Nixon to Name Peter Brennan Hardhat Chief as Labor Sec
President Nixon announced he will nominate Peter J Brennan a New York hardhat union leader to be secretary of Labor. Brennan long active with Nixon and Colson and would be first labor secretary from union ranks since 1950s. Brennan, 15 years president of a New York building trades council, started as a painter. He would succeed James Hodgson who plans private life or other international role. Brennan’s selection discussed with AFL CIO Meany. Ziegler noted Colson and Fitzsimmons discussed with Nixon. Brennan visited unannounced. Also notes first three personnel changes: Hodgson to leave, Richards to defense. A separate Memphis robbery: Noel Dean Richardson, 38, robbed of 7 dollars then returned 75 cents to finish laundry.
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Nixon
Peter J. Brennan
New York
White House
Brennan
Charles Colson
Senate
Chicago
Martin Durkin
Eisenhower
New York City
State Building and Construction Trades Council
James D. Hodgson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hodgson
Ziegler
Elliot Richards
Pork Price Hits Record High Amid October Costs
The Agriculture Department reports pork averaged 87.5 cents per pound in October, a new peak, while beef averaged about $1.13 per pound, down slightly from September. Overall food costs edged down 0.2 percent month over month, with October year over year prices up about 5.8 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
USDA
USLA
Thieu Seeks Face-to-Face Talks on Vietnam Peace
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger prepared to meet with South Vietnamese envoy Nguyen Phu Duc to discuss Thieu’s demand for direct talks with Nixon. Saigon asked for a face-to-face meeting to advance a Vietnam peace settlement as negotiations in Paris show no new concessions.
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Nguyen Phu Duc
Dulles International Airport
Nixon
White House
Washington
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Duc
Thieu
Vietnam
Kissinger
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Tran Kim Phuong
U.S
Soviet union proposes Helsinki meeting for security talks
The Soviet Union proposes the European security conference be held in Helsinki in June at the foreign minister level and its decisions approved at the summit. Western sources say Maltsev signaled no surprises while seeds of discord emerge over access to ideas into the communist bloc.
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Helsinki
Soviet Union
European Conference On Security and Cooperation
Viktor K. Maltsev
Federal mortgage approved for Ithaca dormitory conversion
The Federal Housing Authority approves a 1.15 million mortgage to convert the Quarry Street Dormitory at Ithaca College into a 71 unit senior citizens facility housing about 85 residents, many of whom are handicapped or over 62, Ithacare Inc. announced.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Federal Housing Authority
Ithaca College
Quarry Street
Ithacare, Inc
Remains Believed to Be Slain Inmate Found Near Prison Farm
Authorities suspect the skull found by three hunters in Enfield Connecticut is that of inmate Richard Ware who disappeared from Osborn prison farm on November 27, 1964. The skull with a single bullet and teeth was located near the prison warden’s home, eight years after his disappearance.
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Richard Ware
Army panel weighs lifting Calley curbs and parole
The Daily Oklahoman reports three clemency and parole officers recommended favorable findings on Lt. William L. Calley after interviews, suggesting possible relief from current restrictions or parole for the My Lai massacre participant convicted in 1971 of slaying 22 civilians.
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Oklahoma City
William L. Calley
Aim
Daily
Oklahoman
Calley
My Lai
Vietnam
Coed Missing from Syracuse Center Reopens Tip Sightings
State Police renewed searches in Sennet New York about 20 miles west of Syracuse for Karen Levy the Syracuse University student missing since November 1 A motorist reported seeing a man place a body in a parked car near Sennet Cayuga County deputies said they checked the tip at the time but found nothing substantial.
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Syracuse
Cayuga County
Rockets Aid IRA Attacks Surge in Northern Ireland
Irish and British authorities probe Soviet made rockets used by the IRA in Northern Ireland as 10 rocket strikes kill two and wound 13. Three deaths raise the toll to 645. a rocket launcher is seized in Londonderry. Sean MacStiofain remains in hospital amid a softened hunger strike.
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Dublin
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Dail
Sean MacStiofain
Republic
Londonderry
MacStiofain
Barred from Seeking Education Board Seat
The New York Court of Appeals upheld lower court rulings barring 18 year old Susan Spencer of Schenectady from running for the city board of education. The decision rests on a state law requiring candidates for public office be at least 21, a minimum later reduced to 18.
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Albany
N.Y
Court of Appeals
Schenectady
Board of Education
Susan Spencer
Three Americans among 61 dead in Moscow plane crash
A JAL DC8 flying from Copenhagen to Tokyo crashed near Sheremetyevo airport after takeoff, killing 61. Survivors include 14 Japanese and a New Zealander Eldridge B Smith. three Americans identified as C Gerbic M Brettler and Sackheim.
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Japan
Japan Air Lines
JAL
C. Gerbic
M. Brettler
Sackheim
Brettler
Copenhagen
Gerbic
Monroe S. Brettler
Brettler International Sales
Tomo‘masa Nozue
Shizuo Asada
Missing 400-pound urn stolen from Macy’s sidewalk
A large ceremonial urn five feet in diameter weighing 400 pounds was stolen from its usual sidewalk display in front of Macy’s before dawn on Saturday. The urn had been shown at ceremonies launching an annual drive in 1969, and details remain unclear.
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Nual
Macy’s
East Harlem school boycott widens with nine closures
In New York the East Harlem protest over personnel and program cuts expands as nine schools close due to absent students. About 11 000 pupils are affected as parents press for smaller classes full-time guards and restoration of programs amid district decentralization talks.
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New York
East Harlem
Boy's complaint against hobby firm sparks 150000 suit
Antoinette Malachowsky watched her son John a thirteen year old raise a Price Commission complaint over paint price hikes for model airplanes and rockets. The Justice Department filed a 150000 suit against Testor Corp of Rockford Illinois alleging price increases violated economic stabilization rules. Testor said the rise followed commission guidelines and was the first in 20 years. John expressed both pride and disbelief at government action over four cents.
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West Babylon
N.Y
Antoinette Malachowsky
John
The
Price Commission
Justice Department
Tester Corp
Rockford, Ill
Testor
Charles Miller
Young John
Tester
Internal Revenue Service
Washington, D.C
Rockford
USA
John Malachowsky
US Bombers Step Up Attacks Across Vietnam DMZ
US B52s bombarded targets on both sides of the DMZ while Hanoi claimed a North Vietnamese town was nearly wiped out by Monday raids. Civilian deaths rose to 21 from a mistaken U.S. bombing near Da Nang, with 23 wounded and 80 homes damaged. The incident prompted an official inquiry as conditions in Quang Tri saw heavy fighting slowed by monsoon rains.
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Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
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Dmz
Quang Tri Province
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Mand
Quang Tri
Vietnam
Muong Xen
Nghe An
Radio Hanoi
D.S. A
Thanh Hoa
Tonkin Gulf
Saratoga
Dong Hoi
Nixon Orders Half of Waste Treatment Aid Funds
President Nixon, after vetoing a federal aid authorization of 18 billion dollars for waste treatment, directed that only half be disbursed. The decision, announced by EPA head William Ruckelshaus, could prompt lawsuits from states seeking full funding. Expenditure breakdown shows 2 billion allotted to U.S. programs.
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Nixon
Environmental Protection
William D. Ruckelshaus
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Ruckelshaus
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