Longshoremen Say They'll Shut Down If Raise Out Back
Washington AP reports the Pay Board may reject a 1 percent pay raise for longshoremen, while noting past aerospace rejections and pattern raises. ILA tentatively approves a 32.6 percent four remaining years pattern for 45,000 dock workers from Maine to Virginia, with West Coast union members already opposing a higher first year. The Cost of Living Council exempts the Postal Service from price controls enabling a 23.9 percent postal rate hike. Nixon predicts the Dow will top 1000 in 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
AFL+CIO
Maine
Virginia
ILA
East
Gulf Coast
West Coast
I Fit
Cost of Living Council
U.S. Postal Service
Treasury
John B. Connally
Nixon
California
NEA reports record per pupil school costs for 1971 72
The National Education Association announces an all time high average per pupil expenditure of 929 in 1971 72 with a 50.1 billion total public school cost. Federal share drops to 7.1 percent while local districts shoulder 52 percent of costs and states 40.9 percent. The report notes a decline in the school population for the first time since WWII and details salaries, capital outlay and district counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Donald E. Morrison
NEA Research Division
Morrison
Far West
Southeast
Rahman Returns to Delirious Bengali Welcome in Dacca
Sheik Mujibur Rahman arrived home from nine months in Pakistani prisons to a roaring crowd at Dacca airport. Police held back the surge as Bangladesh’s president elect rode to Ramna race course to address loyalists. From London to New Delhi, he traveled with dignitaries and a British air force jet, while the U S offered no airport presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dacca
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh Army
Asia
London
New Delhi
Bengal
Sheik Mujib
Mujib
Sheik Lutifar Rahman
Ramna Race Course
Sheik
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Edward Heath
Indira Gandhi
V. V. Giri
Britain
Soviet Union
France
United States
Sometimes A Snow Job No Bar Riding Club Grounds Saturday
The brief notes a riding club event on Saturday while the Jaycees struggle with a snow formula, leaving signals unclear and plans unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No-Bar
Terrorists Strike U S B52 Base in Thailand
In a Bangkok report terrorists attacked Utapao, disabling two B52 bombers with explosive charges. Thai guards killed one attacker. no casualties among Americans or Thais were reported. U S and Saigon officials said B52 raids continued normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
Thailand
Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Utapao
Gulf of Thailand
South Vietnam
Queen Elizabeth Ship Ex-Skipper Suspects Arson
The Seawise University, formerly the Queen Elizabeth, capsized in Hong Kong harbor after a massive fire. Fire officials and investigators weigh arson as a cause while 800 to 900 workers were aboard and many escaped via exits or ropes. Debris and nine hospitalized workers highlight the disaster as authorities monitor fuel oil leakage and harbor pollution risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Marine Department
Tsing Yi-island
Cunard Line
Chapman College of Orange
Calif
Seawise University
Geoffrey Marr
England
Elgin Factions Set To Go To Court Over Borough Council
In Elgin the six and seven member council dispute heads to court. Judges Carney Pratt and McClelland heard a petition to add two members. a taxpayer group challenged it for lack of five percent signature. Pfadt removed the appointees, who refused to yield, and efforts for a live en banc hearing proceed as both sides prepare for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iie County Court
Edward Carney
William Pratt
Lindley McClelland
Elgin
Mer
Pfadt
Richard Burrows
Earl Ruffner
William A. Peiffer
Corry
Carney
Peiffer
Dignitaries Race In Rain At Winter Carnival
Gray skies and a cold drizzle greeted spectators as dignitaries raced in the Winter Carnival event. Mayor Allen Phelps of Wattsburg won, defeating Bruce Palmer of WOTR in the final after earlier wins over Spartansburg Mayor Roland Putnam and County Controller A J Gehrlein. Wayne Smith, Frank Hakel, and Edward Zarger also placed in rounds, with Bertha McMichael winning the Powder Puff by default and edging Gehrlein in a challenge. The program opened with Kiwanis Club president Henry Hicks named grand marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Phelps
Wattsburg
WOTR
Bruce Palmer
Phelps
Roland Putnam
Spartansburg
A.J. Jake Gehrlein
R. Budd Dwyer
Wayne Smith
Smith
Union City
Frank Hakel
Palmer
Journal
George Sample
Corry
Edward Zarger
Zarger
Forest Hopkins
Bertha McMichael
Ben Canfield
Wicu TV
Miss Canfield
15 Year Old Hangs Self In East Liverpool Jail
East Liverpool Ohio AP a 15 year old son of a Chester W Va woman apparently hanged himself in an East Liverpool jail Sunday using bandages from a personal safety related arm wound as a noose. The youth Bradley Hanlon was found in his cell while being fed by Lt R B Pyle. He had been placed in the women’s cell block after arrest on parole violation. He had cut his arm Thursday night and was treated and returned to custody. He hanged himself between midnight and 1 am Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Ohio
Chester
W. Va
Bradley Hanlon
R. B. Pyle
Hanlon
Nancy Hanlon
Columbiana County
Ohio Youth Commission
East Liverpool City Hospital
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Ahron
New York
Ahron Cohen
Cohen
Brooklyn
Rahman
Robert Grice
Corry Jaycee
Sno Jobb
Jaycee
Qui Nhon
Neuyen van Chu
Qui Nhua
New Lumber Co
Carter- Cashway Lumber Company
Kent
Route
Columbus
John Buick
B.C. 1
Cashway
Erie County
Fairview
Harborcreek
C.Y. ‘Tung
Japan
Elgin Borough
R Budd Dwyer
Pryor
Hiroshima
Kyodan
United Church of Christ of Japan
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