Senators urge unity behind Nixon economic plan
Five Republican senators called on Democrats to shelve partisan politics and back President Nixon's 90 day wage price freeze and tax reductions. Dole Goldwater and Brock urged restraint while signaling broad GOP support for the president. Taft urged Congress to unite for rebuilding America.
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White House
Nixon
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Arizona
Goldwater
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
William E. Brock II
Tennessee
Dole
Humphrey
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
America
South Vietnamese Troops Near Laos Border In Major Push
American helicopters airlift 1,000 fresh South Vietnamese troops within two miles of the Laos border as B52 strikes shell North Vietnam. About 25 B52s drop 750 tons of bombs. operation aims to disrupt enemy supply routes into South Vietnam from Laos and the DMZ. Casualties include 50 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in the Mekong Delta. South Vietnamese losses total five killed and eight wounded.
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Khe Sanh
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Pham van Phu
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
U.S
Mekong
U Minh Forest
Mike Got Wish Radoszynski Sentenced in Riverside Battery Case
Michael Radoszynski a 25 year old unemployed cook surrendered to deputies on May 17 for a traffic warrant. When Sgt Robert Matheny could not locate the warrant he allegedly slugged the officer and said it was too rough on the outside. A Municipal Court judge sentenced him to 28 days in jail for battery on a police officer.
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Riverside
Calif
Michael Radoszynski
Radoszynski
Robert Matheny
Nixon budget director summoned to testify on cuts
The House Ways and Means Committee called budget chief George P. Shultz to defend claims that proposed spending cuts are real budget reductions. Treasury Secretary Connally testified amid questions over items labeled as savings, including postponement of revenue sharing and welfare reform deferral.
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Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Treasury
John B. Connally
Senate
Congress
Connally
Harris Opens 1972 Campaign Office in Washington
Sen. Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma opened a Washington campaign office to launch his Democratic presidential bid. The four story townhouse office hosts 35 staffers, half volunteers, as Harris plans a nationwide push and resigns from the Senate by late September.
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Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Harris
Senate
Proxmire Presses to Scrap F14 Fight Over Costs
Senator William Proxmire renews push to terminate the F14 program citing GAO cost data. GAO shows unit production rising from 9.8 to 12.7 million, with Proxmire arguing costs could hit 20 million per plane due to fewer orders and rising development costs. He notes per plane costs even higher under revised Navy estimates, while GAO cautions some figures are already included in Navy tallies.
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Washington
William Proxmire
General Accounting Office
Proxmire
D-Wis
Navy
Teachers Strike In 12 Districts In Pennsylvania
Teachers manned picket lines in 12 Pennsylvania districts, keeping thousands of students out of class. Notable actions include Saucon Valley with 122 teachers absent, Johnstown Area District’s ten day walkout, and Allentown seeking a court injunction over wages. Other districts listed include Bristol Township, Coatesville, DuBois, Erie area, Greene County, Allegheny County schools, and Meadvill e Cochranton.
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Associated Press
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Saucon Valley
Oe County
Johnstown
Allentown
Lehigh County Court
Bristol Township
Bucks County
Coatesville
Chester County
DuBois
Clearfield County
Oi City
Venango County
North East
Erie County
Greene
Greene County
Carlynton
Elizabeth Forward
West Mifflin
Allegheny County
Fort Cherry
Washington County
Montour
Philadelphia
West Chester
Bristol Borough
Hazleton
Meadville
Cochranton
Gains In Busing Of Students Across Cities
Court ordered integration through busing shows progress in Northern and Southern schools despite local resistance. In Pontiac Michigan two days of busing saw tensions remain high with one arrest for disorderly conduct. Nine students injured in a midweek scuffle at a Pontiac junior high amid desegregation efforts. About 9,000 of Pontiac’s 24,000 pupils bused outside neighborhoods under federal court order. In Boston, about 200 parents continued protests, steering children to previous year schools. In Alexandria Virginia, Hammond Secondary School saw sporadic fighting, with four juveniles and one adult arrested.
