Construction Workers Face Continued Freeze as Miners Seek Three Year Pact
Washington AP reports the wage freeze continues for construction workers while miners push a three year contract to the Pay Board. The board notes possible inconsistency with a 5.5 percent annual increase and convenes with United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association. A separate telegram from the Construction Industry Stabilization Committee delays post‑Aug 15 collective bargaining wage changes for unionized firms.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Nixon defies war funds deadline amid new Senate fight
After the House rejected a June 1 cutoff on Indochina war funds, President Nixon pledged to ignore the deadline. Senators Church and Cooper planned to amend a defense bill to withhold war funds, while Boland urged a cutoff to pressure Hanoi for prisoner exchanges and talks. Nixon argued such restrictions hinder negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Frank Church
Didaho
Church
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Edward P. Boland
D-Mass
Hanoi
Boland
Income Tax Backers Named To Conference Committee
A third House-Senate conference committee on the income tax bill is named and begins work in Columbus. The panel, dominated by income tax advocates, faces GOP opposition as it aims to finalize a bill by Monday or Tuesday. The panel includes Rep. Manning, Rep. Scott, and others with both party leaders voicing concerns.
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Columbus
UMC
House-Senate
House
Senate
Robert Netzley
Laura
Charles Kurfess
Perrysburg
Theodore Gray
Piqua
Netzley
GOP
Miami County
Gray
Robin Turner
Scott
Fairborn
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Anthony Calabrese
Cleveland
Michael Maloney
Cincinnati
Max Dennis
Wilmington
Manning
Dennis
Lancione
Calabrese
John Gilligan
Gilligan
Maloney
Paul Gillmor
Tiffin
Double murder probe continues in Charleston
Charleston police extend their investigation into a double murder after clearing a suspect. They sought a short blond white male and confirmed the man who visited police was accounted for and ruled out.
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Charleston
W. Va
D. Cottrell Jr
Ohio Penitentiary staffing talks after sick day
In Columbus Ohio prison officers planned a meeting with Teamster Union officials at Ohio Penitentiary after mass sick calls. Only 8 of 88 day guards and 23 of 50 overnight guards reported for duty. In Vietnam five U S combat deaths reported last week, sixth straight week with eight or fewer.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Saigon
Vietnam
U. S. Command
Briefly Classified Comics and Editorial Notes
Short items cover entertainment, obituaries, and sports briefs with notes on television and related media. Nonessential fragments are omitted. only clearly readable facts and names are summarized into concise records.
Hearings Open on Strict Strip Mine Control Bill in Ohio
Columbus. A Senate Highways and Transportation Committee held its first hearing on a tough strip mine control bill with no opposition. Sponsor Rep. Sam Speck and others urged strengthens, including a reclamation fund and larger blasting setbacks. Testimony from Hiram College students and state officials emphasized environmental safeguards and enforcement by the Department of Natural Resources.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Robert Stockdale
Kent
Highways and Transportation Committee
House
Curtis Johnson
Hiram Environmental Committee
Keith Carson
North Jackson
Mahoning County
Hiram College
Carson
Hiram
Robert Hoffman
Long Island
N.Y
Kurt Johnson
Connecticut
Rep
Sam Speck
New Concord
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
William Nye
Department of Natural Resources
Nye
Miners Balking At Job Return In West Virginia
West Virginia coal miners persist in staying out of mines as they await Pay Board ruling on raises under the new contract. The five day old pact offers up to 35 percent raise over three years and boosted pension contributions, but could be rolled back if deemed unreasonably high. Governor Arch Moore plans to testify in support of the contract.
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President's
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Miami Beach
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
UMW
Washington
Arch A. Moore Jr
Electric range sells quickly in The Plains sale
Mrs Dorothy McDonald of 23 Elm St The Plains reports eight calls for her electric range with the first caller buying it before the paper arrived. The quick payoff underscores demand for secondhand appliances in the area.
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Dorothy McDonald
Elm St
the Plains
Nixon seeks identical twin jet for White House fleet
The Nixon administration asks for a second Boeing 707 to cost over 9 million dollars, to be built as a twin of the Spirit of 76. The 707-320B would replace the 13 year old 707-120, with readiness possible by mid 1972 for the president’s expanded travel.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Boeing
Seattle
Boeing Co
Alaska
Key Bisayne
Fla
Henry Kissinger
Peking
Andrews Air Force Base
Butz Nomination Faces Democratic Critique in Agripolitics Hearings
Senate confirmation hearings for Earl L. Butz, Nixon's nominee for Agriculture secretary, become a battle over agribusiness ties and farm policy. Democratic critics press his devotion to family farmers, policy changes to aid beleaguered producers, and his stance on collective bargaining for higher prices.
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Nixon
Senate
Inee
Earl L. Butz
Traditionall
Butz
Agriculture Department
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
White House
America
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Harold B. Steele
Fund Out
William Taft
James Flannery
Pittsburgh
Rising Sun
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Miami
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Debbie Brackman Kreminov
Great Neck
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Leningrad
Debbie
Russia
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