Strikes Sweep Britain as Dockers Lead Large Walkout
Britain faces a major industrial crisis as 42,000 longshoremen strike and sympathy walkouts push total protesting workers above 120,000. Prime Minister Heath and the Trade Union Congress clash over the Industrial Relations Act, with ports idled and food markets looming shortages.
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Heath
Trade Union Congress
Britain
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Vic Feather
Feather
Ment
Industrial Relations Court
Rescue Efforts For 9 Trapped Miners Given Up
Rescue operations halted as more explosions rip the Blacksville No.1 mine. Officials say nine miners remain inside about 650 feet underground, with steel and concrete seals completed to block the shaft amid a raging fire and rising methane.
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Blacksville
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Pornight
West Virginia-Pennsylvania
Old Orchard Beach man dies after sewer gas exposure
George Bartlett 32 of Old Orchard Beach died from inhaling toxic fumes after a valve released gas while he repaired a manhole at the town sewage plant. Fellow workers Townsend and Tilton were affected. a town fund was created for Bartlett’s family and the flag flown at half mast for three days.
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Portland
George Bartlett
Bartlett
Edward Townsend
Osteopathic Hospital
John Tilton
Cedar Ave
Mexico
Kenneth and
Margaret Rose Richard Bartlett
Thornton Academy
Saco
Air Force
Louis Sarelas
Sarelas
Savelas
Joseph Mokarzel
Last Troop Phase Out Announced In Saigon Region
AP reports the U S Command declared the final phaseout of combat forces in Saigon as part of a 3 000 plus reduction. South Vietnam strength fell to 46 500 with 700 cut last week. only one infantry battalion remains in Da Nang area as the 196th Brigade was deactivated. Nixon ordered total U S troops to 39 000 by Sept 1 while about 10 000 serve from bases in Thailand Guam and ships off Vietnam.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
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U. S
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Guam
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Firms Hurt By Cyclamate Ban Will Get Government Pay Off
The House approved a bill to reimburse producers and distributors for financial losses from the cyclamate ban. The measure, sent to the Senate 177-170, would let the Court of Claims award damages for good faith reliance on cyclamate safety, with costs potentially up to hundreds of millions.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Dihas
Senate
House
Nader
Court of Claims
Paratroopers push into Quang Tri Citadel amid heavy fighting
About 400 South Vietnamese paratroopers entered the Quang Tri Citadel as North Vietnamese fire raged. Saigon claimed recapture of Quang Tri City though combat continued in the fortress. An army spokesman said parts remain under siege with shells and napalm strikes continuing.
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Quang Tri
Vietnam
Saigon
Do Dang Bo
VeZan VU Sue Co
My Chanh
Quang Tri City
U.S
Blacksville mine safety complaints linked to nine deaths
A safety probe notes complaints filed against the Blacksville mine following a fatal incident that claimed nine lives. The report frames concerns over safety practices and oversight at the site.
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Blacksville
George McGovern
England
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