Bargaining Resumes In Rail Dispute
In Washington a federal official said talks between railroad negotiators and four AFL CIO shopcraft unions cleared air on some points and aimed at a settlement to avert a nationwide rail shutdown. Judge Sirica had halted the strike and lockout for now with a Feb 10 deadline. negotiations resume Tuesday at 10 a.m. amid warnings the nation cannot endure a nationwide railroad stoppage.
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Washington
Asst
W. J. Usery
Afl-Cio
Usery
Nixon
Union Pacific
Hiltz
Winpisinger
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
U.S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
John P. Hiltz
Carswell Charged With Hostilities in Civil Rights Drive
Senate hearings heard two former volunteer lawyers say G Harrold Carswell showed hostility to Northern Florida civil rights volunteers during a 1964 voter registration drive. Norman Knopf testified Carswell lectured a lawyer in a high voice and opposed the registration effort. Ernest Hoesenberger echoed the claim of an obstructive civil rights record.
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Washington (Ap
Justice Department
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Norman G. Knopf
Carswell
Knopf
Senate Judiciary Committee
Tallahassee
Florida
Ernest Hoasenberger
New York
Marvin Waits
Judiciary
High Court clears way for long delayed rail merger
The Supreme Court 7-0 clears the merger of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington railroads, endorsing congressional policy for an efficient transportation unit and immunity from antitrust laws when approved by the ICC. It also rejects Powell’s bid to recover pay and fines, rules stockholders may demand jury trials in certain corporate disputes, and upholds Nevada's regulation of community antenna TV rates.
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High Court
Washington
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Burger
Earl Warren
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Congressional
Powell
Federal District Court
George L. Hart Jr
House
Byron R. White
Lehman Corp
Lehman Brothers
Hugo L. Black
William O. Douglas
New York
Restrictions On Black Lung Act Said Too Tough
Washington AP reports supporters of the mine safety law say the Nixon administration may set too strict limits on coal miner black lung compensation. The program begins April 1 with benefits from 136 to 272 dollars monthly and an estimated yearly cost from 125 to 385 million. HEW must decide on Xray requirements and other medical criteria to determine eligibility.
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Washington
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
William Roemmich
Social Security Administration
Panthers disrupt trial in Manhattan bomb conspiracy case
Black Panther defendants interrupted pretrial motions shouting and heckling as Justice John M. Murtagh postponed proceedings. The judge later attempted to resume but was met by courtroom commotion and outside protests by about 350 Panther supporters in the rain.
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New York
Black Panther
State Supreme Court
John M. Murtagh
Murtagh
Heil
Hitler
Manhattan
Foley Square
Lee Berry
Bellevue Hospital
Vietnam
Telephone the Telegraph launches in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Beginning Sunday February 8 readers may call or write the Information Editor with any general interest question. The editor will answer and publish in a subsequent column. Call 327 4171 evenings from 4 to 10 p.m. for details.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
the Telegraph
Air Strikes Hit Enemies Across Vietnam Amid Tet Tensions
Six waves of B52 bombers blasted enemy infiltration routes supply depots and staging areas in the A Shau Valley coastal plains and Tay Ninh as attacks surge in the wake of 100 plus strikes. Allied losses include 21 U.S. and 20 South Vietnamese killed with 160 and 99 wounded. bases brace for further action during Tet as a four day stand down is ordered.
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Saigon
A Shau
Tay Ninh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
da Nang
Hanoi
Hanoi May Try To Disrupt Pullout
U S officials expect North Vietnam to disrupt Nixon troop withdrawal by heavy attacks on vulnerable points in coming months. Analysts point to Mekong Delta assaults and a northern South Vietnam push aimed at raising U S casualties and pressuring Saigon to speed withdrawal. Nixon warns of retaliation as forces are reduced.
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Nixon
Mekong Delta
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Senate probes Safeguard ABM amid arms talks
The Senate Foreign Relations disarmament subcommittee opened a new inquiry into the Safeguard antiballistic missile system and its effect on U S Soviet arms negotiations. Gerard Smith testified in secrecy while Sen. Albert Gore urged caution and broader scrutiny of ABM MIRV and overall arms limits.
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Senate
Gerard Smith
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Smith
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
America
Gore
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Desegregation Order Met By Confusion And Protest
Federal court deadlines for total desegregation sparked confusion and protest across Southern districts. Some districts opened smoothly, others closed or saw low attendance, while Mississippi and Alabama faced varied outcomes and Georgia reported coordinated faculty transfers.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Alabama
Kirk
Earl Faircloth
Faircloth
Floyd Christian
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
Bibb County
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William W. Winpisinger
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Mony
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D-Mich
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Clarence Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
HEW
Robert H. Finch
Panthers Disrupt
Vietnamese Workers (Communist) Party
Hong Kong
le Duan
Birmingham
Claude Kirk
Julius Gholsen
U.S. Atty
John N. Mitchell
Robert H. Finey
Gardendale
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