Senate approves $2.20 minimum wage rise in historic vote
The Senate voted 65 to 27 to raise the hourly minimum from 1.60 to 2.20, expanding coverage to 7.4 million workers including 1.2 million domestic servants and 4.9 million public employees. The measure moves to House-Senate conferees to reconcile differences with the House plan of 2.00. McGovern cast his vote after a trip from South Dakota.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
McGovern
South Dakota
House
Aflcio
AFL Cio Executive Council
Peter H. Dominick
Cole
Robert Taft
Ohio
Nixon
Nine-Year-Old Drowns During Church Camp Outing
Cullman County deputy identifies Clifton Eddy of Spring Hill as the boy who drowned at Smith Lake during a Royal Ambassador Camp activity sponsored by the West Cullman Baptist Association. Eddy, non swimmer, disappeared while wading into a channel under construction. his body was recovered in about 12 feet of water after a brief search. Funeral services will be announced by Moss Service of Cullman.
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Cullman
Cullman County
Smith Lake
Bill Tucker
Clifton Eddy
Alvin Eddy
Spring Hill
Here
Moss Service
Dep. C. J. Gorman
Eddy
West
Gorman
Tucker
IRA Bombing Blitz Kills Nine in Belfast Attacks
Belfast suffered a heavy bombing campaign with 16 explosions. The BBC reported nine dead and up to fifty injured as Irish Republican Army militants carried out the onslaught in Northern Ireland's capital.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
British Broadcasting Corp
Fischer Pick To Take Crown From Spassky
The first day of the Third National Chess Congress featured back and forth play as Fischer and Spassky drew attention to the world title fight in Reykjavik. Spectators relayed news of Spassky’s resignation rumors and the event drew New York figures to the Chicago venue.
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Richard Greb
Chicago
Reykjavik
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer
Spassky
Bill Goldburg
New York
Iceland
Fischer
Fried Chicken and Song Night for British Visitors at Local Church
First Baptist Church Youth Choir staged a Southern heritage program for 158 British guests. They performed songs from Gone with the Wind and presented a Southern fried chicken dinner with butter beans and cornbread. Guests joined in on some numbers and praised the meal despite confusion over Southern foods. The event aimed to depict the heritage amid Civil War memories, ending with compliments to the host Rev. David Beer.
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Faye Brewington
First Baptist Church
Oh! Susann
Dixie
Suzanne Johnson
Prissie
Jemel Parker
Henderson
Man River Henderson
Saigon Units Recapture Bong Son In Central Vietnam
Saigon reports the district town of Bong Son was captured by two battalions about 1,000 men at 12 55 p m with no resistance inside. Informants say troops are 500 yards outside the town and are searching houses for sappers and snipers amid ongoing activity nearby.
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Saigon
Bong Son
Binh Dinh
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
Hien
Preachers Enjoy Fried Chicken At Welcome Banquet
At First Baptist Church a banquet honored 158 visiting Britishers with English and Southern preachers teased about their fried chicken appetites. Steve Carroll guides Rev. David Beer as guests dig in with both hands, savoring fried chicken, corn on the cob, and Southern fare.
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Henderson
David Beer
First Baptist Church
Steve Carroll
Bobby Herbert
Miss Spirit Eyes Point Mallard Title
Athens reports Becky Marshall won Miss Spirit of America and aims for Miss Point Mallard and Miss Alabama finals. Her father Charles Marshall, forced to resign as minister after her bathing suit modeling at a Decatur pageant, defends her actions amid church turmoil and possible new church plans.
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Athens
Becky Marshall
Charles Marshall
West Hobbs Street
Church of Christ
Decatur
Marshall
Miss Mashall
CBS Television
Decatur Daily Want Ad Sells Table Fast
Mrs Shirley Holliday of 1216 7th Ave SE sold her round oak table using a Decatur Daily Want Ad and drew at least 19 more responses. The notice promotes quick results for selling household items with 3 lines for 10 days at 4 dollars. Dial numbers are listed for Athens and general ads.
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Shirley Holliday
7Th Ave
Decatur Daily
Town Creek
Courtland
Athens
Hartselle
Jesse James First Train Robbery at Adair Iowa
On this date in 1873 Jesse James staged the first train robbery near Adair Iowa holding up the Rock Island Express and escaping with $3000. The item notes weather near 90 highs and 70 lows with weather page reference. It ends with a regional motto about living in the Tennessee Valley.
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Jesse James
Adair
Iowa
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