Parris Island rose garden not for Marine recruits
Maj. Gen. Carl W. Hoffman warns the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot on Parris Island is a tough, disciplined environment. In a 36 hour period, a drill instructor ordered up to 15 minutes of exercise, causing 39 recruits to be hospitalized for kidney problems. Some may be discharged. others return to duty as the Corps tightens controls after a history of drownings.
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William L. Chaze
Associated Press
Parris Island
S.C
Carl W. Hoffman
Marine Corps
South Carolina
Hoffman
Metzger
Telephone workers set to strike tomorrow
Half a million Bell System workers were set to strike at 6 am Wednesday amid stalled talks with AFL CIO Communications Workers of America and ongoing telegraph shutdowns. UTW reported progress on wages but sharp disagreements remained on job rules while wage demands totaled about 25 percent for a first year. Current pay ranged from $1.85 to $5.20 hourly with overall averages near $3.37.
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Washington
America
New York
Bell System
AFL- Cio Communications Workers of America
United Telegraph Workers
Afl-Cio
UTW
Three Rail
Pentagon
Elmer L. Hageman
House votes on CBS contempt over Pentagon film material
The House offered a historic choice to hold CBS in contempt or reject a committee ruling after CBS refused to surrender raw material used for The Selling of the Pentagon. Chairman Harley Staggers defended inquiry as essential for accuracy while CBS argued against impinging free speech. It marks the first citation in such a case.
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William F. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
CBS
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
House Commerce Committee
Pentagon
Mili
Harley 0. Staggers
D-W. Va
America
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Agnew
Boston
W. Va
Special Investigations Subcommittee
George Foster Peabody Awards
National Advisory Committee
New York
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Staggers
Federal Communications Commission
Congres
House
Justice Department
Controversy Over The Selling of the Pentagon Subpoena Fight
CBS faces a House contempt showdown over outtakes from The Selling of the Pentagon. Agnew Laird and Hebert criticize editing while Staggers and Stanton clash with CBS over access to film and transcripts. Contempt carries up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Washington
Pentagon
CBS
Congress
Boston
Spiro T. Agnew
Hollywood
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
House
Commerce Committee
Corona indicted for 25 orchard murders
Corona indicted for 25 murder counts after 15 more bodies found in crude graves near orchards where he worked. The 19 member Sutter County Grand Jury heard evidence since July 1 and forwarded the indictment to Superior Court. Corona remains hospitalized with a heart condition and arraignment date has not been set.
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Yuba City
Calif
Juan V. Corona
Orchard Graves
Sutter County
Superior Court
John Hauck
Robert Hunt
Corona
Hauck
Sutter County Dist
Dave Teja
Corona Orginally
Pecos Expects Minor Bell System Strike Impact
Pecos residents may feel limited effects from a Bell System strike scheduled for Wednesday. Sally Keim, chief operator of the West Texas Telephone Company, says local service could see extra load on operators using Bell facilities for long distance calls but long distance dialing should remain possible if no equipment problems occur.
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Pecos
Bell System
Sally Keim
West Texas Telephone Company
Continental Telephone
Bell
Keim
Hageman cites gaps in workforce cuts and sub contracting
In a statement Hageman notes serious differences remain over workforce reductions and subcontracting. Meanwhile 3,100 New York area clerks represented by Local 1177 of the CWA have been on strike against Western Union alongside UTW members.
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Hageman
UTW
New York Area
CWA
Western Union
Retirement seals career of Dallas fire chief
Chief Ocie C Martin prepares to retire as fellow firefighters honor him with a radio that can pick up fire calls, signaling the end of his long service in Dallas.
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Dallas
Ocie C Martin
Labor blamed for economic crisis in AFL CIO talk
S Frank Raftery of the Brotherhood of Painters blamed Nixon administration policies for inflation and construction wage declines, saying unions are a political scapegoat. Meany called Nixon's attacks on workers. Albert, Jackson warned rates rise and urged new economic managers and policies in Washington.
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Don McLeod
Associated Press
Washington
Organized Labor
Nixon
S. Frank Raftery
Brotherhood of Painters
Aflcio
George Meany
Albert
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D. Wash
White House
Jackson
America
Senators press urgent pursuit of Communist peace terms
Two Democratic senators ask the Senate to urge President Nixon to pursue promptly the Communist peace proposals for Vietnam. They seek an agreement tying prisoner release to U.S. withdrawal and urge full resources and good faith in negotiations. Republican leader Hugh Scott calls terms dangerous and shifts focus to examining and negotiating rather than rejecting.
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Nixon
South
Vietnam
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Hanoi
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Eagleton and Mondale
Scott
United States
Scientists set cruise to Antarctic research ship Eltania
A six week Antarctic research cruise is planned for 1972 starting mid February. The Eltania will carry 38 scientists from Texas A&M University Paul Oregon State Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of Michigan and Smithsonian. The Ross Sea visit aims to collect biological physical and chemical data for Ross Ice Shelf coring comparison.
Informants paid well in Tampa drug tip plan
The TIP bounty system in Tampa began in February with funneling funds from the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and local businesses. Since launch it has received 2,930 calls, with 37 arrests and three convictions resulting. Informants, paid $100 to $500 for tips leading to convictions, remain anonymous with code names. Sponsoring businesses contributed $7,900. tips go directly to police, and rewards total $1,000 to four people already.
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Tampa, Fla
APA
Greater Tampa
Ruary
James Cusack
FBI
Tampa
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Arnold
Dee Anna Alexander
Don Alexander
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Odessa
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Melvin Corbin
Hackberry
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Labor
Raftery
Carl Albert
D-Oklah
Demos
Antarctic
Cusack
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