Democrats Challenge Nixon On Job Training Bill
Senate Democrats press the Nixon on the job training bill adding a multibillion public service employment program to the measure. The move targets unemployment and the economy ahead of the November elections while the administration opposes the fiscal plan. Sales of U S jet warplanes to Latin America falter with only Argentina ordering, Brazil eyeing Mirages, Colombia weighing Mirages, and Chile losing interest in F 5s.
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Labor and Public Welfare Committee
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Latin America
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Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Meat production climbs in July led by heavier cattle slaughter
Red meat output across the 48 states rose two percent from July of the previous year due to higher live weights of slaughtered animals. Total production reached 28.9 hundred billion pounds in federally inspected and other plants, excluding farm slaughter.
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Washington
Contiguous States
Coalition forms to oppose busing and school pairing
Atlanta reports the National Coalition of Concerned Citizens forms with over a million members in 27 states. Leaders from North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Florida Georgia Arkansas and Texas plan a campaign against federally mandated school integration including busing and zoning.
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National Coalition of Concerned Citizens
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Arkansas
Texas
LA Riot Follows Peaceful Parade Turns Deadly
One person is dead and more than 60 injured after Los Angeles experiences its first full riot since 1965. About 185 people were jailed and 178 businesses were vandalized or looted amid property damage estimates reaching up to 1 million dollars. Officials and parade spokesmen offered differing accounts of the causes.
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Los Angeles
Watts
Fishermen protest Russia Asian fleets idle hundreds of boats
Hundreds of American and Canadian fishermen blocked harbors for the weekend protesting Russian and Asian fishing off the continental shelf. About 1,400 U.S. boats idled in Washington and Oregon ports while 400 joined at Victoria, B C. By Sunday most boats were back at sea as Alaska crews joined the dispute over vessels within the 12 mile limits.
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Pacific Coast
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Washington
Oregon
Victoria
B.C
Alaska
United States
Canada
Fishermen Protest in Forest Park Leads to 72 Arrests
Police arrested 72 men in Springfield during disturbances in Forest Park. Officials said narcotics worth about $3000 and several weapons were seized. Four faced narcotics charges. others were charged with breach of the peace and unlawful assembly. Most arrests occurred Saturday night after a cruiser responded to blocking the roadway.
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Springfield
Mass
Forest Park
Burial of Black Soldier Ends Family Battle at Fort Pierce
Spec 4 Pondexteur E. Williams was buried Saturday in the Garden of Peace at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce. The grave site was opened after a federal judge ordered the cemetery to allow the burial, ending years of struggle over a white-only restriction and a flood of letters to manager James A. Livesay.
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Fla
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E. Williams
Garden of Peace
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Mary Campbell
Hillcrest
James A. Livesay
Ten Policemen Shot In Weekend Violence Across Cities
The Associated Press reports ten policemen were shot in three cities during the weekend, five in Philadelphia where one officer died. Violence also struck Los Angeles with a fatality amid Mexican American clashes and Washington D C where two foreign missions were bombed. In Philadelphia, Patrolman Frank Eckman was wounded during a raid on a Black Panther information center as arrests climbed to fourteen. Patrolman Frank Von Collin died Saturday night while on duty.
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Meir warns of intense US-Israel dispute over cease fire
AP reports Prime Minister Golda Meir says Israel is in a strenuous dispute with the United States over Egyptian violations of the Middle East cease-fire along the Suez Canal. In Riverside California four policemen were shot during a search for firebomb suspects but none seriously injured. A separate Los Angeles flare up left one dead, over 60 injured and 178 businesses looted or vandalized. Ruben Salazar, 42, a Mexican American journalist, was killed by a tear gas projectile in the parade coverage.
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Pro-government and An Quang lead in South Vietnam senate race
Early first returns from South Vietnam's senatorial elections show a pro government ticket led by Huynh Van Cao with 708,607 votes and the An Quang Buddhist slate led by Vu Van Mau with 629,288. The third spot goes to Sen. Ngu yen Van Huyen with 549,682 as turnout nears 4.3 million votes cast amid Viet Cong attacks. Final results due Sept. 14.
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Nixon Predicts Peace In Vietnam
President Nixon said peace seems certain in Vietnam as US troops are withdrawn and replaced by South Vietnamese. He cautioned on Middle East hopes after a cease fire and declined to support a US Soviet peacekeeping force. The interview was filmed at the Western White House on Saturday.
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Middle East
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United Nations
Gunnar Jarring
Four Die in Belle River Barge Explosion
Four workers were killed on a barge at Wanda Petroleum Co. dock in Belle River near Morgan City after a blast tore the barge apart. The victims were Arnold Leger Jr. and Hugh Guillory from Eunice and Hubert Meeks with son Jimmy Meeks of Eunice. One of the five men escaped with minor injuries. A prior July propane blast at a nearby site had killed two and injured two more.
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Wanda Petroleum Co
Allen Granger
Eunice
Wesley Cormier
South Louisiana Contracting Co
Arnold Leger Jr
Hugh Guillory
Mamou
Hubert Meeks
Jimmy
Meeks Welding Services
Assumption Parish
AFL CIO Opposes Women's Lib Movement Says Jobs Protect Equal Rights
AFL-CIO President George Meany argues against a federal amendment for absolute equality for women. He cites union job protections and laws barring women from dangerous work. Meany notes slow gains for African Americans in unions and critiques the Woodstock generation, urging youth to gain experience before influence.
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Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Women’s Liberation Movement For
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Afl-Cio
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House
Senate
Woodstock
N.Y
Imag
West of the Pecos Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy and warm through Tuesday with scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers. High Tuesday 82 to 98 degrees. Low tonight 54 to 68 degrees.
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Pecos
Amendment To End War Vote Set Tuesday
In Washington the Senate scheduled a Tuesday vote on the Amendment To End the War, aiming to require all U S troops to depart Vietnam by 1972. Backers say the test will reveal broad support and signal Congress insistence on a fuller role in war shaping. Opposition argues the measure is unlikely to pass and would not quickly end U S involvement.
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