Zacchini couple visit New York amid circus injuries
Emanuel Zacchini and his wife Linda perform in New York as Emanuel recovers from a Feb. 4 collision with Linda during a Jacksonville show. Emanuel has just returned to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, while Linda continues to recover.
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Nnonball
Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey Circus
New York City
Chinis
Jacksonville
Fla
Emanuel
Linda
Apollo 13 decision looms as Swigert joins crew
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP three astronauts including rookie Swigert face a last minute decision by NASA on whether Apollo 13 will launch as planned at 2 13 p m EST or be postponed to May 9 at a cost of 800000. Lovell Haise swap notes and Paine will decide after rehearsals and medical checks.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
John L. Swigert Jr
Can Mesh
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
NASA
Thomas O. Paine
Swigert
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Lovell
Chester N. Lee
Lawmen Confront Lawmen In Florida School Issue
Gov Claude Kirk vowed to meet force with force as he clung to control the Manatee County school system in a tense Florida confrontation between lawmen over school governance.
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Florida
Bradenton
Fla
Claude Kirk
Manatee County
Kirk
Tampa
Court of
U.S. Dist
Ben Krentzman
Integral Order
Briggs
U.S. Justice Department
U.S
Krentzman
Jack Davidson
Sappers Strike Camp Near DMZ In Saigon Area
North Vietnamese sappers blasted into the Mai Loc Special Forces camp 10 miles south of the DMZ causing heavy casualties and damage. U.S. tanks and planes rushed in to save the outpost as Viet Cong moved toward Svay Rieng and Chipou in Cambodia, with reports of infiltrations and possible attacks imminent.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Mai Loc
Acaaniatad Danse
Svay Rieng
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Chipou
Cambodia- South Vietnam
Prasaut
Gore Proposes Resolution Over Nixon Carswell Clash
Sen Albert Gore Jr introduced a resolution accusing President Nixon of geographic prejudice in the Senate rejection of G Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court The move follows Nixon calling the opposition vicious and malicious and comes amid a sharp party and regional dispute over the nominations Senators Birch Bayh Edward Brooke and Roman Hruska weighed in as the fight intensified
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Nixon
Senate
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Carswell
South
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Clement F. Haynsworth
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Haynsworth
Roman L. Hruska
Neb
Volpe Approves Plan to End Air Controller Sickout
U S Transportation Secretary Volpe endorses Judge Lambros plan to end the sickout by air traffic controllers. The plan calls for a 30 day moratorium on litigation, non sick controllers to return to work, and court appointed medical exams for those claiming illness.
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Cleveland, Ohio
U.S
Thomas D. Lambros
Transporta
Tion
John A. Volpe
Lambros
Volpe
U.S. Department of Justice
Judge’s
F. Lee Bailey
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
U. S
Teachers Strike Waves Hit Minneapolis Schools
AFL-CIO Minneapolis Federation of Teachers with 1100 members led a Thursday strike defying a no-strike law and a court order. Half of the rival Minneapolis Education Association joined closing about 50 of 99 schools, with few students receiving regular instruction.
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Afl-Cio
Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
City of Minneapolis Education Association
Los Angeles
Board of Education
Robert E. Kelly
Pleasant early spring forecast with mild highs
The forecast calls for sunny mild weather with highs in the upper 60s. Tonight should be clear and cooler with lows around the mid 30s. Saturday highs near 60 with a 10 percent rain chance. Sunday looks partly cloudy and warm with possible showers. Yesterday's high was 64 and the low this morning was 40.
Ohio truckers strike prompts 5000 layoffs across Cleveland area
Thousands of Ohio truck drivers strike while local employers announce more than 5000 layoffs. White Motor shuts White Truck Division and Autocar Extron plant idling 2600 workers. Ford cuts 2200 at Cleveland engine plant. Scott & Fetzer trims 800. Courts hear request to bar picketing at terminals.
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Associated Press
Ohio
White Motor Corp
White Truck
Cleveland
Autocar
Extron
Ford Motor Co
Scott & Fetzer Co
Mitchell forecasts break up of Cosa Nostra in America
Attorney General John Mitchell says about 220 Cosa Nostra members and associates face indictments, with over half in the past year. Top New York leaders including Carlo Gambino are under attack as authorities pursue arrests in Philadelphia Newark Boston Buffalo and New Orleans. Raymond Patriarca's murder conspiracy conviction cited as sign of intensified pressure and plans to increase pressure further this year.
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Cosa Nostra
John Mitchell
Mitchell
New York City
Carlo
Don Carlo” Gambino
Philadelphia
Newark
Boston
Buffalo
New Orleans
Herbert F. Simone
Rhode Island
Raymond Patriarca
New England Cosa Nostra
Associated Press
Justice Department to expand strike forces against organized crime
Mitchell said the department will dismantle organized crime by expanding strike forces from 11 to 20 cities within three months. The teams, about 30 members each, mix lawyers, IRS agents, FBI agents, labor investigators and Secret Service personnel to act against violations across multiple agencies. They target mob control of legitimate businesses and coordinate actions against suspects.
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Mitchell
Justice Department
Internal Revenue
FBI
Labor Department
Labor at a Glance Trucking and Public Service Strikes Escalate
Five Chicago trucking associations ordered 32 000 drivers locked out as a sixth group signed a contract with pay hikes 50 percent above the tentative national settlement. Wildcat strikes in Cleveland Detroit and St Louis cause 32 000 layoffs. Air controllers strike halves 17 days with 1 700 layoffs at Trans World and United. Airlines face over 5 million daily losses. President Nixon signs a rail bill to avert a nationwide shutdown as a strike ban ends. New York postal workers threaten a walkout over proposed pay raises. New York newspapers face a strike deadline as unions push demands and printers report progress.
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Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Trans World
United Airlines
Nixon
Louisville
Post Office
Congress
New York
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