Meany’s pay boosted to ninety thousand dollars a year
At the AFL-CIO convention, President George Meany received a $20,000 salary increase to $90,000 annually, a 28.5 percent raise that exceeds the pay board’s 5.5 percent ceiling. The move followed union disputes with Nixon’s wage guidelines and boosts other leaders’ salaries, including Land Kirkland to $60,000.
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Teamster Union
Teamsters
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Land Kirkland
Nixon China visit expected around April next year
Diplomatic sources in London say Nixon plans a visit to China around April, stressing the move’s importance for Sino US relations. Sources note Beijing’s cautious policy shift but say time is needed to prepare for actual negotiations amid domestic sensitivities.
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Mao Tse-tung
15.8 percent pay rise approved for coal miners
The Pay Board approved a first year increase of 15.8 percent for coal miners amid labor opposition and a retroactivity dispute. The decision backs part of a three year UMW contract, pending action on the remaining years as board authority ends next spring.
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UPI
Labor
United Mine Workers
UMW
W.A
Tony” Boyle
George H. Boldt
Cost of Living Council
Communists Ease Pressure on Phnom Penh as South Vietnamese Move Veto
Cambodian high command says Communist forces around Phnom Penh have eased their pressure with an 8 000 defend ers force facing 6 000 attackers. South Vietnam plans to send an army division of about 13 000 troops into Cambodia to relieve the siege amid troop movements near Tay Ninh.
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UPI
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Mekong River
Cambodia
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Saigon
Kenneth J. Braddick
Sak Sutsakhan
Band Director Apologizes Over Key Mixup Before Game
Cabrillo band director Glen Newcomb apologizes to Lompoc High School’s Jerry Weakley for not catching the two bands playing the Star Spangled Banner in different keys before last night’s game. Gridiron fans dine in the stadium at 6 p.m. ahead of the 8 p.m. kickoff.
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Cabrillo
Glen Newcomb
Jerry Weakley
Lompoc High School
School officials withhold comments on state test results
Fragmentary results from the May 1970 state testing program were released as reports reach the school board. Dr. Irwin Wapner declined to comment before presenting to the board. Partial Lompoc figures show first grade reading 77 second grade 71 third grade 68. sixth grade reading 71 language 77 spelling 85 mathematics 64. 12th grade reading 92 language 83 spelling 81 mathematics 81.
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Irwin Wapner
Sacramento
Wilson Riles
Lompoc Unified
Teachers and District Face Mediation Push in Lompoc
In a first of a multi part series, the Lompoc Education Association seeks mediation from the California State Conciliation Service amid seven months of talks with the school board. The dispute covers master contracts and the Winton Act, with no consensus on comprehensive agreements.
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Mpoc Education Association
LEA
Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc Education Association
Teachers Certificated Employe Council
Brenda French
CEC
California State Conciliation Service
Alice Milligan
Board of Trustees
Milligan
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