Judge Grants 10 Day Stay To Prevent Railroad Strike
Federal Judge John J. Sirica issued a 10 day restraining order to halt a threatened nationwide railroad shutdown and strike against one carrier. The delay aims to give Congress time to act in the wage dispute involving four AFL-CIO unions and the railroad industry.
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Washington
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Congress
Afl-Cio
Nixon
Union Pacific
Sirica
George P. Shultz
White House
Shultz
Rail Strike Crisis Looms As White House Weighs Action
Federal judge kept the status quo amid a 14 month rail labor dispute with unions threatening a nationwide lockout against Union Pacific. Leaders warned Congress may act to halt the strike while railroads projected $28 million daily losses and 580 000 workers facing wage impacts.
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Francis M. Shea
White House
Congress
Shea
Union Pacific
Shica
George P. Shultz
William
W. Winpisinger
Afl-Cio
John P. Hiltz
Hiltz
Winpisinger
Nixon
Jordan Sees Israel Attacks Fueling Violence in Region
Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdel Moneim Rifai warned that Israeli raids on Jordan and Egypt will backfire. He called the attacks hysterical and said force begets force, while expressing openness to a peace plan returning occupied lands and a possible internationalization of Jerusalem after Israeli withdrawal.
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Amman
Jordan
Abdel Moneim Rifai
Egypt
Rifai
Middle East
Israel
United States
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Jerusalem
Holy City
West Virginia House passes Democratic tax package
The West Virginia House approved an 11-bill Democratic tax plan likely adding 40 to 50 million dollars in annual revenue. It includes a 75 percent income tax boost, a value added tax with a severance surcharge, and a five cent cigarette tax rise. The measures head to the Senate for possible trimming, with estimates from the State Tax Department not yet ready.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Arch A Moore Jr
Senate
State Tax Department
Charles H. Haden II
House
Harry R. Pauley
D-Mcdowell
Moore
Pauley
House Finance Committee
Lewis N. McManus
D-Raleigh
First Phase of New Pullout Completed
Two troop ships carried 1,200 Marines from Da Nang completing the first phase of a withdrawal reducing U.S. strength in Vietnam by 50,000 by mid-April. The Tripoli and Defiance sailed to San Diego with 19 units and 53 aircraft. 110,000 U.S. servicemen will have left Vietnam by mid-April. The 303rd Transportation Company will be inactivated. major units remain until after the lunar new year with further withdrawals planned.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Tripoli
Defiance
da Nang
San Diego
Calif
Marine
Ogden
United States
303Rd Transportation Company
4Th Infantry Division
Central Highlands
26Th Marine Regiment
Nixon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
A Shau
South Vietnam
Hue
Song Be
Desegregation In Southern Schools To Be Limited
Desegregation orders affect Southern school systems with mixed outcomes. Some districts pursue complete faculty integration, others only partial pupil integration, while some will close schools as officials implement court orders. The Feb. 1 deadline, overruling earlier rulings, pressures districts across Georgia Alabama Mississippi Florida and Louisiana toward desegregation with varied compliance.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
U.S. District Court
Supreme Court
South
Mansfield Warns on Nixon ABM Expansion Costs
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield warns the proposed Safeguard ABM expansion could exceed 50 billion dollars and provoke domestic and international repercussions. He questions funding sources and impact on arms talks with the Soviet Union as defense debate grows.
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Dent Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
U.S
Nixon
China
Melvin R. Laird
Soviet Union
Disarmament Subcommittee
Gerard Smith
Holton Faces Third Week With Bipartisan Outlook Emerges
Virginia Governor Linwood Holton enters week three in Richmond amid two clear features: a looser, more informal governing style and tentative bipartisan cooperation with a Democratic General Assembly. He defers agency funding requests until he reviews them, signaling a push for executive coordination and negotiating space with lawmakers.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
General Assembly
Holton
Virginia
Bult Holton
Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Executive Branch
Telephone the Telegraph debuts in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
A new feature starts Sunday inviting readers to call or write the Information Editor with general questions. Call 327-6171 evenings from 4 to 10 for inquiry submission, with answers published in a subsequent column. Watch for Telephone the Telegraph beginning Sunday February 8.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
the Telegraph
City Board vacancy discussed after Lewis Cook death
Leland Carter considers a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Bluefield City Board following the death of Lewis Cook. The Telegraph notes coverage includes General Telephone Company improvements and other area news.
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Bluefield
Leland Carter
Lewis Cook
General Telephone Company
Telegraph
Otto Whittaker
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Martinsville
George S
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Rockingham
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Bland
James M. Thomson
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