Pay Rate Change Doubted By Pay Board In 1970s Review
The Pay Board is likely to keep the 5.5 percent wage standard for now while reviewing ceilings, with Nixon officials saying a change is unlikely soon. The joint session with the Price Commission may spark debate, but a decision is not expected quickly. Labor officials note bargaining pressure in 1973 and fear broad wage cuts could trigger strikes.
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B52s Hit North Vietnamese Forces Across DMZ Fronts
U S B52 bombers struck units trying to reinforce across the demilitarized zone near Quang Tri and Hue while Saigon forces battled on the southern and Cambodian fronts. Saigon reports 113 enemy killed, 28 South Vietnamese dead, 71 wounded.
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Shriver Sees Nixon Flight From Peace Chance
Sargent Shriver launches his vice presidential bid with a continent-spanning tour to win voters and push a new direction for America. He asserts Nixon gave Thieu veto power over U S policy and says peace talks were squandered in 1969, a claim echoed by George McGovern on NBC and ABC programs.
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Ohio Weekend Traffic Toll Reaches New High
The Associated Press reports Ohio roads saw a record 42 fatalities in a 54 hour period. A Ludlow Kentucky family of six perished in a fiery two car crash near Greenville, with the youngest three years old. The Ray Harris family lost two children and a large extended kin in separate incidents. A Canfield area collision killed four and injured twelve. A West Unity teen biking along Ohio 191 was struck down. Pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists added to the grim tally, with 12 single fatality and 24 multiple fatality crashes.
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Protests Dismantled at Flamingo Park Ahead of Convention
About 50 demonstrators briefly occupied Flamingo Park in Miami Beach awaiting the Republican National Convention. Police ordered the camp abandoned at dawn, and the youths left peacefully. They were allowed to return at sunrise when the park opened.
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Smith former Illinois House speaker dies in Illinois
Ralph T. Smith, 56, former Illinois House speaker and appointee to the late Everett Dirksen’s U S Senate seat, died Sunday night of an apparent heart attack. He had been appointed to the Senate in September 1969 and was defeated in 1970 by Adlai E. Stevenson III.
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SALT Talks Set for Geneva Second Round in October
The United States and Russia will hold the second round of strategic arms limitation talks in Geneva possibly in October. A formal announcement on the second phase is expected in Washington and Moscow today. The first phase interim agreement is nearing final congressional approval.
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Mines Kill 2 British Soldiers in Belfast
In Belfast two British soldiers were killed by land mines believed planted by the Irish Republican Army. The attack came hours after the British said terrorist violence had fallen dramatically since troops seized IRA strongholds two weeks earlier.
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Irish Republican Army
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Classified Comics Obituaries and Notices Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text shows listings for classifieds, comics, obituaries and notices with unreadable segments. No clear events or names are extractable, leaving only broad categories and garbled lines.
Clark Says POW Release Promised
Former U S attorney general Ramsey Clark says North Vietnam leaders pledged US prisoners of war would be released once bombing ends and peace begins. He cites written and verbal assurances from top officials after conferences in Hanoi and with the foreign minister.
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U.S
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Lyndon B. Johnson
No Arrests Allowed In Mail Theft
Boston authorities report the Plymouth mail robbery case may not be prosecuted after a 10 year Massachusetts statute of limitations expired. The $1.5 million cash haul remains unfound though the search for the money continues.
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Clevelanders See Alleged Monster In Brookside Park Sighting
Eight residents reported a monster animal over seven feet tall and at least 360 pounds near Brookside Park and Cleveland Zoo. Police and park rangers searched the grounds without success while witnesses described a black haired creature and one man said he grabbed a shotgun in fear.
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Brookside Park
Richard J. Brindza
West 39Th Street
Wayne E. Lewis
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