Demos Beat Nixon Wage Floor Plan
The Senate rejected Nixon’s plan to raise the 1.60 dollar minimum wage to 2.00, while Democrats push for 2.20 with extended coverage. The Dominick Taft substitute would lift to 2.00 in steps but offer no new coverage, and both sides planned amendments. Democrats argue 2.20 fights cost of living and reduces poverty. Republicans warn of inflation and fewer jobs for youth and minorities.
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Nixon
Senate Labor Committee
Peter H. Dominick
Colorado
Robert Taft, Jr
Ohio
Dominick-Taft
Congress
Pontiac Busing Challenge Fails
A federal appeals court refused to revive the National Action Group challenge to Pontiac Michigan busing. The Sixth Circuit upheld Judge Damon Keith's dismissal finding de jure segregation in Pontiac schools. The panel said NAG should have intervened in the original case rather than file a separate suit.
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Damon Keith
National Action Group
Keith
Pontiac
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Peace Talks Again Make No Headway
In Paris the United States and North Vietnam remained split over a cease-fire and political settlement for Vietnam despite a secret rendezvous in Paris. The plenary session heard U S Ambassador William Porter press for a response to Nixon’s May proposal for an internationally supervised cease-fire and a four month withdrawal plan after cease-fire start and POW release.
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North Vietnam
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Indo-China
Fischer Spassky Fifth World Chess Match Sees Camera Clash
In Reykjavik Bobby Fischer again ordered cameras removed from the hall before the fifth game against Boris Spassky. Spassky, white, opened with the queen pawn as the match standings stood with Spassky leading and Fischer delaying after late dinner. Fischer pressed for changes including a smaller board and a private pool use at the Loftleider hotel, while lawyers for Chester Fox Inc. questioned rights moments before the game began.
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Iceland
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Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Russia
Spassky
Fischer
Marathon Firemen Settlement Ends Long Labor Dispute
Washington AP Union and railroad officials announced a settlement ending the nation’s longest running labor battle over fireman appointments. The accord preserves 18 000 existing firemen jobs and requires all future engineer vacancies to be filled from firemen. The dispute began in the 1930s during diesel adoption and has spanned courts and Congress. AFL-CIO UTU president Al Chesser calls it a collective bargaining victory. NRLC chairman William Dempsey says railroads face short-term costs but long-term savings as firemen are reduced.
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White House
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Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
William Dempsey
National Railway Labor Conference
OBrien To Lead McGovern Campaign Role Unifies Democrats
Senator George McGovern named Lawrence F. OBrien former Democratic national chairman as national campaign chairman to unify Democratic and allied support. OBrien will liaise with Congress governors mayors and state legislators and travel nationwide to back the candidacy. McGovern stressed OBrien would not preempt other campaign teams and noted Frank Mankiewicz as political director Gary Hart as campaign manager. The announcement followed McGovern’s stop in South Dakota to vote on a minimum wage amendment amid labor talks and broader labor support questions.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
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Organized Labor
Larry O’brien
Frank Mankiewicz
Ihis
Gary Hart
South Dakota
O'Brien
Senate
Black Hills
Peter Dominick
R-Coro
House
Helicopters Raid North Viet Coast
U S marine helicopter gunships attacked the North Vietnamese coast for a second time in the war. About six AH-1 Sea Cobras from USS Denver of the 7th Fleet reportedly destroyed three watercraft and damaged six more, 66 miles north of the DMZ, using rockets and 20mm cannons. In South Vietnam, Communist forces shot down a U S jet and two U S helicopters supporting a drive to retake territory.
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North Vietnamese
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Denver
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
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Deputy U S marshal dies after Cedar Rapids scuffle
Deputy US marshal Dick McKinney, 46, died from gunshot wounds after a street fight in Cedar Rapids. Police, FBI, and the U S marshal service are investigating with autopsy planned. McKinney was found slumped over his car steering wheel near Mercy hospital. The suspected murder weapon and other evidence are being reviewed.
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Dick McKinney
Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Badger
Twelfth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
McKinney
Richard
Eight Americans Killed Last Week in Vietnam War
SAIGON AP report details U S casualties for the week: eight killed in action, five dead from non hostile causes, 14 missing or captured, and 26 wounded. It notes prior-week totals and the cumulative figures to date, including 45,818 killed in action and 303,234 wounded.
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Saigon
U. S. Command
Soviet Egyptian Feud Deepens as Sadat Orders Russians Out
AMERICA PRESS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT William L. Ryan reports Cairo and Moscow trenching once more in a long feud that threatens a Middle East flare up. Sadat cites Russian unwillingness to back either war or peace and has expelled Russian advisers, challenging the hope of a jihad against Israel amid shifting alliances and past aid.
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
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Palestine
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Nasser
Syria
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Arab Socialist Union
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Paradise
Aswan High Dam
McKinney First Marshal To Be Killed in Iowa
Deputy Dick McKinney is identified as the first federal marshal murdered in Iowa by the U S Marshals Service director Wayne Colburn. The report notes Cedar Rapids Patrolman Felix Barta died in 1961 and describes a gun battle during an attempted prisoner rescue in Washington D C.
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Washington
Dick McKinney
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Felix Barta
Wayne B. Colburn
Marshal’s Service
D.C
Colburn
Cereal Ad Parodies Breakfast Menace Since Women’s Lib
A playful line claims a breakfast cereal will snap crackle and morn as a spoof industry promo. The satirical jab reflects ongoing cultural shifts and marketing wordplay in contemporary headlines.
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