New York City Firemen Strike After Contract Talks Collapse
Negotiations between the Uniformed Firefighters Association and New York City broke off and a strike was declared. Union leaders blamed Mayor Lindsay for the breakdown after 12 hours of talks, with picket lines forming at firehouses in Manhattan and Queens as a total recall order was issued and the fire department urged public cooperation and fire prevention.
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New York City
New York
Uniformed Firefighters Association
Eric Schmertz
Richard Vizzini
Schmertz
U.F.A
John V. Lindsay
Queens’ Boulevard
Forest Hills
Queens
John T. O'Hagan
Oswego Brand Biscuits Sighted in Venice Shop Window
A box labeled Oswego was found in a Venice shop window during an Italy vacation by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harrold and Mr. and Mrs. James Schneider. The box, produced by D Lazza roni C.S.P.A. of Sarono, sold for 80 lira, with Oswego printed on the box and in the contents. The travelers could not confirm the origin due to a language barrier, but inferred it came from a place sharing the name Oswego. They paid 160 lira for two boxes.
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Oswego
Venice
Edward Harrold
James Schneider
Italy
D. Lazzaroni & C.S.P.A
Sarono
Kissinger Talks With Arab Leaders On Mideast Mission
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met King Hassan II in Rabat and planned a tour of Arab capitals including Tunis and Cairo to advance an Arab Israeli peace process. Officials indicated no dramatic breakthrough but aim to smooth talks and outline a prisoner exchange framework for after the October 22 cease fire.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hassan II
Morocco
Middle East
Tunisia
Beirut
Algiers
Hussein
Jordan
Saudi Arabi
Kissinger
Rabat
U. S
Washington
Israel
Freezing Weather Sweep Across Rockies to Appalachians
A broad cold front brought freezing temperatures from the Rockies to the Appalachians and heavy snow in the Pacific Northwest. Six inches fell in Oregon and Washington with near foot totals in the Oregon mountains, while wind driven snow and winter storm warnings stretched across Montana to northern California.
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Rockies
Appalachians
N. W
Pacific Northwest
Ozarks
Ohio Valley
Oregon
Washington
Oregon Mountains
Montana
Wyoming
California
Idaho
North Dakota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
New Jersey
Florida
Texas
Kansas
San Rafael
Calif
Cut Bank
Mont
Key West, Fla
Sirica orders Woods to testify in phantom tape hearings
Federal Judge John J. Sirica orders Rose Mary Woods, Nixon's secretary, summoned to testify as part of the inquiry into two unrecorded White House tape conversations. Stephen Bull testified Woods kept the seized tapes at Camp David, prompting questions about possible transcript creation and witness role.
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Sirica
Nixon
Washington
John J. Sirica
Rose Mary Woods
White House
Simea
U. S. District Court
Miss Woods
Stephen V. Bull
Bull
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
John N. Metin
Aunp
John W. Dean
Robert H. Bork
House
Jaworski
Watergate Group Seeks Nixon Version In White House Meeting
The Senate Watergate committee sought White House contact to see if a private meeting with President Nixon is possible and whether he would testify without oath. Committee lawyers would meet presidential counsel to assess feasibility while four Republican witnesses prepared to discuss alleged dirty tricks from the Nixon campaign. The first witness, Truman Campbell, Fresno County Republican chairman, had information on anti Nixon leaflets.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Sen. Low
Nixon
Truman Campbell
Fresno
Calif
Campbell
Rules Group Nearing End of Ford Hearings
The Senate Rules Committee plans a Wednesday closed session to hear Robert Winter-Berger, a former lobbyist, and Dr Arnold Hutschnecker as it nears completion of public hearings on Gerald R. Ford. Rep Donald Fraser may testify against Ford. Cannon suggested Ford could be deemed qualified for the presidency if thrust into the role.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Gerald R. Ford
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Robert N. Winter-Berger
Ford
Arnold Hutschnecker
New York
Cannon
Donald M. Fraser
Americans For Democratic Action
Martin Agronsky
Public Broadcasting Television Network
Royal wedding boosts British souvenir trade to 15.5 million
The Commemorative Collectors' Society calculates Princess Anne and Capt. Mark Phillips wedding will drive more than 15.5 million in sales for royal mementos. Experts predict 60 plus items, from 18 carat gold jewel boxes to gold goblets, with duties over half a million in taxes. The Nov. 14 Westminster Abbey ceremony will host 1,500 guests.
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London
Princess Anne
Britain
Mark Phillips
Duke of York
Mary of
Steven Jackson
Society
Jackson's Society
Jackson
Westminster Abbey
Late Wire News Market Rises Slightly After Six Day Losses
Stock prices edged higher as bargain hunters entered the market. The 10:30 a.m. Dow Jones 30 industrials rose 7.98 to 927.38, with advancing issues slightly ahead of decliners after six days of losses. The Dow had closed down over 15 points on Monday, with a near 70 point drop across the prior six sessions.
