Judge orders Boyle to appear if miners do not return
Federal Judge Gerhard Gessell set a 9 30 a m Monday court appearance for United Mine Workers President W A Tony Boyle unless about 50 000 striking miners in six states resume work. The court pressed for a direct order to end the strike and warned of possible contempt. Strikers protest Gessell s prior ruling that Boyle step down as trustee of the union s welfare and retirement fund amid alleged conflicts of interest.
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United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
U.S
Gerhard Gessell
Paul Conolly
Gessell
Boyle
Walkout spreads 2000 Southern Illinois miners out
More than 2,000 workers in seven Southern Illinois coal mines joined a wildcat strike in protest of United Mine Workers President W. A. Boyle being removed as a director of the union's welfare fund trustees. Kenneth Wells said about 60 percent of Illinois miners were out. Mines idled include Peabody near Shawneetown, Inland Steel near Lesser, Freeman near Waltonville, and others. several mines remained active.
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Southern Illinois
Appalachia
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Kenneth Wells
United Mine Workers District 12
Springfield
Illinois
Wells
Boyle
Ilinois
Peabody Coal Co
Eagle Strip
Eagle No
Shawneetown
Inland Steel Co
Lesser
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient
Waltonville
Johnston City
Will Scarlet
Stonefort
Utility
Marion
Nixon victory in Senate war cutoffs shifts House vote
The House faced a vote on the Nedzi Whalen amendment to halt war funding after 1971, with sponsors estimating 150 to 170 supporters in a 434 member chamber. The Senate meanwhile rejected two cutoff measures, a Nixon administration win in defeat, as the war toll rose with weekly reports listing tens of thousands dead and wounded across Americans and Vietnamese.
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Senate
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Lawton M. Chiles Jr
Dfla
Saigon
U.S. asks inspection rights in Vietnam study papers case
A federal judge limited a government discovery request to documents the New York Times used as sources for its Vietnam war study articles. The court rejected a broad fishing expedition into the Times files and postponed ruling on the injunction against further publication.
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New York Times
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Times
U.S. District Court
Murray I. Gurfein
The
Gurfein
the Times
Floyd Abrams
Abrams
Times Today
Asst. U.S. Atty
Michael Hess
Hess
American Civil Liberties Union
United States
Freelancer claims Times acquired secret Pentagon study source
Washington Star reports Sidney E. Zion says Daniel Ellsberg, then at MIT, gave the Times the 47 volume Vietnam study as an act of conscience. Pentagon confirms Ellsberg worked on the study. Ellsberg’s path included Rand Corp. and Pentagon posts under McNamara and McNaughton. Rand declined comment.
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Washington
New York Times
Pentagon
United States
Sidney E. Zion
the Times
Scanlan’s
Daniel Elisberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Center For International Studies
Elsberg
Ellsberg
John T. McNaughton
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNaughton
Zion
New York
WMCA
Rand Corporation
The
Times
Nixon Declares Drug Abuse Target in Global Offense
President Nixon labels drug abuse as public enemy number one and seeks a 155 million dollar request to tighten enforcement and expand rehabilitation. He orders a White House driven coordination office led by Dr. Jerome H. Jaffe and special funds for treatment, education, and international enforcement.
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Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
White House
Jerome H. Jaffe
Illinois
Special Action
America
United States
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Treasury
Bureau of Customs
Scenic Rivers bill faces subcommittee action amid Oakley Dam dispute
A new Scenic Rivers subcommittee was formed by the Senate Agriculture and Conservation panel to study the Department of Conservation backed bill. Opponents warn it could threaten Oakley Dam and riparian property rights while supporters cite regional park and waterways groups. The panel was ordered to report by October as Republicans deride the measure as dead on arrival and debate signals delay beyond the June Assembly recess.
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Department of Conservation
Oakley
Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee
Assembly
House
Sangamon River
Rep
A. Webber
R-Decatur
Oakley Dam
Henry Barkhausen
J. Theodore Meyer
Chicago
Gene Johns
R-Marion
Big Muddy River
Illinois Association of Park Districts
Lake County Board of Supervisors
Illinois Division of Waterways
John Guillou
Sangamon
Ogilvie unaware of 100000 gift tied to racing license
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie said he learned of a 1970 $100,000 campaign contribution by Philip J. Levin after a Wall Street Journal report. He noted the gifts did not affect Illinois Racing Board dates and disputed solicited stock ties, while pushing transportation reform and denying a CTA subsidy deal with Chicago Daley.
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Michael A. Smith
Linday-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Republican Party
New Jersey
Philip J. Levin
Wall Street Journal
Levin
Illinois Racing Board
Cook County
Republican Campaign Fund
Illinois
Republican Victory
Edmund J. Kucharski
Republican Central Committee
Chicago Thoroughbred Enterprises
Ogilvie
Chicago Arlington
Washington Park
Senate
Kucharski
Chicago
General Assembly
Richard Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
General Revenue Fund
CTA
Draft bill survives Senate challenge to draft extension
The bill to extend the draft for two years until June 30, 1973 survived another Senate challenge. By a 48 to 35 vote the Senate rejected Sen. James L. Buckley’s amendment to limit extension to 20 months. The aim was to hasten a switch to an all volunteer force planned for mid-1973.
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Washington
Senate
James L. Buckley
Rn.y
Nixon
Warm tonight with mild low in upper sixties
The forecast calls for a fair night with temperatures in the upper 60s. Friday should be mostly sunny, hot and humid with highs near 90. Weather details on map page 22.
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