Labor Ties With Washington Deteriorate in 1971
In 1971 organized labor faced worsening relations with the Nixon administration, with major strikes in rail, soft coal, shipping and telephones. AFL-CIO chief Meany condemned the wage price freeze as unfair that ignored profits, while officials argued he was out of step with workers. Dockhands, steel and port sectors saw walkouts amid wage disputes and a Pay Board mechanism. The year featured high unemployment and ongoing labor unrest across key industries.
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Whitcomb Wife to End Year in Sunny Florida
Gov Edgar D Whitcomb and his wife Pal stay in Florida for year end as she recovers from abdominal surgery. The family flew from Indianapolis to Fort Lauderdale where Mrs Whitcomb was released from University Hospital and operated on December 18 for removal of a malignant tumor of the intestine. She is reported to be recovering Marvelously and plans to return to Indianapolis New Year’s Day.
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Edgar D. Whitcomb
Pal
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Whitcombs
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Weir Cock
Fort Lauderdale
Evelyn [Fauser
Bangla Desh capital cut off from world
Dacca suffers isolation after surrender. Telephones only to India and Europe break up amid long shouting fits, foreign mail absent, banks closed through Saturday, and Indian Airlines operating a single daily flight from Calcutta. Roads and river ferries link a 24 hour overland route. Three English papers offer little world news as farmers push produce to market and prices ease.
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Dacca
Calcutta
Honduran Vessel Knight Hawk Reported in Cuba
Honduran schooner Knight Hawk was located in Cuba Monday, the Foreign Ministry said. Eleven crewmen aboard including an American identified as Ho race. Captain Darwin Jackson led the voyage from Roatan Island to Belize City, British Honduras, before the vessel’s Cuba sighting.
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Honduras
Knight
Bay Islands
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Cuba
Foreign Ministry
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