Labor Men May Quit Pay Board Over Wage Rules
Washington AP reports a majority of the five labor members on President Nixon s Pay Board weigh quitting to protest wage price policy. AFL CIO leaders Meany Abel and others reportedly share the view, while Auto Workers and Teamsters resist. A looming labor summit may decide on resignations or renewed strikes over contract rejections and wage hikes for aerospace workers and West Coast longshoremen.
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Smith
Afl-Cio
George Meany
J.W. Abel
Aflcio United Steelworkers
Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Auto Workers and Machinists
Meany
Price Rollbacks Studied by Washington Price Commission
A tentative AP study indicates about 10 percent of 160 large firms show higher profit margins, possibly violating rules. If illegal, rollback actions may follow as staff reviews quarterly reports from firms with over 50 million in sales. The probe, cautious on preliminary data, targets firms with many sales above 100 million and follows tightening of pricing rules.
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Washington
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Grayson
Senate Calls For Bangladesh Recognition
The Senate approved by voice vote a resolution urging U S recognition of Bangladesh, formed from East Pakistan after the India Pakistan war. If the House concurs, the nonbinding sense of Congress would join about 47 nations in recognizing the new nation. The State Department is reviewing U S relations in South Asia.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Bangladesh
East Pakistan
House
Congress
United States
State Department
South Asia
Escapes From Hamilton County Jail Spark Citywide Hunt
Twenty five prisoners escaped from the Hamilton County jail in civilian clothes after a guard was overpowered. Three men were recaptured as a 400 officer force closed in. details cite pistols used during the downtown break.
Humphrey Attacks Nixon Desegregation Moratorium Plan
Sen Hubert H Humphrey shifted from praising Nixon desegregation moratorium plan to denouncing it as a constitutional tampering and deceptive scheme. He urged scrutiny of the $2.5 billion school aid, dubbing it a transfer of funds already appropriated. McGovern Kennedy also criticized the address as demagogic and belittling the presidency. A group of black appointees warned the plan raises constitutional questions and may require safeguards for black Americans.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Congress
de Kalb
Ill
George McGovern
United States
South Dakota
Northern Illinois University
Edward M. Kennedy
Congressional Record
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Council of Black
Samuel C. Jackson
Housing and Urban Development
Mass prison escape in Hamilton County jail shocks Cincinnati
Twenty five inmates including four women overpowered guards and seized firearms to flee the sixth floor lockdown in downtown Cincinnati. The break began when trusted inmate William Butts pulled a pistol on jail staff, guiding prisoners to seize keys and free others, forcing guards into a storage room as the escape spread toward the women's block. The FBI was asked to assist as authorities reported multiple recaptures and potential unlawful flight charges.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
FBI
Hamilton County
H. D. Culler
Culler
Dayton
Joseph Luebbers
Hamilton County Municipal Court
Harry Culler
William Butts
Butts
Saddlebred Horse Club To Be Formed
Lovers of the American Saddle Horse will meet tonight at 7 30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Potter to organize an American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse club. The group aims to promote the Saddlebred as a general pleasure horse and would be the first Missouri chapter of the national organization. Anyone interested is invited to attend. For more information call Mrs. Potter at 581 1427.
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Gene Potter
Missouri
Potter
Tom Usnick
Irene Zane
Usnick
Kentucky Road
Mexico Ledger Publication Rates and Hours
Publication details list the Mexico Ledger’s daily schedule except Sundays and holidays. Contact information, postal details, and subscription rates are provided for in-town, county, state, and out-of-state deliveries, with special military pricing. Office hours are shown for weekday and Saturday operations.
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Washington St
Mexico
Audrain
Navy Wife Testifies About Affair With Chaplain
Lori Gudbransen testified she fell in love with Cmdr. Andrew F. Jensen senior chaplain at Cecil Field Naval Air Station and had affairs in May and July 1970. Jensen faces misconduct charges for illicit sex with two Navy wives. The American Baptist Convention protested the case, saying ministers should not be assigned to the Navy.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
Lori Gudbransen
Andrew F. Jensen
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Jensen
American Baptist Convention
Gudbransen
Cecil Field
American Baptists Department of Chaplaincy Services
Gov Egan Expects Pipeline Action In Alaska
Governor William Egan says Interior Department will likely grant a right of way permit for the 800 mile oil pipeline within 45 days after a nine volume environmental impact statement. Three groups seek public hearings, warning of a circus. Interior cautions hearings would hinder analysis. Alyeska Pipeline is seeking approval to cross Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, amid multiple route options and comparisons of land and sea environmental impact.
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Juneau
Alaska
William Egan
Interior Department
Valdez
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Alaskan
trans-Canada
U.S
Egan
Bering Sea
Dita Beard Bailed Out After DWI Charge in San Diego
Mrs Beard linked to ITT controversy was bailed from San Diego County jail by Norman W Tolle president of Tolle Co an agency with Rep Bob Wilson as officer Wilson denied knowledge of the arrest Municipal Court records show the charge reduced to reckless driving with a $200 fine The report notes ITT stockholders meeting in San Diego and Harold Geneen underwriter offers for the GOP convention conflicting figures cited by Geneen before the Senate committee
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San Diego
Calif
Dita Beard
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego Union
Union
Tolle
Beard
ITT Stockholders
Wilson
ITT
Harold Geneen
Geneen
Senaite Judiciary Committee
Life magazine denial response on San Diego probe
Life magazine accused the Nixon administration of tampering with justice in San Diego drawing denials from most named figures. Senator John Tunney urged further investigation while U S attorney Harry Steward rejected claims he blocked probes into C Arnholt Smith and John Allesio. Frank Thornton noted a campaign donation from a Smith firm was returned.
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San Diego
Calif
Life Magazine
John Tunney
D-Calif
Life
U.S
Harry D. Steward
Nixon
C. Arnholt Smith
John Allesio
Caliente
Tijuana
Mexico
Frank Curran
Steward
Smith
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Thornton
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