Truckers Vote to Support May 13 National Shutdown
A Kansas City meeting of the Independent Owners and Operators Association of America approved a May 13 shutdown plan. They demand fuel price stabilization, a single base license plate for 48 states, uniform weight laws up to 34,000 pounds on tandem axles, 18,000 pounds on singles, length 70 feet, no gross weight limits, loading costs borne by shippers, three hour unloading detention, and a national speed limit of 65 mph amid the energy crisis. They also call for long term low interest loans for truckers and related businesses dependent on interstate commerce.
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Kansas City
Oak Grove
Here
al Hanna
Independent Owners and Operators Association of America
Too Old For Cycles In '28 Now He Rides Again
Earl Gregg, 87, of West Jefferson Ohio, quit riding after his wife Emma said he was too old in 1928. Widowed, he now rides a 1973 American motorcycle on a dirt track, aims for lifetime membership in the West Jefferson Dirt Riders Club, and will receive an emblazoned jacket at the group’s 80 Year Tea Party. He also owns a French four horsepower cycle from around 1910 and a bicycle for limbering up. Gregg, a former justice of the peace, plans to wear the jacket at the event.
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West Jefferson, Ohio
Earl Gregg
Emma
Gregg
Ohio
West Jefferson
Church Destroyed By Explosion And Fire In Brashear
In Brashear Missouri United Methodist Church was destroyed by an explosion and fire on Saturday night. No injuries were reported and loss remains undetermined. Authorities noted earlier reports of a strong gas smell but did not confirm a cause.
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Brashear
United Methodist Church
Missouri
Restraints on labor unions urged by FTC official
Palm Springs California AP A Federal Trade Commission member proposed applying antitrust restraints to unions to curb inflation and protect non union workers buying power. Commissioner Mayo J Thompson argued union wages are subsidized from nonunion paychecks and that powerful unions raise prices by 20 percent, a redistribution from poorer to wealthier workers. He noted current antitrust laws exempt unions.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Federal Trade Commission
Mayo J. Thompson
National Fluid Power Association
Thompson
Department of Justice
Ehrlichman Trial Delayed. Washington Case Moves First
AP reports in Los Angeles that John Ehrlichman will wait to stand trial here while the Washington D C case over Elisberg break in proceeds first. A judge ruled the summer schedule will shift to resolve the D C perjury charges before the Washington proceedings.
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Los Angeles
John D. Ehrlichman
Washington, D.C
Elisberg
Profiteering Probe Targets Penn Central Officials
Federal inquiry indicates Penn Central top officials profited millions before the June 1970 bankruptcy. A Philadelphia grand jury met 18 months but did not indict, while the SEC filed civil fraud charges against the railroad and individuals. Prosecutors seek records to pursue conspiracy charges within the five year statute of limitations.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Grand Jury
The
Justice
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
C. Oliver Burt Tit
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Burt
Justice Department
Washington
Penn Central Files For Reorganization In 1974 bailout row
The Penn Central, born from the 1968 merger of New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, sought a government loan guarantee and filed for reorganization after failing to secure 200 million dollars. The Nixon administration had considered a bailout but backed off when House Banking Chairman Wright Patman objected.
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Penn Central
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railroads
Nixon
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking and Currency Committee
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Cal
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