Rail Strike Shuts Down 14-State Illinois Central Line
Chicago workers and 40,000 commuters faced disruption as the Illinois Central Railroad shut freight and passenger service across 14 states after a walkout by 4,000 union workers. Talks with the United Transportation Union followed a court filing for a temporary restraining order.
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Concorde Test Flight Chronicles at Filton and Fairford
The Delta-winged SST Concorde completed a demonstration at Filton with 15,000 workers cheering as Olympus engines fired and the 002 lifted off. A landing at Fairford drew dignitaries, including Andre Turcat, who praised the aircraft. A later leg back to Britain faced a radio altitude issue and a late engine reheat hiccup before final ascent.
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Fairford
Andre Turcat
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Tax credit blamed for inflation push prompts calls to end
Rep. Wright Patman leads criticism of a tax credit seen as fostering inflation by boosting business plant spending while reducing consumer purchasing power. AFL-CIO and Democratic members urged elimination, while Republicans supported continuation. Kennedy faced questions but avoided prioritizing Tepeal, signaling administration ambivalence.
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Strtax
Wright Patman
D-Tex
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House Economic Committee
House Banking Committee
Afl-Cio
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Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Henry Reuss
Kennedy
Vietnam War Downed Aircraft and Hue Mass Graves
A light observation plane was shot down near Da Nang with two Americans aboard and two crewmen wounded. The incident increased American helicopter losses to 2,500. In Hue area, 65 more bodies were found, part of Viet Cong execution squads. Officials warn as many as 2,000 bodies may remain. Survivors report troops with lists of those to be executed, including civilians and workers for the Saigon government.
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da Nang
South Vietnam
Hue
U.S
Saigon
Capitol Hill security and facilities spark criticism
A congressional aide says Capitol Hill police rely on Washington metropolitan officers for actual policing and that the Capitol Police need not a multimillion dollar gym. Stewart, a Delaware congressman from the 1930s, faced backlash for Capitol Hill design choices including the Rayburn Building and Capitol remodeling described as a public architectural monstrosity.
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Delaware
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Brew Contined from Page One
Robert W. Black, 17, of suburban Hurst, faced three counts after a teacher identified his photo. A second lineup placed Brew beside Black, with both saying they resembled the other. Brew disputed the accusation, while the district attorney sought to dismiss charges against him Thursday. Brew faces public safety charges tied to a car item. Financial pressures loom for Brew and family as bonds, paychecks, and savings dwindle. Linda, among a few who believed in his innocence, supported by co workers and his foreman. The victim apologized to Brew.
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Black
Brew
Frank Coffey
Texas
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Ray Singleton
Five Mafia Leaders Questioned By Jury In Miami Area
A federal grand jury questioned five top Mafia bosses in the Miami area for about three hours about recent meetings to choose a successor to Vito Genovese. Leaders Meyer Lansky Vincent Alo Anthony Accardo Tony Ricci and Dominick Angelini reportedly invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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Fla
Vito Genovese
William Bar
Justice Department
Organized Crime
Peter Kosti
U.S
Meyer Lansky
Vincent Alo
Anthony J. Accardo
Tony Ricci
Dominick Angelini
Comroet
Grand Jury
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Accardo
Alo
Elwood Brown
Joseph Ehrlick
Thunderbird Mate
Hollywood
Ney
Iit
Jimmy Blue
Genovese
Lansky
Ben
Joe Batters
al Capone
Chicago
the King
Angelini
Max Lurie
Two Wabash Cannonball Cars Stir Akron Suburb
BOSTON HEIGHTS Ohio AP village officials sue General Insurance Exchange to remove two old rail road cars once part of the Wabash Cannonball now offices on an abandoned Lake Erie and Pittsburgh right of way. Cars lack tracks and sit as eyesores despite insurer claims of historic value and intent to retrofit with shrubs curb appeal.
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Boston Heights
Ohio
General Insurance Exchange Agency, Inc
Lake Erie & Pittsburgh
Akron
Lewis J. Richardson
Wabash Railroad
Cannonball Twain
Richardson
James M. Tetreault
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Mepler Speech Becomes Family Tragedy In Dallas
Charles D. Mepler, slated to speak to the Dallas Advertising League, was stabbed after a dispute with his son Matthew, who was charged with aggravated assault and released on bond. Mepler, hospitalized in Stamford, Conn., suffered a collapsed lung and a lacerated eye but was in good condition. the son’s motive centered on criticizing the Establishment in Mepler’s prepared remarks. Meanwhile flood fears grew across the Mississippi, with two deaths, mass evacuations, and widespread farmland inundation in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota as rains continued.