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Associated Press
Pontiac
Mich
Boston
Hammond Secondary School
Alexandria
Yablonski Arraignments Postponed
Washington County Judge Charles Sweet postponed arraignments for three defendants charged in the Yablonski murders until at least Sept 18 to allow attorneys to be appointed. Defendants include Paul E. Gilly and his wife Annette and Annette's father Silous Huddleston, transferred from Cleveland. Other two defendants, Claude Vealey and Aubran Martin, were extradited earlier. Martin pleaded innocent to first degree murder after Vealey pleaded guilty and provided a confession. The killings occurred Dec 31, 1969, after Yablonski lost the UMW presidential election to Tony Boyle. Vealey described how the slayings were carried out.
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Washington County
Charles Sweet
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
Cleveland
Paul E. Gilly
Annette
Claude Vealey
Aubran Martin
Martin
Vealey
Yablonskis
Yablonski
W. A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Gilly
Clarksville
Here
Soviet Luna 18 in moon orbit awaiting soft landing
Moscow says Luna 18 unmanned spacecraft circles the moon after a five day flight from Earth. It launched last Thursday and may land tonight or Friday to collect samples or deploy an updated Lunokhod rover. Western experts expect one of these outcomes.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Indignant helicopter pilot testified in Henderson trial
Maj. Thelmar A. Moe described WO Hugh C. Thompson as angry and emotional after two face to face encounters during the My Lai assault on March 16, 1968. Moe said Thompson told fellow pilots about the incidents and that the Army later pursued an investigation into the massacre led by Col. Oran K. Henderson.
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Oran K. Henderson
Thelmar A. Moe
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Henderson
Army
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Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Carroll J. Tichenor
Col. Henderson
Democratic blueprint aims to reform 1972 convention process
Washington AP reports a Democratic reform commission unrolled a final plan to streamline the 1972 national convention. It endorses one delegate per state on committees, a 150 member cap by size, and limits on nominations to candidates with 50 supporters from at least three states.
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Democratic Party Reform Commission
Democratic National Committee
National Committee
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New York
California
Faculty Increases Sought By State College System
Dr Thomas D Goodrich president of the IUP AAUP chapter outlined benefits up to 100000 for faculty including a tuition waiver for dependents and spouses of eligible staff who die or are disabled after ten years or retire after fifteen years in the state system. He noted AAUP council actions and a brief filed with the Philadelphia Office of Economic Preparedness supporting state mandated increments.
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Goodrich
IUP Chapter
AAUP
Aaup Council
Pennsylvania State College and University
Philadelphia Office of Economic Preparedness
Public Transit Reforms Urged At International Conference
Transportation Secretary John Volpe urged a massive catch-up in U S public transit noting a $10 billion program to aid cities. Vice President Agnew called urban transit a central issue alongside housing and jobs, while Amtrak faced calls for privatization and rail modernization.
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U.S
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Volpe
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Lisbon
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Tokyo
Spiro T. Aghew
Agnew
Chicago
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Boston
San Francisco
Washington
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
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Amtrak
Roger Lewis
General Dynamics Corp
Lewis
Walter J. Burke
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hits City Docks with Delayed 2 Dailies
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette could not distribute its 50 page edition as Teamsters Local 211 refused to circulate it for the 119th straight day. Editors produced in-depth stories on Mayor Flaherty, Stadium Authority shakeups, tax probes, and Agnew's visit with baseball scores and sports pieces amid idle city papers. Editor James Alexander vowed to publish and continue until ordered otherwise.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Teamsters Local 211
Post - Gazette
Flaherty
City Stadium Authority
Agnew
al Abrams
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Elroy Face
Roberto Clemente
Pitt
Steelers
The
Condors
Penguins
Dismiss Suit Against Globe
The federal government’s suit against the Boston Globe over publication of the Pentagon Papers was dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Julian. He noted the government failed to file opposition in time and that the issues appeared moot after the Supreme Court rulings favoring the Times and Post.
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Boston Globe
U.S. District Court
Anthony Julian
Globe
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
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