Independent truckers keep rolling amid nationwide boycott
Truckers across Texas through Dallas say they back the boycott demands but must keep delivering poultry, steel, and produce to pay for rigs and feed their families. They acknowledge risk yet stress livelihood and family needs as they continue routes despite threats and violence along the way.
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The Better Half Boycotters Target Wages
Mooney says the boycott group likely includes men paid by a company. The remark notes the economic motive behind the action and suggests wages are the central issue driving their stance.
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Elimination Suggested for State Department of Commerce
Legislative Analyst A Alan Post urged virtual abolition of the state Department of Commerce leaving only its name. He said the department's $2.2 million next year budget and related promotional bodies should be cut. He also proposed the Museum of Science and Industry in Los Angeles become independent with a $1.4 million budget.
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Gromyko silent on Cuba during Washington visit
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko has not discussed U.S. relations with Cuba during his Washington visit, despite Soviet calls to end the Cuban blockade. Secretary Kissinger said Cuba was not on the agenda in their 22 hour meeting, with talks focusing on European and Middle East issues. Gromyko arrived from Havana where he accompanied Brezhnev on an official visit.
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Police say extradition ignored
Federal police accused two Scotland Yard agents of trying to evade Brazilian extradition laws and refused to hand over Ronald Biggs, mastermind of Britain's Great Train Robbery. Biggs was held in preventive detention in Brasilia awaiting the Supreme Court decision on extradition to London.
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Nixon Subpoena Issued for Testimony in Ehrlichman Case
California Superior Court Judge Gordon Ringer issues a subpoena directing President Nixon to testify at the burglary trial of Ehrlichman Liddy and Young. The move marks a historic clash between judiciary and executive power as Nixon declines to comply. The case centers on who ordered the 1971 break in at Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist’s office and whether the men acted as federal officers.
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