Meany Maintains AFL-CIO Neutral Stand in Presidential Campaign
George Meany led the AFL-CIO executive council to a 27 to 3 vote against endorsing either Nixon or McGovern. He insisted he would not vote for either candidate and allowed affiliated unions and 13.6 million members to decide. Meany avoided a direct endorsement, keeping the labor federation’s neutrality amid internal divisions.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
House of Labor
Meany
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Kissinger Holds More Paris Talks After North Vietnam Meeting
Henry Kissinger, fresh from a six and a half hour Paris session with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy, returns to Washington to brief President Nixon. White House aides indicate further meetings will be announced as held, signaling cautious optimism about a new approach to Indochina peace negotiations.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
Kissinger
Andrews Air Force Base
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
United States
South Vietnam
Ziegler
Minimum Wage Bill Showdown Slated
The Senate scheduled a pivotal vote on a Democratic bill to raise the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.20 in steps, expanding coverage to 8.4 million workers and removing exemptions. A Republican substitute proposing a 2.00 rise with no new coverage faced strong opposition from Democrats and AFL CIO, with Agnew expected to cast decisive votes if tied.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
South Dakota
Afl-Cio
Senate Labor Committee
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Spiro Agnew
Massive Hartford Civic Center Roof Tops National Span
The $30.5 million Hartford Civic Center roof weighs 1,400 tons and is touted as the nation’s largest. Built to exceed the Air Force Academy dining hall cover in weight and span, the roof will rise over five days to eight stories atop four towers, expanding over a football field length.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford Civic Center
U.S. Air Force Academy
Viet Cong assails U S peace efforts in Vietnam talks
Paris AP reports Viet Cong leader Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh urged simultaneous settlement of military and political issues at the 151st peace talks session. Kissinger resumed secret talks with Le Duc Tho. White House gave no clear progress update as further meetings were promised.
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Paris
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Thi Binh
Public Works Bill Downed in House Vote 206 to 189
The 5 billion emergency public works bill to fund water and sewage projects failed 206 to 189 in the House. Supporters said it would create 500000 jobs within 90 days with priority for low income areas, while an amendment barring use in a year with deficits over 20 billion doomed it.
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Washington
House
Vietnam forces clash near Quang Tri threaten Highway 1
South Vietnamese troops battle a 200 to 300 strong North Vietnamese battalion just south of the My Chanh defense line and about 10 miles from Quang Tri City. U.S. F4s bombed the enemy while North Vietnamese mortars hit allied infantry as concerns rise over Highway 1. An earlier blast downed two U.S. Navy A7s and an Air Force F4 near the northern front.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
My Chanh
Quang Tri
Hue
Highway 1
le Ba Khien
U.S
Air Force
Met Opera Names Chapin Acting General Manager
The Metropolitan Opera has named Schuyler G. Chapin acting general manager to carry out Geeran Gentele's season plans after Gentele died in a Sardinia car crash. Chapin, 49, was assistant manager to Gentele, who became general manager on July 1.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Schuyler G. Chapin
Geeran Gentele
George S. Moore
Met
Gentele
Sardinia
Rudolf Bing
Chapin
Loren dubbed Macaroni Woman of the Year at convention
Sophia Loren is named Macaroni Woman of the Year by the National Macaroni Manufacturers Association at its 66th annual convention in Coronado. Robert M. Green said she is a dazzling representative of women who eat macaroni.
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Coronado
Calif
Sophia Loren
Robert M. Green
National
Macaroni Manufacturers Association
Armstrong Air and Space Museum Opens in Wapakoneta
Dignitaries led by Tricia Nixon Cox and Gov. John Gilligan attended the Armstrong Air and Space Museum opening in Wapakoneta Ohio. Neil Armstrong the hometown hero and Apollo 11 commander highlighted the event with a moon rock display.
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Armstrong Wapakoneta
Ohio
Tricia Nixon Cox
John Gilligan
Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Neil Armstrong
Governor's bridge site clash over Huntington Ohio link
Gov Arch Moore backs the Guyandotte site for a new Ohio River span to Huntington while Ruth Sullivan of the Coalition for Responsible Regional Development accuses his Coast Guard hearing testimony of inconsistency. Critics favor a bridge to Proctorville Ohio or Lewis Hollow two miles east on WV 2.
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Huntington
W. Va
Arch Moore
Ohio River
Guyandotte
Ruth Sullivan
Coalition For Responsible Regional Development
US. Coast Guard
Proctorville
Ohio
Lewis Hollow
McGovern Surges With OBrien In Labor Campaign Move
George McGovern travels from Rapid City to Washington to unveil former National Chairman Lawrence F. O’Brien as his bridge to party regulars. He responds to AFL CIO Executive Council voting 27 to 3 against endorsing either major candidate and frames it as a test of union power in the fall.
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Rapid City
S.D
George McGovern
Washington
Senate
Lawrence F. O’brien
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Vately
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
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Tad
O’brien Rolie
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Afl-Cio Executive Council
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