AFL-CIO Moves to Oust Union and Raise Dues
Atlantic City AP. AFL-CIO opens its convention with plans to expel the International Chemical Workers Union and raise per member dues from 7 to 10 cents monthly, adding 4.6 million dollars annually to fund organizing, lobbying and the new labor studies center. The moves follow Walter Reuther and UAW’s departure and amid tensions with the Teamsters alliance. The executive council also urged President Nixon to combat racial discrimination without compromise.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
George Meany
Reuther
Meany
International Chemical Workers Union
Alliance For Labor Action
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Auto Workers-Teamsters Alliance
Congress
Labor Studies Center
Washington
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Nixon
Council of the Labor Federation
Democrats Elated By Victories In 1970 House Contests
Democrats celebrate an .800 special election batting average after gaining three seats this year. Michael Harrington wins Massachusetts 6th, David Obey takes Wisconsin 7th, and John Melcher captures Montana 2nd. Three vacancies remain in Republican-leaning districts.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Massachusetts
Albert
Nixon
White House
Michael J. Harrington
William Bates
David R. Obey
Wisconsin
John Melcher
Montana
Melvin R. Laird
James F. Battin
Tennessee
California
Barry Goldwater Jr
Ed Reinecke
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Chicago
Daniel J. Ronan
New Jersey
Charles St. Joelson
Bayh says Kennedy to reveal Chappaquiddick details
Senator Birch Bayh said Ted Kennedy intends to disclose all information he knows about the July 18 Chappaquiddick accident. Bayh noted Kennedys political hurt but cautioned it was too early to judge the full impact while asserting Kennedys strong appeal to young voters.
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Boston
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts Democrat
Chappaquiddick Island
Boston Record American
Bayh
Train Rams Parked Train in Shizuoka injures 125
A three car commuter train rammed a 35 car freight train parked in a yard near Shizuoka Japan, about 70 miles southwest of Tokyo. Ninety five percent of the 400 passengers aboard the commuter train were injured, with fifteen including the engineer reported seriously hurt.
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Shizuoka
Japan
Tokyo
Rights Controversy Deepens as Lawyer Resigns in protest
Washington AP report notes Gary J. Greenberg resigned from the Justice Department civil rights division after leading a protest by 65 of 74 staff lawyers against school desegregation policy under the Nixon administration. The move follows criticism of Assistant Attorney General Jerris Leonard and prompts talk of further departures amid disputes over desegregation timing and policy. The article also mentions the Civil Rights Commission’s reaction to the policy and ends with a line about global biodiversity.
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Washington
Justice Department
Gary J. Greenberg
Civil Rights Division
Greenberg
Asst. Atty
Jerris Leonard
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Leonard
Department
Young
Supreme Court
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Harvard Law School
U.S. 8Th Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Mississippi
Arkansas
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Mitchell
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