Convention Dispute Deadlocked Over Meeting With Demos Bailey
CHICAGO AP Striking Illinois Bell Electricians and the firm remain deadlocked as the Democratic national committee plans talks with both sides. John Bailey said he would visit Chicago to review convention arrangements while union leaders push for binding arbitration on the wage issue.
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Chicago
Electrical
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
International Amphitheater
John Bailey
Illinois Bell
International Brotherhood of ‘Electrical Workers
Robert Nickey
Telephone
Bailey
James Worthy
Shapiro
Innocent Plea Entered by Ray in MLK Case
James Earl Ray pled innocent to the murder of Martin Luther King Jr during a guarded arraignment in Memphis. The court set November 12 for trial with a six week schedule discussed by Judge Preston Battle and prosecutor Phil Canale.
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Memphis
UPI
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ray
Preston Battle
J. A. Blackwell
Martin Luther King
Tennessee
Battle
Hanes
New Wave of Terror Hit Saigon and Provinces
Viet Cong extremist violence struck Saigon and two provincial capitals on Sunday. The raids wounded 92 and killed 13, including four at a Saigon theater from a large hazardous charge. A 17 year old boy was seriously hurt in Phu Cuong as militiamen watched a troupe. Four killed and 16 hurt in Ben Tre theaters. Authorities say 1,000 VC troops have infiltrated Saigon in anticipation of a major offensive within two months.
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Saigon
Phu Cuong
Ben Tre
Mekong Delta
Chuckle Girls Bathing Suits Draw Comment
A humorous quip notes that modern girls bathing suits are so brief there may be more cotton in the top of an aspirin bottle than in swimwear.
Cambodia Rejects U S Plea Over Captured Crew
Cambodia announced it refused a U S request for the release of a U S navy landing craft and 10 or 11 Americans captured in Cambodian waters. The note suggested the crew face trial and accused the United States of patterning violations as navigational errors.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
U.S. Navy
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
Mekong Delta
United States
Kennedy Friends Meet on Ted Kennedy's Political Future
About two dozen Kennedy confidants including Robert McNamara and Theodore Sorensen gathered at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport to discuss Teddy Kennedy's political future and a memorial for the late Robert F. Kennedy. Senator Edward Kennedy, back from Virginia, had been mentioned as a possible Humphrey ticket VP pick. no official comment yet. Ethel Kennedy joined McNamara, while Sorensen O'Donnell and Schlesinger arrived with others. length of talks uncertain.
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Hyannisport
Mass
UPI
Kennedy
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Theodore Sorenson
Kenneth O’donnell
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Teddy Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Edward M. Kennedy
Pickets March At G O P Site
Pickets marched at the convention hall in Miami Beach as a dispute over feeding a computerized television device delayed finishing touches on the Republican national convention. Officials said the convention would open on schedule August 5 amid the stalled work and CBS network feed disagreement.
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Miami Beach
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Convention Hall
CBS
Two Yanks Dead In Korean Clash
In weekend clashes near the DMZ two American soldiers were killed. A lieutenant and an enlisted man died while patrolling north of the barrier fence. Two other Americans were wounded along with a South Korean, in separate encounters with North Koreans. North Korean casualties were not disclosed.
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Seoul
U. S. Army
Demilitarized Zone
Imjin River
Postal cuts slow mail as Saturday service ends
Postmaster General Watson told the Senate committee that a congressionally ordered workforce cap will end Saturday residential mail service in the fall and reduce home deliveries to four days a week later. He warned 83,238 jobs will disappear in 1973, risking a 17.4 billion piece mail gap as the postal system trims offices and trips.
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Washington
UPI
Watson
Senate Post Office and
Civil Service Committee
Post Office
Congress
Johnson
Post Office Department
Talks Dangle as Soviet Czech Leaders Weigh Meeting
Soviet leaders agreed to bilateral talks with the Czech communist reform regime to resolve the East European crisis. Prague signaled willingness to meet but not on Soviet soil, amid fears of Soviet intervention and calls to withdraw troops.
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Moscow
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Tass
Radio Moscow
Czech Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Centrel Constnittes
Esidium Centrel
Communist Party
Prague
Lvov
Kiev
Soviet Union
U. S
Alabama
Poland
East Germany
Bulgaria
Hungary
Kremlin
Thornberry Hearing Ends as Fortas Looms Over Court Vacancy
Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped two days of questions for Judge Homer Thornberry on his Supreme Court nomination. Sen. Thurmond suggested no vacancy exists unless Fortas is confirmed to succeed Warren, while Eastland pressed Thornberry on separation of powers and comments on cases. The panel did not set a date for more hearings, with a September showdown possible.
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Thornberry
Judiciary Committee
Sen
James Eastland
Dmiss
Fortas
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Eastland
Supreme Court
Congress
Executive Branch
Flood peaks sweep through Olin and Oxford Junction area
Wapsipinicon river crest moved downstream from Anamosa flooding basements in Olin and Oxford Junction. Residents battled water with sandbags and pumps while fire crews aided efforts. No water contamination reported. bridges Hale and a new upstream bridge closed as water rose.
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Wapsipinicon
Anamosa
Olin
Oxford Junction
Zula Alexander
Jensen Ready- Mix
Harold Melchert
Fall’s
Legion
Oxford Mills
Hale Bridge
Mike Zaruba
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