Public workers strike across nation disrupts services
Public employes in Ohio joined prison and mental health walkouts as 1,600 National Airlines mechanics staged a strike cancelling all flights. The Federal Mediation Service counted 583 strikes nationwide involving about 255,000 workers last week, the largest postwar total. Local progress included Baltimore garbagemen ending a two week walkout and a tentative police settlement. A Dow Chemical and Kennecott Copper settlement loomed, while 70 Ebensburg coal miners returned to work after a dispute over shower locations.
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Ohio
National Airlines
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
Baltimore
Kennecott Copper Co
Dow Chemical Co
Midland
Mich
United
Bethlehem Mine Co
No. 3
London
International Association of Machinists
Ted V. Clemans
Council 21
Colson testimony in House inquiry over Nixon order claim
The hearing explored Colson’s statement that Nixon ordered the Watergate break-in and Ehrlichman’s alleged claim of a national security rationale. Lawmakers differed on whether Colson implied an order, while Colson defended his remarks and asserted support for his earlier statements.
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Elsberg
Cohen
Robert McClory
Ellsberg
Pentagon
Ehrlichman
Elisberg
Nixon
Hamilton Fish Jr
Rn.y
Lewis J. Tielding
D-N.y
Fish
Ms.Holtzman
Lawrence Hogan
R-Md
Hogan
John M. Doar
White House
Daniel Elisberg
Cyprus Coup Sparks Greco Turkish Tensions Worldwide
Reports describe a Greek coup in Cyprus that eliminated resistance and captured 942 Makarios loyalists. Makarios allegedly alive via clandestine broadcast denying death, while Greece and Turkey alert forces amid NATO concerns. U.N. and British officials seek authentication of Makarios messages and possible safe passage. Cyprus turmoil inflames Greek Turkish strains, with Cyprus populace largely Greek.
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Cyprus
Makarios
Athens
Dinos Moushoutas
New York
UPI
Zerion Rassides
United Nations
Security Council
Reinecke jurors questioned on Watergate links and ITT pledge
The Reinecke jury panel faced questions about Watergate and ITT pledges as jurors acknowledged exposure to related material. Nine had read about the case. five were dismissed. The judge noted potential witnesses from both sides and excused 17 jurors while prosecutors and defense challenged others.
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International Telephone & Telegraph Co
San Diego
Parker
Reinecke
Watergate
ITT
John Ehrlichman
Washington Redskins
George Allen
Archie Moore
Kleindienst
Leon Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Washington Star
Robert Walters
Jack Anderson
California
Willy Brown
Rswali
Bob Wilson
White House
Clark MacGregor
Richard Davis
Sandae B. Cox
Cowboy in Cow Boy Hat Steals $2000 From Bank
A slender young white man in a dark cow boy hat, white T shirt and light trousers entered Crocker National Bank at 5S Atlantic Ave at 2:35 p.m. He offered a bag of cash and demanded 3100 in hundreds. The teller and supervisor hesitated, he grabbed a stack of $50 bills and fled. Police call it a Rand theft. investigation ongoing.
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Crocker National Bank
Atlantic Ave
Meany blasts Nixon Moscow trip as failure
AFL-CIO President George Meany labeled President Nixon's Moscow summit with Leonid Brezhnev a failure and urged detente with the American people. He compared the meeting to Yalta 1945, questioned its domestic purpose, and said the arms race continues despite the trip.
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UPI
Nixon
Moscow
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Leonid Brezhnev
Yalta
Franklin D.roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Stalin
Eastern
Europe
Meany
Critics say AF rejected professors over academic freedom
Air Force captains Eric A. Hanushek and William W. Hogan allege they were dismissed from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs for publishing a paper at a military conference that contradicted official policy. They seek resignation from service while the Air Force demands completion of duty obligations.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Eric A. Hanushek
William W. Hogan
Hanushek
Hogan
Academy
Colorado Springs
Implications of Paying for What You Get Sparks Debate
An analysis by two researchers labels the Air Force as facing an institutional problem. They argue current policies push pilots away from active flying, creating a recurring shortage and a lure built into incentives that misalign with force needs.
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Air Force
Guns Found At Los Angeles Airport Trigger Federal Arrests
At Los Angeles International Airport five shotguns and a rifle were found in luggage. Roberto Espinoza, 29, and Tose Barro Rivas, 80, were arrested on charges of illegal export of firearms to Nicaragua. Espinoza arraigned with bail set at 3500, Rivas on aiding and abetting with bail set at 500.
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Nicaragua
Los Angeles International
Donald J. Cunningham
Customs
Roberto Orlando Espinoza
Mana
Gua
Tose Barro Rivas
Waverly Drive
Los Angeles
Cunningham
Espinoza
U.S
Rivas
Hijacker tries death bid on Japan Air Lines jet
A lone youth armed with a knife hijacked a JAL plane en route Osaka to Tokyo for eight hours. He demanded the release of jailed radical leader Kakuya Shiomi and threatened passengers before slashing his throat and being seized by four policemen at Nagoya airport. All 79 aboard escaped unharmed. he was hospitalized in critical condition. The incident ended after his water demand led to cockpit access and the police intervention. The hijacker aimed to reach Pyongyang, North Korea, with Shiomi.
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Nagoya
Japan
UPD
BC8
Japan Air Lines
Kakuya Shiomi
Tokyo
Osaka
Shiomi
United Red Army
Pyongyang
North Korea
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Aphrodite
Nicos Sampson
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National Press Club
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Ilinois
N.Y. Times
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Robert Allen
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