Abandoned Cars in New York Hit Record, Sanitation Queues
More than 50 thousand cars were abandoned in New York City in 1969 and the Citizens Budget Commission called it a new growth industry. The Sanitation Department says it towed or removed 55,926 cars and is doing its best. An abandoned car is defined as unlicensed, stripped of parts and seemingly ownerless.
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New York
New York City
Citizens Budget Commission
Sanitation Department
Settlement Reached in West Coast Maritime Strike
A tentative settlement ends a month old strike that idled 40 freighters in Pacific ports. Details await ratification by AFL CIO Firemen and Oilers Union Marine Cooks and Stewards and Sailors Union of the Pacific. The dispute involved required firemen for two Matson ships in Baltimore. During the strike about 50 000 Christmas trees were airlifted to Hawaii and rice shortages occurred in Hawaii and Guam.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Afl-Cio
Firemen and Oilers’ Union
Marine Cooks and Stewards, and Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Baltimore
Matson Navigation Co
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Guam
Postmaster estimates three million pieces mailed this season
Postmaster Elbert Reinke estimates about three million pieces of mail will be handled here by the end of the Christmas season, reflecting heavy holiday volume for Santa Claus, Inc.
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Santa Claus, Inc
Elbert Reinke
Island Flu Ravages New Guinea Community
Hong Kong virus A2 flu swept through central highlands killing and sapping a million residents. Doctor Scragg puts the known death toll at a little over two thousand, with pneumonia a common complication and the outbreak traced to September.
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Hong Kong
Arms Talks Set for Vienna and Helsinki to Limit Missiles
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to start full scale strategic arms limitation talks in Vienna on April 16 and continue them in Helsinki later. The compromise ends a deadlock over site selection and advances efforts to curb the nuclear missile race.
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Helsinki
United States
Soviet Union
Vienna
Nha Trang
Vietnam
Nixon to announce space goals for the decade
Space agency sources say President Nixon will outline national space goals within a week. Julian Scheer notes the statement may be read to newsmen and will not be delivered on television. The White House calls the address imminent but not yet scheduled.
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Washington
Nixon
Space Agency
White House
Julian Scheer
The
Scheer
Devlin Sentenced in Londonderry Riot Protests
Bernadette Devlin a 22 year old Roman Catholic civil rights leader and MP was sentenced to six months in jail for inciting riotous behavior. She faced three counts of incitement and one of rioting during August clashes in Bogside Londonderry. She is out on $600 bail pending appeal.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Miss Devlin
Truckers seek $5 hourly raise in new contract talks
Edwards Fenner of the Chicago Truck Drivers Union says 450000 drivers want a $5 an hour wage hike and more health fund contributions as they begin bargaining with the trucking industry. The Teamsters will present the demand January 7 in Washington as the current contract ends March 31. If approved, pay could rise from about $4.75 to $9.75 an hour over three years, equaling $14,872 annually by 1972.
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Chicago
Edwards Fenner
Chicago Truck Drivers Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Washington
Runway Crash Kills Many as Air Vietnam Plane Hits School
An Air Vietnam DC6 skidded off a Nha Trang base runway crashing into a school and nearby homes. Initial death toll was 30 with many on the ground, including several schoolchildren. Forty- one injured, including two American soldiers. crew survived though pilot injured.
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Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nha Trang
Air Vietnam
Saigon
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Phu Bai
New Shopeze Store Planned at Main and Allen Corner
Shopeze chain announces a convenience store to be built at Main and Allen in Wichita replacing the Steffen's Dairy Drive In structure. The site includes the north lot at 4 N. Allen. A 60 by 40 foot building is planned with start in March and an option for a larger building. Construction cost about $60,000. Schultz Agency handled long term land lease negotiations.
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Shopeze Chain
Wichita
Main and
Allen
Steffen’s
N. Allen
Schultz Agency
Intercepted Letter Refutes Christmas Spending Critique
A fragmentary letter expresses that Christmas spirit should not excuse Congress spending public funds. The writer argues against government expenditures during the holiday season and cites fiscal responsibility.
Global News Digest Highlights Christmas War Aid and Politics
AP dispatches report Senate leader Hugh Scott backing Nixon veto threat on inflated education and health spending. Congress nears Christmas recess as tax reform gains presidential approval odds and SEC targets seven firms in a crackdown on securities fraud.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Congress
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
Weather area forecast for Topeka Kansas region
A developing low pressure area over southwestern Nebraska and northeastern Colorado moves across Kansas bringing light snow flurries and rain. Expect northwest winds 15 to 25 mph, highs mainly in the 30s to 40s and lows in the 20s to 30s with 40 percent precip chances tonight and Tuesday.
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Topeka
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Weather Bureau
House Defies Veto In HEW Bill Vote
The House passed a 19.7 billion dollar Labor Health and Education bill 261 to 110 defying Nixon veto threats. Senate action uncertain as Mansfield weighs strategy to override during or after a recess and the bill gains broad Republican and Democratic support, with most extra funding aimed at education.
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House
Washington
Nixon
Senate
White House
Mike Mansfield
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Scott
House Senate
D-Mont
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Korea
Nixon Shifts Tactics on Civil Rights Plan and Tax Bill
In Washington, President Nixon pressed Congress on the Philadelphia Plan while lawmakers argued over a tax reform bill and a monster appropriation package. Senate leaders signaled room for a quick recess, with veto risks and constitutional doubts shaping budget fights.
Mothers of Mongoloid Children Seek Private Funds if NIH Cuts Hit
Washington mothers of Mongoloid children plan a private appeal for funds if Congress cuts federal support for a unique research program on an experimental drug to aid mental retardation. Mrs. Donald G. Wyman of Alexandria says the effort followed a national letter campaign and a Magnuson subcommittee praise but fears a Nixon veto could kill the project.
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Washington
Mothers of
Congress
United States
Mothers’ Organization
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and
Donald G. Wyman
Alexandria
Senate
Neurological Institute
Warren G. Magnuson
Dash
Coleman
Magnuson
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Federal Mediation Service
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Virgil Gericke
Devlin
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News Digest
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South Vietnam
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Texas
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Morocco
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Michigan
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Albert Gore
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Tennessee
Gore
Department of Labor
Agency For International Development
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Memorial Building
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