Strike Holds Back Business Upswing
Hot Springs Virginia AP reports rising worry among U S industrialists that the General Motors strike may stall an expected economic upturn. Prestigious Business Council members privately fear prolonged GM stoppage will push unemployment above 5.5 percent and erode consumer confidence, delaying a year end recovery. A quick settlement could restore optimism and revive spending.
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United Auto Workers
Business Council
Kidnap Plots Rumored Tied to U S Leaders
Attorney General John N. Mitchell says FBI has heard rumors of plots to kidnap U S officials amid political tensions. Senate leaders were briefed with mention of activities by revolutionaries, but Mitchell says the agencies are not guarding Congress or Cabinet members. In Melbourne, 18 dead after the West Gate Bridge collapse prompts 12 missing as rescuers work near a half‑completed $47 million structure.
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FBI
United States
Oneitchell
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
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Saxbe
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Justice Binartanee
Congress
Cabinet
Melbourne
Australia
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Yarra
Orlando
Fla
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert Hi. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Minnesota
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Johnson
Leonard J Haney
Haney
United Fund of Monroe, Inc
March of Dimes
United Fund
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Richard Newcomer
Green County
John C. McElhaney
Bridge workers injured as riggers refuse to return
An emergency crew on a nearby 450 foot bridge section felt it move and refused to resume work after 18 injuries with seven in critical condition. Recovery operations paused while officials assessed stability and safety risks.
Kent State Indictments Issued. Guard Cleared in May 4 Shootings
A Kent special grand jury indicted 25 people amid 43 offenses in 30 bills, but cleared Ohio National Guardsmen of criminal charges regarding the May 4 Kent State University shootings. The identities and charges remain unlisted pending notification to defendants.
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May
Kent State University
Ohio National Guardsmen
Common Pleas
Edwin Jones
National Guard
Taylor Hall
Nixon Urges No Change in Death Penalty Procedures
The Nixon administration asks the Supreme Court to keep state death penalty rules intact arguing no constitutional standard guides jurors and no separate sentencing phase is required. The brief warns changes could affect over 550 death sentences and asserts current practice leaves jurors with arbitrary authority. The report also covers a Kent campus riot with 74 guards and hundreds of rioters, bricks from a nearby site, and debates over university administration.
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Nixon
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Kent
Canada invokes War Measures Act over FLQ kidnappings
Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act as Quebec hostages James Cross and Pierre Laporte threaten a crisis. The federal government demands a response within hours to a Quebec offer to exchange five prisoners, while 1,000 troops deploy in Montreal as police tighten security.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Quebec
James R Cross
Pierre Laporte
Algeria
Cuba
Robert Lemieux
Quebec Liberation Front
FLQ
Cross
Laporte
Robert Bourassa
Montreal
City
City Hall
Quebec City
Musical Affair Opens Tonight at Junior High
The St. Clare Hospital Musical Affair debuts tonight and tomorrow in the Junior High Auditorium to celebrate hospital history through music dance and comedy. More than 50 performers including end men from Madcap Minstrel shows will entertain to raise funds for equipment for the new eight million dollar hospital expansion and a hospital gift shop run by the Auxiliary. Tickets are sold at local banks and Ruf's Confectionery.
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Duke
Etter
St. Clare
St. Clare Hospital
John
Marty Jo) Norton
Monroe
St. Clare Hospital Auxiliary
Green County
First National
Ruf
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