Threat in Chicago to Truck Pact
An impasse in Chicago threatened to derail a tentative Teamsters pay hike and spark wildcat strikes nationwide. Local 705 rejected the deal and tentatively called a 50 000 driver strike for Monday. President Nixon’s 14 percent postal raise faced mixed reactions as other unions weighed action amid stalled talks and sick calls.
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Teamsters
Teamsters! Local 705
Frank Fitzsimmons
Washington
Wat
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Cleveland
Akron
West Ridgefield
Nixon
New York
Bonn and Guatemala Clash Over Kidnapping Stand
Guatemalan refusal to meet kidnappers demands clashes with West Germany's insistence on release of Count Karl von Sprell. Bonn cites constitutional limits and judicial independence while urging Guatemala to negotiate. Von Sprell, kidnapped Tuesday by PAR rebels, remains in captivity amid mounting international pressure and shifting ransom terms.
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Latin ‘America
West Germany
Iin
Alberto Fuentes Mohr
U.S
Sean Holly
von Sprell
Holly
Fuentes Mohr
Fuentes “Mohr
Germany
Gandara
Bonn
von Spreti
Raul Castro vows visit to Soviet Union this Friday
Miami based radio Tlavana reports Cuban Armed Forces Minister Raul Castro left Friday for a visit to the Soviet Union.
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Miami
Gunan Armed Forces
Raul Castro
Soviet Union
Tlavana Radio
Today’s Chuckle Marriage Is Most Expensive Laundry
A playful quip notes that tying the knot costs more than a simple laundry bill, joking about matrimonial costs and domestic duties in lighthearted fashion. The line plays on the idea of marriage as a costly but humorous venture.
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Rereamataon
Tribute Paid Dr. King on Death Date
Coretta Scott King and her four children laid a wreath at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr s crypt on the 30th anniversary of his assassination. The family spoke of mixed emotions yet vowed not to hate as a Memphis garbage strike and an Atlanta strike backdrop the remembrance at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Atlanta
UPI
Martin. Luther King
Ebenezer Baptist Church
King
Name Can Be Misunderstood
Fire department responded to a Friday call about a man shouting for help. Rescue workers found a man claiming he was calling his dog named Help. Officials did not identify those involved but confirmed the dog answered to that name.
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Le&erfield Beach
Fia
Fire Department
Zone Fight Hottest in 5 Months
AP reports the heaviest fighting in five months along the demilitarized zone with ten clashes near the Cambodian border. Da Nang warns of possible heavy attacks. sapper efforts and attacks on government compounds, bridges, and railways are feared. Eighty-eight Americans killed, 496 wounded since the offensive began, plus multiple helicopter losses.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Or.Seials
Con Thien
North
Nui Co To
Seven Mountains
U.S. Command
End towa Beef Strike Anticipated at Dakota City Plant
Anticipation grows that a full agreement to end the Dakota City beef processors strike will be reached at a Wednesday meeting in South Sioux City Neb. Union and company officials report substantial progress after two days of talks in Kansas City under a federal mediator. About 1,200 workers have been idled across Dakota City LeMars Fort Dodge Mason City. The strike has involved dynamiting, damaged radio towers, and a murder and serious wounding incident. Two more striking workers were indicted on perjury and explosives charges linked to violence surrounding the strike.
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Nixon
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Neb
Inio Thata Atti ‘J
Towa Beef Processors, Inc
Striking
Meat Cutters Union
David Hart
Des Moines
Iowa
International
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
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Arden Walker
Lorali
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Missouri River
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LeMars
Fort Dodge
Mason City
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Denison
Town Beef Processors, Inc
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Sunk spy boat and 15 dead tied to Gutenberg Bible sale
New York report notes a spy boat sank with 15 fatalities as a rare Gutenberg Bible fetches an estimated 2.5 to 2.75 million dollars. The Shuckburgh copy, among 18 in the country and 46 worldwide, was bought by Hans Kraus from Arthur Houghton after a long closing. Scribner’s rediscovered the Bible in 1951. Houghton acquired it for about 150 thousand dollars. Only three Gutenberg Bibles remain in private hands.
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New York
Hans Kraus
Arthur Houghton
Houghton
Harvard
Charles Scribner's Sons
Scribner’s
Gutenberg
Johann Gutenberg
Brandt Visits U S For Week to Talk Trade and NATO
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt flies to the United States for a one week stay to meet President Nixon and discuss cooperation with the European Common Market and NATO. He will inspect a fighter pilot training center in El Paso and attend official receptions in Washington before heading to Kennedy Space Center for Apollo 13 launch preparations.
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Willy Brandt
U.S
Nixon
Brandl
Germany
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Brandt
el Paso
Washington
Jape Kennedy
Nat
North Korean Spy Speedboat Sunk in Four-Hour Battle
Seoul reports a speedboat believed to carry North Korean spies was sunk after a four hour battle early Saturday. All 15 crewmen drowned while South Korea suffered no casualties and three defending ships remained undamaged according to the defense ministry.
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Seoul
South Korea
South Korean
Defense ‘Ministry
Dime Mail Faces Trouble Over Postal Rate Fight
Washington officials report a showdown between President Nixons administration and Congress over financing a postal wage increase by raising the first class rate. Senate Post Office Chairman McGee says most committee members oppose more than a penny or two, while Postmaster General Blount cites urgency to avoid a national postal strike as talks continue. McGee backs a salary increase for government workers and predicts quick Senate passage, noting Nixon must find additional funds to avoid breaking the budget surplus.
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Congress
Blount
McGee
Senate
Nixon
Thousands Rally on Pennsylvania Avenue for Victory
Thousands with American flags gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington to demand stronger action to win the Vietnam War. Led by Carl McIntire, 10,000 to 15,000 marched from the Capitol toward the Washington Monument grounds for an afternoon rally of speeches, songs, and prayer. placards urged Win the war Blockade Haiphong harbor and God will give victory. The crowd, mostly middle aged with some students and children, appeared orderly and included participants from nearly every state.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Vietnam
Carl McIntire
Capitol
Washington Monument
Haiphong Harbor
Blast Kills 26 Miners in Moravian Silesia Mines
An underground explosion in Frydek Mistek Moravian Silesia Friday left 26 miners dead and two rescued with minor injuries. The blast trapped 28 miners, with two surviving without major harm. The city lies about 210 miles north of Prague.
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Prague
Moravian Silesia
Frydek Mistek
Plane hijack release announced from Pyongyang
North Korea announced a 9 30 pm local departure for the Japanese jetliner and hostages in Pyongyang but the plane was not sighted by 10 pm Japan time. Tokyo reported no radio contact with the pilot and the aircraft remained unseen as authorities weighed possible engine or ground equipment delays.
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North Korea
Pyongyang
Jung
U.N
Pantmunjom
Korea
Iowa
Japan
Defense Agency
Japan Air Lines
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Shizumura Matsuo
Iarlier
Radio Pyongyang
Seoul
Shinjiro Samamura
Red Flag
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