Johnson backs Democratic ticket despite policy gaps
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson said he will support the 1972 Democratic ticket and the party lineup despite disagreements with George McGovern. He urged unity, praised party reforms McGovern helped start, and noted McGovern will visit the LBJ ranch next Tuesday.
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George McGovern
Fredericksburg
Sargent Shriver
United States
Dolph Briscoe
Barefoot Sanders
Texas
U.S
McGovern
Lbj Ranch
Johnson
Sen. McGovern
Democratic Party
McGovern pledges wage-price control end in 90 days
Sen George McGovern claims greater confidence in beating President Nixon and pledges to end wage-price controls within 90 days after taking office. He would return to a free market as the Vietnam War ends and military spending is reduced.
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George McGovern
Nixon
Illinois
McGovern
Washington
Ohio
Democratic National Committee
Convention delegates GOP may face floor fight
A GOP rules clash loomed at the upcoming convention as Tower Kemp and liberal allies offered competing delegate plans. New York would gain delegates under Tower Kemp while liberals urged a larger convention to reflect voting strength and population.
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Gop
Nixon
John H. Tower
Texas
Jack Kemp
New York
Tower-Kemp
Harry Flemming
White House
Revenue share bill advances in Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 34.8 billion dollar revenue sharing bill by 23 to 4, sending it to the Senate for debate despite a likely September return after recess. The measure follows President Nixon's 1969 proposal and mirrors his ideas while rejecting concessions to the Appropriations Committee.
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Senate
Nixon
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Russell B. Long
Dla
House
Weather outlook calming with warm evening conditions
Tonight will be fair and warm with low temperatures from 68 to 73 degrees. Thursday expects partly sunny skies and continued heat and humidity with highs in the 90s. Weather map details available on pages 29 and 31.
Dissent Jars GOP Platform Hearings On Vietnam and Busing
Voices of dissent at the Republican Platform Committee hearings in Miami Beach urge Vietnam withdrawal and desegregation busing. Senator Jacob Javits backs curbs on active war involvement, busing to desegregate schools, and marijuana decriminalization with a push for drug rehab and courts to aid enforcement.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Republican Platform Committee
GOP
Vietnam
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Nixon
U.N
Shirley Temple Black
Javits
Platform
Southeast Asia
U.S
National Commission On
Congress
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Democratic Platform
Olin Corp Layoffs At Southern Illinois Plant
About 200 workers at Olin Corp in Ordill area are laid off as government contracts wrap up. Sweeney says recalls may come in a few months and bids on other contracts are pending. The plant employs roughly 675 and makes flares explosives and mechanical devices for the Army and DoD. Separately the National Safety Council reports 1972 half-year traffic deaths at 25 960, up 5 percent from 1971, with June at 4 480 the highest for the month. Projections could reach 56 250 for the year, near 56 000 for 1969.
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Ordill
Morgan Sweeney
Olin
Sweeney
Southern Illinois
U. S. Army
Department of Defense
National Safety Council
United States
Council
Construction laborers strike idles 14 Southern Illinois mines
A wildcat walkout by Waltonville construction workers spread to at least 14 Southern Illinois coal mines idling about 3,500 workers. UMWA District 12 president Kenneth Wells says 250 construction workers led the strike over a denied pay raise, with talks set in Washington to resolve retroactive pay.
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John Trimble
Ilino
Waltonville
Southern Illinois
Kenneth Wells
Springfield
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
District 12
Wells
Association of Bituminous Contractors
ABC
Washington
D.C
Charles Brooks
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Guy Humphrey
Royalton
Orient No. 3
Brooks
Kenneth Dawes
Inland Steel Co
Lustour pact approved at Murphysboro plant
The Lustour Corporation unionized workers approved a two year contract with 6.5 percent pay raises for both years by 85 percent at the Murphysboro printing plant on North 19th Street. The pact adds an extra New Year’s Eve holiday, four weeks vacation after 15 years, and expanded sick leave rules.
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Lustour Corporation
North 19Th Street
Murphysboro
Lloyd Derossett
Richard Skrobis
Kissinger Seeks Peace Move in Vietnam Talks
U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger arrived in Saigon while Le Duc Tho flew to Hanoi amid rumors of a new peace initiative. Tho denied any basis for a fresh move, but diplomatsexpected Kissinger to push Thieu toward a compromise formula after meetings in Paris.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Tho
Washington
Paris
Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
District 7 joins strike by 3,000 Southern Illinois workers
About 3,000 members of the Southern Illinois laborers union walk off jobs as contracts expire with two area contractor associations. District 7 and District 9 strike over wage and contract terms, with talks planned in Mt. Vernon. Laborers earn 5.35 an hour under the old pact. new offers differ. District 7 covers 14 northern counties. District 9 spans 13 southern counties. Construction halted as sides remain far apart.
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Lordstown
Ohio
International Ladies Garment Workers
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George Meany
McGovern
Springfield
Southern Illinois Laborers’ Union
Southern Illinois District Council
Laborers’ International Union of North America
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District 9
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Fundy
Mt. Vernon
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SIBA
Egyptian Contractors Association
Claude Thompson
Thompson
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Union
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Hardin, Johnson
Massac
Perry
Pope
Pulaski
Saline
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