Labor and employers split over arbitration end to dock strike
ILWU president Bridges tells Congress workers will return only by secret ballot. Pacific Maritime Association chief Flynn backs a tribunal to settle the dispute. Bridges says near agreement exists but supports a secret vote before returning to work.
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Labor Today
Nixon
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
ILWU
Congress
Edmund J. Flynn
Pacific Maritime Association
Flynn
Bridges
House Labor Committee
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Hawaii
International
Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Britain, West Germany and others recognize Bangladesh
Britain, West Germany and several West European states recognized Bangladesh today. Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home announced Britain’s recognition in the House of Commons before leaving for India, noting a visit to Mujibur Rahman later. West Germany Norway Sweden Denmark and Finland followed suit, with Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg expected soon. A census of civilian casualties and a plan for an international war crimes tribunal were announced as Mujib’s government seeks accountability.
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House of Commons
India
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Mujibur Rahman
Pakistan
Alec
West Germany
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Brussels
European Common Market
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Italy
Douglas-Home
Sheik Mujib
Subcontinent
Abdul Aziz
Unemployment rate dips to 5.9 percent in January
Washington reports the nation's jobless rate edged down to 5.9 percent as unemployment rose by 752,000 to 5,447,000 while seasonally adjusted data show a 56,000 decline. Nonfarm payrolls hit a record 71.4 million. average hourly earnings rose to 3.55 dollars for rank and file workers. Weekly earnings climbed 7.32 dollars over the year, despite a 1.35 dollar weekly drop from December due to shorter average work weeks. The average work week shrank to 36.9 hours with a 24-minute drop in manufacturing. Men’s jobless rate fell to 4.2 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Muskie in Wisconsin Defends Withdrawal Date Stance
Sen. Ed Muskie on the campaign trail in Wisconsin attacked President Nixon for not unilaterally dating a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Vietnam. He said POW releases and troop safety should be the only withdrawal conditions and rejected Nixon's terms before Hanoi did. The criticism came from Rogers and other GOP officials, with more expected from the White House.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
Vietnam
Wisconsin
Maine Democrat
William P. Rogers
Muskie
Hanoi
Rogers
Ronald L. Ziegler
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
White House
Princeton Fire Probe After Downtown Blaze Destruction
Princeton fire chief planned talks with state fire marshals to determine the cause of a Thursday blaze that leveled five downtown buildings. Estimating damage over 250000 dollars, no injuries were reported. The fire began in the basement of Don's Knotty Pine Cafe on Main Street in Princeton, a town of about 2500 residents northwest of Minneapolis.
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Princeton, Minn
Princeton
Carl Neumann
Don's Knotty Pine Cafe
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Fast sell wanted ad for 1971 Beetle VW
A low cost Herald want ad promises quick results. The 1971 Beetle VW is in excellent condition and must sell immediately. Call KXA NKKX or phone 435-8851 for similar fast action.
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Herald
Call Today
FCC permits limited import of nonlocal signals to big cities
The FCC approved rules allowing cable operators to import nonlocal television signals into the largest cities if not duplicating local programming. The plan creates four market categories with varying channel requirements and takes effect March 31. Big markets must carry three full network channels plus three independents in tier one, with smaller tiers adjusting counts.
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Washington
The
Federal Communications Commission
Howard Hughes Autobiography Excerpts Reported by Times
The New York Times published what it said were excerpts from Howard Hughes autobiography, noting the material could come from anecdotes previously published about the billionaire.
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Howard Hughes
NEW York
The
New York Times
Nixon near eroding presidential news conferences
A Washington AP study by the Washington News Committee says President Nixon has come close to killing off the presidential news conference as an institution during his term. It notes he held nine conferences last year versus 24 to 36 for recent presidents and quotes the White House saying conferences are important but none are scheduled.
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Washington
Nixon
News Study Committee
Washington News Committee
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Minnesota gets 250000 for engineer job-finding program
Minnesota receives 250000 in federal funds to place unemployed engineers scientists and technicians. The funds will be administered by the Department of Manpower Services under Gov. Wendell Anderson's office.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Wendell Anderson
Department of Manpower Services
Tentative agreement opens talks to end world trade barriers
The United States and the Common Market plan to begin worldwide negotiations in 1973 to reduce trade barriers. Short-term concessions include lower tariffs on U S oranges and grapefruits and a pledge to limit West European wheat exports. Details await formal approval by both sides.
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Belgium
United States
William D. Eberile
Nixon
Common Market
Executive Commission
U.S
Eberle
Washington
Japan
Canada
Attorney General offers help to Mower County in Koscot trial
Minnesota Attorney General's office told the Herald it will assist Mower County in prosecuting five Koscot Interplanetary Inc. defendants jailed on consumer fraud charges. Special assistant Peter Sipkins said Spannaus invited County Attorney Wallace Sieh to a meeting, and no formal request for aid has been made. The case marks the first criminal prosecution against Koscot participants in Minnesota with dispersals across the state. 450 distributorships were sold locally, some in Austin and Rochester, amid civil actions and state law challenges dating to 1971.
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Minnesota
The
Herald Today
Mower County
Koscot Interplanetary Inc
Peter Sipkins
Warren Spannaus
Wallace Sieh
Sieh
Spannars
Koscot
Sipkins
Austin
Albert Lea
Rochester
Faribault
Red Wing
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Pierre
D.D
Milwaukee
Wis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Spannaus
Mul
Fred Kraft
David Young
Springdale
Ark
Steven Duetmeyer
Monticello
Russell Herdrick
Williamsburg
LaVern Koch
Davenport
Douglas Clough
Waterloo
Gerald Singer
Minneapolis
Trains Derail in St. Paul Collision No Casualties Reported
In St. Paul Minnesota twenty nine freight cars derailed after two trains sideswiped in the southeast area. Officials say eighteen cars from an eastbound Milwaukee Road train and eleven from a Burlington Northern freight left the tracks. A bypass track is in use while removal and repairs proceed.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Milwaukee Road
Burlington Northern
China backs Viet Cong peace plan in Vietnam war stance
China affirmed support for the Viet Cong seven point peace proposal and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam. Peking criticized Nixon’s eight point plan and highlighted two key points in its own peace proposal amid the Indochina war.
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Tokyo
China
Vietnam
U.S
Peking
Provisional Revolutionary Government
South Vietnam
Nixon
Dayan flies to U.S. for talks on Middle East role
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan travels to the United States to meet American officials and promote Israel bonds. He aims for 1972 to be a year of negotiations rather than renewed fighting in the Middle East.
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Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
United States
Israel
Middle East
Hormel to Pay Retroactive Increases After Wage Freeze
R L Knowlton of Geo A Hormel Co said the Pay Board OKd retroactive wage payments for the Sept 6 raise withheld during Phase 1 of the price wage freeze. Many Hormel workers will receive 25 cents per hour retroactively from Aug 15 to Nov 14, 1971, with prices not raised to cover the retroactivity.
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R. L. Knowiten
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel Co
Knowlton
Hormel
Congress
Understanding tain and Rhodesia notes during visit
The commission surveys native opinions during a recent African nation visit. AP Wirephoto accompanies the report.
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Tain
Rhodesia
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