Politically active voices span party lines in city and state
The Diego chapter of Zero Population Growth backs county Supervisor Jack Walsh in the mayoral race, citing his stance on pollution and overcrowding. The Socialist Workers Party unveils a 1972 presidential ticket, Linda Jenness and Andrew Pulley, both failing age requirements, and campaigning on antiwar and abortion repeal actions.
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Socialist Workers Party
Linda Jenness
Atlanta
Andrew Pulley
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
San Francisco
Jenness
Georgia
Labor Party
Workers Party
Women’s Liberation Movement
Party
1.3 Million in LB Public Service Jobs Fund
Long Beach will receive 1,394,000 to provide public service jobs for the unemployed, with Lakewood getting 114,000 as its share. Funds will be released within days to help start hiring before Labor Day as part of an 81 billion program signed by President Nixon. California leads the nation in eligibility, with New York second, and local programs will include public works, sanitation, health services, and other services.
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Long Beach
WILLIAM = ENRIGHT
Nixon to Visit Illinois for Lincoln Home Bill Signing
The White House announced President Nixon will travel to Illinois next Wednesday to sign legislation designating the Lincoln home as a national historic site. He will sign in the Old Capitol at Springfield and then visit the Illinois State Fair before continuing to New York and Dallas on nearby trips.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ilinois
Abraham Lincoln
Old Capitol
Springfield
Lincoln
Inois
Department of the Interior
Illinois
Red China Removes Workers Slogan From News Signals
The Chinese official news agency Hsinhua, which began daily English dispatches in 1969 with the slogan Workers of all countries unite, reportedly dropped the phrase from Beijing’s teletype transmissions on Thursday without explanation.
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Tokyo
Hsinhua
Unite
Peking
42 GIs miss flight to Viet as Chicago weather delays charter
Forty two soldiers on two weeks leave failed to connect with a World Airways charter to Saigon after the inbound flight to O'Hare was delayed by severe weather. The plane departed with part of its manifested load, leaving some GIs stranded. Some veterans say the delay and cost outweigh the extra week of leave. An airline official said holding the plane longer risked being late for another charter.
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Jack Gremillion
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Gremillion
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Baton Rouge
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O'Hare International Airport
Gary Capp
Zanesville
Ohio
da Nang
Vietnam
West Coast
Set Morris Worley
Hope Mills
World Airways
Robert Orr
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