Nixon post office plan voted down by House committee
The House Post Office Committee rejected the administration plan to move postal operations to a government owned corporation. The 26 member panel unanimously backed an alternate reform bill by Chairman Dulski while a second vote on rewriting the plan did not occur. Union pressure favored the alternative and the issue centers on labor rights and arbitration versus the strike option.
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Bailey to defend one of six Green Berets in Vietnam case
F Lee Bailey joins the defense of Capt Robert Marasco in the murder case of a Vietnamese double agent. Trial set for Oct 20. other officers face similar charges. A national Green Beret defense committee forms to aid the case. prosecutors allege misconduct and coercion by the army.
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Henry Rothblatt
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David Crew
Cedar Rapids
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University of Oklahoma
William Crews
Dumas
Ark
Morris
Billy Mitchel
Washington
NBC
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Cambodia
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Scandinavian Storm Leaves At Least 13 Dead Across Region
GOTEBORG Sweden authorities said at least 13 people died and hundreds injured as a historic storm swept across Scandinavia causing widespread damage and power outages.
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Goteborg
Sweden
UPI
Scandinavia
Security forces round up communists in economic sabotage sweep
In Jakarta security forces report the roundup of more than 35 communists believed behind a wave of economic sabotage.
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Jakarta
Kidnapping of Mother and Tot Feared
Stanley Hoss 26 of Tarentum Pa sought in four states as armed kidnapper. He is accused of raping a 17 year old and killing Patrolman Joseph Zanella. Maryland report says Linda Mae Peugeot and her 2 year old daughter missing after a shopping trip. Karen Malgott 20 identified Hoss as her kidnapper in New Kensington.
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Maryland
Stanley Hoss
Tarentum
Hoss
Wheeling
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U.S. 40
Linda Mae Peugeot
Fort Jackson
S.C
Pittsburgh
Joseph Zanella
Karen Malgott
New Kensington
Warsaw Pact maneuvers begin in former German lands in Poland
Warsaw Pact exercises launched Tuesday in territories that were once part of Germany and are now within Poland. The events mark a shift in military activity across the region with emphasis on strategic positioning near border areas.
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UPI
Poland
Cresco Man Elected President of Iowa Realtors
Lyle Erickson of Cresco was elected president of the Iowa Association of Realtors at the 51st annual convention in the Roosevelt hotel. He succeeds Charles Ruhl of Davenport. Cedar Rapids resident Clifford Doe named vice-president alongside Granger Moses Tierney and Schuck. Associate vice-presidents Evelyn Weeber and R. E. Busse. Lester Calvert re elected secretary and treasurer. A St. Louis researcher predicted home costs rise little in real terms over a decade, noting inflation lifts nominal prices.
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Lyle Erickson
Cresco
Iowa Assn. of Realtors
Roosevelt Hotel
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Davenport
Clifford Doe
Charles Granger
Waterloo
Stanley D. Moses
Florence E. Tierney
Council Bluffs
Jack Schuck
Parkersburg
Evelyn C. Weeber
Iowa City
R. E. Busse
Crawberry Point
Lester Calvert
Des Moines
Soviet to Reply Soon to Nixon Talks Bid
The Kremlin signaled it will answer Nixon’s bid for U S Soviet disarmament talks soon but gave no date. Gromyko said the time will come for a Soviet statement on preliminary talks as Rogers and Gromyko met at Rogers’ hotel for three hours. They discussed the Middle East UN Germany Berlin and a nuclear weapons treaty while progress remained unclear.
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Gromyko
Rogers
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Robert McCloskey
State Department
Middle East
Germany-Berlin
Vietnam
Red China
Joseph Sisco
Anatoly Dobrynin
Vienna
Geneva
McCloskey
Chuckle Perfume Saleswoman Banned By Planned Parenthood
A saleswoman tells a customer that a perfume named Chuckle has been banned by Planned Parenthood, raising questions about trademark and censorship. The exchange underscores tensions between branding, political groups, and consumer culture.
City Issues Ultimatum to Striking Workers
Cedar Rapids city council declared that all striking city employees who do not return to work by Wednesday will be fired. After a closed meeting the council ordered workers to report for regular shifts, or face discharge. About 200 laborers remained off the job as the eight day strike continued.
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Cedar Rapids
Nixon pushes SST plan to keep U.S. air leadership
President Nixon announced a request for 662 million dollars over five years to develop a supersonic transport the SST. He said the United States must lead in world air transport and that the plane will be built by Boeing in Washington with first test flights set for late 1972 and commercial use by 1978.
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Washington
Nixon
U. S
White House
Congress
Transportation Volpe
Volpe
James Beggs
Dan Evans
Department of Transportation
Boeing Corp
Iowan seeks demotion blocked by merit rules
Des Moines worker George Taylor seeks demotion to lower pay under Iowa's merit system. The 44 year old maintenance man II cannot drop to maintenance man I due to missing eight grade education. He argues the policy keeps him from incidental duties like sweeping the highway commission shop.
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George Taylor
Des Moines
Taylor
Highway Commission
Three CAS Systems Shown To Prevent Air Collisions
The Air Transportation Assn displays three collision avoidance systems with a potential airline investment up to 70 million dollars to standardize by 1974. Tests at Martin Airport near Baltimore run through Dec 31, with programs by Collins Radio McDonnell Douglas Bendix Sierra Wilcox and others under a 1.8 million dollar Martin contract.
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Air Transportation Assa
The
Air Transport Assn
Martin
Martin Marietta Corp
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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St. Louis
Bendix Avionics Division
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Sierra Research Corp
Buffalo, N.Y
Wilcox Aviation Electronics
Kansas City
Federal Aviation Agency
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