Meany backs boycott of J. P. Stevens by new union
AFL CIO President George Meany vows total all out support for a consumer boycott against J P Stevens in the merged Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and Textile Workers Union of America. The union, now the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, plans a drive to organize cloth ing and textile workers in the South and Southwest and targets Stevens as its first campaign action.
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Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Clothing Workers Union
J.P. Stevens & Co
J. P. Stevens
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Textile Workers Union
Southwest
Stevens
Meany
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Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Warhol Wyeth Portraits Highlight Muted Value Gap
New York artists Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth showcase portraits of each other highlighting a complex value disparity. Doe Kerr Gallery appraised Warhol works at 210000 while Wyeth pieces reached 180000. Both sets go on display today in the Pacific.
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Andy Warhol
Jamie Wyeth
Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth
Warhol
Doe Kerr Gallery
California Assembly panel backs Tokyo Rose pardon
A California Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee recommended a full pardon for Iva Toguri d Aquino known as Tokyo Rose. The panel urged restoring her American citizenship and clearing her name after her treason conviction for wartime propaganda broadcasts to U S servicemen.
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Calif
Tokyo Rose
California Assembly
Criminal Procedure Committee
Iva Toguri d’ Aquino
Aiken Standard Prospectus and Policies
The Aiken Standard established in 1867 publishes afternoon editions, excluding weekends, from 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken SC 29801. It lists P O Box 456, notes AP dispatches exclusive rights, and states no responsibility for ad omissions with corrections in the next issue. It also outlines advance payment handling limits and carrier payment acceptance.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Associated Press
Brazilian group to gift Swedish royal bride necklace
The Brazilian Wildlife Preservation Association will present a necklace to Silvia Sommerlath the future queen of Sweden next week in Stockholm. The piece contains a nest fragment from the Virapura a rare Amazonian bird seen as a symbol of happiness in Indian legend.
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Brazilian Wildlife Preservation Association
Johan Dalgas Frisch
Stockholm
Carlos
Silvia Sommerlath
Birch Bayh Undergoes Surgery for Lung Nodule
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana is in satisfactory condition after surgery to remove a small non malignant nodule from his right lung. Aides report the operation went well and Bayh is recovering.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Supreme Court Try Attorney Says Ray Would Waste His Time
Memphis AP report notes James Earl Ray, jailed for the King slaying, faces no immediate appeal path. Ray’s Memphis attorney Robert Livingston doubts a writ of certiorari would be granted by the Supreme Court and says a federal appeal is unlikely. Lesar will decide next steps as Fensterwald withdraws from the case.
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Memphis
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
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Robert I. Livingston
Supreme Court
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Nashville
Lesar
Washington, D.C
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Cincinnati
Fensterwald
Suitor Charged In Refugee Killing In North Wilkesboro
Do Dan Thi a 25 year old Blue Ridge Shoe Co. worker in Wilkesboro North Carolina killed a Vietnamese refugee believed to be the intended wife. Nguyen Nhan Cong 31 of Lebanon Pennsylvania is charged with shooting her in Lansdale Pennsylvania.
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N.C
Pennsylvania
Do Dan Thi
Blue Ridge Shoe Co
Wilkesboro
Nhan Cong Nguyen
Lebanon
Lansdale
Jim Thorpe Trophy Stands as Oldest Pro Football Honor
The Jim Thorpe Trophy is described as the oldest and highest professional football award, highlighting its long tradition and prestige in recognizing top players.
Opening leads and bidding clash in a 1976 bridge game
In a Chicago Tribune bridge excerpt Charles Goren analyzes a North South victory over West East after a 1 club double and no trump sequence. South doubles and 2NT leads to 3NT as declarer maneuvers to establish clubs while preserving spade and diamond control.
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Martha Mitchell Funeral Held As Private Ceremony
Martha Mitchell died age 57 from bone cancer and was buried in Pine Bluff. Her funeral was kept private by orders of estranged husband John N. Mitchell with restricted access and reporters barred from seating. The community and many residents praised her outspoken stance against Nixon.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Adam Robinson
Judge Shuts Door On Singer's Trial
Aspen Colorado report says Judge George Lohr closed a June 10 preliminary hearing for Claudine Longet to reporters and the public. A gag order and sealed transcripts were issued, citing massive coverage and potential prejudice as diary and blood test results could be discussed. Longet, 34, faces manslaughter charges in the death of Vladimir Spider Sabich, whom she had lived with for two years. she is free on a five thousand dollar bond.
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Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
George Lohr
Lohr
Longet
Sabich
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