Reds offer terms to free POWs dock strike begins
West Coast dock workers walk off. About 15,000 ILWU members join the first major West Coast port shutdown in 23 years, with 3,000 from Local 13 Wilmington set to front picket lines at 100 locations in Long Beach and Los Angeles. Some protests start at dawn while SF crews continue handling military, mail, and perishables amid a strikebound area. Tanker firms remain exempt as they are not in the Pacific Maritime Association.
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International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
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Wilmington
Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Washington
Weather and port strike update in West Coast
Night and morning clouds in the GAT and Friday area with fair weather otherwise. Mountains will be sunny with cooler nights and warm days. Deserts expect very warm to hot conditions with highs reaching up to 112 in lower valleys. At Hawaiian ports negotiations on a five year contract between ILWU and the port association ongoing after a midnight contract expiry. Union leaders say talks are far apart. officials unavailable for comment. A Southland union spokesman estimates about 1 million dollars per week in wages lost during strikes. Of about 57 association ships in Southland ports, 25 were being worked, 26 idle, and six partially idle. The Marine Exchange lists 17 arrivals today. total future ship tie-ups unknown. ILWU seeks a two year contract with higher wages.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
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Marine Exchange
Gulf Ports
ILWU
International student ID cards for teens in Europe travel
Question on obtaining internationally recognized student IDs for two teens studying in Paris. Advice directs to the Paris office of the Council on International Educational Exchange and to California State College at Long Beach for processing. Cards require photo proof of status and a $1 fee. mail orders cost $1.25 and take about six weeks.
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Paris
Europe
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Long Beach
Council On International Educational Exchange
Rue
Pierre Charron
California State College At
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Connell
International Educational Exchange
United Nations Plaza
New York City
N.Y
California legislature fails to pass budget again
Sacramento reports the California Legislature let the state drift into the new fiscal year without a spending plan for the third straight year. The Assembly Senate conference committee halted at 7 pm, five hours before the deadline, as Gov Reagan faced a widening budget dispute.
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Assembly Senate
Reagan
Senate
Reagan Charges Rejected by Rural League Assistance
An editorial item notes that Governor Ronald Reagan has rejected charges against Rural League Assistance. The brief appears in the page listing with references to various sections such as Editorial, Lifestyle, Obituaries, and Sports.
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Ronald Reagan
Rural League
Expose resumes Mitchell pledges criminal action
The Justice Department will prosecute those who violated federal criminal laws as the Supreme Court upholds press freedom. The Times and Post resume long-form reporting from the Pentagon documents, while injunctions against the Globe and Post-Dispatch are lifted.
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Mitchell
Supreme Court
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
New York Times
Washington Post
Boston Globe
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bantam to Publish Paperback Edition of Pentagon Papers
Bantam Books announced a paperback edition of the New York Times Pentagon Papers series. The book will include the complete Times series, the original report documents, a 44 page photo essay on U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and a 30 word capsule on how the Times compiled the series.
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UPT
Bantam Books
New York Times
Times
Vietnam
the Times
Nixon Aides React To Viet Cong Peace Plan
The White House called the Viet Cong seven point proposal mixed with positive and unacceptable elements. Press Secretary Ziegler said the administration rejects any plan handing South Vietnam to Communists and would not detail which points are acceptable. He noted no U.S. withdrawal deadline would trigger a precipitous move. Kissinger's travel plans were outlined as while at Paris talks. The next Paris session is in a week.
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Washington
the White Mouse
Ratalel L. Ziegler
South Vietnam
White House
South
Ziegler
United States
Paris
Hene
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
Ziegier
Viet Cong proposes seven point peace plan in Paris talks
PALS reports Hanoi and the Viet Cong offered a seven point framework promising immediate POW releases when the U S begins a mutual timetable withdrawal from South Vietnam. The plan calls for an internationally supervised settlement, normal ties with the United States, and guarantees to enforce the peace treaty. Madame Binh and Xuan Thuy urged a positive Nixon response while Saigon urged caution, noting the plan largely mirrors earlier proposals.
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United States
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Madame Nguyen Thi Binh
Fever outbreak at Long Beach college affects 22 people
A valley fever outbreak linked to a California State College Long Beach field trip hospitalized at least three and caused one meningitis case among 22 affiliated students and others. Dr Thorsen noted symptoms ranged from cough and fever to chest pain with residual lung nodules seen on X rays.
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Long Beach
Richard ¢. Thorsen
Madera
New York
Thorsen
Vote at 18 becomes law as 38th state ratifies
In Washington three fourths of the states ratified Amendment 26 extending the vote to 18 through 21 for both state and federal elections. Ohio approved the measure by a 9 to 0 vote, becoming the 38th state to ratify. President Nixon urged newly enfranchised young voters to register and vote.
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Ohio
White Hose
Nixon
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