Women's Equality Strike Across Cities Protests Wage Gap
The movement planned rallies in Berkeley Palo Alto New York and other cities calling for child care centers abortion reform and the right to report crimes to a policewoman. Actions included symbolic bra burning and a push for Miss Anthony statue and celebratory stamps as President Nixon urged recognition of suffrage pioneers.
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Berkeley
NOM
City Hall
Palo Alto
Duffy Square
New York
Ties Square
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Adams
Mass
Post Office
Lucy Benson Wilson
League of Women Voters
Mrs. Wilson
Lettuce Strike Ups Pay Debate and Picket Actions
Cesar Chavez says current average pay for lettuce workers is 1.25 to 1.45 dollars per hour with piece rate incentives, while growers claim 1.75 dollars. Pickets parade with UFWOC banners at about 100 ranches as three-fourths of field workers stay out. Monterey County reports 31 arrests among pickets and three leaders beaten on a private ranch road amid a broader strike that began Monday after Chavez's victory announcement.
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Bolt
Cesar Chavez
UFWOC
de Salinas Valley
Monterey County
California
Agnew and Chiang Agree on Asia Policy
Vice President Agnew and Taiwan leader Chiang Kai-shek pledged basic accord on Asia during Agnew's Seoul and Formosa visit. Officials said U S aid plans for South Korea remain under negotiation with emphasis on military modernization to deter North Korea, with eventual troop drawdown once security is self-sustaining. Agnew warned American forces could be withdrawn within years if regional security is achieved, and urged not to heed reports of U S pullouts.
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Korea
U.S
Agnew
Park
Seoul
Ching Si-kwon
Saxon
North Korea
South Korea
TLS
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Ching-kua
Nixon
China
Chiang
Morayasa
Ulle
Formosa
U.S. Marine
South Vietnam
Vic
T Hem
United States
Asia
Consumer Help Line and Space Rescue Queries
Fragments show ACTION LINE guidance on FTC complaints and Better Business Bureau tips. NASA rescue plans are in development with astronauts relying on redundant space systems and two week supplies. Additional letters discuss Army nursery closing at Los Alamitos and bricklaying permits and DIY references in Lakewood and Long Beach.
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Q. I
United States
B.S
Long Beach
Spacemen
NASA
Navy
Los Alamitos
Supl. i
Action Line
S.K.B
Los Alamitos Naval Air Staton
Sharon Swearingen
Red
Veterans education aid mix up at Long Beach City College
A veteran asks ACTION LINE to resolve a half time education benefit issue. VA requires three units for a sixty week summer course or four for a six week session. Veterans at Long Beach City College faced problems when their units were recorded for a twelve week session instead of the normal six week period.
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Sumer
Long Beach City College
Veterans Administration
P.J
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Action Line
Lion Attacks Girl Amid Park Visit Drives to Save Her
In a crowded park enclosure, a lioness named Twiggy lunged into a moving car, biting a girl’s leg as the mother and bystanders fought to free her. Park staff fired warning shots. doctors say the girl’s leg is saved but the mother suffered cuts. The $2.4 million Lion Park, with 40 lions, defends guards and strict window rules to protect visitors.
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Lloness
Sim
Twiggy
Rush Blood for Victim of Knifing Inglewood
Inglewood officers rushed to Los Angeles Red Cross for blood then returned to Daniel Vree man Hospital. The victim, James Flores, about 30, was beaten and stabbed in his home in what appeared to be a robbery attempt.
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Inglewood
UPL
Robert Barlow
R. Sileatt
Mglewood
Red Gross
Los Angeles
Giding
Tames Flores
Nixon Marks 50th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
President Nixon issued a proclamation on the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage noting women will have a wider role in political, economic, and social life. He praised their civil rights victory and outlined continued government support, with a Labor Day White House event planned for September 7 inviting labor union officials and wives.
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San Clemente
Nixon
Sears
America
White House
Man and girl found dead in smoke-filled apartment
Firemen found a 25-year-old man and a young girl dead at 1415 Cedar Ave Apt C early today. Minor damage noted as smoke from a snookled couch blanketed the scene. Police identified the victims as Robert Harold Shamrock and Carolyn B. Howland. autopsy pending.
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Cedar Ave
Apt. C
John P. Teont
Mural G. Asbill
Robert Harold Shamrock
Carolyn B. Howland
Seventh St
Apt
Wwe
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Lakewood City Hall
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R. J. DeChristofore
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Gilbert Townsend
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Mrs. Hiskine
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Symons-Jones
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Sheamrock
Miss Flowland
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