Nixon vows to move mails as New York strike widens
President Nixon promised to keep the mails moving and may call out the Army or National Guard after New York mailmen voted to continue the strike. The stoppage spread to major cities with mounting mail piles as unions attack a tentative back-to-work deal.
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Inflation Rate Slowing: Burns Optimistic About Outlook
Burns says inflation will subside gradually without a recession, citing the February 0.5 percent rise in the cost of living per Labor Department data. In a March 17 letter to Senator Proxmire, he warned policy must balance inflation relief with recession risk and suggested Fed tight money policy could ease if CEAb projections hold true.
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Motive Puzzle In Shooting Death
Detroit homicide investigators pursued a motive after the killing of Burton Gorin executive director of Michigan Civil Rights Commission. Associates said they knew of no link to his civil rights work. Commission chairman Julian Cook Jr. questioned threats and potential motives. Gorin, 41, was slain two blocks from police headquarters.
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Inside Civil Defense Apathy and Civil Rights Slaying
AAP survey shows Civil Defense deep apathy and gaps in readiness across the nation. Gordin, a longtime Detroit civil rights leader and commission director since 1964, was shot three times outside his downtown office, body found in a garage. The killing followed his critical statement about Flint police and a link to SDS activity. Michigan Governor Milliken called it a major voice silenced in the civil rights struggle.
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Russians Expand Long Range Missile Tests Amid Arms Talk
U S specialists warn Moscow has begun a new series of long range rocket tests that could deploy multiple warheads this year. Soviet broadcasts urge ships and planes to avoid a 55 mile radius area in the Pacific during tests through April 10. The SS9 is expected to be involved, potentially able to threaten U S Minuteman silos. The moves follow U S plans for multiple warheads and spur calls in Congress to ban such systems. Secretary Laird notes increased ABM and ICBM testing as talks near Vienna.
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Strike Shuts Down Mail in Major U.S. Areas
The letter carrier strike disrupted mail nationwide with partial service in some cities and total embargoes elsewhere. Affected regions include New York City and suburbs, New Jersey cities like Newark and Jersey City, Connecticut cities Hartford and New Haven, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Las Vegas and more.
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Nixon hints on U S slow in jet sales to Israel
President Nixon suggested the United States will monitor Middle East arms developments after delaying formal word on jets for Israel. Tel Aviv seeks about 80 A4 Skyhawks and 25 F4 Phantoms as U S deliveries continue, with France also delaying Mirage jets to Libya.
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Manhattan Messenger aims to bridge mail strike with Cincinnati to New York delivery
Cincinnati men William Busemeyer and Walter Stevenson Jr plan daily courier service Manhattan Messenger Inc from Cincinnati to New York. Couriers will pick up at downtown office, fly to Manhattan, drop at a midtown hotel, and return next day. Rates start at eight dollars per postcard with profits based on volume and travel costs.
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Four Somersault Bombings Target New York Stores
Police captured Emilia Lopez 38 a claimed Ecuadorian jeweler and three women after three tiny bombs in cigarette packages exploded in Bloomingdale's and Alexander's. The blasts caused minor damage no one was hurt. two other suspects Marta Enderica and Mery Almeida de Ortiz surrendered at Alexander's while Elina Alvarez aided firefighters. Police offered no motive.
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