Dock strike shuts down East Coast and Gulf ports
East coast longshoremen walked off at midnight amid stalled talks with the New York Shipping Association over guaranteed annual hours. If the strike spreads to Gulf ports, most Atlantic and Pacific harbors could close. White House action on Taft Hartley remains uncertain as ILA leadership contemplates a lockout.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
Maine
Louisiana
International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shippers Association
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Texas Gulf Coast
Houston
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
White House
ILA
New York Shipping Association
W. J. Usery Jr
Thomas W. Gleason
Windsor inmates press for review of conditions demands
Stewart Hancock reports from Windsor that 75 inmates halted work as officials study 14 demands. Warden Robert G. Smith rejected three demands including one calling for the prison to review conditions and related reforms.
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Windsor
Robert G. Smith
U S funds for 11 new municipal jobs here
Federal funding under the 1971 Emergency Employment Act will support 11 Bennington municipal jobs, with the town choosing how many of the allocations to accept. The program covers 90 percent of salaries, but positions cannot be cut after two years, and wages must stay under 7000 dollars. Bennington must accept at least four slots to participate.
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Edward R. Lamb
Bennington
Alrea
State of
Vermont
Springfield
St. Albans
Newport
Lamb
Bullet misses driver on Long Trail Road Woodford
State Police report a bullet narrowly missed 68 year old Aaron Pearly Hill as his 1949 Chevrolet pickup was struck in the windshield near Route 9 in a wooded Woodford area. At about 3:30 p.m. the investigation continues with Trooper Palumbo, Game Warden Brown, and Deputy Frantz on scene.
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Long Trail
Woodford
Shaftsbury
Aaron Pearly Hill
RD 2
Bennington
Route 9
Robert Palumbo
Norman Brown
Richard Frantz
Power Struggle Behind China's National Day Crisis
Hong Kong analysts view National Day events as a sign of a major power struggle within China's 25 member politburo. The failure to publish the usual editorial, the purge of Chen Po ta, and reports of Liu Shao-chi’s possible fate point to deep factional rifts. Observers note two receptions in place of a state banquet suggest leadership reordering as Mongolian plane crash rumors swirl.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Mongolia
Uu Shao-chi
Russia
China
Peking
Communist Party
United States
Great China Evening News
Taipei
Liu Shao-chi
Liu
Mao Tse-tung
Tass
Jiji
Soviet Union
Moscow
Kremlin
Chen Pota
Mao
Politburo
Cancella
Listers Debate Charter Vote as Test of Confidence
Bennington Listers frame upcoming charter vote as a test of their legitimacy and fairness. They argue elected listers should remain if residents approve. if not, appointing listers could improve equity. The news release cites full time versus hourly pay and notes tax rate changes across districts, with some attributing the shift to state aid and rebates.
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Windsor
Bennington
Benningon Listers
North Bennington
Cronkite and legal clash over press freedom at Senate hearing
Cronkite argued government power over the press has curtailed free broadcast news and urged limits on FCC authority. A law professor, Jerome Barron, pressed for broader public access and suggested paid ads to boost underrepresented views, challenging Cronkite’s view of press diversity. The exchange marked a sharp policy clash before the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights led by Sen. Ervin.
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Washington
Walter Cronkite
Senate Subcommittee On
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Cronkite
Columbia Broadcasting System
Subcommittee
Senate
Roman L. Hruska
R.neb
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Edward M. Kennedy
D.mass
Jerome A. Barron
George Washington University
Barron
Sen. Ervin
FCC
Major would oppose Stafford to preserve two party system
Randolph T. Major Jr. of Westminster announces Democratic bid for Senate nomination in Vermont. He concedes slim chances against interim Sen. Robert T. Stafford and insists on contest to keep Vermont a two party state. He cites Nixon and Davis administration policies as campaign issues and vows a hard fought race with Democratic support.
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International Peace Academy
Major
Vermont
Philip H. Hoff
Stafford
Mary Sharpe
Bellows Falls
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Vietnam
Unused law lets congressmen docked for missed days
The column notes a discovered statute enabling docking pay for legislators absent from work at a rate of 42 500 dollars a year. The item appears on Page 2 alongside brief mentions of a fund drive and local school policy discussions.
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United Counseling Service
Mt. Anthony
Bernard Malamud
Washington
Dodger
Walter Alston
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World Synod of Bishops
Vatican
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Chou En-lai
Great Hall of the People
Foreign Ministry
Li Hsien-nein
Tung Pi-wu
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Keng Piao
Lin Piao
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