Nixon to Attend Moscow Summit in May 1972
President Nixon announced plans to meet Soviet leaders in Moscow in late May 1972. He cited progress in arms control Berlin talks and SALT cooperation as key factors. Congressional leaders welcomed the move, asserting it could yield constructive results while defenses remain strong.
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Colorado
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Acheson Dies at 78 Ex Secretary of State Remembered
Former Secretary Dean Acheson died at 78 after leaving office 18 years earlier. He shaped postwar policy including NATO and Japan peace treaties while guiding U.S. Korea War strategy and China policy under President Truman. Nixon and Truman offered tributes noting his intellect and devotion to the country.
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Strike Enters 13th Day as Coal Miner Walkout Expands
Charleston reports the 13th day of the United Mine Workers strike with over 100,000 miners idle, 39,000 in West Virginia. Rail workers face layoffs due to lack of coal. work stoppage began midnight Sept. 30 with limited picketing outside non-UMW mines. Union veterans warn members to avoid working to evade penalties.
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Nixon Builds Two Wage Price Boards Amid Phase 2 Moves
President Nixon lines up members for a 15 member Pay Board and a 7 member Price Commission as the 90 day wage price freeze nears expiration. Labor leaders agree to support post freeze controls while the administration seeks standby authority and a judge panel for wage price cases.
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Supreme Court Coolly Rejects War Test and Minorities Plan
The Supreme Court granted review in 21 cases for the 1971 term while issuing over 400 orders. It rejected the war test challenge to Vietnam action and the Philadelphia plan for minority construction hiring. A separate ruling blocked strikes by federal workers and limited others, amid school desegregation disputes in Halifax County North Carolina and Greensville County Virginia.
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