Greensboro sanitation workers strike widens in North Carolina
The Greensboro sanitation stoppage continues with 65 of 16 workers at the job and eight of 32 trucks collecting. The Greensboro Association of Poor Peoples backs the workers, urging broader community support and boycotts on plastic bags. City officials caution it is a labor dispute and consider legal action to restrain walkouts while seeking proof of violations.
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Greensboro
Sanitation Department
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Gene McCombs
Orly
Greensboro Association of Poor Peoples
GAPP
Kelson Johnson
Johnson
McCombs
Banilation Department
Sanitation Workers’ Committee
Gene Gore
N.C Labor Alliance
Brotherhood of Greensboro City Workers
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Durham
Charlotte Sanitation iWorkers
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Middle East Tensions Rise as King Pins Guerrilla Role
Hussein accuses both honest guerrillas and external forces of violence and reveals army scapegoat complaints after last week's clashes. He praises Al Fatah and the PLO, plans Cairo talks with Nasser, and warns against other guerrilla groups while touring frontline troops. Abba Eban cites no new peace signals from Rome or Cairo.
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Hussein
al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Beirut
Lebanon
Sharif Nasser
Palestine Liberation Army
Abba Eban
Italy
Nasser
Middle East
Talwin Faces Scrutiny Over Narcotic Restrictions
Sterling Drug Inc. began marketing Talwin as nonaddicting but dropped the nonnarcotic claim in October 1968 after reports of dependence. Advisory bodies weigh whether to impose narcotic controls, as Talwin and lower-strength Daryon face reevaluation amid addiction reports. Rep Monagan urges tighter curbs while Sterling defends minimal restriction. AMA Council called Talwin effective with addiction risk lower than morphine. Medical Letter urged reevaluation of Talwin’s exemption.
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Sterling Drug Inc
Sterling
Talwin
Drug Bureau
Jin
John S. Monagan
Dconn
Robert Pfister
Council On Drugs of the
American Medical Association
AMA Council
Southeast Asia unrest and Laos politics shape Cambodia war
The piece surveys attacks near Siem Reap cutting tourist flow to Angkor, crop losses in Eastern Cambodia, and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees in camps. It notes Lao unrest around Attopeu and Saravane, Hanoi’s reassessment of the Ho Chi Minh trail, and regional reactions including Bangkok’s brink of aid to Lon Nol.
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Siem’ Reap
Angkor
Cam
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Laos
Pathet Lao
Panhandle
Attopeu
Saravane
Cambodia
Hanoi
Vientiane
Bangkok
VISTA worker Nancy Morgan slain near Marshall N C
Nancy Morgan a 24 year old VISTA volunteer from Baton Rouge planned to leave her assignment in Madison County in September to begin nursing training in New York. Her body was found in her government owned car along U S 25 70. she had left Spring Creek Monday to visit another VISTA worker. Morgan organized youth clubs and quilting fundraisers in the rural area and enjoyed gardening, with two brothers and a nurse mother. Local landlady described her as easy to befriend and well liked by all.
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Spring Creek
Here
Marshall
U.S
Morgan
Col
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Nancy
Cutshall
Miss Mor
Washington
Egan
New York
Diana Buzzard
Buzzard
Mt. Jewett
Irvine
Curfew Enforced as Brownsville Riots Spread
Rioting began Tuesday and escalated Wednesday in Brownsville, spreading to Liberty City and Coconut Grove. Cars were burned, shops looted, and at least 31 people were arrested. Two white men, L C Morris and Douglas Leach, mistaken for snipers, were shot by police. Jackson Memorial Hospital treated 16 extra cases. A 20 minute gun battle with two wounded snipers occurred as police responded to reports of burglary.
