National Airlines backs Barbara name campaign faces flak
National Airlines defends its Fly me. I'm Barbara campaign after protests by Women's Lib and Gay Lib groups. Spokesman Walt Robshaw says planes now carry female names from a computer list to show variety and avoid duplication.
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Miami, Fla
National Airlines
Barbara
New York
Walt Robshaw
Robshaw
Women’s Liberation
National
New
Bruce
George
Clyde
Gimicky
U.N. Stamp Sale Draws Stamp Collectors Worldwide
At United Nations headquarters philatelists queued in long lines to buy the Picasso inspired commemorative stamp. The issue, the eighth and last U.N. stamp this year, features Maia Picasso watching a winter storm with first day envelopes priced at 10 cents.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
U.N
Pablo Picasso
U.N. Postal Administration
Picasso
Maia
Alexander Rutsch
U.S
Mitchell Attacks Democrats at North Carolina GOP Banquet
Atty. Gen. John Mitchell criticizes Democratic presidential prospects comparing them to Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs. He asserts Republicans gain ground as more GOP officials are elected, lauds Nixon's Vietnam policy, and avoids commenting on Supreme Court nominations or busing.
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Charlotte
N.C
John Mitchell
White House
Mitchell
North Carolina
Snow White
Nixon
Supreme Court
Vietnam
Pay Board approves miners raise three times guideline
The Pay Board, amid public-member dissent, approves a 16.8 percent first-year hike for United Mine Workers of America contracts, far above Phase 2's 5.5 percent guideline. Critics call it inflationary while supporters cite catch-up for welfare and salaries. Cost of living rises 0.2 percent in October, tempered to 0.1 percent by seasonal adjustment.
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Washington
Arch N. Booth
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tripartite Board
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
W.A
Tony” Boyle
Nixon Defends Programs Before Hostile Labor Audience
President Nixon pledged wage price controls despite AFL-CIO opposition at their Miami Beach convention. The clash signals a major 1972 campaign moment with mixed labor views on who benefited politically. Nixon stated it is his duty to push the program to curb living costs.
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Nixon
Miami Beach
Fila
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Peter T. Schoemann
White House
United States
101st Airborne Begins Vietnam Withdrawal Ahead of Schedule
The U S 101st Airborne Division started phasing out of combat six weeks early as part of Nixon's Vietnamization. One thousand five hundred eighty five troops were pulled from the northern battle zone to stand down, with many to be discharged or reassigned. The first stand down units included the 3rd Brigade headquarters, an infantry battalion, the 3rd Battalion 187th Infantry, and the 2nd Battalion 319th Field Artillery.
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U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Hamburger Hill
Vietnam
101St
U.S
Nixon
South Vietnam
United States
187Th Infantry
319Th Field Artillery
Miller named Pentagon civil rights chief in equal opportunity push
Donald L. Miller, a 39 year old Army veteran and Harlem native, is appointed assistant secretary of defense for equal opportunity. He seeks to implement race discrimination solutions in the armed forces and expects a team effort beyond his own role.
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N.J
Pentagon
Army
Donald L. Miller
Seatrain Shipbuilding Corp
Brooklyn
N.Y
Miller
Ann
Mark
Lynn
Armed Services
Frank Bender
Syracuse
Melvin R. Laird
Harlem
University of Maryland
Seatrain
Butz Nomination Sparks Senate Fight Over Welfare and Environment
Environmentalists and critics clash as Earl L. Butz faces confirmation as Agriculture Secretary. Sen. Proxmire accuses him of scorn for welfare reforms and environmental concerns while defending his GM ties and past remarks. Opponents urge Senate hearings reopened amid GOP support and calls for swift confirmation.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Earl L. Butz
Senate
Democrats
Nixon
Agriculture Department
William Proxmire
Dwis
Butz
General Motors Corp
Congress
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D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Robert Dole
Department of Agriculture
Harris
George McGovern
Florida
Kennedy
Alaska
Ezra Taft Benson
Purdue
Proxmire
General Motors
Butt
Ralston-Purina
Stokely-Van Camp
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