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New York
Dow
Impeachment Petition Circulated Against Poughkeepsie School Board
A petition circulated at a Parent-Teachers Association meeting calls for impeaching the Poughkeepsie city school board over its refusal to readmit blind teacher Bruce Bevan to his sixth grade class. Mrs. Ethel O'Dell presented the petition in Poughkeepsie.
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Poughkeepsie, N.Y
Poughkeepsie City
Keepsie
Parent-Teachers Association
Bruce Bevan
Walkout Hits 48 NY Hospitals Nursing Homes
Administrators volunteers and budgetary staff across 48 metropolitan area hospitals and nursing homes joined a strike by 30 000 nonmedical workers. The action began Monday to protest the federal Cost of Living Council’s refusal to approve a 75 percent wage increase.
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New York
Cost of Living Council
Dairymen Seek Block on EU Butter Imports
A group of dairymen petitioned the federal court to halt butter imports from the European Economic Community unless a countervailing duty or import tax is in place. They moved to intervene as the White House favors more imports to aid consumers, prompting government action.
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Washington
European Economic Community
U.S. District Court
White House
Patrick White to Skip Nobel Prize Ceremony
The Australian Nobel Prize in Literature winner Patrick White will not attend the December 10 ceremony and will have fellow Australian painter Sidney Nolan receive the prize on his behalf, according to Swedish news agency reports.
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Stockholm
Patrick White
Sidney Nolan
Rockets Hit Bien Hoa Base In Dawn Attack
SAIGON AP report says a rocket raid struck the Bien Hoa air base near Saigon before dawn killing a soldier and a child, wounding 22, and destroying three F5 fighter bombers. The attack hit 23 of 122mm rockets, with 12 hitting nearby civilian areas. four Viet Cong defectors were among the wounded.
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Saigon
Bien Hoa
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
Hatfield Says Presidency Overburdened by Peoples Demands
Senator Mark Hatfield told the Windham County Men's Fellowship in Danielson that Americans have saddled the presidency with too many duties. He warned the office has become an idol and a mix of tribal chief bishop reformer and economic manipulator requiring shared national responsibility.
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Hetfield
Windham County Men's Fellowship
13 Inch Snowfall Near Jamestown and Across Western New York
An estimated 13 inches of snow fell in the Town of South Valley near Jamestown while four inches covered Syracuse causing traffic mishaps. Two deaths were blamed on a snow related crash in Monroe County near Brockport. Snow also appeared in Oswego Cayuga Oneida and Madison counties as schools closed in Syracuse.
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New York
South Valley
Jamestown
Biazua Dam
Syracuse
Schoharie
Saranac Lake
National Weather Service
Fresburg
Clarkson
Brockport
Monroe County
Kathy Rhodes
Douglas
Rochester
Hamlin
Buffalo
Oswego
Cayuga
Oneida
Madison
Snowstorm Forecast Triggers Heavy Snow Warnings
Weather forecast calls for heavy snow this afternoon and tonight with locally heavy squalls and six inches or more of new snow by midnight. Expect blowing and drifting. afternoon highs near 35, tonight mid 20s, tomorrow highs mid 30s with flurries and more squalls. Winds west to northwest 15 to 30, gusts to 40. Snow probability 80 percent tonight, 60 percent tomorrow.
Youth Driver Killed in Pike Brook Road Crash
Audas Swinton, a 16 year old from Ticonderoga, was killed early today when his car left Pike Brook Road near Whitehall. State Police said excessive speed caused the vehicle to fail the curve, roll over, and skid down an embankment. He died en route to Glens Falls Hospital.
Fairmount Man Perishes In House Blaze
A fire in a suburban Fairmount home, likely started by careless smoking, killed 28 year old James D. Haldmann. His wife Lenora and 6 year old Lisa escaped unharmed as deputies reported he was found dead outside the game room. A deputy attempted to enter but retreated due to heat.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Fairmount
Onondaga County
James D. Haldmann
Lenora
Lisa
David Aldrich
Haldmann
Congress approves $21.3 billion military procurement bill
The Senate passed a compromise $21.3 billion weapons bill 69 to 12, sending it to President Nixon. The measure is $659 million under administration requests and requires a 43,000 man cut in active service by June 30, with a ceiling of 2,190,000.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Nixon
Pentagon
IRA chieftains rescued from Mountjoy jailed by heli lift
IRA Provisional wing asserts the three jailed leaders Seamus Twomey Kevin Mallon and Joe O Hagan are safe from a massive manhunt and face returning to Northern Ireland to resume activity against British rule. An IRA statement offered no location for the trio.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Dublin
Mountjoy
Irish Republic
IRA
Seamus Twomey
Kevin Mallon
Joe O'Hagen
Northern Ireland
World Airlines shut down by stewards strike
World Airlines, serving over 40,000 passengers daily, halted operations after a 5,000 strong strike began at 12:01 a.m. yesterday. Nearly all of TWA's 457 domestic and international flights were rebooked on other carriers as the disruption spread.
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World Airlines
TWA
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