Labor Leader Cesar Chavez jailed over lettuce boycott
Cesar Chavez the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers leader was jailed after a 34 hour hearing for violating anti boycott orders against Bud Antle Inc. He was sentenced to two consecutive five day terms and will remain jailed until the boycott ends. The court fined the UFWOC $1000. Chavez urged supporters to continue the boycott and urged the crowd to call off the protest.
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Salinas
Calif
Cesar Chavez
Chavez
Afl-Cio United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Monterey County
Superior Court
Gordon Campbell
Dow Chemical Co
California
Salinas Valley
Teamsters Union
Antle
Teamster
Pope Paul VI Returns to Vatican Amid Small Welcome
Pope Paul VI reached his Vatican apartment after a 10 day 28 000 mile ecumenical tour with a modest dawn arrival at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. About 200 people including many nuns lit candles and cheered Viva il Papa as his limo rolled to St. Peter's Square. The 73 year old pope appeared rested after a demanding journey through Asia the Pacific and Australia.
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Ibn Qu
Rome
Paul VI
Vatican
Far East
Fiumicino
St. Peter’s Square
Pope Paul
Asia
Pacific
Australia
Manila
Samoa Islands
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Cyclon
Colombo
Ceylon
Ex-GI Testifies Calley Major Contributor In My Lai Toll
Ex-GI Dennis Conti testified at Lt. William L. Calley Jr. court martial that about 300 people died at My Lai and Calley was a major contributor. Conti described Calley firing on civilians and urging troops to kill. He said Calley shot at the trail intersection and the drainage ditch, with deaths assigned to multiple locations. Conti's estimate of 900 dead was based on people seen along the trail, in the ditch, and in huts.
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Ft, Benning
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Dennis Conti
Conti
Mi6
Aubrey Daniel
Cab Drivers Go On Strike In New York City
New York taxis vanished as 26 000 cab drivers walked out at midnight. The strike disrupts travel for airline passengers tourists and theatergoers with commuters turning to bus subway or private vehicles. Drivers seek higher wages and city approval for higher fares, with negotiations ongoing between fleet owners and Taxi Drivers Union 936.
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New York
CWO
Taxi
Subway
William Rudin
United Nations Chief Delegate Yost to Quit After Assembly
Charles W. Yost plans to resign as the United States chief delegate to the United Nations after the current General Assembly session, with reports that Daniel P. Moynihan had been tapped to replace him. Moynihan reportedly declined, citing late notice, as Nixon era speculation swirled around the change.
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United Nations
N.Y
Charles W. Yost
U.S
General Assembly
Washington
Boston
New York
Nixon
Yost
Daniel P. Moynihan
White House
Moynihan
Harvard University
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National Association of Manufacturers
San Francis
U.S. States Department
Foreign Service
Robert Wise
Baby Maker
Aie Technicolor
Hayley Mills
Oliver Reed
Harrison
Charlton Heston
William Wyler
Town & Country Supply
Fostoria
West Bend
Teflon
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