Construction Workers Miss Pay Raises Under Freeze Orders
SWASHINGTON AP The Nixon Administration's Construction Industry Stabilization Committee has ordered a wage freeze affecting unionized construction workers. About 60 percent of workers are unionized, and raises due during the freeze must be approved in advance by the construction panel. Non-construction raises proceed, but unionized construction raises require official clearance, while public notice of the order was not issued.
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Tragedy Ties to Virginia Utility Rates Case
Martha Bolotin and her husband faced financial strain amid a Virginia utility rate case showing a 5.99 percent net return on $656.7 million in property. Bolotin, initially unconscious after a suicide pact with her husband, later died. Police linked two child deaths to the same tragedy, with the mother later acquitted in Florida. She died by suicide in a North Miami apartment weeks after hospital stay.
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Oklahoma Scoutmaster Involved In Child Sale Case
Police detailed how O'Hara arranged the sale of two children in Daytona Beach. An informer and his wife met O'Hara at a Duval County fair, agreeing to a price of 7000 dollars and a used car. O'Hara collected 100 dollars in marked bills as a binder, then left the kids with the agent's wife while the agent took him to dinner. Arrests followed at a restaurant and a motel. the children were hungry and dirty with injuries. Worley described O'Hara as a strict but effective scoutmaster who had led and kept financial records for the 22 member troop. Police said O'Hara carried membership cards at arrest time.
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Jacksonville
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Oklahoma ‘City
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Korea
Soviet editors flag new supersonic bomber Backfire ahead of US project
Weapons editors warn of Soviet initiative in weapon development citing an operational anti ballistic missile system around Moscow and a new supersonic bomber reportedly called Backfire. They say Western standardization lags while parallel programs abound and many projects are abandoned.
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D. H. R. Archer
Moscow
U.S
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Pretty
Storm Laura Turns West In Caribbean
Tropical storm Laura moved west in the Caribbean toward Cozumel and the Yucatan Peninsula with 70 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center warned gales could hit Cozumel and northeast Yucatan as Laura’s course remained uncertain, with a potential northwest or north turn Thursday.
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Yucatan Peninsula
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Gas explained identifies six Pittsburgh area men
Hospital officials identified the dead as Donald Devine, 56. Charles Pitassi, 39. William Letzkus, 38. Albert Zeleny, 51. Raymond Grundler, 32. and Monroe Coleman, 35, all residents of the Pittsburgh area.
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Charles Pitassi
William Letzkus
Albert Zeleny
Raymond Grundler
Monroe Coleman
Pittsburgh
Inmates Escape Raiford Prison Via Makeshift Tank
Two Raiford State Prison inmates Rex Gyger and Wallace McDonald built a tank from a forklift and sheet metal in the prison furniture shop. Guards fired on them with a 30 30 rifle but bullets didn’t penetrate the armor. They fled the motor pool area and disappeared into nearby woods as officers, aided by tracking dogs, pursued. Gyger is 26 from Richmond Indiana and McDonald is 43 from Shreveport Louisiana. both faced earlier sentences for a Tampa prison break and a Jacksonville robbery respectively. Officials planned to keep fork lift trucks outside the prison at night and on weekends.
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Shreveport
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Tampa
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Jacksonville
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Louisiana
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Florida
Thanom's Rule and Thai Parliament Standoff in 1969
Coup leader Thanom Kittikachorn, aged 60, who ruled Thailand by decree from 1963 to 1969, faced a parliament split as legislators balked at a budget delay and an army ultimatum. His predecessor Sarit Thanarat began military rule in 1957 and died in 1963. The regime, dominated by soldiers, struggled to maintain party discipline amid calls to raise pork-barrel funds.
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Sarit Thanarat
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Riot police disperse students at Chile presidential palace
In Santiago riot police used tear gas to break up about 100 students gathered in front of the presidential palace amid clashes over the University of Chile dispute. Leftist and anti Marxist factions battled in various campus buildings as a plebiscite on university restructuring was sought by both sides.
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Students Federation
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Nixon defends policy on Vietnam withdrawal and amends talks
President Nixon reiterates his stance on a negotiated settlement in Indochina while Congress presses enforcement actions over the Mansfield amendment. Sen. Church and Sen. Cooper threaten spending limits tied to a full U.S. withdrawal and prisoner releases as discussions continue. Nixon maintains a goal of total withdrawal with a cease fire and prisoner releases as conditions shift.
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D-Idaho
Nixon
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Southeast Asia
U.S
Indochina
Indo-China
Pay Board keeps stance on back pay amid wage freeze rules
Labor and policy terms may operate as set, with review limited in some cases. Goldfinger confirmed the situation Tuesday night as the Pay Board, excluding labor members, voted to table full retroactivity and uphold the original denial of back pay for wage hikes blocked during Nixon’s 90 day wage price freeze. The board will continue considering back pay within narrow, previously established limits.
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Associated Press
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Nixon
Cambodian Offensive Expands in Northeast Front
Cambodian troops launched an offensive in the northeast with air strikes shelling and infantry probes. Bombers hit Chamvar Andong rubber plantation about 50 miles northeast of Phnom Penh near Rumlong, where a 18 day siege left Rumlong in enemy hands. About 20,000 troops face overland supply cut by a four mile stretch of Highway 6. Cambodian high command claimed 200 North Vietnamese or Viet Cong casualties and two Cambodian soldiers killed with 10 wounded. In South Vietnam B52s continued strikes on bunkers and storage sites while helicopter gunships engaged near Dak To. allied forces reported 26 enemy deaths but no American casualties. South Vietnamese officials cited several cross border incidents aimed at disrupting pacification efforts, with four Vietnamese troops killed and four wounded.
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Senators Fear Buzz Favors Giants Over Farmers
The report notes concerns that Buzz may favor large corporations over agriculture. Bury, acting as spokesman for agriculture, cites low stock prices delaying disposal of his 2,000 shares in Ralston-Purina and similar holdings in International Minerals and Chemical Corp. and 1,900 shares in Stokely Wan-Onion. President Nixon’s nominee Earl L. Butz faced questions Wednesday about potential conflicts.
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Tax politics and social security debate in Senate
A Senate session split over campaign financing tax riders and a Gurney amendment to Social Security, with leaders arguing over democracy funding and limits on advertising deductions. Debates touched on Nixon era policy, labor and big business funding, and confirmation risks for Butz amid farm policy tensions and price controls.
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House
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Nixon
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Robert P. Griffin
Mick
Go.p
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Fred R. Harris
Dokla
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Bus Company Union Beach Agreement Reached
A tentative settlement was reached Wednesday between Greyhound Lines Inc and the Amalgamated Transit Union. The 10,000 bus workers had threatened a Friday strike if no deal. The contract, expired Oct. 31, awaits member ratification within 15 days after the terms are reviewed by local union divisions and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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Greyhound Lines Inc
Amalgamated Transit Union
Parts Of Tennessee And Alabama Face Severe Pollution
The Associated Press reports Tennessee and Alabama faced severe air pollution with potential federal action. The EPA plans restraining orders against 23 major Birmingham industries as health officials monitor particulates near emergency levels while Tennessee faces an extended eastern pollution alert.
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Jefferson County Health Department
George E. Hardy
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