Rail Strike Aims at Two Lines Amid Talks
Washington AP reports Nixon administration negotiator W J Usery Jr met AFL-CIO UTU leaders amid threats of strikes against Union Pacific and Southern Railway. Industry foresees work rule changes and thousands of layoffs with walkouts set for July 23 and 24 affecting multiple routes and interline cargo transfers.
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W. J. Usery Jr
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
Usery
Chicago & North Western
Southern Pacific
Norfolk and Western
Stephen Ailes
Association of American Railroads
John Hiltz
National Railway Labor Conference
UTU
Harris to announce re election decision in Oklahoma
U S Senator Fred R Harris will reveal at his Norman area home on Friday whether he will seek another Senate term or withdraw to consider a presidential run His assistant Jim Monroe described the move as a single decision Harris was in Miami where Florida holds the nation s first presidential primary.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Fred R. Harris
Norman
Senate
Jim Monroe
Harris
Miami
Florida
Phone Service Prods On Amid AFL-CIO Strike
A 400000 member AFL-CIO strike slows some phone lines but service remains largely continuous. Officials note potential office outages if the walkout extends beyond two weeks as operators face longer wait times and callers encounter delays in long distance connections.
FBI to Investigate Policeman Slayings If Cities Ask Help
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced a policy allowing FBI agents to join investigations into police officer murders when local agencies request aid. No requests had been made since the policy’s adoption last month following White House talks on police killings. Hoover stressed the FBI would not become a federal police force and cited high local solvability rates. More than 50 officers were killed in the first six months of 1969 and a White House meeting spurred policy change.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Hoover
National Crime Information Center
N. Mitchell
Army Begins Moving Okinawa Mustard Gas
The U S Army started moving about 3000 tons of mustard gas from Okinawa to Johnston Island aboard the Sea Lift, with 630 tons moved in five truck convoys and 600 tons more daily for four days. About 2000 residents evacuated, 21 schools closed, and the operation completed without incident amid protests from a 60 member radical student group.
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Naha
Okinawa
U.S. Army
Johnston Island
mid-Pacific
U.S
James P. Lampert
Oklahoma Seeks Vaccine Against Texas Horse Disease
Oklahoma officials appeal to Washington for vaccine as inspectors block horses at the Oklahoma Texas border. U S Sen Fred Harris and state officials urge federal action to head off a dread disease spreading in Texas. Embargoes by Gov Hall and the USDA disrupt horse movement.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma-Texas
Oklahoma
Washington
Texas
U.S
Fred Harris
Secretary of Agriculture
Billy Ray Gowdy
State Board of Agriculture
Highway Patrol
David Hall
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Front to Bring Minimal Relief Across Southwest Oklahoma
A weak cool front drifts south across the state with little impact in Southwest Oklahoma. Expect partly cloudy skies and cooler nighttime lows with highs near 105 and overnight lows in the mid 70s as the front passes. Friday highs around 100.
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Oklahoma
Lawmaker Finds Use For Comb After 30 Years
Missouri state Senator A Basey Vanlandingham, long known as the Bald Eagle from Boone County, reveals he began wearing a wig at 51 after his wife urged it. He describes his first Capitol appearance with the wig and the mixed reactions from colleagues.
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A. Basey Vanlandingham
Lorane
Boone’ County
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Senate
Columbia
State Capitol
Bald Eagle
Boone County
The Iron Door of Wichita Mystery Sparks Treasure Fever
July heat fuels talk of a mysterious iron door in Wichita with rumors of hidden wealth. Sightings are rare and brief, tied to storms or dusk, with tales connecting the door to Jesse James loot, Belle Starr, and a Spanish mine rumored to hide gold or silver.
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Belle Starr
Belle
Mexico
Fort Sill Troop Strength Declines From 1960s Peak
Army records show Fort Sill with 22,908 stationed as of June 30, down from 29,436 a year earlier. Trainees fell to 7,307, units shed 632 personnel, and civilian staff reduced to 4,801 from 5,336, reflecting a broad post wide drawdown as Southeast Asia involvement wanes.
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Fort Sill
Southeast Asia
Jobless Rate Not To Fall Much In '71
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally said the unemployment rate will not drop substantially this year though improvements are expected as the economy expands. He noted the June fall from 6.2 to 5.6 percent was likely a statistical aberration and warned against predicting a precise target while inflation remains a concern.
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Nixon
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