Ford Delays Rail Strike With 60 Day Cooling Off
President Ford ordered a 60 day cooling off period in a railway labor dispute that threatened a national rail shutdown. He also appointed a three member emergency board to investigate the dispute involving four AFL-CIO railroad unions and set to begin Thursday.
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Washington
Ford
Avery
Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers
Afl-Cio’ Railway Employee Department
Rail Way Labor Act
Charles Rehmus
The
Institute of To
Soviet Crewman Kills Self Aboard Aeroflot Jetliner
A Soviet Aeroflot crewman shot himself during a New York to London flight, triggering a diplomatic clash over investigative jurisdiction. Scotland Yard, after a seven hour inquiry, ruled there was no criminal act. Passengers were questioned as Soviet security officials demanded silence.
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London
New York
Scotland Yard
Moscow
Heathrow
Pasengera Lolo
Lordon
Britain
Six Plead Innocent On Parlay Counts
Six of seven Cedar Rapids men charged in a football parlay card operation last fall pleaded innocent in Cedar Rapids federal court Wednesday morning. Arraignments for Senet and Cartann were continued to next Wednesday to appoint lawyers. A jury trial for all was set for October 14 in U.S. District Court. Defendants include Stephen Ward, 3635 Twelfth Avenue BW, Robert Coover, 2800 Teresa Drive BW, Frank Falo, 911 Old Marion Road.
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Cedar Rapids
John Cartann
Hit
Oll
U.S
Stephen Ward
Twelfth Avenue
Robert Coover
Teresa Drive
Frank Falo
Old Marion
Demos Delay on Oil Compromise in Congress
House Democratic leaders delayed talks on oil price compromises after Ford pledged to veto a bill extending price controls. Speaker Carl Albert said negotiations should wait for an override signal as Mansfield and Jackson pressed to keep price controls in place or phased out over years. The plan for a three month phase out faced opposition from key Democrats amid a push to override the veto next week.
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Washington
House
Ford
Congress
Carl Albert
Fort
Senate
Lasder Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
Albert
Mansfield
Aame
Harley Staggers
D-W. Va
John Dingell
Dmich
Staggers
House Commerce Committee
Dingel
Mensfield
Democratic Caucus
Dingell
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Jackson
White House
Schools Still Take Largest Share of Cedar Rapids Tax Dollars
A study by Cedar Rapids City Treasurer Bill Heins shows Cedar Rapids residents pay the lion’s share of property taxes to schools with 48.5 percent to echagls and 15.6 percent to the county. Figures trace tax shares back to 1967, noting shifts in state aid and district boundaries. Residents in Marion, Linn-Mar, and College districts also show high school funding portions, with historic lows and rises documented through the 1960s to mid-1980s.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Bill Heins
Echagls
County
Clty
Lon
Linn
Merle Kopel
Sinn-Mar
College
Linn-Mar
Sctools
Miller Chosen Iowa City Police Chief After Council Vote
Iowa City officials unanimously appointed Harvey D. Miller as the new police chief. Miller, a former Iowa City officer and current director of Delaware's criminal justice program, will assume duties Jan. 20 after council overrode a prior candidate and eliminated the public safety director post.
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Iy Rora
Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Harvey D. Miller
Walford Man Curtis Beadle Dies in Hit and Run
Curtis L Beadle 48 of Walford was found on a highway bridge after a hit and run early Wednesday. An autopsy is planned at St Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids as authorities investigate the incident and Beadle’s car breakdown preceded the tragedy. Born November 26 1954 in Cedar Rapids he moved to Walford eight years ago and attended Metro High School.
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Walford
Curtis Lee Beadle
Highway 149
Beadle
Scmaitraer
Éall
Benton County Aborliff Department
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Curtis L. Beadle
Reve
Mary Beadle
Cadar Rapids
Metro
Schools Closed as City Strikes Disrupt First Day
Major early year strike shuts Chicago public schools affecting 539000 pupils after a 21439 to 2987 vote by teachers. Negotiations stalled over salaries class sizes and potential 1525 layoffs amid budget cuts. other cities Joliet Urleans New York Boston also saw teaching actions and potential walkouts.
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Lenelers
Chica- BC
Joseph Hannan
Chicago
Joliet
Urleans
New York City
Board of Education
United Federation of Teachers
Att Impisse Garly
Albert Shanker
Boston
Boston School Committee
Congress Divided Over Sinai Monitoring Role
Congress shows sharp split over sending about 150 U.S. civilian technicians to the Sinai to monitor the peace detente. Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott reports growing support while Senate Democrats warn of bad precedent. Ford works with leaders to gain approval within two weeks as Israel lobbies in Washington.
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Washington
Congress
Sinz Desert
Senate
Republican
Hugh Scott
Sinai
Ford
U.S
Ron Nessen
White House
Israel
Middle East
Mike Mansfield
Sen
Henry Jackson
Unhappy with Jail, Gets Prison Term
Christine Gardner, 28, of a northwest side address, chose a up to ten year sentence at Rockwell City women's reformatory over six months in Linn county jail after a six month county term for forging a $50 check. County Atty Eugene Kopecky noted she requested resentencing to the reformatory after learning about jail life. Judge August Hansell presided Tuesday.
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Linn County
Christine Gardner
Women's Reformatory
Rockwell City
Gardner
Lins County
Eugene Kopecky
August Hansell
Fanne Foxe claims pregnancy with Mills and abortion details
Fanne Foxe Annamabel Battistella says in her autobiography that she became pregnant by Rep. Wilbur Mills and chose abortion after Mills suggested it. The disclosures tie to Mills resigning as Ways and Means chair amid alcoholism treatment and a public Tidal Basin incident.
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New York
Fanne Foxe
Tilal Basin
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Yvonne Dunleavy
Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fanné
Annabel Battistella
Washington
O Brien Refuses To Aid Grand Jury In Hoffa Probe
Charles O'Brien appeared before a federal grand jury for seven minutes and refused to cooperate in the Hoffa disappearance investigation. His attorney said the probe is used to investigate Teamsters politics and would not disclose Fifth Amendment guidance. O'Brien declined to discuss the appearance and planned to return to Florida.
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Detroit
Jimny Hoffa
Charles “Chuckie” O'Brien
Grand
Teamsters
O'Brien
James Barthiel
Hoffa
Florida
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Evening News of London
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United Farm Workers Union
Francis Gillings
Tracy
Gillings
Demos
Lion
C.R
Council
Epstein
Berlin
Miller
University of Iowa
Towa City
New Castle County
Dal
University of North Carolina At
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Fanne
Gazelle
Polly
Polly Mills
Newsweek Magazine
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