Democrats seek new chair amid search after O'Brien decline
In Washington the Democratic Party again seeks a national committee chair as Lawrence F. O'Brien declines citing insufficient consensus. Hubert Humphrey plans talks with governors and meets the outgoing Sen. Fred Harris as the National Committee prepares to choose next Thursday. Potential contenders include Gordon St Angelo, Matthew Welsh, Buford Ellington, Edward Breathitt, Joseph Doorley, and Joseph Crangle.
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Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
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Indiana
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Kennedy
Matthew E. Welsh
Buford Ellington
Tennessee
Eward Breathitt
Kentucky
Joseph Doorley
Providence
R.J
Erie County
N.Y
Joseph Crangle
Huntley-Brinkley crew visits Austin High School
A five member Huntley-Brinkley NBC crew shot a segment on Women's Rights at Austin High School. Led by Jerry Rosholt and Liz Trotta, they interviewed students, filmed the Catalina Synchronon Swim Club and Gymnastics Squad, and noted the lengthy research behind a short air time.
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Nixon unveils plan to curb transportation strikes
President Nixon proposes a new framework to prevent crippling rail and airline strikes. The plan, presented to Congress, seeks to replace emergency provisions of the Railway Labor Act with a broader law aligned to Taft Hartley principles and includes an 80 day cooling off period with options to extend, partially operate, or allow limited strikes if health or safety are at risk.
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Bomb injures two U S soldiers in Saigon blast
A terrorist bomb exploded beside a U S enlisted men billet in downtown Saigon injuring two American service members and three Vietnamese. The 10 to 20 pound plastic charge in an oil drum at a gas station rear adjoined the Metropole billet housing 250 U S soldiers. It failed to breach the brick wall but shattered windows and damaged the station interior.
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Minimum income bill advances from House committee
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a bill to establish a $1,600 annual income floor for a needy family of four and $110 monthly for aged or disabled individuals. The measure mirrors President Nixon's welfare reform proposals and was ordered drafted for review next week.
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Priest in politics Rev Drinan runs in Massachusetts primary
The Rev. Robert F. Drinan a Jesuit and Boston College Law School dean announced his candidacy for the Third Congressional District. He will oppose veteran Rep. Philip J. Philbin in the September 15 Democratic primary and begins campaigning immediately after resigning as school vice-president due to campaign demands.
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Massachusetts
Government ends pressure for minority hiring
The Nixon administration has ended all pressure on federal agencies to hire minority groups. Civil Service Commission chairman Robert E. Hampton says this equals reverse discrimination and that prior mandates forced agencies to fill lower ranks with unsuitable hires. Hampton notes Nixon ordered agencies not to discriminate against minorities or women.
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Nixon
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Robert E. Hampton
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NSP to Spend Needed To Meet Minnesota Nuclear Waste Rules
NSP chairman Earl Ewald says the company will spend whatever is necessary to conform to Minnesota regulations on nuclear power plant wastes. He urged cooperation between Minnesota and federal officials to agree on sound scientific standards and noted a dispute between PCA and the AEC over which agency should set rules.
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Northern States Power Co
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Earl Ewald
NSP
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Ewald
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
AEC
PCA
Judge frees soldier of disloyalty charge
FT Gordon Ga AP A military judge acquits Phc Timothy T Johnson 20 of Minneapolis Minn on promoting disloyalty among troops and delays leaflets post distribution after ruling the disloyalty charge vague and granting a directed verdict for lack of evidence The case involved four soldiers seeking to form a commission to investigate war crime reports including Vietnam atrocities leaflets urged servicemen to volunteer information about alleged abuses.
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Schedule of Pages Area News-2 Sport-7
The page listing outlines sections for Area News Sport Editorials Comics Women's VS.Mkts TV and Entertainment. It shows page numbers and section order across the issue. No events or names are detailed beyond the general topical layout.
House group sidetracks inquiry into desegregation
The House Rules Committee narrowly blocked an attempt to open a desegregation inquiry, revealing deep Education and Labor split led by Rep. Edith Green. Democrats opposed the plan as unnecessary, while Rep. James O'Hara warned of intruding on internal committee affairs.
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Rules Committee
O'Hara
Pompidou to Meet Jewish Leaders Amid Protests in San Francisco
French President Georges Pompidou arrived in San Francisco after a delayed flight from Cape Kennedy and was met by about 600 demonstrators outside the St Francis Hotel. He planned talks with local Jewish leaders opposing France’s Mirage jet sale to Libya, as police kept demonstrators barricaded across Union Square.
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Treasury official says inflation is waning
New York AP report quotes Treasury Under Secretary Charles E. Walker stating inflation is under control and that government restraint would risk recession and higher unemployment. He notes the 1969 third quarter as the boom peak and a plateau with modest growth into 1970, aside from housing.
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Oil Slick Spreads After Barge Freighter Collision
A barge freighter crash on the St. Johns River near Jacksonville caused a black oil slick that coated about 10 miles of riverbanks and moved toward the Atlantic. Eastern Seaboard Petroleum put the spill at 7,000 gallons from a ruptured 30,000 gallon tank aboard the Eastpet 1 freighter Mere Buccaneer. Coast Guard reported two miles per hour current. no injuries.
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Boyle says UMW to run its own Yablonski killings probe
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle announces an internal investigative commission to hear from all who wish to speak about the Yablonski family killings. Four executive board members will lead, with power to hire private investigators and lawyers, meeting in Pittsburgh.
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Tony” Boyle
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Yablonski
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Clarksville
Rights organizer James Bevel resigns from SCLC
James Bevel, a top field organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, resigns from the civil rights group. SCLC president Ralph David Abernathy confirms the resignation and notes Bevel’s departure may reflect him outpacing the organization or the need for the group to catch up.
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James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ralph David Abernathy
SCLC
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US Navy Jet Crashes Near Crete Killing Three Crew
A Franklin D. Roosevelt carrier jet fighter crashed into the Aegean Sea near Crete killing three crew members including the pilot. One survivor rescued as rescue teams rushed to the 12 mile northwest crash site near Soudha Bay Naval Base.
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Senate OKs 15.6 Billion Air Expansion Plan
The Senate approved a 15.6 billion dollar 10 year program to modernize and widen the airport system with most funds from new cargo and passenger taxes. London notes report the U S Britain and France proposing a time and place for new Big Four talks to ease West Berlin's situation.
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Chilly weather returns to state
The Weather Bureau reports renewed cold in Minnesota with no relief through the weekend. Roseau recorded 20 below zero at 6:30 a.m. and several northern towns around 10 below. Clouds stretched from the Dakotas across western and southern Minnesota, northern Iowa, and into Wisconsin with light snow flurries in cloudy areas.
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Unhappy bachelors study links to job dissatisfaction
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