Worldwide airline pilots strike grounds three U.S. carriers
The 24 hour walkout by international pilots disrupts service in 19 foreign airlines while only Eastern, Northeast and Southern in the United States suspend flights. Southern ends the stoppage after pilots vote to return. Courts influence pilots to continue flying.
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Associated Press
U.S
Canada
Europe
United States
Eastern
Northeast
Southern
Atlanta
Supreme Court
Washington
Pilots’ Association
International Federation of Airline Pilots
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta Airlines
United Air Lines
Western Airlines
Trish Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines System
Air France
Sabena
Belgian World Airlines
el al
Air Canada
Alitalia
Lufthansa
Swissair
Air
John P. Gratz
TWA
Airline Pilots Association
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Frank Borman
Eastern Airlines
U. S
Warren E. Burger
Minneapolis
Northwest
North Central Airlines
Tom Shelton
Seattle
Ozark
National
Allegheny
Braniff
Court upholds baseball reserve clause in major ruling
The Supreme Court, in the Curt Flood case, upholds the reserve system for baseball players while declaring baseball an interstate business. Five justices supported the decision, with three dissents, in a ruling delivered by Justice Blackmun. Flood’s suit argues against antitrust exemptions and calls for free agency.
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Supreme Court
Curt Flood
Harry A. Blackmun
Congress
Arthur J. Goldberg
Blackmun
Flood
St. Louis Cardinal
Ted Simmons
Gussie” Busch
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court declares warrant required for wiretapping
The Supreme Court rules 8 to 0 that government wiretaps without warrants are unconstitutional and illegal under the Fourth Amendment and the 1968 Safe Streets Act. Justice Powell leads in a decision joined by Justices Douglas Brennan Stewart Marshall Blackmun, with Burger and White concurring in part. The case involved Lawrence Plamondon, accused bomber of a CIA office in Ann Arbor. The court also bars trying a murder acquitted defendant for robbery in the same incident and schedules a special session to clear case backlog.
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Washington
Supeme
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richmond
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Powell
William C. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Harry A. Blackmun
Byron R. White
Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist
Burger
White
Lawrence Plamondon
Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Arbor
Mich
Arkansas
Weather outlook for tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy and warm tonight with a low near 70. Tuesday brings variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Continued warmth and humidity with highs from 87 to 92.
Senate panel challenges weapons plan amid SALT debate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee members challenged administration plans to develop the Trident submarine and the B1 bomber as inconsistent with SALT accords with the Soviet Union. Chairman Fulbright and Secretary Rogers urged maintaining a balance of defense and diplomacy to avoid unilateral disarmament.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Soviet Union
J. W. Fulbright
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
United States
Fulbright
Moscow
Groen withdraws from Pekin Senate race after 20 years
Pekin state senator Egbert P. Groen announces he is withdrawing from re election to spend more time at his Pekin law practice. Groen, 57, cites minor health issues as a factor but says health is not the main reason. His son Keith will join the practice. Richard Luft seeks Groen seat on the Democratic ticket.
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Egbert P. Groen
Pekin
Groen
Senate
Terry Schierer
Metamora
Tazewell County
Ditor
Richard N. Luft
Green
Keith
U. S. Navy
Pilots strike pauses but Southern Illinois air service stays steady
Area planes continue flights at Southern Illinois airports despite a pilots strike. Ozark Airlines at Williamson County Airport says operations remain normal. Air Illinois based between Carbondale and Murphysboro reports no strike impact and its pilots had no plan to join.
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Southern Illinois
Allen Douglas
Ozark Airlines
Williamson County
Herrin
Ozark
Air Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Gene Dzendolet
Dzendolet
Mrs. Smith favored in Maine primary race
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, 74, seeks a fifth term as Republican nominee in Maine with about 200000 expected voters. Challenger Robert A. G. Monks, 38, is a millionaire businessman. In the Democratic side, Rep. William D. Hathaway is favored to beat Jack L. Smith. Meantime, Sen. George McGovern cancels upstate trip amid New York primary.
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Portland
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert A. G. Monks
Monks
Jack L. Smith
George McGovern
New York
Agnes Pushes Toward Florida Panhandle With Storm Deaths
Hurricane Agnes intensifies near the Florida Panhandle as rescue workers report 14 dead and scores injured. Tornadoes and floods blamed for Florida deaths. 1,500 evacuated along the Gulf Coast. Dog Island residents refuse to leave as tides threaten eight feet.
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Apalachicola
Fla
Agnes
Florida
Panhandle
Panama City
Cuba
National Hurricane Center
Brunswick
Columbus
Georgia
Franklin County
Okeechobee
Gulf Coast
Here
Venice
Keys
Sarasota
Florida Panhandle
Dog Island
Carrabelle
Wilburn Messer
Port St. Joe
Cedar Key
Avalanches and floods kill over a hundred in Hong Kong island
After three days of torrential rain, floods and landslides on Hong Kong island and Kowloon, avalanches destroyed squatter huts and three apartment blocks on Victoria Peak. Rescue teams recovered 54 bodies and expected 30 to 50 more dead, with 78 huts housing about 400 refugees prior to the disaster.
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Hong Kong Island
Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong
Tobe
Judge Denies Dismissal in Hanrahan Indictment Case
Circuit Court Judge Phillip Romiti rejects motion to dismiss an indictment against Edward V. Hanrahan Cook County state's attorney and 13 others on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice after a raid that killed Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Trial set for July 5 with ongoing legal challenges.
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Chicago
Edward V. Hanrahan
Cook County
Philip J. Romiti
Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
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