Rail unions cool to panel wage hike proposal
Four railroad shopcraft unions doubt they will back a 5 percent wage increase urged by a presidential panel. They say the offer covers only about half the 1969 cost of living rise, and they demand more than the plan’s terms.
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Washington
UPI
William W. Winpisinger
The
Machinists Union
National Railway Labor Conference
NRLC
White House
Penn Central
Seale Seeks to Act as Own Attorney in Chicago Eight Trial
Bobby Seale insisted in court he be allowed to represent himself in the Chicago Eight trial. Judge Julius Hoffman restrained the move, keeping Seale bound by gag and shackles earlier in the week, while Garry remained ill and unable to attend. Seale pressed for self representation, citing constitutional rights, and cross examined a witness briefly before being ordered to sit.
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Chicago
UPS
Bobby Seale
Seale
William Kunstler
Charles R. Garry
San Francisco
Garry
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Leonard I. Weinglass
Hoffman
Kunstler
Weinglass
Welinglass
U N Debates Seat for Red China in 1950s Pattern
The United Nations faces its annual debate over seating Maoist China in the General Assembly as Western allies oppose recognition. Wei Tao-ming presses for rejection citing aggression while pro-Peking blocs seek two thirds but rarely achieve a simple majority.
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United Nations
UPS
People’s Republic of
China
Trygve Lie
Chang Wentien
Mao Tsetung
General Assembly
Wei Taoming
Un.s General Assembly
Peking
Senjin Tsurouka
Italy
U.N
Chen Yi
United States
Yakov Malik
Mao Tse-tung
Taiwan
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
GOP Hopes To Elect Governors In New Jersey and Virginia
United Press International reports Republicans aim to add governors in New Jersey and Virginia as Nixon campaigns boost sentiment. Cahill trails Meyer in New Jersey while Holton faces Battle in Virginia with Nixon backing both. Other cities vote for mayors including New York Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh Louisville.
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GOP
New Jersey
Virginia
Nixon
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Louisville
William T. Cahill
Robert B. Meyer
Cahill
Vietnam
Meyner
A. Horton
John V. Lindsay
Mario E. Procaccino
John J. Marchi
Carl B. Stokes
Ralph T. Perk
Richard H. Austin
Roman S. Gribbs
John K. Tabor
Peter J. Flaherty
John P. Sawyer
Pakistani troops fire on mobs in Dacca violence
Pakistani troops opened fire Sunday on mobs of Bengalis in Dacca injuring nineteen and killing one. The violence targeted refugees from India amid escalating unrest.
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Karachi
UPI
Dacca
India
Nixon outlines staged Vietnam pullout plan
President Nixon signals a gradual U S withdrawal from Vietnam over two to three years to allow Saigon to defend itself. He warns of strong measures if Hanoi escalates violence and frames the plan as ending the war with honor, relying on Saigon’s eventual bargaining.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
United States
United
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Illinois
Economic Opportunity
Donald Rumsfeld
Edward A. Warman
Philip M. Crane
Houston
Louis Welch
Curtis Graves
American Express
County National Bank
Bennington & Arlington
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Don Ratelle
Beau-May
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Swinger
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Maverick
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Main ST
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