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Brownsville
Jackson Memorial Hospital
L. C. Morris
Douglas Leach
Morris
Charles Black
Dade County Sheriff's Department
Liberty City
Coconut Grove
Tom Clark 70 Begins Career as Trial Judge in San Francisco
Former Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, age 70, starts a new path as a federal trial judge at the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. He will handle six to eight cases involving antitrust and breach of contract, with assignments not yet decided, aided by lawyers and his years in antitrust work. Clark has held senior roles in legal reform and education, including directing the Federal Judicial Center and chairing ABA and national committees.
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San Francisco
George B. Harris
U.S. District Court
Willis van Devanter
New
National Commission On Reform of
Clark
Justice Department
Harry
Witness in Tate murder case waives speedy trial
Linda Kasabian, 21, a key expected star witness, waived her right to speedy trial in open court as the Manson family defendants sat nearby. Prosecutors anticipate immunity for her testimony about the Sharon Tate killings while defense challenges continue over pretrial publicity and jury selection.
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Tate
Los Angeles
Sharon
Linda Kasabian
Charles M. Manson
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Leslie van Houten
Kasabian
Manson
Mrs. Kasabian
Paul Fitzgerald
Krenwinkel
Moorer Named Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
The article reports Sen. Barry Goldwater defending routine missions and a Gulf of Tonkin attack claim while Adm. Thomas Moorer is described as the most qualified successor to Gen. Earle Wheeler as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Moorer’s naval commands and Southeast Asia service are noted.
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Young
U.S
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Gulf of Tonkin
White House
Army
Earle G. Wheeler
Study Draft Of Proposed Overhaul Of U.S. Criminal Laws
Washington report details a draft overhaul of federal crimes from a commission led by ex Governor Edmund Brown. It envisions murder and kidnapping prosecutions in civil rights cases, tougher penalties for crime syndicate leaders, and a supervised parole component after all federal terms. It also proposes tighter contempt penalties for judges, higher maximums for dangerous offenders, and nuance in death penalty applications.
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Washington
Edmund G. Brown
California
Richard H. Poff
R-Va
Brown
Nixon
Congress
Joseph A. Yablonski
Yablonski
Pennsylvania
Cambodian Capital Is Ringed as Rail Link Breaks
Fighting tightens around Phnom Penh after the last rail line was severed leaving highway routes to Saigon and the Mekong open. Barricades block roads manned by students while checkpoints rise around the city to prevent bombings. Military leaders report rapid incursions near Kompong Chhnang and Kompong Som, with U.S. forces facing a White House withdrawal deadline.
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Saigon
Meikong River
National Bank
Hye
Kompong Chhnang
Kompong Som
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Ngo Dzu
Highway 4
Thailand
Black Panther
Vietnam
White House
U.S
South Vietnam
Nixon outlines inflation alerts and oversight boards
President Nixon proposes a set of economic control measures including an inflation alert system to spotlight wage and price increases, a Regulations and Purchasing Review Board to curb cost-raising federal actions, and a Productivity Commission role. The plan avoids new congressional approvals and draws mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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CEA
Productivity Commission
Nixon
Caspar Weinberger
Federal Trade Commission
Schultz
Congress
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Asl
Patman
Eeen
House Banking Committee
Hoover
Lawrence O'Brien
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
Bul
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Jacob Kravits
New York
Joint Economic Committee
John Tower
R-Tex
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Udall Warns Federal Power Over State Labor Policy
Rep Morris Udall argues that a first time national policy would override state right to work laws under Taft Hartley act, claiming the postal service would fail to provide fair wages and benefits due to poor funding. He cites federal government reach into California and New York as an example of federal dominance over state rights.
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Morris K. Udall
D ‘Ariz
Udall
California
New York
British election clash over economy and leadership
campaign rhetoric from Wilson and Heath centers on inflation taxes and growth with allies and rivals trading sharp attacks. Wilson touts continued strength and modernization while Heath pledges honest governance and rapid action to cut taxes lower prices and boost jobs amid a volatile pound and looming polls.
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Heath
Wilson
Defense
Denia Healey
James Callaghan
Home Secretary
Oxford
Alec Douglass Home
Britain
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