Sheriff's personnel vote to strike over wages in Santa Barbara
Sheriff Relief and Benefit Association representing 190 of 210 workers voted 120 to 7 to strike if demands are unmet. The memo cites 15 percent pay raise, higher education pay scales, overtime pay, and uniform allowance with a potential strike date kept secret until supervisors respond.
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Sheriff's
Board of Supervisors
Sheriff's Relief and Benefit Association
Sheriff Department
John DaFoe
DaFoe
Santa Barbara
Association
Raymond Johnson
DakFoe
Allan S. Ghitterman
Sheriff's Association
Francis H. Beattie
San Luis Obispo
Curtis Tunnell
Johnson
Beattie
Ghitterman
Dakoe
Israel accuses Egypt over SAM3 missiles near Suez zone
Israel charges Egypt moved Soviet SAM3 missile batteries closer to the Suez cease fire area marking their 13th protest since Aug 7. Earlier claims involved SAM2s. SAM3s target low flying aircraft. In Amman Jordanian troops and Palestinian guerrillas patrol as truce limits fighting after 11 days of clashes. Reports differ on fatalities with Gaza/ Cairo agencies giving higher counts.
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United Press International
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Cairo
Jordan
Amman
UPI
Ray Wilkinson
Guerrilla freed sixty women and children in Amman amid tense hijack crisis
Arab guerrillas released 60 women and children held hostage in Amman but kept 255 others aboard three hijacked airliners at a desert air strip. Red Cross officials condemned the standoff as the planes remain braced for possible destruction while negotiations continue.
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United Press International
Amman
Red Cross
Geneva
Alain Modoux
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
TWA
Swissair
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Nicosia
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Jordanian Airlines
Yvonne Addassi
Hayward
Calif
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Nixon Critiques Congress On Programs And Draft Reform
President Nixon accuses a Democratic-controlled Congress of tinkering with old programs while ignoring his recommendations. He urges bipartisan action on national issues including a move to an all volunteer army, welfare reform, an anticrime package, and a constitutional amendment to abolish the electoral college.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
United States
Nixon Orders Armed Guards On Airliners Worldwide
President Nixon ordered armed guards on many US and international commercial flights starting Saturday to counter air piracy. The plan includes expanded electronic surveillance at airports and on board, with guards drawn from the Secret Service and trained military personnel until civilian guards are trained. Costs will be funded by a small airline passenger tax increase.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Council of International Civil Aviation Organization
Peter Flanigan
Airline Pilots Association
Palestinn
White House
Transportation Department
Secret Service
UAW returns to bargaining at Chrysler over pension demand
The United Auto Workers resume talks with Chrysler amid a midnight strike deadline. UAW President Woodcock cites cost concerns over a $500 per month pension after 30 years and says a modified 30 and out demand could unlock a broader contract deal. GM also plans to present a second proposal as talks continue.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
UAW
Chrysler
General Motors Corp
Woodcock
Cambodian troops brace for Communist counterattack after siege lift
Cambodian government forces say they broke a 60 day siege of Kompong Thom and now prepare for a Communist counterattack. Flood waters opened waterways to the southwest allowing gunboats to reach the city as patrols draw the enemy out. U.S. reports note two American soldiers killed and two wounded in the Central Highlands as clashes continue. Mortar fire near a Marine position hit a village killing three civilians and wounding 13 others while additional rounds hit the Leatherneck Outpost with no casualties.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Kompong Thom
Tonle Sap
U.S
Saigon
4Th Infantry Division
Hoan
Leatherneck
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Claude Cleaver
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Grossman and Cox
Esther Harris
Ocean and H Street
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