Packers Receive Clean Up Time
Washington sources say the Nixon administration may back an amendment to the 1967 Wholesome Meat Act to give 16,000 in state packers more time to meet inspections. Senator Curtis pushes a one-year extension. Agriculture and SBA officials show mixed signals while loan activity declines, with White House decision pending.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Senate Agriculture Committee
Department
Clifford M. Hardin
Richard E. Lyng
White House
Small Business Administration
SBA
State Guard Openings After Lapse
Massachusetts National Guard reopened enlistments for those over age 47. Maj. Gen. Joseph M. Ambrose said high school and college students may apply now but defer enlistment until late spring for summer training. First priority goes to ages 17-18, then 18-20, with possible vacancies for those over 20. Air National Guard slots mainly for ages 17-20.
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Joseph M. Ambrose
Air National Guard
Racial clashes shut Springfield Tech High and Commerce High
About 1,000 students, black and white, fought near Tech High School in Springfield prompting blockades, school closures, and cancellation of evening events. Four hospitalized injuries reported, three youths arrested for breach of peace. Vandalism followed, with rocks thrown and a billboard uprooted. A pregnant passerby injured during the chaos.
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Springfield
Mass
Technical High School
Tech High
Commerce High
Tech
Commerce
Sea Search Widened for Oil Tanker Kea Disaster
A flotilla of rescue craft widened the search for the Kea which broke in half off the New England coast during a roaring storm. Thirty six men were aboard as the tanker, Liberian registry, carried 210000 barrels of No 6 fuel oil from Belgium to New York. A lifeboat bearing the name Keo was found, along with an early unidentified body. The bow had been found, oil slicks noted, and officials warned of possible pollution.
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Boston
New England
Coast Guard
Keo
Belgium
New York
Students Tread On Union Tees At Radcliffe
About 50 students entered Radcliffe College President Mary I Bunting's office on Friday bearing five demands to raise pay and improve kitchen workers' conditions. The Radcliffe College employees petitioned for union representation, opposing student handling of grievances, while college officials study the situation with no immediate reply.
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Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Trephota
Mass
Mary I Bunting
Radcliffe
Harvard-Radcliffe
SDS
Harvard
Hatfield Opposes Nov 15 Protest
Sen Mark Hatfield of Oregon told 800 at the University of Rhode Island that he opposes the November 15 march on Washington. He urged people to stay home and express their views to congress, chambers of commerce, labor unions, and newspapers.
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Kingston
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ore
Washington
University of Rhode Island
Hatfield
Chamber of Commerce
Hijacker Indicted In Italy In Marine Air Piracy Case
A 20 year old AWOL Marine, held in a Rome jail after the longest air hijacking, was indicted by a federal grand jury on air piracy kidnapping and assault. U.S. Attorney Neaher said the indictment and arrest warrant will go to Washington. Rome assistant prosecutor Carli predicted extradition likely to be refused. The hijack began on a flight from Los Angeles to California with stops in Denver Bangor Shannon and Rome. Captain Donald Cook Jr and a stewardess testified before the grand jury.
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New York
Rome
U.S
Raphael Minichiello
America
Massimo Carli
Carli
Edward R. Neaher
Department of Justice
Washington
State Department
Neaher
Bangor
Maine
Shannon
Ireland
Donald Cook Jr
Tracey Coleman
Minichiello
Kennedy Decries River Pollution In Nashua River Tour
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy paddled a small boat down the Nashua River in Massachusetts calling the water disgusting and accusing the federal government of breaching faith by not funding Clean Water Act programs. He spoke at Western Electric plant dedication about funding gaps in anti pollution measures as workers cheered.
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North Andover
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Nashua
Western Electric Co
Nixon
Congress
Western Electric
MIT campus calm returns after antiwar protests
Peace returned to MIT in Cambridge after three days of demonstrations. A Middlesex Superior Court judge extended the temporary restraining order against violence until next Wednesday, as MIT seeks to keep protests nonviolent while reassessing defense related research. Police dispersed about 300 protesters outside an Instrumentation Laboratory linked to Poseidon missile work. In Tokyo, the U.S. Army plans to deactivate Camp Oji hospital by December 31 as part of overseas spending cuts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Institute
Middlesex Superior Court
Robert L. Sullivan
November Action Coalition
MIT
Howard H. Johnson
Johnson
MIT Instrumentation Laboratory
Tokyo
U.S. Army
Army
Camp Oji
Defense Department
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North Street
Miss Susan
M. Woodard
Bruno’s
Canada
Italy
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Holden and Stone
William A. Bunt
Orivle Street
Miss Nikki
Nikki
Tom
Wig Ville
W. Housatonic Street
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Peace
Birst Agricultural National Bank
AOK
UOU
Bill McLaughlin
Francis E. McDonald
Velma Ave
Pittsfield
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Allendale
Russell Stover
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