OU Strike Vote Looms at Ohio University
The Ohio University labor dispute nears a strike as Local 1699 pushes for immediate mediation. Governor Gilligan weighs intervention while President Sowle seeks arbitration guidance and union leaders prepare a midnight walkout.
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Ward Wilson
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Herschell Sigall
American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes
Sowle
University
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Priest Named In Plot To Kidnap Kissinger
A federal grand jury in Harrisburg named Rev. Philip Berrigan and five others in a plot to blow heating ducts in federal buildings and kidnap Henry Kissinger. The scheme aimed to force an end to US bombing in Southeast Asia and release political prisoners.
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Southeast Asia
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Jury selection continues in Oliver Mills trial amid icy roads
In Vinton County Court, six jurors were seated after two and a half days of examination for the first degree murder case of Oliver Mills. The trial stems from the shotgun slaying of Sheriff Harold Steele on August 31, with proceedings delayed as defense and state attorneys arrived from Columbus on hazardous roads.
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McArthur
Columbus
Oliver Mills
Vinton County
Mills
Harold Steele
David Kessler
John A. Cannon
Lancaster
Vinton
Arlo Chatfield
John Peck
Franklin County
Steele
Dave Wilbur
Fauntroy Wins Democratic Nomination in DC
Washington reports Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy secures the Democratic nomination for the district of Columbia’s first non voting House delegate in a century. He faces John A. Nevins, unopposed Republican, in the March 23 general election.
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Martin Luther King
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House of Representatives
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Nixon tests steel prices with import option and rate cuts
The Nixon administration threatens expanded imports of cheaper steel from Japan and Western Europe to curb Bethlehem Steel price hikes as wholesale prices hold steady in December. George Romney announces FHA VA mortgage rate cap cut to 7 1/4 percent, aiming to spur home buying amid ongoing rate reductions.
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Europe
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Romney
Nixon Threatens Boost In Foreign Steel Imports
President Nixon threatens increased foreign competition if U.S. steel makers raise prices after Bethlehem Steel announced 11 to 13 percent hikes by March 1. Ziegler said imports from Japan and Western Europe could rise, while Bethlehem and Luken Steel cited construction and shipbuilding needs. The White House ordered policy review. no 1972 campaign organization is being set up, officials said.
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Environmental Protection Agency
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bethlehem
San Clemente
Calif
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Japan
Europe
Ziegler
Dispatch
New York Times
Auto industry fights FTC price tag rule study
A Tuesday FTC hearing featured Ford and Chrysler urging retention of sticker prices on new cars. They argued suggested retail prices help buyers compare makes and allow bargaining, while officials noted most sales occur below list price. They admitted a warning on tags could inform customers the price is suggested.
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United States
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