Taft-Hartley Panel Reviews West East Gulf Dock Strikes
A four man inquiry board appointed under the Taft-Hartley Act was to report to President Nixon today on dock strike deadlocks affecting West, East and Gulf coast ports. If deemed necessary, Nixon would seek an 80 day court injunction. Also coal miners strike nears day six with 100,000 out, as wage talks resume between United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association amid government wage stabilization concerns.
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Washington
Fourman
Nixon
West
East
Gulf
Morris L. My
Ers
San Francisco
Pacific Maritime Association
White House
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
United Mine Workers and
The
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Senate weighs Viet vote demand amid giant arms bill
The Senate considered a Montoya amendment demanding a new South Vietnamese presidential election or total U.S. withdrawal by February 3 as final action nears on the $21 billion military procurement bill. A Buckley plan for extra missiles was rejected 64 to 17 as Stennis led opposition to widening the program.
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Washington
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
Joseph M. Montoya
D-N.m
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
R-Md
Nixon
Mathias
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Indochina
James L. Buckley
R-N.y
Cemetery strike ends as burials resume at 11 San Francisco area cemeteries
Cemetery workers vote to end a four month strike and begin burials again at 11 cemeteries south of San Francisco. Officials estimate about six weeks needed to clear the backlog for 1,500 deceased as relatives express relief.
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San Francisco
Cemetery Union
Senators push to overturn Nixon pay raise postponement
In the Senate and the Post Office and Civil Service Committee moves seek to allow government employees the pay raises permitted by private sector policies. The effort faces heavy odds as they maneuver to win acceptance of a compromise.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Fresh U.S. raids target antiaircraft in North Vietnam
Saigon reports new fighter-bomber raids against antiaircraft defenses in North Vietnam while B52s press troops along the Cambodian border. The 11 day operation produced no major action near the border 60 to 90 miles northwest of Saigon with minor shelling at Fire Base Pace and other bases. No American casualties were reported by the U.S. Command.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
U.S
Pace
Soviet Mission Employee Seeks Asylum in Brussels
Police in Brussels report a Soviet commercial mission worker named Anatole Tchariboff requested asylum in Belgium. A Brussels paper links the defection to Britain’s September 24 spy sweep, noting the man allegedly stole a car from the mission and that the Soviet Embassy filed a complaint a week earlier.
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Brussels
Belgium
Britain
Anatole Tchariboff
Army to Immunize Recruits With New Cold Vaccine
Army recruits will receive a newly developed vaccine this year to prevent respiratory infections common in basic training. Tests last winter showed the vaccine effective against illnesses with cold like symptoms that are prevalent among trainees.
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Washington
Army
Army Surgeon General
Eisenhower Center expands as museum reopens after remodel
The Eisenhower Center in Abilene marks a major expansion with the Eisenhower Museum reopening after a 18 month remodeling. Formal rededication ceremonies are planned for October 14 with the center continuing its tribute to Dwight D. Eisenhower and plans for growth in the four-building complex.
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Abilene
Kan
Eisenhower Center
Dwight David Eisnehower
Eisenhower Museum
Nixon becomes first president to visit all 50 states
President Nixon has traveled to all 50 states while in office. He reached the milestone by flying to a Delaware estate for a series of Republican fund-raisers and appearances.
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Washington
Nixon
Delaware
Nixon desegregation bill advances with no antibusing clause
Nixon’s 1.5 billion school desegregation bill clears the House Education and Labor Committee without the antibusing amendment. The panel rejected the prohibition on funding busing as its ranking Republican argued de segregation must pair with bus costs. Final committee approval passed 24 to 3.
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Washington
Nixon
House Education and Labor Committee
Congress
Diplomats Doubt U N Seat for Nationalists in Formosa
Secretary of State William P. Rogers intensifies effort to keep Nationalist China in the United Nations amid skepticism from many foreign diplomats. He met with officials from over a dozen nations and planned more talks with ten foreign ministers as delays persist on the overall bill. The measure would provide 506 million dollars this year and 1 billion next year to desegregation efforts in school districts under court orders or with approved plans, with funds aimed at hiring staff, remedial programs, and reducing racial isolation, though busing remains a contested use.
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New York
William P. Rogers
China
United Nations
United States
Rogers
Peking
Senate
Nixon
House
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ky cries foul over Vietnam election rigging claims
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky charged brazen rigging in the October 3 vote that returned President Nguyen Van Thieu with about 94.3 percent of ballots. Officials had initially listed 91.5 percent for Thieu with 5.5 percent against and 3 percent missing.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Hospitals may be causing patient deaths through cross infection
AP Science Writer C G McDANIEL reports on nosocomial infections, noting 2 to 5 percent of admissions may acquire infections. Estimates of deaths vary, with figures up to 100,000 annually, while costs reach tens of millions to hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Bertha Yanis Litsky
Amherst
Mass
Litsky
James G. Shaffer
Chicago Medical
Indications House will pass 15.4 billion tax cuts package
The House votes on a three year 15.4 billion tax cut package linked to Nixon policies. The proposal, reshaped by the Ways and Means Committee, would aid individuals mainly in lower brackets while reviving an investment credit for business. AFL-CIO urged members to oppose.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Afl-Cio
Treasury
Iran prepares for 2500th monarchy anniversary amid guerrilla threat
Iran tightens security as more than 60 foreign leaders prepare to attend lavish 2500 year celebrations. Maoist guerrillas clash with police in Tehran suburbs leaving several dead or captured, while Persepolis rereceives heavy guard and thousands are questioned.
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Tehran
Iran
Persepolis
Cyrus the Great
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