Taft-Hartley clamp on dock strike seen soon
Reporting on the nationwide labor turmoil, mediators push for settlement as 45,000 AFL-CIO longshoremen strike from Maine to Texas amid a West Coast slowdown now in its 98th day. Shippers warn of bankruptcy while other regions stay largely unaffected.
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Ziegler
Nixod
Port Janet
Nixon
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s
Maine
Texas
West Coast
Internaional Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
San Francisco
Houston
Galveston
Corpus
Christiand
Brownsville
Coil Field
West Virginia
Appalachian
New York
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Thieu election vote manipulation and combat report
Thieu urged voters to back his 60 percent goal while warning against spoiling ballots or using empty envelopes. Officials described replacing invalid anti Thieu ballots with valid ones and restricting reporters. In the combat zone a 10 man task force advanced from Keek toward a fire base shelled for nine days.
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Thieu
Insurance High Rates and Mime Lessons Hit Local Scene
Insurance questions arise on Aug 15 wage freeze rules as car policy renewals spike by $25. Action Line details regulations and penalties. Separate mime classes offered by Inner City Institute in Los Angeles with weekend sessions and varying prices.
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Long
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Freeze Information Center
Lakewood
Action Line
Inner City Institute
20Th St
Los Angeles
Actors’ Coach
Carlos Ave
Hollywood
Falcon Studios
Hollywood Blvd
Warrisng Lesgis
He Maloon Studios
Canada-UAW talks stall over wage freeze hit Long Beach plants
Negotiations break off as Nixon wage-price controls loom. Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach suspends UAW talks after the freeze, risking no immediate plant disruption though a Canadian strike could halt wing assemblies for DC-9s and DC-10s. UAW and JAM seek a roughly 30 percent three year package for about 250,000 workers.
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Lo Beach
Torrance
Long Beach
McDonnell Douglas
Southland
UAW
JAM
Woodcock
Bike loving senator breaks collarbone in park collision
San Francisco reports Sen James Mills of San Diego fractured his collarbone and two ribs after swerving in a park during a Bicycle Day rally. Mills collided with San Francisco Supervisor Robert Mendelsohn who recovered and continued with the event. Mayoral candidate Dianne Feinstein and Supervisor Robert Gonzales joined cyclists at the American Youth Hostels sponsored festival amid ecology minded voters.
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San Francisco
State Senate
James Mills
San Diego
Robert Mendelsohn
Mills
University of California Medical Center
Mendelsohn
Robert Gonzales
American Youth Hostels
William S Grant Dies A Long Beach Legislator
William S Grant, a personable and effective Long Beach legislator, died after a career spanning 30 years as a Union Oil salesman and 29 years in public service. Colleagues praised his diplomacy, leadership on major bills including the Long Beach Freeway and Sidelands, and his role in establishing a college at Long Beach. He is survived by his wife Ethel, who requests Heart Fund memorials. services are Wednesday at 2:20 at Dilday Family Chapel.
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Ethel
Stephen Horn
Cal-State
Long Beach
Los Angeles River
Atlantic Avenue
National Guard Armory
Grant
Union Oil Co
Heart Fund
Dilday Family
Hijacker Kills Wife Pilot and Himself in Atlanta Attempt
A hijacker killed his wife and the pilot then took his own life after an attempted kidnapping of a woman in Atlanta. The plane, leased from Big Brother Aircraft of Nashville, was used in the abduction plot. Authorities cited a doctor claim and a car with firearms as the confrontation unfolded.
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Downs and Crump
Senate Halts Extra Pay Boost Battle Over Military Raises
Senate action to keep a $1.3 billion federal pay raise on schedule faced a House-Senate conference pause. House leaders planned a party-line veto vote against Nixon's plan to delay the raise, while Mathias shifted his amendment to the bill itself. House Democrats pressed to force a veto vote amid Republican opposition as the final military procurement bill edged toward Wednesday consideration.
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House-Senate
House
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Charles McC. Mathis Jr
Mathias
Allol
H. R. Gross
Iowa
F T C moves to require proof behind advertising claims
The measure would bar ads that claim safety performance or price without written proof available to consumers and require media to show how to obtain the documentation. Senators McGovern and Hart lead the bill, with possible extension to political ads if needed.
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George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Philip A. Hart
D-Mick
McGovern
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