Number Please Now Affected by CWA Strike
Telephone users face trouble locating numbers as the Communications Workers of America strike against Southwestern Bell disrupts directory assistance. Mike Harmon notes delays on switchboards while callers search for a number reportedly seen moments earlier.
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Communications Workers of America
CWA
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Mike Harmon
Opla Alger
Ma Bell
17Th & Gore
Water sent to Holy City to quench drought thirst
Sallee of 4924 NW Lindy volunteers from Fort Sill to haul water to Wichita Mountains Holy City as Turtle Springs runs dry. Civil Defense authorizes use of a firetruck to deliver chlorinated water to the pageant site, with two extra trips planned before fuel issues arise.
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Freeman Sallee
Lindy
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Turtle Springs
Maude Smith
Holy City
Tte
Ned
Oe County
Frank White
Civil Defense
James Laughlin
Sgt. Sallee
Fort Sill
Sallee
Mitchell Urges Courts to Curb Delays and Legalisms
U S Attorney General John N Mitchell told the American Bar Association that the judiciary focuses too much on making new law and public policy and not enough on finding guilt or innocence. He urged reforms to speed trials, reduce appeals, and restore finality while safeguarding the right to a fair trial. Burger added that American lawyers lag a century behind the British in professional conduct and ethics training.
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Elues
U.S
John N. Mitchell
United States
General Assembly
American Bar Association
Mitchell
Bar
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
The
Assembly
Nixon trip to China moved up earlier than May
President Nixon said to visit Communist China after accepting Premier Chou En Lai's invitation. A White House source, not named, said the trip would occur much sooner than May 1, possibly this year, with talks including Mao Tse tung. Henry Kissinger spent 49 hours in Peking, about 20 hours in talks with Chou.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Communist China
White House
Chou En-lai
King
Ger
Mao Tse Tung
China
Communist Party
Mao
Kissinger
Peking
Chou
Harris Quits Senate Race to Seek Democratic Presidential Nomination
Sen. Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma announces he will not seek re election to the Senate and will pursue a Democratic presidential bid. He says he will begin organizing a presidential campaign and will run if he proves a serious candidate.
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Washington
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Senate
Harris
Illness in Enid Studied Amid Texas Spread Report
ENID Oklahoma AP reports a mild flu like illness outbreak with 18 hospitalized July 7 to 13. Reinstein says cases are not related to Texas spread and describes ten patients discharged with no lasting effects. Epidemic status judged by case count, not mosquito borne, per officials.
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Texas
Reinstein
Train Walkout by Southern Railway and Union Pacific Shuts Lines
Strikes began shutting down Southern Railway and Union Pacific after failed talks. The two lines account for 8.9 percent of U S rail miles and 23 percent of rail farm shipments. Pickets appeared at Southern facilities in Knoxville and Asheville and UP headquarters in Omaha as Cabinet officials and railroad presidents prepared to resume negotiations.
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Southern Railway
Union Pacific
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Allies Divided Over Nixon China Visit News
Asian allies react to President Nixon plans to visit Communist China with mixed support. South Korea and others call the move shocking while others see it as encouraging. Chinese ambassador James Shen says late notice spurred protest. France questions the visit as part of broader world diplomacy.
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Tokyo
A&p
China
Nixon
United States
Nguyen van Thiek
Far East
James C. Shen
Washington
Peoples Republic of China
Inflation Slows to Three-Year Low as GNP Rises
The Commerce Department reports inflation at 4.2 percent in the April to June quarter, the lowest since 1968, while GNP climbs to a seasonally adjusted $1.040 trillion. Consumer spending leads the gain, but inflation drop and growth miss the administration forecast. The Fed raises the discount rate slightly amid policy discontent.
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Department
Nixon
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