President invokes Taft-Hartley to end West Coast dock strikes
The Taft-Hartley Act is invoked as West Coast dock workers strike disrupts shipments. The action targets the International Longshoremen Association and Pacific Maritime Association while negotiations resume in Washington. Nixon emphasizes federal injunctions and wage disputes, with broader implications for labor talks and commodity flows.
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West Coast
Wekend
Nixon
Fast Coast
Gulf Coast
Hreaufert
Lyndon J. Johnson
ILA
ILA Labor Department
New York
Dustin McCarthy
United Mineworkers
Jennal
Eexe
Tone Hayle
Scumian
Zere
Sokesman
Feo Nations
Washington
Chimes
McCarthy
Pituminean
Hecoay
Sparky Receives Abilene Fire Prevention Duties
In Abilene the department gains a new uniform and Fire Prevention duties for a teen volunteer named Sparky. The program includes kid involvement, station visits, and weeklong events to educate children on fire safety under supervision of the local fire department and community newspaper coverage.
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Sparky
Jehu Bamproeder
Dee Mo
Amd
Abe
Edoy
Campis
Ronnie
Abilene
Charies
Fire Department
el Abilene
Betlee
Darine
Pont
Musick
Area Cool With Heavy Rains Across State
A cold front brought heavy rains and strong winds across central and eastern Texas. Dallas reported four inches of rainfall, flooding streets and closing 27 blocks while local rescues saved a man and a boy who drowned in the floodwaters near Whit Rock Creek. Southwestern University in Georgetown remained powered by its campus generator. The National Weather Service issued a special statement noting thundershowers over southwestern Texas and parts of southern New Mexico.
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Dalles
Rity
Rock Creek
Georget
Austin
Southwestern University
Naty Weather Service
Texas
New Mexico
Grant Okayed for Treatment Plant Operator Roles
An application to the state sought excess funds to support the sanitation and planning departments. The grant would fund a wastewater treatment plant operator and related health and planning staff, with the city covering its matching share to back the nine program goals.
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Fantoe
Wyovary
Operatoy Thnee
Pedite Techmicuinamees
Hanning
Lovecelinent
Leary
Ceiling On Laos Money Okayed
The Senate voted to cap U S support for the Laotian war at 110 million dollars and to restrict funding for covert guerrilla activities. The move limits the administration from further operations while allowing current ground actions to continue under the new ceiling.
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Laos
Senate
U.S
USA
Hijacker Dies After Shootout At Nashville Airport
Two hijackers attempted to force a twin engine tanker to fly to parts unknown. A passenger, Mrs Giffe, was torn from a car as the men seized the plane and shots rang out. FBI and local authorities joined the chaotic airport standoff ending with both hijackers dead and a pilot killed.
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Lis Ry
Wayne Reed
Big Brothers Aircraft
Nashville
Cadillac
Reed
Giffe
Jacksonville
O'Conner
Wallace
Downs
Broadway Underpass Closed for Safety Rail Installation
The Broadway underpass west of Avenue A is shut to traffic until Friday while City Street Department crews install safety guard rails along the piers. The $10,000 project will extend rails about 20 feet beyond the ends and taper to deflect vehicles back into traffic. The underpass has seen past crashes, including two recent fatalities.
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Broadway
Avenue A
City Street Department
Broadway Avenue
Robbery at Sears Ends Quick Arrest Near Bus Terminal
A gunman raided a Sears store downtown but found no cash drawer. He warned workers to stay quiet, claimed this was an insurance booth, and fled toward the bus station. Police nabbed him minutes later near the Methodist Church, with a shoulder holster and $41 on him. Investigators work to verify his identity cards.
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Dick Robertson
Don Hof
Sears Roebuck and Co
Union Bus Terminal
Arkans A
Mike Warden
Robertson
Sears
McCain’s Auto
First Methodist Church
Union
Ity
Two Car Crash Near Farm Road 1936 Severs Four In Odessa
A two car collision just west of Odessa at Farm Road 1936 and W 16th Street left Alvin McDonald 33 Crane and Thomas J Williams 26 Odessa critically injured and in Medical Center Hospital. Lonnie E Goss 54 Odessa and wife Yona 49 were also hospitalized in fair condition.
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Odessa
Farm Road
W. 16Th Street
Alvin McDonald
Crane
Thomas J. Williams
Medical Center Hospital
Lonnie E. Goss
Yona
Congress Votes to Delay Federal Pay Hike Amid Standoff
In a tense session the Senate and House clash over Nixon’s federal pay raise. McGee was out of town as Mathias planned to push a bill capping the increase to Phase II limits. A separate Senate move boosted servicemen pay by 38 million annually, amid a broader wage price debate hitting clerical and military levels. The vote record shows Texas members split on the block against Nixon’s freeze with Archer, Brooks, Casey, etc. voting yes or no as listed.
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Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Voto
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
Teastaly
Mathias
Nixon
Senate
House
de Senate
Ise
Internal Revenue Service
Tvity
James D. Hodgson
Wright Patman
D- Tex
House Banking Committee
Congress
Tow
Washington
Texas
Nix
Dirty 30 attack looms as session duty nears
The text describes a looming attack on Speaker as a session date nears for drafting a Texas state budget. It notes possible Senate confirmation for many appointees, debate over impeachment or removal, and a call by the Dirty 10 coalition members for disclosure of campaign costs and contributions by speaker candidates.
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Asston
Smith
Senate
Monre
Texas
Mutscher
House
Banking Bills Under Probe To Be Studied In Austin
An House investigatory committee plans a Thursday meeting to set policy and direction for its probe into two banking bills tied to Speaker Gus Mutscher’s bribery indictment. Chair Menton Murray of Harlingen said public hearings may follow, and testimony from Mutscher was not certain. The panel considers whether to pursue further disclosures and potential legislation related to bank deposits insurance and stock profits tied to the case.
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Murray
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Mutscher
Houston
Franke Sharp
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