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Show COASTWISE SHIPPING MOVES AFTER TRUCE TAMPA. Kla., Oct. 21 (UP) A truce waa effected today between the International Longshoremen's association and shippers which ended end-ed at least temporarily a six-day strike of 8000 longshoremen in nine south Atlantic and east gulf ports. The truce, effective until November Novem-ber 5. included only operators of coastwise vessels. Negotiations still were under way to halt tha strike of stevedores at docks for oceangoing ocean-going vessels. Longshoremen will return to work pending discussion of tha union's demands for wags Increases of 40 to 60 cents an hour, Urn and a half for overtime and an eight-hour day. |