Mine Local Fined for Contempt in Illinois Walkout
United Mine Workers of America Local 1545 faces a 60000 dollar contempt penalty in Danville for striking in sympathy with miners. Judge Henry Wise ordered 10000 dollars per day since August 18 restraining order. Four additional contempt charges against Freeman Coal Mining Corp. unions were under consideration today.
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United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Southern Illinois Coal Miners
Henry Wise
Danville
Kenneth Wells
Umwa District 12
U.S. District Court
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Wells
Min
Ers
National Pay Board
Association of Bituminous Contractors
ABC
Inland Steel Co
Lesser
Judge Wise
Local 1545
Kenneth Dawes
John Cox
Billy Aaron
Gary Lind
Ralph Burchell
Dawes
Letters tied dairy campaign to milk price rise in 1971
Letters uncovered in a lawsuit allege large dairy groups influenced the Nixon administration to raise federal milk price supports in March 1971. The Washington Post reports a White House meeting with dairymen and a $10,000 fundraiser followed by an 8 percent parity price increase, boosting dairy checks by up to $700 million.
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Washington (Ap
Nixon
Washington Post
the Post
Post
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Ward Rowley
Richard Kleindienst
Justice
Eut
Senate Judiciary
William A. Powell
Mid- America Dairyman, Inc
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Powell
TAPE
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
Ralph Nader
Giver tied to Nixon fund through Humphrey donor $25,000
The Washington Star News reports that Dwayne Andreas, Humphrey’s top contributor, also gave $25,000 to Nixon. Money traced to Andreas passed via Maurice Stans to Bernard Barker at the Watergate complex. Dahlberg describes the cash flow and campaign-response handling amid ongoing probes and a $1 million related civil suit.
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Joseph Volz
Washington Star-News
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic National Committee
Dwayne Andreas
Minneapolis
Humphey
Maurice Stans
Wixon
Bernard Barker
Democratic
Watergate
U.S. District Court
Charles Richey
Kenneth Dahlberg
Midwest
Finance
Star- News
Andreas
Humphrey
Nixon
Dahlberg
Washington
Stans
Clark MacGregor
G. Gordon Liddy
Finance Committee
FBI
Barker
Florida
Richard Gerstein
Miami
First Interoceanic Corp
National City Bank of Minneapolis
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
Stormy tonight with showers and storms likely
Forecast calls for tonight and Saturday showers and thundershowers with a low near 70 and highs in the 70s. Sunday to Tuesday remain mostly cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of rain.
CIPS to Use Gas Fields for Storage in Williamson County
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved Central Illinois Public Service Co to convert two former gas fields in Williamson County into underground storage reservoirs. The sites cover about 1,100 acres and were previously uneconomical for gas production.
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CIPS
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Williamson County
Illinois Commerce Commission
Zeigler Coal and Houston Natural Gas weigh association
Zeigler Coal Co of Chicago and Houston Natural Gas Corp of Houston study a possible form of association as both energy firms explore shared ground. Zeigler No 4 mine operates at Johnston City while Houston Natural Gas handles production processing and distribution. Alec Chesser of Houston confirmed discussions but did not elaborate on specifics.
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Zeigler Coal Co
Chicago
Houston Natural Gas Corp
Houston
Texas
Zeigler
Michael E. Walsh
Walsh
Johnston City
Houston Natural Gas
Alec Chesser
Western Rodeo and David Cassidy Show Lead Local Events
The schedule includes the David Cassidy Show and a Western Rodeo featuring Barbara Mandrell and the Do-Rites, plus a country music show with Charlie Pride. Local venues host these performances, drawing fans from surrounding communities for multiple nights of entertainment.
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David Cassidy
Barbara Mandrell
Charlie Pride
McGovern accuses Nixon of scare tactics at labor rally
Senator George McGovern addressed about 150 union leaders on Capitol Hill accusing Nixon of fear and word twisting to dodge campaign issues. He cited unemployment welfare growth and tax reform while unveiling a $250000 budget for the McGovern-Shriver National Labor Committee. Nixon said he seeks four more years to push a peace breakthrough in Peking and Moscow after accepting GOP renomination in Miami Beach.
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Florida
Fontainbleau
Dahlberg
Andreas
Nixon
Humphrey
George McGovern
Wisconsin
Barker
Mes
Washington
McGovern
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Capitol Hill
The
National Labor Com
San Clemente
Calif
White House
Peking
Moscow
Miami Beach
Jane Fonda inquiry data released
The House Internal Security Committee released transcripts from its inquiry into actress Jane Fonda and the Vietnam War broadcasts from Hanoi Radio. The panel also published a Justice Department letter noting the department is reviewing statements reportedly made by Fonda during a visit to North Vietnam.
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Washington
House
Internal Security Committee
Jane Fonda
Hanoi
Attorney General Office
Justice Department
Miss Fonda
North Vietnam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Department
Fletcher Thompson
R-Ga
Mt Vernon hospital project confirmed by official
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital administrator Eugene Powell confirmed plans for a new 300 bed facility in Mt Vernon despite earlier plans to close upon completion of a 500 bed medical center by Dr Raymond Alexander. Powell noted opposition while outlining the permitting steps with the Illinois Department of Public Health and Hospital Board.
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Henry deFiebre
Eugene Powell
Jefferson County Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Raymond A. Alexaner
Good Samaritan Hospital
Powell
Dept. of Public Health
Public Health Dept
Illinois Hospital Board
Franklin Yoder
Beams Collapse On U S 50 Overpass Injure Eleven
Eleven people were critically hurt when tons of steel beams fell onto vehicles beneath a Sacramento overpass under construction on U S 50. The beams crushed two cars and a truck as three workers nearby were unharmed. cause of collapse not yet known.
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Sacramento
Calif
Here
Highway Patrol
California Division of Highways
Ed Williams
Louis Brown
Pennsy refinancing plan wins shareholders vote
Penn Central Co. shareholders approved a 64.3 million refinancing plan 6 to 1 at the first annual meeting since 1970. More than 12 million shares backed the plan while about 2 million opposed it amid a 34 hour stormy session. A federal court may still decide the outcome as judges count votes from 143,000 holders of 24,110,321 shares. A slate of 10 management nominees was elected.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Co
Desegregation Busing Plan Delayed in Detroit Area
A major desegregation busing plan for Detroit and 52 suburbs will not start with the new school year due to appeals before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Roth’s order to buy 295 buses remains in effect while the court considers the appeal. The delay follows Nixon era guidelines and involves state and local officials and multiple districts.
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Cincinnati
Detroit
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Stephen J. Roth
Flint
Mich
Roth
State of
Michigan
Nixon
George
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