Walkout Shuts Down Penn Central Railroad
Striking trainmen shut down the Penn Central in a bid to block crew cuts as the nation’s largest railroad fights for survival. The strike affected thousands of travelers across 16 states and prompted congressional consideration as talks with management and Labor Department officials continued.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Department
Washington
Congress
Freier
William H. Moore
American
Penn Central
Transportation Workers
Navy jet crash sparks fatal Alameda apartment fire
Rescue crews hunted for additional victims after a Navy fighter jet struck a four story complex in Alameda California igniting a blaze that spread to two adjoining buildings. Authorities feared many residents were inside and possible death toll could be high with about 40 feared dead and more than 20 believed living in the affected structures.
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Alameda
Calif
Navy
Ernest Servente
Bers
San Francisco Bay Area
House Votes to Require Nixon to Restart REAP
In a 251 to 142 vote the House ordered Nixon to restart the Rural Environmental Assistance Program halted last Christmas. The measure would make REAP mandatory with 225 million dollars through June 30, 1969, facing potential veto by Nixon and uncertain Senate action. Speaker Poage urged lawmakers to bite the bullet as Rhodes warned of tough cuts.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Senate
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Agriculture Committee
John J. Rhodes
Congress
Paul Findley
AHS
Five More Die in Belfast Gun Battles and Riots
Five more people were killed in Belfast as gun battles, bombing, rioting, and arson raged through the city. A fireman was shot, a youth slain by an assassination squad, and three Protestant militants died in a clash with British troops amid widespread destruction and strikes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Laos cease fire and foreign troop withdrawal urged
Washington reports Secretary Rogers said the United States expects a Laos cease fire soon and the withdrawal of all foreign forces. The U S estimate cites about 6000 North Vietnamese troops in Laos, a major transit route for forces aiding South Vietnam.
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Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
United States
Laos
Coun
U. S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Fees Agreement Will Work Says Congress Testimony
Rogers told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that developments in Vietnam since the peace agreement were signed support expectations that the agreement will work. He noted that over the past two weeks the Vietnamese parties and others involved are working together to carry out the agreement.
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Washington (Ap
William P. Rogers
Congress
Vietnam
Rogers
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Age Bias Suit Forces Bus Line Recordkeeping
Chicago report notes Greyhound Bus Lines must maintain records on all applicants aged 4 to 65 for bus driver jobs. Judge James B. Parsons in U.S. District Court issued the order, the first under the 1967 Age Discrimination in Employment Act, to address employment discrimination concerns.
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Chicago
Ill
Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc
U.S. District Court
James B. Parsons
U.S. Labor Department
Sedita resigns as Buffalo mayor amid medical advice
Mayor Frank A. Sedita announced his resignation after a heart specialist examined him. An aide said the resignation would be post dated weeks to allow a transition to a new administration. The move followed medical input from Dr. Joseph A. Zizzi.
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Buffalo
Frank A. Sedita
Sedita
Joseph A. Zizzi
Auto industry warns of shutdown without Penn Central deal
Detroit AP reports Ford Motor Co chairman Henry Ford II sent a telegram to President Nixon urging emergency legislation to keep freight services moving during the Penn Central strike. Ford warned operations would shut down if the strike persists. Providence UP says a three judge federal court ruled Rhode Island antiabortion law unconstitutional, finding it virtually identical to Texas law struck down by the Supreme Court.
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Detroit
Penn Central
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Nixon
Ford
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate forms panel to probe Watergate bugging
The Senate voted 77 to 0 to create a special committee to investigate Watergate bugging and alleged GOP political espionage in 1972. Chairman Sam J. Ervin Jr. said hearings likely won’t start for months as members are named by Senate leaders Mansfield and Scott. The White House backs a nonpartisan, evenly split inquiry.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Birth-control pills aim to curb skunk population in Imperial County
Imperial County supervisors approved a $25, project to hide birth-control pills in dates to lure skunks. The action comes as the county remains in a rabid area after repeated attempts to reduce the skunk population failed.
Internationally Known Astronomer Bowen Dies at 74
Ira Sprague Bowen former director of Mt Wilson and Mt Palomar observatories died of a heart attack at 74 in Queen of Angels Hospital Hollywood. He helped plan Mt Palomar in the 1930s and oversaw final testing and completion of the 2 inch Hall telescope. Bowen led Mt Wilson from 1946 and Mt Palomar from 1948 until retirement in 1964. A Seneca Falls New York native, he joined Caltech in 1921 as a physics instructor.
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Los Angeles
Ira Sprague Bowen
Mt. Wilson
Mt. Palomar
Bowen
Mt. Palomar Observatory
Hall
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Seneca Falls
N.Y
California Institute of Technology
Four parties iron out ceasefire details for POW releases
In Saigon the United States North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong held talks to finalize the handover of the first group of American prisoners. Pentagon reports indicate 27 POWs would be released Sunday near An Loc as Kissinger visits Hanoi. Canada formally recognizes North Vietnam as impartial, with South Vietnam also acknowledged.
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U. S
Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Defense Department
Washington
United States
North
Pentagon
An Loc
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Henry A.kissinger
Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
Canada
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Michel Gauvin
International Commission
No-Fault Auto Insurance Faces Heavy Lobbying
New York lawmakers prepare for a busy weekend as a no fault auto insurance bill moves toward Monday debate. Trial lawyers active in Albany push their view while lawmakers recall past campaigns and vow careful consideration. Separate actions include a NYC school redistricting plan hearings waiver and marijuana legalization bill proposal. Governor Rockefeller seeks a three month extension on off track betting moratorium.
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Albany
Senate
Warren M. Anderson
Binghamton
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
New York City
City Board of Education
Brooklyn
Franz Leichter
Manhattan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Sen
Emanuel Gold
Alan G. Hevesi
Queens
State
Aflcio
State Council of
Simenon to Stop Writing After Dizzy Spells Reach 70
Georges Simenon, famed creator of Inspector Maigret, said yesterday he has suffered dizzy spells since 1971 and will stop writing. He turns 70 on February 13, ending a career that ranks with Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. The Belgian author authored 147 novels, 74 featuring Maigret.
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Georges Simenon
Inspector Maigret
Simenon
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Agatha Christie
Hercules Poirot
Maigret
UPI
Kissinger Holds Bangkok Talks With Thai Leaders
In Bangkok Kissinger meets Premier Thanom Kittikachorn and Thai cabinet officials to discuss military and economic aid as U S forces in Thailand number over forty thousand. He plans talks with Ambassadors from Vietnam Cambodia and Laos ahead of visits to Vientiane Hanoi and Beijing.
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Bangkok
Henry A. Kissinger
Indochina
Hanoi
Peking
Kissinger
iPremier Thanom Kittikachorn
Thanom
Spiro T. Agnew
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Thailand
Leonard Unger
Ellsworth Bunker
Vietnam
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State Lottery
Syracuse
N. Y
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