Lady Bird Johnson Grove Dedicated at Redwood Park
Nixon and Lyndon Johnson bury quarries to honor Mrs. Johnson’s conservation work. They fly from Texas to California for a birthday lunch and dedicate a 300 acre redwood grove in Redwood National Park in honor of Lady Bird Johnson. The event features a mariachi band and a cake inscribed Happy Birthday President Johnson.
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Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnshon
Nixon
Johnson
Texas
White House
San Clemente
Redwood National Park
California
Lady Bird Johnson
Nixon Compound
President Johnson
Redwood Grove
Pacific Coast
Wester
Congress
Orick
San Francisco
Eureka
Redwood Creek
Nixon Move Aims to Reassure Poverty Law Aides
About 100 federal anti poverty lawyers meeting in Vail Colorado pressed fears that the Office of Economic Opportunity program could lose vigor under a new administration. Director Lenzner said the goal is to greatly expand advocacy programs and that two renewal projects for Navajo legal aid and South Florida migrant services were recently funded.
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Denver
Nixon
Federal Antipoverty Agency
Vail
Colo
Terry F. Lenzner
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lenzner
O&o
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
South Florida
Powell Back Pay Denial Delayed by House Counterclaim
In Washington a federal judge delayed a ruling on Adam Clayton Powell's $55,000 back pay until his lawyers amend a complaint to address House charges of misappropriating funds. The judge may instead issue a verdict upholding Powell’s eligibility to sit if no amended complaint is filed. Powell seeks $25,000 fines lifted and restoration of 24 years of seniority. judge did not rule on these. In Detroit, Ford and Chrysler reportedly plan 1970 model price increases with Ford averaging about $68 more per car, about two percent.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Democrat
Congress
U.S. District Court
George N. Hart Jr
Powell
House
Hart
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Detroit News
Ford
Chrysler
Lynn Townsend
Senators Score Nixon Over FDA Offer Withdrawal
New York Times dispatch reports Democratic senators condemned the Nixon administration for withdrawing the nomination of Dr. John Adriani to head the Bureau of Medicine within the Food and Drug Administration. Senators Nelson of Wisconsin and Long of Louisiana criticized drug industry power as Adriani had been praised for qualifications and public service and then rejected under industry pressure. Adriani had accepted the post after months of talks but the appointment was withdrawn amid industry influence.
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FDA
Washington
Bureau of Medicine
John Adriani
Industr
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Select Committee On Small Business
Herbert L. Ley Jr
Food and Drug Administration
Council On Drugs
The
American Medical Association
Russell B. Long
Louisana
Adriani
Sen. Long
Ence
Ley
Charles C. Johnson Jr
Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service
Winton B. Rankin
New Orleans
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Nelson Subcommittee
Nelson
Journal of the American Medical Association
Sen. Nelson
Journal
Advani
Nelson Committee
AMA
Association
Court Reinstates Bearded Teacher in Monson School
Federal judge ordered the reinstatement of David Luela, 27, a Monson teacher dismissed for refusing to remove his beard. Luela receives back pay and full contract benefits. Judgment also awarded $2,575 plus costs against the school superintendent and five former school committee members.
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W. Artur Garrity
Boston
David Luela
Garrity
Luela
Lucia
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