Air traffic delays rise as Easter travel looms
With a quarter of East and Midwest controllers absent, airlines warn of growing Easter weekend delays. Absentee rates vary by center, with Islip New York and Cleveland showing significant disruption. Regulatory officials and industry groups clash over safety implications while new studies advance at Wisconsin Madison.
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East
Midwest
PATCO
Federal Aviation Administration
Islip
N.Y
New York City
FAA
Atlanta
Cleveland Center
Boston
Chicago
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Miami
FCC restricts ownership to curb influence in single markets
The FCC issued a new rule limiting broadcast group ownership in one market to curb undue influence. Existing multi-station owners may keep current holdings but cannot add new facilities in the same market, with exceptions. A separate, optional plan would force dismantling of newspaper broadcast combinations within five years, requiring divestment to AM FM radio, TV, or newspaper ownership in the same market.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Art Bernstone
Broadcast Bureau
Bernstone
Union and Trucking Industry End National Negotiations
The Teamsters announce deadlock and break off national talks with the trucking industry over monetary terms and local working conditions. About 425,000 drivers face a contract expiring at midnight Tuesday as negotiations may resume, with a nationwide strike vote possible in days.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Labor Department
Federal Mediation Service
Nixon Administration
Nixon
South Viet Rangers Cross Into Cambodia Kill 53 Viet Cong
South Vietnamese Rangers and armored units crossed two miles into Cambodia and killed 53 Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta operation near Khanh An 15 miles north of Chau Doc. Three government soldiers were killed and seven wounded while one Viet Cong was captured. US sources noted no American troops engaged in the border action.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
Khanh An
Chau Doc
U. S
Delta
Expected Epidemic Forecast by Health Association
The American Social Health Association warns of a gonorrhea epidemic and a rise in syphilis from a study of 512,906 reported venereal cases in 1969. It estimates actual cases about four times higher, noting Atlanta Fulton County leads gonorrhea rates while Waukesha County has the lowest. The group urges $21,910,000 in federal venereal disease control funds for fiscal 1970.
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New York
American Social Health Association
United States
Association
Atlanta
Fulton County
Waukesha County
Wis
Viet Cong Attacks Cambodias Capital Amid Turmoil
Viet Cong forces launch attacks on Cambodian troops near the border as Phnom Penh braces with tanks patrolling streets and bridges guarded. Demonstrations for Sihanouk unfold while authorities report fights near Koh Ky and clashes at Kampong Cham.
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Phnom Penh
Koh Ky
Mekong
Cheng Heng
Cambodia
Kampong Cham
Government of Salvation
Nuclear test on PAHUTE MESA shakes region
An underground nuclear detonation 4000 feet beneath PAHUTE MESA Arizona produced a 12 second blast felt as far as Utah and California. A 15 feet bulge appeared briefly while dust rose into the clear sky and light fixtures swayed in Salt Lake City.
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Pahute Mesa
Ariz
Utah
California
United States
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Wisconsin debate on minimum wage for young workers
Employers including drive in restaurants and farm groups opposed a proposed wage increase for workers under 18, arguing pay should reflect work quality. Support was stronger for raising the minimum wage for adult women and minors aged 18 to 21, with little opposition.
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Madison
UW TA strike resumes after Easter vacation
In Madison the University of Wisconsin faces a light skeleton crew as most teaching assistants leave for Easter break. A small picket line stands at delivery sites and key buildings while TA president Robert Muehlenkamp says a meeting to map strategy will be held on April 5, the day before classes restart.
Grand Jury to probe Chappaquiddick accident in April
Dukes County grand jury will conduct an independent inquiry into the Chappaquiddick Island auto crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne. The session begins April 6 at the request of grand jury foreman Leslie H. Leland the Vineyard Haven druggist.
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Edgartown
Mass
Dukes County
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