Police Chief threats spark flag injury policy debate
Charleston West Virginia police chief Dallas Rias said officers must risk lives to rescue and protect the flag when it is torn or burned. Mayor Dodson and Bias discussed written crowd-control orders, including tear gas. The report notes Bias’s push for nationwide flag patches in uniforms during civil disturbances.
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Charleston
W-Va
Elmer Dodson
Bias
Kanawha Valley
Meany Opposes Nixon Nominee to NLRB
AFL CIO leader George Meany urged Senate rejection of Edward B. Miller for the National Labor Relations Board, saying no one from labor or management should serve. He cited Miller’s management-focused background and urged impartiality in a quasi judicial board facing charges of unfair labor practices by both sides. Miller would replace Sam Zakaria, with terms and chairmanship outlined for the five member panel.
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Ford
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Wichita State University
House
Gen
Eisenhower
Wichita State
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U.S
Cambodia
Someoe
National Guard
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George Meany
Senate Today
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Federation
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Board
Edward B. Miller
Chicago
Meany
Tie
Miller
White House
NLRB
Howard Jenkins
Panthers Arrests Across Nation Reach Over Two Hundred Thirty
A nationwide AP survey shows more than 230 arrests of Black Panther party members over the last year on charges from jaywalking to murder, yielding about 40 convictions. In over 60 cases, defendants were acquitted or charges dropped. many cases remain pending. The Panthers say the total is higher, citing 402 arrests in eight months of 1969. In California, suits claim repeated arrests violated rights, with 18 San Diego members arrested 50 times on 42 charges and 27 drops. April saw a separate suit seeking $10 million in damages against the Los Angeles police.
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Washington
Black Panther Party
Associated Press
Tanthers
Panthers
Party
Chaka Walls
Panther
Chicago
California
San Diego
Los Angeles
Teacher Peace Plan Submitted In LOS ANGELES Strike Askew
Striking teachers and school officials study a privately submitted contract proposal by mediator Benjamin Aaron UCLA law professor to end four weeks of walkout. Board to review. UTLA to hold member vote. Aaron says mediator role may end. Lack of state funding remains core issue as 45 percent of teachers and 44 percent of students stayed away. Superintendent Kelly urges return to classrooms and Sacramento aid.
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Los Angeles
School
United ‘Execters of
Benjamin Aaron
UCLA
Arthur Gardner
Aaron
UTLA
Robert Kelly
Sacramento
Princess Margaret Attends Sinatra Benefit in London
Frank Sinatra made his first London appearance in eight years at Royal Festival Hall for two NSPCC benefit shows. Princess Margaret attended the event, with security tight as 4,000 fans cheered after 65 minutes of performance backed by Count Basie’s expanded 50-piece orchestra. Officials said Sinatra ordered the security. tickets reportedly cost 60 dollars and 360 dollars for some seats.
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Sinatra
Royalty
Great Britain
Princess Margaret
Frank Sinatra
Royal Festival Hall
London
British National Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
UPI
Hall
Hoover Sees Reds Linked to Protest and Panthers
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover testified before the House Appropriations Committee asserting communist elements sought to pressure a unilateral US withdrawal from Vietnam. He labeled the Black Panther Party as dangerous and linked antiwar protests to broader communist agitation abroad.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Vietnam
Lberal
Black Panther Party
House Appropriations Committee
U.S
Cambodia
San Francisco
United States
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