Nixon to scrap Philadelphia Plan amid push against quotas
Washington sources report the Nixon Administration plans to drop the Philadelphia Plan and similar hometown efforts that set minority quota targets for construction trades. The move aims to win labor support in an election year, drawing criticism from Fletcher who helped implement the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Delaney
New York Times
Washington
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Arthur A. Fletcher
Organized
Fletcher
Labor Department
Nixon
Johnson
Hospital Wing Opens After $1.3 Million Expansion
Congressman Bob Jones toured Lawrence County Hospital Sunday amid an open house for the new 28 bed wing and remodeled labs X ray and kitchen facilities. The project total exceeds 1.3 million with Appalachia grants covering most costs and local taxpayers funding the rest. Jones praised Administrator Owen Sandlin and staff and planned to attend the Terry Club Reunion in Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Bob Jones
Lawrence County Hospital
Jones
Appalachia
Owen Sandlin
Lawrence County
Terry Club
Courtland
Sandlin
North Vietnamese Overrun Central Highlands Ranger Camp
North Vietnamese forces overran a ranger camp in the Central Highlands. About 150 defenders were reported missing. The camp held around 200 men mostly Montagnard tribesmen trained by U.S. Green Berets. Fourteen. Plei Djering camp faced heavy artillery and a ground assault. U.S. helicopters were lost in other Central Highlands areas with two Americans killed and ten injured.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
Elsie
South Vietnam
da Nang
Nixon and McGovern Trade Blasts In Labor Talk
Nixon paints himself as work ethic champion on Labor Day while McGovern launches full bid for presidency. McGovern accuses Nixon of economic black magic, warns working man to vote or risk being sidelined. Nixon vows record employment and low inflation amid desegregation dispute. A separate item notes Rep. Biaggi appeals for help burying a 61 year old Italian American in North Carolina after a funeral home display incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Gallup
Akron-Canton
Ohio
Richard Nixon
Washington
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
New York City
National Police Officers Association of America
Frezzo Consceppo
North Carolina
Holiday Observances Dampened by Rain in Alabama
Labor Day activities across Alabama faced possible thundershowers with a 50 percent daytime and 40 percent nighttime forecast. Major events included the Terry Day Reunion in Courtland with notable dignitaries, Jaycees distributing cookies and drinks at rest stops, and Alabama officials like Gov. Wallace attending events amid hospital stay.
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U.S. Weather Service
North Alabama
Courtland
Lawrence County
William Jennings Dorn
South Carolina
John Sparkman
Bob Jones
Jere Beasley
Bill Baxley
Alabama Supreme Court
Howell Heflital
American Legion
Limestone County
Veterans Fairgrounds
Jaycees
Decatur
Athens
Moulton
Hartselle
U. S. 31
Calhoun Junior College
Alabama
George Wallace
Maryland
Executive
Wallace
Nixon
White House
San—Clemente
Calif
Montreal museum theft nets Rembrandt and more
Eighteen paintings including a Rembrandt valued near one million dollars were stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts by three men in an early morning heist. Also taken were jewelry and figurines.
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Montreal
Montreal Museum
On This Date in 1940 U S Warned Japan Over Indochina
The record notes that in 1940 the United States warned Japan against interference in French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies. It also lists weather prospects with 50 percent rain today and maps on A-8, plus local classifieds and obituaries in the day’s edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Japan
French Indochina
Dutch East Indies
Huntsville man charged with two counts of manslaughter
Nehemia Anderson of Huntsville was arrested on two counts of manslaughter in a crash Aug 27 that killed Decatur sisters Gladys Key Kirby 63 and Linnie Key Richardson 67. Injured were Herbert Key and his wife from Moulton and Betty Jane Kirby of Decatur. The sisters were riding with Key returning from Monte Sano picnic when the 3:30 PM accident occurred. Anderson was the sole driver.
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Huntsville
Decatur
Nehemia Anderson
Madison County District Attorney's
Anderson
Gladys Key Kirby
Linnie Key Richardson
Herbert Key
Moulton
Huntsville Hospital
Key
Betty Jane Kirby
Wirby
Want Ads Preview Their 9000 Values Across Classifies
A brisk look at the Want Ads highlights a wide range of listings and values across categories. The column notes abundant opportunities for buyers and sellers seeking deals and services in the marketplace.
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United Negro College Fund
Reston
Richard J. Gruenwald
Viso
Organized Labor
American Jewish Committee
Kay DeKalb
Atlanta
Sharon McLarty
Amory
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
North
Navy
7Th Air Force
Air Force
North Vietnam
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Avenue
Ady
Decatur Jaycee
James Haver
Dwaine Borden
Marcus Hughes
Lisa
Ozark
the Hughes
Michigan
U.S. 31
Billy Smith
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Beckley
W. Va
R. Sargent Shriver
GO Law
Landers
Tennessee Valley
Monte Sano State Park
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