Dock strike widens as workers defy restraining order
Longshoremen in Southern California and Oakland remain off the job after Nixon calls for a restraining order. About 3,000 idle workers face slowed cargo in Harbor Districts while 101 ships stay anchored outside Long Beach Los Angeles. In Seattle four ships halted work and 41 longshoremen were fired for alleged slowdowns amid Metropolitan Area protests.
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ILWU
Gulf Coast
Nixon
California
Oakland
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Southeast Asia
Albany
Panama Canal Zone
McGraw
Pearl Marbor
Southern California
Western Area Military Traffic and Management Terminal Service
Seattle
Pacific Maritime Association
Tall-Hartley
Sestile
Tacoma
Auto repair fraud bill cleared committee in Sacramento
Legislation by Sen Anthony Beilenson would license California auto repair shops and allow investigation of customer fraud complaints, with suspension of licenses. Consumers groups call it top 1971 bill. Approved by Assembly Ways and Means on a split voice vote after dealers failed to gain licensing authority for the DMV.
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Assembly
Anthony Beilenson
Beverly Hills
State Department of Consumer Affairs
California
Ways and Means
Department of Motor Vehicler
Judge affirms no guilt rule in Jackson case
A San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled that George Jackson must be presumed innocent of charges tied to the killing of a prison guard, rejecting a bid to keep him as a defendant posthumously. Judge S. Lee Yavar is said the presumption of innocence remains in effect.
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Jackson
San Francisco
UPI
George Jackson
San Quentin
Soledad
Superior Court
S. Lee Yavaris
Soledad Brothers
GIs refuse night ambush near Pace base in Vietnam
GIs at Fire Base Pace in South Vietnam refused a 15 man night ambush patrol saying the mission was senseless and dangerous. Lt. Robert Schuler cited bravery by men who refused, while soldiers described the order as a personal crisis and not cowardice. They later went out, narrowly avoiding a minefield and possible exposure to Cambodian terrain.
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Mimbuktu
South Vietnam
UPI
Pace
Robert Schuler
Schuler
Spec
Ernest French
Mattoon
Charlie
Hoench
Cronin
Timbuktu
Bravo Company
Stand
Birth control advocates push universal family planning
The American Public Health Association at its 98th meeting urged stabilizing population growth through full family planning services, including safe legal abortions and sterilization. Delegates called for expanded research, public education, more federal funding, and equal rights for women as alternatives to childbearing, while condemning exploitation by abortion referral services.
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Minneapolis
Minn
UPI
American Public Health Association
Association
APHA
Publc
Douglas Walkout Threat Continues At Douglas Canada
UAW accuses Douglas Aircraft of Canada of using Nixon wage freeze while refusing to meet economic demands. Douglas Canada insists it cannot offer while anti inflation program creates uncertainty, as union plans further bargaining. Local 143 to hold meeting Oct 21 to address Canadian strike impact and McDonnell production moves. Douglas employs about 4,500 in Toronto, 27,000 in Long Beach, and 5,000 in Torrance.
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UAW
Nixon
Fficials
Douglas
Canada
R. D. Richmond
Douglas Aircraft of Canada
Gregory
McDonnell
International Association of Machinists
Long Beach
Torrance
Toronto
Tor- Tanee
Wage policy clash over inflation and wage hikes
The White House backs Nixon economic plan including a rapid appeal path for Pay Board and Price Commission rulings. Hodgson says the Pay Board will decide on wage increases in current contracts with no veto from the administration, and cuts to future raises depend on existing contract structures. Labor Dept. clarifies that board jurisdiction governs these cases.
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Perity
Nixon
White House
Congress
Trodgson
Pay Board and Price Commission
Todgson
Isbor
Hodgson
Labor Department
Nation to sell vast uranium stockpile in 1974 plan
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the sale of its 50,000 ton uranium stockpile in 1974 due to current stability in the U.S. weapons arsenal. Commissioner Wilfrid Johnson said most of the stock will be sold before 1984 while an inventory for future weapon and naval needs will be kept secret and not consumed.
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Sas
Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
Atomic Energy
Wilfrid Johnson
Johnson
AEC
Proxmire presses Lockheed to fix planes at own cost
Sen. William Proxmire urges the Air Force to force Lockheed to repair defective engine mounts on the C5A fleet at its expense and to recall all CSA aircraft. He calls for a cap on further C5A spending, labeling the defense contracts as a public treasury scandal.
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Proxmire
Senate
Air Force
Lockheed Corp
CSA
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