Pay Board Narrows West Coast Longshoremen Pay Rise
The Pay Board cut the West Coast longshoremen contract by 6 percent, approving a 14.9 percent overall rise after initially denying the 20.9 percent package. The decision, split 8 to 6 with one abstention, aims to curb inflation despite union threats of a national waterfront tieup.
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Washington
UPI
Boldt
Pacific Maritime Association of West Coast Dock Employers
Pacific Association of West Coast Dock Employers
Two Die in Latest North Irish Flare
In Belfast and Lurgan a bomb in an underground lavatory killed a woman and fatally wounded a man outside. A Belfast man was found shot on Gracehill Street as violence in Northern Ireland rose to 278 deaths since August 1969. British troops clashed with gunmen near Lisburn Road, with troops counterattacking and pursuing assailants into bog meadow.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Lurgan
Britain
Anny
Gracehill Street
Lisburn Road
Bog Meadow
Hughes guarded by heavy force at Bayshore Inn
Billionaire Howard Hughes cocooned in the Bayshore Hotel Vancouver with a large security detail including Pinkerton detectives. A bomb threat prompted added guards and speculation swirled around a possible interest in STOL aircraft from Dominions Aircraft Corp.
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B.C
Canada
Bayshore Sun
Howard Hughes
Managua
Nicaragua
Hughes
Pinkerton
Pierre) Trudeau
Dominions Aircraft Corp
Bayshore Inn
Hughes’ Suites
Yemen Fires On French Friend Ship During Friendship Visit
Yemeni forces fired on a French warship visiting Aden after the ship did not respond to warnings. A communique from Premier Ali Nasser Mohammed and the French ambassador confirmed the incident. Five sailors were reportedly injured. A garrison on Perim island opened fire at the vessel entering the Red Sea. The other two French ships remained in Aden harbor.
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Aden
UPI
Ali Nasser Mohammed
George Denizio
Perim
Red Sea
Fairness Draft Call Initiated by Lottery System
Washington UPI reports Selective Service issued the year’s first draft under a Uniform National Call. Men with lottery numbers through 15 will be inducted, aiming to streamline calls and reduce regional inequities. The April May call seeks 15 000 more draftees by end of June, with a May follow up if needed.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
ITT Official Defends Destruction of Lobbyist Documents
ITT senior vice president and general counsel Howard Aibel testified that Washington staff were ordered to destroy files that could be used by columnist Jack Anderson to embarrass individuals. The order came from William Merriam after a memo tied to ITT and the Republican National Convention was shown to Anderson. Aibel said the memo copies were not found and that most shredded items did not violate law or tax rules.
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UPI
ITT
Jack Anderson
Howard J. Aibel
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
William R. Merriam
Anderson
Dita D. Beard
Justice Department
San Diego
Senate Judiciary Committee
Abel
Merriam
New York
Aibel
Beard
Brit)tlume
Hume
Washington l
Hussein plan for a Palestinian state draws Arab backlash
Cairo editor claims the CIA backs King Hussein's bid for a semi autonomous Palestinian state within a reorganized Jordanian kingdom. Arab leaders oppose the proposal as Israel scorns it as a pretentious dream while Palestinian guerrillas denounce it.
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United Press International
Hussein
Jordan
West Bank
Cairo
al Abrani
U.S
Carter backs up staff after heated letter exchange
Gov Jimmy Carter defended his press secretary Jody Powell and the governor's office response to a critical Augusta letter. Powell wrote a blunt retort telling Ann Hutton to take two running jumps to hell. Carter called the reply effectively worded and said officials face abusive mail regularly. Fort Walton Beach police arrested Michiel D Watson 19 of Destin for breaking and entering a 1970 vehicle, held on $1,000 bond.
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Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jody Powell
Ann Hutton
Augusta
Hulton
Powell
Hutton
Ek.t. Hutton
Bim
Nooman
Fort Wallon Beach
Michiel D. Watson
Apt
Raifish Matel
Fort Wilton
Peach Post OfFice
Set
Phil Irish
Police Department
Okaloosa County
Jot Seay
Watson
Okaloosa
Communists Launch 42 Assaults in Indochina War
Communist forces carried out 42 assaults on civilian villages and outposts in a 24 hour period, the highest daily total in six months. South Vietnamese and allied air strikes killed 258 enemies. U.S. B52s dropped 990 tons on suspected bases and routes.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Cambodia
Commission urges broad access to abortion contraception and sterilization
The presidential commission on population growth and the American Future urged abortion, contraception and sterilization be available to all Americans and paid by public and private health insurance. It called repealing laws against contraceptive advertising and distribution and backing teen birth control services while rejecting sterilization to lower birth rates. The report, led by John D. Rockefeller III, faced immediate Catholic Church criticism over its secular stance.
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Washington
UPI
Commission On Population Goals
Americas
Commission On Population Growth
The
American Future
Congress
Nixon
John D. Rockefeller III
Amenea
Heydolds
Nession
Community notices and upcoming events for Okaloosa county
Local digest lists finance and social notices from VFW Post 7674 Moose Lodge 2193 and civic groups. Items include St Patrick dances game nights and public open houses with dates, times, venues and contact details for community organizations.
State House approves funding to hire teachers for early grades
The House on Thursday passed a measure providing 4 million dollars to hire more kindergarten through third grade teachers and cut class sizes. The plan would reduce class size to 26 per teacher this year and 20 by 1975 as a statewide program begins.
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Tse
van Poole
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Oye
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Basil Bethea
Bob Thompson
Boys' Club
Bob Henderson
YMCA
Fort Walton Beach
Jaycees
Eglin
Southern Airways
Playground Ymca
Boys’ Club
Cal
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Okaloosa Digest
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St. Mary's
St. Mary’s Catholic
V.faw
St. Patrick’s
V.F.W. Post
Carol Ave
St. Patrick's
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Caravelles
Sonic Boom Coin Club
Coppens
505 Circle Drive
Moose
Moose Lodge
Cinco Bayou
Andelin Foundation
Jet Drive
Julia Stephens
Order of the Amaranth
Eglin Court
Mansonic Temple
East Brooks St
Humane Society ‘Thrift Shop
Lovejoy Road
American Legion
American Legion Post 296
River Rats
Pensacola
Sea Gull
Geneva
Fort Wallon
Meigs Stadium
Knights of Columbus
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St. Patricks
Pam
Niceville
CCC
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church
Palm Boulevard
Highway 20
Crestview
George H. Whitehurst
Yat
Public Safety
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Order of the Astern Star
Marvel
Niceville Masonic Temple
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