Nixon blocks threatened rail strikes for 60 days
President Nixon blocked the threat of rail strikes for 60 days by appointing emergency boards under the National Railway Labor Act. The action covers a wage and work rules dispute involving about 6,000 Sheet Metal Workers and the Penn Central Railroad and United Transportation Union.
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Ashington
Nixon
National Railway Labor Act
Afl-Cio
Congress
Penn Central Railroad System
United Transportation Union
Penn Central
Penn Central Railroad
Sheet Metal Workers
Association of Merican Railroads
Boyle Convicted in UMW Campaign Conspiracy Trial
W A Boyle, president of the United Mine Workers, was found guilty on 13 counts in a federal trial alleging illegal campaign contributions from union funds between 1966 and 1969. Co-defendants Owens and Kmetz were acquitted on all or most counts. The verdict carries potential prison time, fines, and a ban from union office.
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John Owens
James Kmetz
Kmetz
Bovie
Boyle
Owens
League
B52 Bomber Explodes On Impact Near Orlando
A B52 bomber from McCoy Air Force Base crashed in a residential area near Orlando, killing seven crewmen and injuring or displacing several residents. Witnesses described the jet in a near vertical dive, with homes damaged and flames consuming parts of the structures. The aircraft had declared an in flight emergency during a routine training flight and carried a seven member crew.
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Orlando
Flack
Carl Laneford
Bart Forster
McCoy Air Force Base
Pentagon
Forster
Air Force
McCoy
Southeast Asia
Train derails near Potgietersrus killing 32
A train carrying holiday travelers derailed over a bridge near Potgietersrus killing 32 and injuring 155. The locomotive and first nine cars plunged off the rails en route to Messina, a copper town on Rhodesia’s border.
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Jowannesburg
Potgietersrus
Messina
Rhodesia
Panel rules out aerial cloud seeding in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma panel endorses a statewide rainmaking approach using ground based generators. Two commercial operators spent 290 000 dollars over six weeks last year under the Bureau of Reclamation, claiming about 95 000 acre feet of added rainfall. Critics say the aerial method was too costly and experimental while urging practical drought relief.
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Constitution
OV. Hall
Bureau of Reclamation
California
Lakellsworth
Oklahoma
Deering
Bureau
Forrest Nelson
Oklahoma Water Resources Boarch
Pageant Visitors Ready to Welcome Easter Event
Military police from Fort Sill and a national guard unit will assist pageant traffic control and parking for the 47th annual Easter Pageant at the Holy City of the Wichitas. Nineteen highway patrolmen and local sheriff units will patrol the area with aircraft support to monitor traffic and deter violations.
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Lane
Medicine Park
Tuke
Holy City
Cache
Refuge
Meers Area
Meers Gate
Holy City of
The
Wichitas
Christ
Wildlife Refuge
Julian Howard
Howard
Fort Sill
National Guard
Marlow
Comanche County
Claud Branscom
Sheriffs Office
Branscom
Pace 4
Warm Days Cool Nights Forecast for Wichita Mountains Pageant
The Weather Service predicts warm days and cool nights through the weekend. Overnight lows dip into the 30s while afternoon highs reach the 60s. Northwest winds 8 to 15 mph shift weaker tonight.
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Wichita Mountains
U.S. Weather Service
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Tokyo
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UMW
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Stott
Big Dixon
Agnew
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Farley
Wetumpka
Ala
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W. M. Taylor
Ankara
Turkey
Perit Kubat
Ertvugral Kurkceu
Hay Bales
Kubat
Prederick, Md
Penn State University
Oklahoma City
Altus
U.S. District Court
Luther Bohanon
Donnie Ray Daley
Jerry Bob Spradlin
Oth
Ferdie Deering
Farmer-Stockmaan
Rovement
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