Cincinnati City Manager accuses county of $10 million misused funds
Cincinnati City Manager Richard L. Krabach charged Hamilton County officials with swindling the city out of about $10 million over ten years in road and bridge funds. He cited disputed distributions from a city county tax and bond proceeds tied to the Western Hills viaduct, urging an immediate county commission review.
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Cincinnati
Richard L. Krabach
Hamilton County
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Krabach
Western Hills
R. A. Anderegg
West Coast Ports Reopened After Longshore Strike Ends
West Coast port authorities moved to reopen docks after a 100 day strike by 15000 ILWU members. Picket lines fell as the union complied with a 10 day return to work under a federal court order. A hearing October 15 could extend the cooling off period under Taft Hartley. 249 ships waited across 24 ports as PMA ordered first in first out cargo handling.
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San Francisco
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Association
Pacific Maritime Association
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Nixon
East
Gulf Ports
PMA
Teachers Entitled to Raise Defy Nixon Wage Freeze
U S District Judge R Blake West ruled that teachers in Orleans and Jefferson parishes are entitled to pay raises, saying the raises were approved before the wage freeze took effect. The Justice Department had sought to block the raises, making West’s ruling a first against the government's position.
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New Orleans
U.S. District Court
R. Blake West
Orleans
Jefferson Parishes
Nixon
Justice Department
West
Strike Threat Called Blackmail in Ohio Education Debate
Republican State Chairman John Andrews accused the Ohio Education Association of pursuing higher teacher salaries rather than educational reform. He warned the OEA’s threat to strike unless taxes rise would amount to blackmail and harm education, blaming mismanagement and funding gaps in financially distressed schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Andrews
Ohio Education Association
OSA
Andrews
Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations
OEA
O&a
Colonel Herbert vows to press war crimes claim after record cleared
Lt. Col. Anthony B. Herbert, 47, whose 1969 efficiency report was overturned after a two year battle, will be considered for promotion by a board. He plans to pursue his accusation of wartime killings in Vietnam, saying the issue goes beyond correcting records and he will continue. He now serves at Fort McPherson Georgia overseeing laundry and post mortuary services.
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Washington
Army
Anthony B. Herbert
Vietnam
Herbert
Robert F. Froehike
Herminie
Ft. McPherson, Ga
Meany Targeted For Phase 2 Labor Role In Nixon Plan
AFL CIO chief George Meany faces a push from Treasury Secretary Connally to join the Pay Board regulating wages in Phase 2 of Nixon’s economic program. Connally appealed for union leaders and rank and file support, noting labor’s strong influence in the American economy. UAW head Leonard Woodcock said he would only serve if the board gains full autonomy on wage increases. Meany convened a special AFL CIO executive council meeting to consider Nixon’s proposals, inviting Woodcock and Teamsters head Frank Fitzsimmons.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Treasury
John B. Connally
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Meany
Nixon
Connally
Chieftain
United Auto Workers
Leonard A. Woodcock
Afl-Cio
Woodcock and
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
UAW
Soviets Expel British Diplomats in Retaliation
The Soviet Foreign Ministry ordered the expulsion of four British diplomats and a businessman and barred reentry for nine former diplomats, 12 businessmen, and a scholar. It refused entry to Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home and canceled Foreign Trade Minister Patolichev’s planned trip to Britain next year, signaling Moscow London relations hinged on Britain.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Britain
London
Foreign Ministry
Alec Douglas-Home
Nikolai Patolichev
Weather Outlook Sees Warm Return Soon in Ohio
Cool spell in Ohio eases as forecast calls for sunny skies and higher temps by Monday. Friday’s high near 60 after a low tonight around 45. Middletown recorded a yesteday high of 4 and a morning low of 37. This morning’s low was 56 with light rain.
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Ohio
Middletown
Yesteday
Decisions Delayed by Nixon VA Hospitals Not Being Built
The Nixon administration delays decisions on new Veterans Administration hospitals amid uncertainty over national health insurance. VA Administrator Donald Johnson says progress slows as discussions among the VA, OMB, and the White House continue.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Veterans Administration
Donald Johnson
OMB
Office of Management and the Budget
Pennsylvania
White House
Johnson
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