Convicted Yablonski Slayer May Face Death Sentence
Aubran W. Buddy Martin, 23, was found guilty on three counts of first degree murder for the Yablonski slayings in Clarksville Pennsylvania. The jury will decide today if he receives the death penalty or life in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Aubran W
Buddy” Martin
Yablonski
Martin
Washington
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte
Clarkville
UMW
Tony
Vealey
Mark Goldberg
Nixon orders rapid troop withdrawal from Vietnam
President Nixon announced a speedup of more than 50 percent in the U S withdrawal from Vietnam, sending 45 000 more troops home in December and January to reduce U S forces to about 139 000. He linked the pace to improving Vietnamese security and warned of possible intensified bombing of infiltration routes through Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Hijacker Subdued By Jet Crewman
An Air Canada DC-8 hijack drama ended when a crewman struck the armed gunman with an ax as the hijacker readied a parachute at 3,000 feet. The plane, with 118 passengers, had shuttled between Calgary and Great Falls before returning to Calgary where the hijacker was knocked unconscious and the passengers were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alta
Air Canada
Ireland
Great Falls
Mont
Vancouver
B. C
Toronto
Irish Republican Army
Regina
Sask
New York
Phoenix
Ariz
China Hints At Conciliatory U.N. Role In First Assembly
Chiao Kuan Hua, China's chief delegate, signals a restrained start at the United Nations after Bandung inspired hopes for consensus. He says China will join main committees but not yet engage as actively, with a ceremonial start ahead and a Soviet disarmament conference proposal set as the opening item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
China
United Nations
Peking
Chiao Kuan-hua
U.N
General Assembly
Chou Enlai
Chiao
Malik
SALT negotiators prepare for Vienna talks shift
U S negotiators led by Gerard C Smith depart for Vienna after President Nixon predicts a US Soviet accord to curb the arms race. He cautions a year end agreement is unlikely but expects progress. Talks may set a package limit on ABMs and long range missiles, with both sides to be cut together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Vienna
Nixon
Gerard C. Smith
Helsinki
Russia
National Security Council
Smith
White House
Nixon's Flexible Guidelines Target Inflation Cut
President Nixon announced a shift from a wage and price freeze to flexible guidelines aimed at halving inflation. Regulations published in the Federal Register thaw the freeze with limited late exceptions. Ford Chrysler and American Motors signaled plans for higher prices, while servicemen receive a 15 percent pay raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Federal Register
Cost of Living Council
Atl
United Auto Workers
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Price Commission
Telegram flood as unions push general strike talk
Labor sources report a flood of telegrams from union members nationwide urging a general strike to protest federal wage controls. AFL-CIO officials doubt a massive walkout will occur, while Amalgamated Meat Cutters press for a convention resolution to authorize a federation wide strike. Meany avoids comment as Pay Board issues loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Meat Cutters
Pat Gorman
AFL
Paul Hall
Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fidel Castro
Cerro Moreno
Antofagasta
Chile
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Claude E. Vealey
Paul Gilly
Cleveland
Gilly
Edward L. Carey
United Mine Workers of America
United States
Cambodia
Pay Board and Price Commission
Moscow
Bandung
Indonesia
Adam Malik
Pres
Wisconsin State Reformatory
Green Bay
Wis
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Flood Union
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!