Mediator brought into PATCO talks in Washington
A federal mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service was brought in to help PATCO talks over transferring three air traffic controllers from Baton Rouge Louisiana. Secretary Volpe, PATCO officials, and FAA head John Shaffer met to ease fears of a nationwide disruption as discussions proceed.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
PATCO
F. Lee Bailey
Volpe
John Shaffer
Federal Aviation Agency
Baton Rouge
FAA
U S backs British germ warfare ban at disarmament talks
In Geneva the United States pledged support for Britain's draft treaty to outlaw germ warfare. Chief negotiator Gerard C. Smith said Washington has no independent proposal and hopes for early progress banning biological methods, aligning with last year’s UK outline. Nixon had renounced germ warfare development last November.
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Migration shift changes redistricting
Washington AP reports the Census Bureau revises its 1967 forecast for nine state delegations to the House. California gains four seats instead of six, Florida and Arizona gain one each, Texas and Colorado gain one each, while New York and Pennsylvania lose two seats. Migration trends since early 1960s altered by July 1 1969 population estimates. The 1970 census will set final baselines for 435 seats in 1972.
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Census Bureau
House of Representatives
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Florida
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Texas
Colorado
New York
Pennsylvania
North Dakota
West Virginia
Ohio
Iowa
Wisconsin
Variable Clouds With Warmer Tonight Then Cooler
Weather forecast notes variable cloudiness through Tuesday with warmer conditions tonight and turning cooler Tuesday. Highs for Tuesday expected around twenty to twenty five. Outlook for Wednesday calls for little temperature change with a chance of light snow.
Defendants jailed as Chicago riot conspiracy case drags on
The Chicago trial of seven men charged with riot conspiracy at the 1968 Democratic National Convention resumed deliberations as contempt sentences were handed to lawyers Kunstler and Weinglass. Judge Hoffman kept the defendants in Cook County Jail during deliberations. Sentences ranged from 2 months to over 4 years on multiple contempt counts. Weinglass expressed cautious optimism about a possible acquittal or hung jury. Weiner’s mother was hospitalized after an overdose while her son faced jail.
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Newark
N.J
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Lee Weiner
Dellinger
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Rennard C. “Rennie” Davis
Abbott ‘Abbie’ Hoffman
Oil slick threatens Tampa Bay as volunteers aid cleanup
Audubon Society volunteers carry a duck to a cleanup station amid a large oil spill after the Delian Apollon rupture. The Coast Guard deploys a 1,000 foot plastic boom with rope teeth to fence oil from Tampa Bay into the Gulf of Mexico. The slick covers over 100 square miles of the lower bay.
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Smut dealers face crackdown after multiple convictions
Washington AP reports that pornography sellers are shrinking as convictions mount. William J. Cotter, chief inspector for the Post Office, says many major operators have dumped mailing lists and gone out of business. He notes 234,000 complaints last year about obscene mail and that about 20 operators face indictments. Supreme Court actions and three federal mail-conviction cases mark significant steps in the crackdown.
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Post Office
William J. Cotter
Supreme Court
Cotter
FBI
Boston
Moss says news censorship may be patterned in AFVN Vietnam
U S Representative John E Moss said there may be a pattern of news management in the Armed Forces Vietnam Network. He met with critics of AFVN editorial policies and learned two newscasters were reassigned after alleging censors. Moss voiced distress and will seek the military side of the story from AFVN officials.
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U.S
Moss
AFVN
Compromise HEW bill wins approval in House committee
The House Appropriations Committee approved a compromise HEW and labor funding bill totaling 20.3 billion dollars. The measure, smaller than Nixon vetoed but larger than he would accept, surpasses his budget forecasts by 693 million dollars, and was previously vetoed on January 28 with a veto sustained by the House.
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Nixon
House Appropriations Committee
Departments of Health, Education and Welfare and Labor
Office of Economic Opportunity
House
Richfield youth wounded in basement device explosion
A 17 year old Richfield youth Maurice Emery suffered severe hand and abdominal wounds when a device exploded in his basement while he tinkered Sunday night. He was hospitalized in serious condition in Minneapolis as police investigated the accident.
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Minneapolis
Plane Hijacked Near Jacksonville Reported Bound for Cuba
A Boeing 727 en route from Newark to Miami was hijacked near Jacksonville, Florida and the FAA reported it was heading toward Cuba. The incident was confirmed by federal aviation officials.
