Steelworkers Union and Kennecott reach first major copper strike settlement
The Steelworkers Union and Kennecott Copper Company agree on an economic package ending the 25 day copper strike. Some workers remain unsatisfied noting only cash with few fringe benefits. Kennecott offers 60 cents an hour first year, 16 cents for next two years plus a cost of living concession. Inflation concerns loom as national leaders urge wage price policy and tighter controls.
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Steelworkers’ Union
Kennecott Copper Company
Kennecott
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Nixon
Burns
James Roche
General Motors
Soviet Naval Day threats spur U.S. defense warning
Soviet Navy Chief Sergei Gorshov warned that missiles let Moscow attack any point globally, while a presidential panel warned U.S. defenses lag and Soviet armaments surge. The report states Russia seeks strategic superiority, with 87 nuclear subs and a sharpened push toward parity by 1973, risking second‑rate status if U.S. defenses aren’t rebuilt.
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Soviet Russia
Sergei Gorshov
U.S
U.S.S.R
Nixon
Laird
Russia
Europe
U. S
Mediterranean
Vladimir Kasatonov
Rubber dust from tires blamed for breathing risk
Health Bulletin reports a University of Cincinnati study finding tire wear releases 340000 tons of rubber particulates and fumes yearly. Researchers note particles reach 40 billionths of an inch and may be inhaled, but no data exist on rubber in lungs or its harm. The piece urges continued worry despite data gaps.
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The
Health Bulletin
J. I. Rodale
University of Cincinnati
Boyle's Column: A Lighthearted List of Things to Do Next
HAL Boyle offers a humorous catalog of whimsical and daring ideas to try next. The list includes odd challenges from pulling a mountain goat's beard to inventing splashless grapefruit and creating self destructing money, all framed as lighthearted motivation.
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Hal Boyle
New York
FBI
Raquel Welch
Sphinx
Egypt
Hurricanes Named After Women Sparks Debate
George P. Cressman, head of the Weather Service, defends naming hurricanes with girls names while forecasters view storms as powerful natural phenomena. The piece also notes broader calls for realism and system change from activists including Newton of the Black Panther party, stressing courage to act despite criticism.
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George P. Cressman
U.S. Weather Service
Pares Newton
Black Panther Party
Drug education programs miss the mark in schools
A survey of educators and researchers finds many drug education efforts deliver minimal impact. Teachers report discomfort guiding discussions, while studies from Schreiber High School show no clear reduction in use among students who received education. Experts urge broader, fact based approaches addressing underlying causes and peer influence.
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Washington, D.C
Donald Wolk
University of Bridgeport
Conn
National Council For the Social Studies
National Education Association
Schreiber High School
Port Washington
N.Y
Wolk
Georgia
Schreiber
Smok
Washington
D.C
Stamford
Daley May Back Muskie in Illinois 72 Bid
Illinois Democrats weigh Muskie's 1972 bid with Daley as the key factor. Daley's leaning remains unclear though he may favor Muskie or Kennedy, with regulars and irregulars shaping Illinois delegates for Nixon against a backdrop of party reform and primaries in March.
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Chicago
NEA
Illinois
Len Edmund Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Nixon
Sens
George McGovern
Fred Harris
Richard Daley
Ted Kennedy
Sen
Henry Jackson
Washington
Daley
Richard Ogilvie
Kennedys
Chappaquiddick Bridge
Massachusetts
Ted
Hubert Humphrey
LBJ
Humphrey
Hubert
Johnson
Jackson
New Hampshire
Florida
Illinois Democratic Committee
Ogilvie
Lake Michigan
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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O’ferrall Pauly
Steve May
Dan Painter
Bonnie Cearley
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West Temrs
Boyle
Gibson
Jim Backus
AMN
Stradivari
Alaska
California
Singapore
Salvation Army
Catharine Greene
Eli Whitney
L.M. Boyd
Fort Worth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
L.m.boyd
NEA, Inc
William F. Buckley
Bruce Biossat
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