UAW and GM Reach Tentative Three Year Deal
The United Auto Workers and General Motors reached a three year tentative contract for 415000 workers ending July 1976. Framingham plant walked out delaying ratification and signaling tensions over overtime and production standards.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers and
General Motors Corp
Framingham
Mass
United States
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
George Morris
Morris
General Motors Assembly Division
Kennedy Jr Recovery From Bone Cancer Surgery Reported
Edward M. Kennedy Jr is said to be in good spirits and recovering well after surgery to remove bone cancer. The report notes his improving condition and ongoing medical care.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy Jr
Shen and Kissinger Discuss China Communique Clarifications
Chinese Ambassador James Shen met with Secretary Kissinger at the State Department to seek clarification of a Peking communique guiding expanded U S China contacts short of full recognition. Shen said he was quite happy with the talk after a 45 minute session.
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China
James Shen
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
Shen
State Department
Athens Dissent Arrests After Stadium Roundup
Greek security forces rounded up scores of youths and workers at a soccer stadium after student led riots left 11 dead and 148 injured. Arrests targeted construction workers and union leaders with unclear total jailed, while martial law and troop patrols spread across Athens Salonica and Patras.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
Greece
Salonica
Patras
38 Miners Still Unrecovered After Farmington Mine Disaster
In 1968 a methane ignition at Consolidation Coal No 9 mine caused days of explosions killing 78 men. Thirty eight bodies remain inside, with recovery ongoing around the Llewellyn Shaft and sections sealed or flooded. Crews labor around the clock under federal and state supervision, cost over a million dollars yearly, as investigators seek the source of the blasts.
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Charleston
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Farmington
John Ashcraft
State Department of Mines
Llewellyn Portal
Gene Mauck
Consolidation
Mountaineer Division
No. 9
Llewellyn
Haz Cochran
Jack Crawford
Coal Mine Health and Safety Division
Federal Mining Enforcement Safety Administration
MESA
Cochran
Congressmen Aim to Trim GI Bill Boost to 8 Percent
Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn backs shrinking the proposed GI Bill education boost from 13.6 percent to 8 percent and plans a bill to raise monthly education stipends from 225 to 250 dollars for single veterans. He forecasts passage despite VA opposition and possible veto on larger increases. The discussion also covers tuition grants and disability compensation raises.
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Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
Dorn
Veterans Administration
Nixon
William F. Walsh
New York
Walsh
Giles Firms Get Air Extensions in Giles County
The State Air Pollution Control Board approved by letter ballot revised control plans for two Giles County firms Texas Lime Co. and National Gypsum Co. to extend emission controls. Texas Lime aims to meet standards by June 1, 1975 with installation completion by next winter. National Gypsum originally scheduled phases by Oct. 15 1974 and Feb. 15 1975.
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Richmond
State Air Pollution Control Board
Giles County
Texas Lime Co
National Gypsum Co
Kimballton
Foote Mineral Co
Foote Mineral
Oneha National Gypsum
Professors say Saxbe not eligible for attorney general post
Three of four law professors tell a Senate committee that a constitutional snag prevents Senate member William Saxbe from becoming attorney general even with a special bill. Byrd urges Nixon to pick another candidate and questions timing of the move. Prof William Van Alstyne of Duke supports rollback rationale.
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Washington
Senate
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Saxbe
Nixon
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Byrd
Congress
William van Alstyne
Duke University Law School
Gallup Warns GOP Governors Watergate Will Hit Elections
Gallup told Republican governors in Memphis that Watergate could hurt the party in 1974 elections. Gerald Ford urged continued support for Nixon while advocating full disclosure. The group adopted a general pro Nixon resolution ahead of Nixon’s meeting with the governors. Linwood Holton announced the resolution passed without dissent.
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Memphis
Ford
Gallup
Nixon
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Republican Governors Association
One Year Emergency Fuel Measure Advances in Senate
A one year nationwide fuel emergency bill cleared the Senate 48 to 39 and moves to the House. It authorizes but does not require rationing and lets the President establish a rationing system within 15 days. Amendments banning desegregation busing were tabled. a six year sunset option was added.
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Senate
Washington
House
Congress
Nixon
Jesse C. Helms
R-N.c
Moore Outlines Twofold WV Energy Plan at GOP Meet
West Virginia Governor Arch A Moore Jr proposes a two part energy plan aimed at helping his state endure the energy crisis. He urges more federal diesel allocations to fuel coal production and prioritizing diesel over heating oil for WV needs while at the National Republican Governors Conference.
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Memphis, Tenn
Arch A. Moore Jr
West Virginia
Moore
Energy officials weigh Sunday driving ban to ease fuel shortage
Washington AP says officials consider rationing and a Sunday driving ban to cut fuel use. A 68 degree home heating thermostat limit and curbs on private aviation, boats, natural gas lamps are among options. Elk Hills reserve reopening could add 160000 barrels daily and boosted oil field pumping may add 250000 barrels daily.
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Washington
Congress
Charles DiBona
New England
East Coast
DiBona
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Office of Management and Budget
United States
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Elk Hills
Calif
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Kentucky
Ray Ross
Federal
Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
State Supreme Court
West Virginia University Hospital
State Highway Department
Public Service Commission
Man Gas Co
Logan County
Athens Polytechnic Institute
Federation of Builders and Related Trades of Greece
Polytechnic
Federation
Yond Llewellyn
Mahan’s Run
Giles
Gop
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brock Adams
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Helms
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