Unemployment Rises Sharply in September Report
The September unemployment rate climbs from 5.1 to 5.5 percent, the highest in seven years, sparking labor leaders to attack Nixon policy while noting a Labor Day week distortions. Officials cite Labor Day timing and school return as factors in the rise and a slight wage increase masked by a shorter workweek.
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Washington
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
White House
Labor Day
Paul W. McCracken
Meeny
Nathaniel Goldfinger
Meany
Brush fires near Los Angeles tamed by showers
Firefighters gained control of three major brush fires that had scorched more than 240000 acres and forced thousands to flee. A northern California blaze near virgin redwoods remained uncontrolled three miles from the vast stand, as light showers boosted humidity and hindered spread.
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Los Angeles
California
Meyer-Lytle Creek
Gold Plane Crash Kills Wichita State Team in Idaho Mountain Flight
The Wichita State University football squad, top officials, and boosters died when their twin-engine Martin 262 crashed into a Colorado mountainside near the Continental Divide while en route to Logan Utah for a game with Utah State. Eleven survivors included nine players. The Black Plane arrived safely. the cause remains undetermined.
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Colo
Wichita State University
Logan
Utah
Utah State
Bert” Ketzenmeyer
Ben Wilson
Kansas State
Ray King
Wichita
John Grooms
Marvin Brown
Gene Robinson
Shockers
Ray Coleman
Spocker Club
Denver
Ooosteden
Federal Aviation Administration
Whhita
Nixon and Heath hold talks at Chequers in England
President Nixon meets with Prime Minister Edward Heath at Chequers to discuss Middle East peace, arms talks, NATO issues, and mutual interests as advisers join in. The visit includes a lunch with Queen Elizabeth and a brief Ireland stop before Nixon heads to Europe.
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Chequers
England
Nixon
Edward Heath
Middle East
London
Hearthrow
Heath
Queen Elizabeth
U.S
William P. Rogers
Alec Douglas-Home
White House
Ireland
Limerick
David K. E. Bruce
Indochina
Aris
Southeast Asia
Ronald L. Ziegler
Bruce
Washington
Madrid
Pardo Palace
Francisco Franco
Peace hopes set back as UN mediator exits mid crisis
U Thant announced Gunnar V. Jarring would return to Moscow temporarily after signaling he had done all he could to advance Arab Israeli peace. Jarring is expected to be back at the UN by mid October but may return earlier if warranted. In Cairo, Ellsworth Richardson met with Egyptian leaders to urge cease fire continuation and restart of peace talks, noting discussions were frank and cordial. The US discussed defense aid and a sale by the United States.
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U Thant
Jarring
Soviet Union
Thant
U.N
New York
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Middle East
Ellwt Richardson
U.S
Senate showdown on direct election reform set for next week
In Washington AP Majorities push for a direct presidential election amendment as Sen MansFiled seeks cloture for a third time. Sen Ervin offers to vote Monday on a proportional plan to divide electoral votes by popular vote. Bayh sponsors the direct election measure as reform momentum lingers despite prior cloture defeats.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Sen
Birvi Bayh
D-Ind
Congress
Lucky Ones Survive Plane Crash Carrying Wichita State Team
Glen Kostal, a Wichita State linebacker, described surviving a crash that killed 29 people near Loveland Pass, Colorado. Eleven players and others aboard the twin-engine plane were en route to Logan, Utah, for a game when the aircraft went down after refueling in Denver. Kostal and six others were hospitalized in Denver with burns and injuries, while president Ronald Skipper and four others were among survivors treated in St. Anthony's and Lutheran hospitals.
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Logan
Utah
Loveland Pass
Here
Chicago
Kostal
Lutheran Hospital
Ronald Skipper
Oklahoma City
Golden Eagle Aviation
Denver
Kansas Air National Guard
Clark Ahlberg
University Presiden
Mike Bruce
Jocale
Sherman
Tex
St. Anthony's Hospital
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