Midwest Storm Paralyzes Iowa and Great Plains
An intense Midwest storm brought heavy snow and high winds across Iowa and surrounding states. Roads were impassable, flights canceled, and hundreds stranded as temperatures plunged and several deaths were reported.
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Iowa
Iowa Patrol and Highway Commission
Dane County
Wis
Douglas County
Neb
Chicago
O’hare International
Fort Dodge
The
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State signs first pact for employe bargaining
The first collective bargaining agreement between Vermont state state and its employes was signed in Montpelier marking three months of negotiations. The 18 month pact extends overtime rules to 5,000 classified workers across six pay categories. Some groups receive time and a half after set hours, others have straight time beyond 40 hours, with certain exceptions. Officials note cost and scheduling impacts, and hope further terms under the 1969 Labor Relations Act are resolved soon.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont State Employer Association
VSEA
John Simonds
Windsor
Waterbury State Hospital
Brandon Training School
First National hijack of 1971 to Cuba shocks Miami
A National Airlines DC8 with 97 aboard was forced to Havana by a pistol wielding hijacker. The flight from Los Angeles to Tampa landed in Cuba after the armed crew escorted women and children off the plane. Passengers were later questioned by Cuban authorities and the jet returned to Miami.
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UPI
National Airlines
Los Angeles
Tampa
Havana
Carl Weiss
Cuba
Key West
Johnson
Jones
Dorothy Amato
Nixon to discuss presidency in TV conversation
President Nixon plans a nine PM televised mini news conference with four TV correspondents in a White House library setting. The hour long program CPT billed as a discussion of the presidency in depth and perspective follows a New Year’s Eve reporters gathering as part of expanded press contacts.
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UPI
Nixon
White House
Eric Severeid
CBS
John Chancellor
NBC
Howard K. Smith
ABC
Nancy Dickerson
Public Broadcasting Service
Beverly Hills
Calif
Dickerson
Camp David
Mountain Top
Senate plans to curb filibusters and push agenda
Senate leaders map a plan to change filibuster rules as the 92nd Congress begins January 21. They seek a three fifths vote to end filibusters, while facing potential opposition from southern and small state conservatives. The article notes other agenda items including Social Security increases, welfare reform, health insurance, defense of the Selective Service, and a shifted focus to a “health rights Congress.” The piece also previews White House press plans, Nixon’s schedule, and upcoming State of the Union address.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Tragedy at Ibrox as 66 Die in Stadium Crush
At Ibrox Park in Glasgow a crush on an exit staircase during the Celtic Rangers match left 66 dead and more than 200 injured. Reports describe crowds collapsing into gaps and fans fleeing as a railing gave way. Flags fly at half mast as officials order an inquiry.
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Glasgow
Oswell
Ibrox Park Stadium
Celtic
Rangers
Holiday road deaths may exceed 500 total
Traffic fatalities over the New Year holiday weekend were near the expected range but may surpass 500. A UPI count at 9:30 a.m. EST tallied 440 deaths from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday 11:59 p.m. The National Safety Council had projected 400 to 500, with a spokesman warning the final toll could exceed that range due to late-hour hazardous driving. State tallies included Texas 53, California 40, New York 25, Illinois 21, and Michigan 20.
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United Press International
UPI
National Safety Council
Council
Texas
California
New York
Illinois
Michigan
Inside Columnists and Letters Highlights
Inside pages feature Russell Baker musing on heroes John Chamberlain proposing a subtax to curb inflation a new method to prevent blood shortages and a Banner contributor recounting a visit to New York with its residents plus MAUHS newsletter notes on page 7
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Russell Baker
John Chamberlain
New York
Rockefeller spurned bid for Humphrey vice presidency
New York governor Nelson A. Rockefeller reportedly declined offers to join the 1968 Democratic ticket as vice president after campaign workers for Hubert H. Humphrey approached him. Rockefeller said on Meet the Press he had no interest and had previously faced similar opportunities. He had campaigned for Nixon in 1968, and switching parties would have been required.
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Simonds
New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
NBC
Meet the Press
Humphrey
Nixon
Laird Faces Pentagon Role in Lettuce Strike Break
A Midwest and West Coast lettuce strike unfolds as the Pentagon buys lettuce from Antle Inc. while critics claim defense spending is used to undermine farm workers. Antle gains market share and favorable pricing, while Inter Harvest sales drop, prompting a broader labor confrontation tied to Cesar Chavez and Teamsters contracts.
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Defense
Melvin Laird
Department of Defense
California
Salinas
Coachella
Pentagon
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Bud Antle Inc
Dow Chemical
Defense Department
Antle
Inter Harvest
United Fruit Company
Farm Workers’ Union
Denver
Chavez
California Supreme Court
John Steinbeck
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