance shows are on an international spending spree and the Commerce Department says the outlook is "far from reassuring The department reported the value of imports topped exports in the tiurd month this which the nation has bought more coods from foreigners than it has sold to I hem. The drficit was as .2 million on a seasonally adjusted For officials It was a jolting followup to May's 1 million deficit.

the year half the said, imports figured on an annual rate are running 20 per cent above the 1967 while exports are showing a 6 per cent increase. The exports, adjusted for seasonal variation, totaled $16.4 billion and imports $16.1 billion The difference, million, goes on the "good" side of the ledger but leaves virtually no hope that the year as a whole will produce another S4 1 billion surplus to match 1967, What pains Eovernment officials most is that the administration looked on that 1967 surplus as a springboard to an liettcr 1968. istration was shooting for a $.500 million improvement over last year but is now faced with an uphill ficht just to match the 1967 performance, Sharon Man Fined on Conduct Charge ELKHOR.N'-James 44. Sharon, was fined $100 and costs when he pleaded guilty in Walworth County Court to a disorderly conduct charge. Three others who appeared before Erwin Zastrow entered "not guilt pleas and asked trial dates: Marvin Worthington, 28, Milwaukee, forgery, trial Oct.

24; Eliga Phillips, rural Dcla- van. battery, trial Mario Vetta. .37. Waukesha, fraud, trial Nov, 5. Milwaukee GI Killed WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon said Monday that Army Cp.

Ted son of Mr, and Mrs. Francis W. Ferguson of Milwaukee, has been killed in action in Vietnam. He had been listed as mi.ssing. MEXICO CITY (AP) A bazooka shell bla.st and a bayonet charge by stcel-helmetcd police and paratroopers routed hundreds of young demonstrators carl.v today from the National University's No.

1 preparatory school, where they had held out against tear gas in Mexico City's worst student disorders in 20 years. The bazooka shell tore through the wooden doors of the school to open the way for quelling the students, who had been rioting for more than five hours after demonstrations over the weekend. Army tanks backed up the government forces. Th9 disorders by dawn had left at least one student dead and nearly 400 seriously police said. It was estimated .300 were arrested.

The stern counteraction could backfire, opening the way for wider participation by givins students a cause to which almost ail might rally: violation of the university's traditional light to autonomy. 'Police Rnitality' The majoritv of the city's stu- 'icnts have so far not joined the some voicing concern the image such actions would give the world just three months before it is invited to attend the Olvmpic Games of I96R. a vear Mexico has termed "The of Peace," I'ntil the bazooka was fired, isolated groups of students from the eight main preparatorv; schools of the university had boon rallyinc to little more than a charge of police brutalitv. This developed from police action in putting down fighting, which broke nu' Friday night I during a demonstration to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution-: ary movement, an abortive at-, tsck at Santiago de Cutia in 1963 Police blaincfl tli.il demonstration on rommunist agitators, Tliey said they arrested 76, They later singled out 16 of these, amonu them folk- singer Pete daiichter Mika, 20, as the hard core of ac itatnrs. The studiMits.

rancing fi 'om It to 18 vears, were demanding the removal of the chief of police and the conimancier of riot troops, charging their forces with brutalitv in piittinc down pio-Ca drnionstr las! weekend. Call for War Some of the mob slioiitcd anti American sloc.ins and called for another X'ictnam in Latin America The of MO I CIKC lic with the th of se th" disruption of traffic throuchout the city A news pho- tocraphcr from New Zealand was beaten and his camera stolen a moll of 1 500 to 2 MO youths surged toward the citVs main the riot police were waiting for thrm a block froin the Palace, The cliib-wielding police turned back the students in quick order, and about .50 young demonstrators were injured within five minutes. About an hour later. thousand youngsters regrouped near the old national universitv off the main square Thcv took possession of rooftops and pelted police with stones and ga.so- line-filled bottles. Down on th" they tried breaking into some gun shops and set buses ablaze.

Blast nonr Shortly before 1 fcderaL paratroopers in full combat! gear and with drawn bayonets converged on the national iini versity preparatory school where many demonstrators hadi holed up. The troopers fired a bazooka Group Plans Barbecue TIBBETS-BETHEL Final plans for a barbecue to be held Wednesday! Aug. 7, at the Bethel Methodist Church, will be made at a picnic meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service to l)c held at 1 p.m. Thur.sday at the James Dow cottage on Lauderdale Lakes. sliell through the heavy wooden doors of the school building and began dragging out students.

Some students were slashed bv bayonets. The preparatory school is part of the national university which is supposed to be off limiLs to police and federal troops. The troops' invasion of the school could have political repercussions. President Gustavo Diaz Ordan was out of the city, but a spokesman said he was being kept informed of developments. The Naiional Palace, which bouses the presidential offices, and a )0-block area around it were sealed off by more paratroopers and army tanks.

The wave of violence began Friday afternoon when students gathered to celbrate the 15th anniversary of the start of Fidel Castro's Cuban revolution. students battled with police. Students held another demonstration the next day charging police brutality. Police arre.sted 76 persons, including Mika Seeger, 20. dauchter of American folk singer Pete Secger.

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Acting Chairman John Sparkman, of the Foreign Relations Committee said the leyel set by the committee "represents the absolute minimum necessary if we are to sustain our over-all foreign policy." original request for billion was slashed repeatedly in its progress through the House Foreign Affairs tee, the House and the Senate foreign relations committees. The aid bill was called up in the Senate Monday night, with developments limited to Sparkman's opening statement. The Senate timetable calls for completing action on the authorization measure by Friday, when Congress will adjourn for the national political conventions. Reviewing decrea.scs made up to this point, Sparkman said "the simple fact is that there is no fat left for us to trim fiom the foreign a.ssistance bill." "We have in every case made the cuts possible without jeopardizing the whole program and our entire foreign policy," he said. In an apparent effort to anticipate objections to the measure, Sparkman said one critic had e.stimated that U.S.

foreign aid since World War II totaled $170 billion, He termed that a mythical total, The actual figure is about billion, Sparkman said. He also underlined a requirement that at least 90 per cent of commodities financed by the aid program be purchased in this country. This wan an apparent attempt to rebut criticism that foreign aid contributes to the dollar drain. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 4 P.M. SATURDAY 11 A.M.

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