Katy seeks merger talks to shorten Midwest Texas routes
Parsons Kansas AP indicates Missouri Kansas Texas Katy Rail Road may begin merger talks with Burlington Northern to create the shortest routes between Kansas and Texas and Chicago and Texas. Katy President John W. Barriger hopes the case goes before the Interstate Commerce Commission soon, as the line faces ongoing financial troubles since he became president in 1965. New York AP reports a Weatherman warning of an attack on American justice within two weeks and identifies Terry Robbins as the third person killed in a Greenwich Village townhouse explosion in March.
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Parsons, Kan
Missouri-Kansas
Texas Katy Railroad
Burlington Northern
Kansas
Texas
Chicago
Katy
John W. Barriger
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri
Oklahoma
Barriger
New York
Weatherman
Revolutionary Youth Organization
New York Times
Greenwich Village
Terry Robbins
Kent State University
Labor Raps Nixon From Rank-and-File Leader
Jacob S. Potofsky president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America breaks with AFL CIO leadership and condemns Nixon Vietnam and Cambodia policies. He says Congress must not leave warmaking decisions to the President alone.
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New York
Aflcio
Nixon
Vietnam
Cambodia
New York Times
Jacob S. Potofsky
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Congress
First Pay TV Bid Filed in 1952 Faces House Fight
The first bid for a pay television system was filed with the FCC in 1952 and after 18 years the battle continues. It heads to the House floor with no fixed date, despite a sharp minority report on a Commerce Committee approved bill.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
House Commerce Committee
Midwives Stage Comeback In Hospitals Led By Nurse Mary Sue Wilson
Gainesville reports midwives returning to practice in hospitals as nurses delivering babies under doctor supervision. Mary Sue Wilson, 28, leads the renaissance, noting doctors struggle to see all expectant mothers as births rise. She holds post graduate training in nurse midwifery and works with physicians for normal deliveries.
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Gainesville
Fla
Mary Sue Wilson
Campus Editors Surveyed by the Associated Press
An Associated Press survey finds many Texas college editors oppose President Nixon’s Cambodia policy though the margin is slim. About four editors back the administration in a sample reflecting campus opinion nationwide.
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Associated Press
Nixon
U. S
Cambodia
Texas
Air Controllers Fight to Form Sole Union
Air traffic controllers battle for official status as the sole union for 11 500 controllers. The FAA and a rival union oppose centralized control ahead of Labor Department hearings. FAA Administrator John H. Shaffer says a single nationwide unit would hamper decentralized management.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Labor Department
FAA
John H. Shaffer
Nerve Gas Plan Sparks Mixed Alaska Reactions
In Kodiak Alaska a naval station possibly housing 13 000 tons of nerve gas drew varied response. Senator Mike Garvel called the plan dangerous and unacceptable while Governor Keith Miller pledged to block it. Mayor Pete Resoff warned it could be like a Christmas gift of a bag of snakes though he noted potential economic gains of 4 to 14 million dollars and 400 to 600 new families.
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Kodiak, Alaska
Mike Garvel
Alaska
Keith Miller
Pete Resoff
Court Upholds City Power to Ban Assemble During Emergencies
The Supreme Court upheld urban authorities authority to prohibit gatherings of 12 or more on public sidewalks during emergencies. Three Philadelphia activists arrested for peaceful demonstrations after Dr King’s assassination argued First Amendment protections. The ruling confirms enforcement of emergency proclamations affecting civil rights protests and related assemblies.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ae Luther King Jr
James H. J. Tate
King
William Barrett
D-Pa
Philadelphia
Douglas
Critics Lash Out as SST Defenses Face Skepticism
The Transportation Department defends its supersonic transport program against critics amid claims of pollution sonic booms and high costs. Senator Proxmire warns the SST may not fly in the United States, citing FAA noise limits and environmental worries.
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Washington
Department of Transportation
Department
Transportation Department
William Proxmire
Senate
United States
Wisconsin Democrat
Russell Train
Council On Environmental Quality
FAA
Richard Darwin
Soviet Union
U. S
Israeli Forces Begin Ground Attack in Lebanon
An Israeli armored force crossed the south Lebanese border near Yaroun and fought the Lebanese army for about four hours before withdrawing. Tel Aviv reported a patrol came under gunfire from Lebanon and returned fire with no Israeli casualties. The attack followed the May 12 incursion and amid tensions after a deadly ambush on an Israeli school bus. Israeli planes also pounded targets near the Suez Canal while authorities discuss a security belt along the border.
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Associated Press Beirut
Yaroun
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Maariv
Israel
Jordan
Jordan River
No-Man’s Land
Suez Canal
Canal Zone
Egypt
Canal
Wall Street Falls Again As Dow Dips Below 1963 Low
The stock market slid sharply with the Dow Jones industrial average down 11.02 points to 651.15 by 11 am, a 1.66 percent drop. It tied its seven year closing low set Friday, after a week that saw a 40 point decline and a close of 662.17.
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New York
Hijacked Jet Lands In Cuba
A Desa air Lines jet carrying 96 passengers and six crew hijacked from Atlanta to Miami landed at Jose Marti Airport in Havana at 8 23 am EDT. Another hijacked Mexican plane with 79 aboard diverted by unknown hijackers was en route from Cozumel to Merida. The Delta flight originated in Chicago with a stop in Louisville.
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Miami
Desa Air Lines
Atlanta
Havana
Jose Marti
U. S
Cozumel
Yucatan
Merida
Delta
Cuba
Chicago
Louisville
Heavy fighting reported along Highway 7 near Memot Cambodia
AP reports South Vietnamese paratroopers were pinned along Highway 7 east of Memot, near the Cambodian border, with helicopters evacuated wounded as North Vietnamese forces pressed the Fish hook area. U S B 52 bombers targeted bases and staging areas near the DMZ as casualties mounted on both sides.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Memot
Fishhook
Chup
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Dmz
Laos
Indochina
Tonhe Bet
U.S
Poy Hling
Phnom Penh
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