Moves Made To End Shipping Strike
New York officials announced a special mediation panel to restart talks between the International Organization of Masters Mates and Pilots and the Maritime Service Committee of eight major lines. Labor Secretary Shultz and Commerce Secretary Stans warned that failure to settle could hurt the Nixon administration as it shapes maritime policy. The strike began after failing to agree on captain primacy of salaries with deck officers.
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New York
UPS
Nixon
East
Gulf
Washington
George P. Shultz
Commerce
Maurice Stans
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
MMP
Maritime Service Committee
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Vice
Schultz
Stans
Evans Officer Refuses To Testify At Inquiry
Lt. (j.g.) Ronald C. Ramsey of Long Beach declines to testify before a mixed U S Navy Australian board, demanding full constitutional rights. The eighth day of hearings into the USS Frank E. Evans collision that killed 74 Americans adjourned for a closed meeting as Ramsey seeks access to witness testimony and cross-examination.
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Subic Bay
Aan A
UPI
Frank E. Evans
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Calif
Frederick F. Tilton
Mariemont
Ohio
Tilton
Ramsey
Melbourne
Evans
Anthony R. Horton
Sydney
John P. Stevenson
Rockets Hit Saigon as Overnight Shellings Escalate War
Twenty two communist rockets struck Saigon area overnight, one hitting near the U S Embassy. A 17 round mortar salvo hit Kien Van 70 miles southwest, killing one militiaman and wounding 17 civilians. Casualties and damage were light elsewhere as U S bases faced sporadic shelling and air strikes intensified against Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
UPD
U.S
Kien van
Nixon tours West Coast amid protests during lighthearted trip
First Lady Pat Nixon visited day care and Braille centers in Portland and toured a black neighborhood on a four day West Coast tour to highlight local volunteer programs. Protesters on a higher floor dropped napalm message slips and some shouted during the visit.
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Portland
Ore
UPD
Pat Nixon
Los Angeles
Julie Eisenhower
Nixon
Vietnam
Supreme Court to rule on ownership of submerged Atlantic lands
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if federal law or colonial charters govern offshore lands and resources beyond three miles. Maine seeks rights to underwater land up to 100 miles, prompting a federal declaration. States along the Atlantic oppose limits while Maine and supporters push for federal recognition of colonial charters.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Atlantic
High Court
Justice Department
Maine
James II
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts
King Resources Co
Denver
Atty
John Mitchell
Texas
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Alabama
Mississippi
New Hampshire
New York
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Atlantic Coast
Robert Fuller
Augusta
Boston
John J. Moakley
Union
Discrimination Charged Against R I Motel
The Justice Department charged James E. Gray owner of Gray's Motel in North Kingston Rhode Island with racial discrimination in denying a reserved room to Black guests. The first public accommodation suit in the North seeks a court order requiring non discriminatory lodging for all races.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Rhode Island
North
Atty
John N. Mitchell
James E. Gray
Kingston
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Huksan Island
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
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Bradford House
Mon
PLAZA
Grant Ramsey
South China Sea
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Bien Hoa
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. Army
Phu Bai
A Shau
South Vietnam
Katum
Bennington Drive-In
Monson
DeLuxe Panavision
20Th Century-Fox
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Deluxe
Bennington
East Arlington
Vermont
Albina
Rufus Butler
Butler
Langston Hughes
Vivian Barnett
Javery
South Street
Ernest H Javery
Alan H. Page
R.I. Motel
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Banner -Lephones
Banner Publishing Corporation
United Press International
Pen
Medallion Savings
the Vermont Bank and Trust Company
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
Chester
Rutland
Bellows Falls
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