Post Office Bill Opens Debate on House Floor
Washington UPI June 16 1970 Congress debates converting the post office into an independent Postal Service with an 11 member commission and a rate setting board. Union rights under Taft Hartley and an 8 percent retroactive pay raise for 700000 workers spark threats of a New York postal strike if retroactivity is denied.
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Postal Service
New York
Morris K. Udall
Manson Trial Begins Today in Sharon Tate Case
Los Angeles AP reports Charles Manson and three female followers faced the court as jury selection began for the Tate murder case. Beausoleil received a death sentence for Hinman killing, while Kasabian’s trial was set for August 17 with immunity expected for her testimony.
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Charles H. Older
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Robert Beausoleil
Gary Hinman
Tate
Hinman
Leno LaBianca
Aaron Stovitz
Rolling Stone
Linda Kasabian
Miss Kasabian
Fish Kill Cause To Be Corrected
Maj. Harold M. Matthias of the U S Army Corps of Engineers says nitrogen poisoning of fish in the lower Snake River is nearly over as spillways end their high water use. He attributes the problem to the Little Goose Dam and notes extra turbines will reduce nitrogen entering the water.
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Harold M. Matthias
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Game Department
Little Goose
Dwarshak
Con Man Takes Widow's Money in Salt Lake City
A 78 year old Salt Lake City woman lost 3500 dollars to a con man posing as a federal bank inspector. Police warn the public to beware of requests for money without proper identification. The scam involved a soft spoken caller claiming bank discrepancies and promising no interest loss with a 500 dollar bonus. The woman withdrew her emergency funds and handed them to a man with a round badge reading Police Inspector.
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Salt Lake City
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Soviet Spacers Set New Endurance Mark in Orbit
Soyuz 9 cosmonauts Col Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastianov marked a new space endurance record by flying 330 hours 35 minutes on their 15th day, surpassing Gemini 7's 14 days. Tass reported ongoing experiments in photo mapping and orbital adjustments as the mission neared its planned end.
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Space Board Blames NASA Tests on Apollo 13 Heater Switches
Edgar M. Cortright chaired the investigating board which says an unusual combination of mistakes and a deficient heater switch design caused the Apollo 13 explosion. The report cites a 1962 directive ignored and warns Apollo 14 may slip past December. Paine signals readiness to delay if needed.
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Thomas C. Paine
Cortright
Firey Crash Kills 2 Men Near Wells Nevada
Two Utah men died in a fiery head on collision on U S 93 about 19 miles south of Wells Nevada. Chase Cornia 17 of Layton the driver and Paul Van Ostrand 52 of Salt Lake City were identified as the victims. The other occupants Mr and Mrs Revel Lessey of Twin Falls Idaho were taken to Elko Hospital with Mrs Lessey listed in critical condition as their pickup burst into flames after the crash.
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