Supreme Court Rules ICC Must Safeguard Merged Rail Workers
The Supreme Court in a 4 3 decision grants the Interstate Commerce Commission broader authority to protect rail workers affected by mergers. Justice Douglas writes the majority, rejecting arguments that Congress left worker protections to labor agreements. The ruling involves 25 Sandusky Line workers after its 1949 acquisition by Norfolk and Western.
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Sandusky
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Erwin N. Grisweld
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
Douglas
Solicitor General
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Warren
Medina Testifies On My Lai Slaughter Details
Former Capt. Ernest Medina testified that he told Col. Oran Henderson a body count of 20 to 28 civilians killed at My Lai and hid evidence that he had seen all 20 to 28 bodies. He said he was a father and would not permit such killings, and that civilians were killed by errant gunships and artillery. He also noted differing counts from his platoon leaders including Lt. Calley.
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FT. Meade, Md
Ernest Medina
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Ernie
Medina
Henderson
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Steven Brooks
Jeffrey LaCrosse
United Fund Drive Reaches 27000 Dollar Goal in Chanute
Chanute’s 1971 United Fund campaign closed successfully with a total goal of 27000 dollars met. Joe Marnell stated funds on hand from over subscriptions and payroll deductions will be disbursed to the ten member agencies this coming year.
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Chanute United Fund
Joe Marnell
United Fund
Chanute
Marnell
Assault Charged In Parking Lot Incident
Douglas Fickel aged 19 was charged with assault and battery after an incident in the Foodtown parking lot at 507 West Main at 1130 p.m. Saturday. Richard Byers 20 remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Kenneth Collins 19 faced a separate disorderly conduct charge.
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Douglas Fickel
Foodtown
W. Main
Richard Byers
E. 3Rd
Kenneth
Mike”’ Collins
S. Highland
Byers
Fickel
Collins
Pancake Day Record Set by Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club held its annual Pancake Day at the Masonic Temple and served 1,960 people, a new record. Receipts totaled 1,470 dollars at 75 cents a serving, funding area youth work. Previous year attendance was 1,921.
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Kiwanis Club
Jack Brown
Masonic Temple
Kiwanians
Escaped Convict Flees Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City
James Kenneth Johnson, an escaped convict linked to two bank holdups in Oklahoma and Texas, fled Mercy Hospital via a sheets rope. Guard Sequency Barnett and nurses missed his escape as Johnson, in leg irons and a split gown, vanished from a second floor room after a 4 a.m. check. He had escaped McAlester prison on Oct 25 and faced multiple charges.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Texas
Mercy Hospital
James Kenneth Johnson
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Johnson
del City
Okla
State National Bank of
Marlow
Oklahoma Highway
Bill Willines
Higgins
Tex
Mike McGrew
U.S
Sequency Barnett
Barnett
Mary Ann Cummins
John Felder
Mercy
Felder
McGrew
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Expresses Ward 9 Jello Mood
An intercepted letter portrays patient frustration with hospital routines a moment after the third Ward 9 jello serving. The brief reads as a personal vent about hospital experiences and feelings of escaping.
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Cha
Greyhound, union reach tentative contract deal
In Daytona Beach Florida sources say a tentative agreement on salaries and pensions has been reached between Greyhound Bus Lines and the Amalgamated Transit Union. Drivers stay on the job after the union postpones a Sunday strike deadline five days. The proposal includes a 5.5 percent across the board raise for three years.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Greyhound Bus Lines
Amalgamated Transit Union
Lin Piao Targeted Mao Three Times Press Says
Time magazine cites China-watchers claiming Lin Piao attempted three assassinations on Mao Tse tung and, betrayed by his daughter Lin Tou-tou, fled with a small party in a Trident aircraft that crashed in Mongolia. The report notes purges, political downfall, and a halted power struggle within China.
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New York
Time Magazine
Lin Piao
Mao Tsetung
China
Communist Party
Mao
Hong Kong
Washington
Time
Lin
Politburo
Chen Po-ta
Wu Fa-hsien
Peking
Chen
Lin Tou-tou
Mongolia
Soviet Union
Demonstrators melt ice to protest Nixon plan in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee about 35 labor union members used a blowtorch on a block of ice on the Federal Building steps to melt the ice in a tub and pour the water on an Nixon effigy while chanting. The protest targeted Phase 2 of President Nixon's economic progress.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Nixon
Federal Building
Calgary hijacker charged after Air Canada jet incident
A 27-year-old Calgary man Paul Cini faces a charge of interfering with transportation facilities after hijacking an Air Canada jet Friday night. He is reported in satisfactory condition in a Calgary hospital with a concussion and a two inch head wound.
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Calgary
Alta
Air Canada
Paul Cini
Muskie Maintains Edge in Gallup Poll for 1972 Nomination
Gallup Poll shows Sen Edmund Muskie ahead of Edward Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey among Democratic voters for the 1972 nomination. Muskie leads 50 to 39 percent over both rivals and 58 to 25 percent over New York City Mayor John Lindsay.
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Princeton
N.J
Gallup
Edmund S. Muskie
Edward M. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Muskie
Kennedy
Humphrey
New York City
John V. Lindsay
United States Welcomes China to United Nations Arena
The United States joined other nations in welcoming Communist China to the UN as Peking’s representatives took seats in the General Assembly. Ambassador George Bush spoke among delegates, marking the PRC’s first appearance after a late decision by the United States.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
China
Peking
U.S
George Bush
People’s Republic of
Uneasy Campuses Prompt New Turmoil Threat
A Carnegie Commission report on 1970 campus turmoil warns that simmering student discontent still exists on U S campuses and could ignite disruptions again. The commission released its findings Sunday noting the tinder remains dry but ready.
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New York
Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
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Lai
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Greyhound
Senate
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
London
Greece
Amalia Fleming
Athens
Fishing
Quito
Ecuador
White House
Robert H. Finch
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Finch
Charles A. Meyer
Rafael Garcia Velasco
Jesse L. Steinfeld
Herbert G. Klein
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