Talks and Strikes Persist Amid Limited Progress
National labor talks yield little progress as a vast strike wave continues. UTU and CWA tie up rail and telegraph networks across regions, with 78,000 rail workers idling and 35,000 copper workers on day 17 of their walkouts. Court orders curb Bell System picketing while supervisors handle critical lines.
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Associated Press
Union Pacific and Southern Railroads
Bell Telephone System
National Mediation Board
George Ives
Washington, D.C
Aflcio United Transportation Union
UTU
Deep South
Midwest
Far West
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Bell System
Western States
West
United Telegraph Workers
CWA
Western Union
U.S
Santa Fe Railroad
Topeka
Kan
General Motors Assembly
Kansas City
California
New Jersey
Prisoner Smalley to Earn Utah Masters Degree in Sociology
John A. Smalley, who has spent 37 years in prison, will receive a Master of Arts in sociology from the University of Utah on August 14. His life includes armed robbery convictions, multiple escapes, 32 years of marijuana use in prison, and a complex parole record. He notes his education and drug use shaped his path, with paroled accountability continuing into 1995.
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Salt Lake City
John A. Smalley
Mexico
Smalley
University of Utah
Colorado
Adams State College
Utah
Typhoon Delays U.S. Air Strikes in Vietnam Weather
Typhoon Jean lashed northern South Vietnam with winds and heavy rain causing flight disruptions. U S air strikes paused and B52 missions were affected though other bombers continued from Thailand to hit the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. Ground clashes were minor and reported from various locations Friday.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Jean
South China Sea
South Vietnamese
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Thailand
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Hanoi
Bond sale for western Wisconsin tech college postponed
The Western Wisconsin Technical Institute district board delayed a Saturday vote to issue 3.25 million dollars in bonds for a new construction project because a federal lawsuit over the tax levy authority of appointed vocational boards remains unresolved. A decision is expected daily, with a special meeting planned once it is handed down.
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Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Dist
Charles Richardson
Richardson
WWTI
7Th Street
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
Two Men Arrested In Extortion Plots Targeting Planes
Two men were arrested in New York and San Francisco as they attempted to extort payments by threats to bomb airliners. John Berry, 40, received $50,000 in Manhattan after threatening to bomb an Irish airliner with 339 aboard. Warren K. Cooksey, 46, of New Orleans faced arrest in San Francisco after signaling a drop and pursuing a United Airlines flight to Hawaii. no bomb was found.
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New York
San Francisco
FBI
John Berry
East Village
Manhattan
Berry
New York Daily News
Shannon
Warren K. Cooksey
New Orleans
United Air Lines
DCI
Hilo
Hawaii
Cooksey
United Flight
Kennedy Airport
U S Plans 2.6 Million Vaccine Doses for Texas Horses
The Agriculture Department will ship 2.6 million vaccine doses to Texas and nearby states to combat Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and launch a 5 to 30 mile wide mosquito spraying buffer in Texas and Louisiana. A Defense Dept vaccine variant will be used under license rules, with experts predicting noticeable results in about four weeks.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Clifford M. Hardin
Louisiana
John G. Dow
D-N.y
Defense Department
Pennsylvania
Department
Hardin
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
South America
Central America
Mexico
United States
Two-Car Crash Kills Nine In Head-On Collision
A sports car driven by Harry Rutherford of Holly Michigan swerved into south bound lanes triggering a head-on crash with a station wagon carrying eight youths from Detroit suburbs. Nine people were killed and several injured in the AP Wirephoto report.
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Harry Rutherford
Holly, Mich
Detroit
Michigan
Grand Blanc
Flint
It Won't Solve All Health IIIs HMO Discussion
The North Central Regional meeting of the American Association of Medical Clinics at the Holiday Inn featured talks on HMOs and regional medical programs. Dr. Vernon Wilson of HEW described HMO as a major element of national health strategy under President Nixon.
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North Central
American Association of Medical Clinics
Holiday Inn
Vernon Wilson
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Richard Nixon
Promising Idea for Health Care Reform By Dr. Wilson
Dr. Wilson says HMOs offer a system to manage a patient’s care with prepaid premiums. He emphasizes voluntary enrollment, cost incentives for providers, and early disease detection to reduce hospitalizations without replacing the current health system. He notes the plan aims to improve affordability and access.
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Wilson
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McHenry
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Robert T. Cooney
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J. E. Dettman
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Henry A. Kissinger
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