**Date:** 1967-05-23
**Source:** Unknown
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The new pastime in the borough is the guessing of when the strike will end. A more optimistic attitude has been adopted by the strikers and the consensus of opinion is that settlement is close.
However, no statements on the progress of negotiations in Cincinnati have been issued. The negotiating teams are meeting daily, discussing the terms of the master contract.
Local contracts will be considered once settlement is reached on the master contract.
UniRoyal is continuing to ship from its warehouse with no objection from the union as long as the company ships only goods made prior to the strike and does not attempt production in the local plants.
The three borough Locals of the United Rubber Workers be-gan issuing benefit checks to its membership for the third week today and will continue through tomorrow working on the same schedule it used for the past two weeks.
Many strikers families are becoming anxious with school graduations just a month away. The financial pinch of 33 days without full pay will cause curtailment of planned celebrations.