Government weighs court action to end strikes during freeze
Washington officials hint at using court orders and fines to curb existing and new strikes during the 90 day economic freeze. J Curtis Counts of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service urged unions to halt all work stoppages to support economic stability amid tense relations with AFL CIO leader George Meany.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Afl-Cio
George Meany
James D. Hodgson
Meany
Hodgson
America
Wallace attacks judge who overturned desegregation order
In Dallas Gov. George C. Wallace ridiculed U.S. District Judge Sam C. Pointer as lacking brains after pointer overturned his desegregation order. Wallace announced a new executive order to reopen two schools in Hobson City Alabama and accept a $10,000 VFW auxiliary award toward a cancer center in Birmingham. He criticized the court ruling while praising the auxiliary event.
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Dallas
UPI
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign War
VFW
Alabama
Hobson City
Ala
Lurleen B. Wallace
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Pamela Davis
U.S. District Court
Sam C. Pointer
Pointer
Ford Falls In Line To Observe Wage Price Freeze
Ford Motor Co moved to 1971 price levels for its 1972 models after delaying for two days, following GM. Ford had debated retracting hikes on Pinto Torino Thunderbird Montego and Continental Mark IV before joining the price rollback, as Nixon praised auto makers for voluntary cooperation. Chrysler and American Motors were silent but expected to hold 1971 prices during the 90 day freeze.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Nixon
Ford
Lee A. Iacocca
John Naughton
Washington
Naughton
Iacocca
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Death toll in Northern Ireland war rises to 27
In Londonderry near the Bogside district British troops killed a gunman after coming under fire on Poe Road. The attack marked one of 23 shooting incidents in the city as troops cleared barricades amid gasoline bombs and rock attacks.
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Northern Ireland
Belfast
UPI
Bogside
Londonderry
Py City
Poe Road
Ulster
Movies and drive-ins showcase 70s weekend lineup
The listings run Williamstown and Bennington venues with showtimes for Who Is Harry Kellerman and Escape From the Planet of the Apes. Bennington Drive-In opens Walt Disney's Duck and Beatniks, plus The Abominable Dr Phibes at Hathaway's and Deserter and Love Story at Coury’s. Drive-ins in Adams feature The Great Bank Robbery and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. A Belfast report notes IRA daylight robberies totaling about 38,400 dollars from post offices and banks in Falls Road and central areas.
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Hoosac Drive-In
Adams
McCabe
Mrs. Miller
Diamond
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Falls Road
Catholic Whiterock
St. James Park
Ulster Bank
Vermont tree chosen for Rockefeller Center Christmas display
Rockefeller Center officials picked a 65 foot balsam from East Montpelier Vermont to stand over the skating rink this Christmas. The 39th tree will arrive Nov 29 and be installed Dec 9, remaining on view through Jan 2, despite early cold weather.
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New York
UPI
Rockefeller Center
Vermont
East Montpelier
Australia New Zealand to pull troops from Vietnam by year end
Australia will withdraw combat forces from Vietnam by year end the prime minister said home for Christmas. New Zealand will bring home all combat troops by year end. Australia had 7256 troops in Vietnam last March with most in Phuoc Thuy province.
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Australia
New Zealand
Vietnam
Canberra
UPI
William McMahon
Keith Holyoake
Wellington
McMahon
South Vietnam
Phuoc Thuy
U S B52 Raids Inside DMZ Mark Escalation
U S bombers carried out heavy raids inside the DMZ today and flew three missions in support of South Vietnamese Marines reclaiming Nui Ba Ho. The strikes, the first since a 1968 halt, follow a week of intensified DMZ fighting and came as B52s conducted eight missions across five northern provinces in South Vietnam.
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Dmz
South Vietnam
Nui Ba Ho
Saigon
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