TIMES TO SUSPEND IF IMPASSE HOLDS; Will Do So After Completing Sunday Issue Unless There Is Accord With Printers The Times to Halt Publication if Impasse Continues
Date: 22 May 1970
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
Times publisher A O Sulzberger announces paper will suspend pub after completion of May 24 Sunday edition unless agreement is reached with printers, memo to staff; Times spokesman says Times News Service, Special Features and radio Station WQXR will continue Operations even if paper shuts down; action that other papers may take is unclear; negotiations expected to resume over weekend; Powers repts ITU internatl pres J J Pilch will assist in talks; holds union cannot accept publishers' last offer, says members will accept lockout if demands are not met; officials of other unions comment, will meet to rev situation; Kheel discusses problem with Mayor Lindsay