Court orders longshoremen back to work on grain ships
Following a one day stoppage in Houston, a Galveston federal judge issued a temporary restraining order forcing two International Longshoremen's Association locals to continue loading grain on the Yugoslavian ship Bosanka bound for Russia. The Italian vessel Ivanfrancesco remained on hold amid disputed cargo plans. President Ford prepared to meet with exporting groups in Vail to discuss the crisis sparked by the AFL-CIO boycott and possible executive action to resume shipments.
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Houston
Afl-Cio
Galveston
Tex
Ivan Francisco
Ford
Vail
Colo
James Noel
International Longshoremen’s Association
Russia
Ivanfrancesco
Soviet Union
Germany
Noel
George Meany
Texas Farm Bureau
Carrol Chaloupka
White House
Peoria
Ill
Earl Butz
J. Robert Wade
Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation
Kansas PERB hearing on Pittsburg teachers bargaining dispute
Hearing examiner John McKinnon heard testimony on a PERB complaint against the Kansas Board of Regents filed by Kansas State College at Pittsburg instructors. The case cites failure to negotiate in good faith during the first year of a new teacher bargaining unit.
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Topeka, Kan
John McKinnon
Perb Board
Board of Regents
John Martin
Regents
Steve Massoni
Kansas Higher Education Association
Robert Partridge
Max Bickford
Kansas committee favors voluntary regional junior college system
The Kansas Legislative Educational Planning Committee, voting 5-3, abandoned mandatory regional taxing districts for junior colleges. It will explore voluntary regional coordination possibly funded by the state and will hear Colorado and California system examples next September.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Kansas Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Colorado
California
James Maag
Dodge City
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Nixon plans to release Watergate tapes later
Former President Richard Nixon says he will release his Watergate tapes and documents after a private review by him and his family. He notes no rush and will set a timetable, cooperating with special prosecutors. The deposition, taken July 25 in San Clemente, is his first public on the record since resignation. The filing mentions Johnson’s advice leading to the White House taping system and Nixon’s later removal of tapes from the residence.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Jack Anderson
Nixon
Congress
San Clemente
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pepsi- Cola
Don Kendall
H.R. Haldeman
Johnson
Israelis protest Kissinger at Rabin home amid Sinai pact anger
Right wing demonstrators chanting traitor and resign converge on Prime Minister Rabin's Jerusalem home as Kissinger arrives amid a new Israeli Egyptian Sinai disengagement pact. more than 400 people march, two dozen block Paris Square. three Arab guerrillas killed elsewhere, tied to Luta with Lebanon border clash. Kissinger set for talks with Ford on nearly 3 billion aid.
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United Press International
Yitzhak Rabin
Sinai
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Kissinger
Hanita
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Gush Imunim
Rabin
Jersualem
Paris Square
Intercepted Letter Exposes Committee Action
An intercepted letter hints the committee’s move to exit pressure by stepping away from a heated situation. The note uses ironic phrasing to describe the action as getting out of the kitchen after feeling the heat.
Weather Area Forecast Generally clear with hot highs
Generally clear through Thursday with hot weather and highs in the 90s. Lows tonight range from the upper 60s to mid 70s as southerly winds stay at 5 to 15 mph.
School Discipline Policy Emphasizes Student and Parent Roles
USD 413 discipline policies stress student responsibility in class and involve parents when needed. If problems persist, staffings and conferences with parents occur, with meetings among teachers, counselors, and principals to craft written recommendations. Some cases may require removal from class or suspensions, and swats are discussed but not used. Principal John Martin notes improved cooperation and a drop in suspensions from 75–80 to about 15 annually.
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Jane Blades
John Martin
Royster Junior High School
Dwaine Ashcraft
Royster
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Kenneth Kendrick
Irv Friede
Great Plains Wheat
Western Wheat Associates
U.S
Labor
John Dunlop
Jerry Steele
USD 413
John Grasso
KSCP
McKinnon
PERB
Jerry Powell
Suco
Steineger
Chanute
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Kendall
Haldeman
Beirut
al Anwar
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
United States
Golan Heights
Syria
Tahsin Bashir
Jerusalem
Cha
Yours
PRIDE
Pride Committee
Martin
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