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Tex
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Fisher
Reader's Digest
Hepler
St. Joseph’s
Stamford
Conn
Dallas Advertising League
Hepler Iso
Matthew
America
Associated Press
Walter
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Minnesota River
North Sioux City
Big Sioux
Cherokee
Little Sioux
Nixon's Brother Withdraws From Alaska Post Over Nepotism Law
President Nixon’s brother Edward Nixon asked to withdraw from a $30,000 a year Alaska post after aides discussed possible anti nepotism law issues. Ehrlichman said the move stems from personal and family concerns and that the post would coordinate federal development projects in Alaska.
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He House
John D. Erhlichman
Edward G. Nixon
Maurice Stans
Stans
Department
Federal Field Committee For
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Anchorage
Edward Nixon
Erhlichman
White House
Commerce Department
Florida
Tom
John F. Kennedy
Robert
Ehrlichman
Ehlichman
Alaskan
Artificial heart device aided by private funds and grants
A prepared statement traces private foundation funding for artificial heart development and notes grants from heart associations in Alice Huntsville and Weimar Texas. Liotta credits Cooley with solving key problems, enabling use of the device years earlier than expected. William O Bannon of Rice University built a control unit in his garage. Dr Theodore Cooper discusses federal guidelines and the need for safety and informed patient consent.
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Huntsville
Weimar
Tex
Liotta
Cooley
William O.bannon
Rice University
Bio-Medical Laboratory
Cowley
Bakey
O'Bannon
Theodore Cooper
National Institute
DeBakey
Cooper
Alexander group faced probe over federal nondiscrimination enforcement
The Senate subcommittee scrutinized the Labor Department and other agencies enforcing nondiscrimination in employment. Senator Kennedy defended Alexander amid claims of overreach, while Alexander blamed a lack of admin support. New suits target Fettagon and Cannon Mills for discriminatory practices. Dirksen urged curbs on punitive enforcement. Senator Fannin proposed dissolving the Office of Federal Contract Compliance and making EEO enforcement the sole agency.
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Alexander
Labor Department
Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Jerris Leonard
Civil Rights Division
Kennedy
Nixon Administration
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Justice Department
Cannon Mills Co
South‘tn
Dirksen
Head Start changes reported in Finch plan
Finch announced creation of an Office of Child Development reporting to him and pledged Head Start integrity and parental participation. Nixon shifted Head Start oversight to Finch’s department. budget stays at 388 million for the new fiscal year, with potential increases via educational funds. Labor to close about 63 Job Corps centers with 20 to 30 new skill centers planned in urban areas.
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Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Labor Department
Department
Congressional
Joseph Loftus
Secretary of Labor
Floods prompt National Guard flood fighting in Sioux City
National Guard troops were deployed to Sioux City on Tuesday and Wednesday to aid flood fighting efforts. Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray said he would tour the area on Thursday.
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National Guard
Sioux City
Iowa
Robert D. Ray
Assembly finance nears agreement on debt limit and reforms
Lawmakers report progress toward Senate floor action Friday on multiple constitutional articles. A key accord sets the debt limit as a three year average of total state tax revenues excluding motor fuel taxes for roads. The Senate approves the executive article shifting AG to the executive branch, House agrees.
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Executive Department
He House
George
Aldhizer
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House
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Thomson
Backo
Sen
Garland Gray
Sussex
P&e
Harvard Yard Seizure at Harvard President Pusey Home
About 500 students massed on Harvard Yard in a pre dawn march to President Nathan Pusey home chanting ROTC must go Then 1000 in Yard watched as a building takeover unfolded Deans were forcibly removed and a SDS flag unfurled The faculty reported talks on ROTC changes and academics credits while students pressed six demands including abolition of ROTC
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John Harvard
Franklin L. Ford
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Fred L. Glimp
Stuents
Robert B. Watson
Dean Ford
Harvard
Dean Glimp
Nathan M. Pusey
Pusey
University Hall
Associated Press
William Chaplis
Chaplis
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