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Newark N. J
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
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Merger Proposed for Nine Protestant Churches
New York AP reports a proposed merger of nine major U S Protestant churches by 1980 after eight years of talks. The plan would unite about 25 million members into a single denomination tentatively named the Church of Christ Uniting and includes United Church of Christ Episcopal United Methodist Christian Disciples United Presbyterian Presbyterian Southern African Methodist Episcopal Zion and Christian Methodist Episcopal. The last three are predominantly Negro.
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Presbyterian
Southern
African Methodist Episcopal
Zion
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Nixon to unveil global report on new peace strategy
President Nixon will propose new initiatives for U S Soviet ties in a 25 000 word global report to Congress this week. The document outlines his foreign policy since taking office and addresses Vietnam and the Israeli Arab conflict while signaling a shift in East West relations. The report remains non specific on exact proposals and reflects ongoing efforts during his Florida Bahamian trip returning to Washington.
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Nixon
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Soviet Union
Bahamas
New York
Robert H. Abplanalp
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Letter from 1957 note finally arrived
MONROE LA AP The letter sought by F M Patterson in 1957 arrived recently confirming long awaited correspondence.
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Monroe
F. M. Patterson
102 Feared Dead in Dominican Republic Jet Crash
A Dominican Airlines DC twin jet crashed into the Caribbean about five miles off Hispaniola five minutes after takeoff from Santo Domingo for San Juan. No survivors were found overnight. 102 aboard included seven US citizens and 45 Puerto Ricans. Passengers included boxing figure Teó Cruz and relatives of a former Dominican dictator. President Balaguer declared two days of national mourning. The new jetliner had been in service less than two months.
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U.S
John Payne
Chicago
Theodore Payne
Salt Lake City
Ruth Atosta
New York City
Gilbert Hays
Florida
Francis Robert Downes
Massachusetts
Las Matas de Farfan
Emerito Perez Acevedo
Concepcion Nanson
Latin America
Carlos
Teo" Cruz
Antonio Imbert Barbera
Rafael Trujillo
Juan Bosch
Leslie
Cruz
Roger Zami
Paris
France
Mando Ramos
Los Angeles
Joaquin Balaguer
Alderman Reding Files for Mayor in Austin Race
Alderman Leo Reding of the 1st Ward filed today to run for mayor of Austin. Former alderman Denver Daily had filed earlier. no primary contest unless a third candidate enters. Reding highlighted leadership roles on city committees and budgeting work, pledging to advance current and new programs with strong direction if elected.
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Denver Daily
Reding
Austin
Turtle Creek Watershed Commission
Senate committee backs Carswell for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 4 to approve Judge G Harrold Carswell from Tallahassee Florida for the Supreme Court. Chairman James Eastland said the majority report backing confirmation will be filed in the Senate later today. The same edition notes a $6.99 billion annual U S balance of payments deficit for 1969 with a $1.1 billion seasonal fourth quarter surplus.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Tallahassee
Fla
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Carswell
Senate
United States
Department of Commerce
New U S Task Force 77 Commander Named
Vice Admiral Frederic A Bardshar will relieve Vice Admiral Maurice F Weisner as commander of U S Task Force 77 in Saigon AP reports Bardshar directed the first air strikes against North Vietnam in 1964 during the Gulf of Tonkin incident Weisner is expected to assume command of the 7th Fleet soon
Farmers share 14 million ACP emergency aid in 1969
Farmers received 14 million dollars in emergency cost sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program last year, the second highest ACP total on record. The 1969 crop soybeans under price support loans rose by 34.6 million bushels in January, offset by 9.6 million redeemed, leaving 163 million bushels loaned on Jan 31, down from 303 million a year earlier.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tributes pour in for Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding
Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding, architect of Britain's 1940 Battle of Britain victory, died at his Tunbridge Wells home Sunday at age 87. He trained and led the RAF pilots who drove the Luftwaffe from Britain's skies in 1940.
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Tunbridge Wells
England
Air
Lord Dowding
Britain
Rental Classified Ad for 2 Bed Home in Austin
Demand for rentals grows daily and the Austin Daily Herald Classifieds feature a neat two bedroom home with garage. Living dining room enclosed porch large lot at xxxxth Ave XX. Rent eighty dollars. call XXX-XXXX for placing a Want Ad with friendly advisor assistance.
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