Rail legislation drafted to break up strike outlook
Washington reports negotiations between railroad unions and carriers broke off as the Nixon administration prepared an emergency bill to impose a settlement. Labor Secretary Hodgson led efforts with a panel recommendation to allow work rule changes and longer crew runs, aiming to avert shortages as the walkout spread to more lines. FBI raids on 30 gambling sites in Pittsburgh net five arrests.
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United Transportation Union
UTU
James D. Hodgson
Labor Department
White House
Congress
Nixon
W. J. Usery Jr
Usery
House Commerce
Sheetmetal
Lockheed rescue bill stalls in Senate votes
Senate setbacks mark a rocky path for legislation to back rescue loans for Lockheed and similar corporate stabilizations. A motion to limit debate failed 42 to 47 and a table amendment vote failed 38 to 45, delaying action until after the recess and leaving a future veto power for Congress on government guarantees.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Senate
Congress
Lockheed
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
D-Ill
Stevenson
Administration
Byrd and Randolph vote against cloture on Lockheed loan bill
The Senate failed to invoke cloture on a bill guaranteeing a 250 million dollar loan to Lockheed Aircraft Corp. The vote was 42 against and 47 in favor, 18 short of the 60 needed. Senators Byrd and Randolph of West Virginia voted no on moving to end debate.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Robert Byrd
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
Western Union Ends Long Strike With Tentative Contract
Western Union and the United Telegraph Workers reached a tentative contract Monday night ending an eight week nationwide strike. About 3,000 New York City employees remain in separate talks. The deal includes 10 percent raise now and 9 percent in 1972 with fringe benefits and a $31.7 million cost to the company.
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Washington
UPI
Western Union
United Telegraph Workers
New York City
Communications Workers of America
UTW
Earl D. Hilburn
E. L. Hageman
Hageman
George P. Kent
Apollo 15 astronauts face moon mission after light scare
Apollo 15 crew led by Commander David Scott with James Irwin and Alfred Worden neared the moon after a minor instrument warning light raised fears of a launch failure. Ground control ruled out engine trouble, citing a switch fault, and the trio prepared for a three day flight toward the lunar highlands with a August 7 splashdown target.
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Pacific
Hawaii
Mission Control
Scott
Coal mine shutdown probable amid rail strike impact
United Press International reports the national rail strike threatens food and fuel shortages and mass coal miner layoffs. Southwest Virginia mines face shutdown, Island Creek may close half its mines, risking 8500 workers across Virginia Kentucky and West Virginia if the strike lasts.
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Virginia
Island Creek
West Virginia
Kentucky
Paper talks start again in Pittsburgh strike
Negotiators for the Pittsburgh Press Co and Local 7 of ITU resume talks at 10 a.m. Tuesday to end a strike active since May 14. Federal Mediator Arthur Wellman arranged the meeting in the union hall at the Scripps-Howard paper’s request. Talks paused July 16.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Press Co
International Typographical Union
ITU
Arthur Wellman
Scripps - Howard
Morning Post-Gazette
Electricians Union
Stereotypers
Teamsters
Mailers Union
Dogs to aid in searching for missing boy in Casper
An alpine rescue team with tracking dogs took over the search for Kevin Dye, a 9 year old mentally retarded epileptic boy who fled authorities for a week on a cold cloudy Wyoming mountain. Natrona County Sheriff Bill Estes said the frightened boy uses animal cunning to elude rescuers as he wandered from his parents on July 18. He has been seen several times but escapes into trees and brush.
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Casper
Wyo
UPI
Natrona County
Bill Estes
Kevin Dye
Wyoming
Government report shows blacks lag whites in social and economic gain
A Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics study released on Monday details 1970 conditions. It notes rising female headed black families, persistent income gaps, higher college attendance yet higher high school dropout rates, and rural substandard housing among blacks.
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Washington
America
Census Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Laird Keeps Pentagon Papers Secret Delays Declassification
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird will delay releasing Pentagon Papers citing legal and security concerns. Daniel S. Henkin, assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, announced the decision as the declassification effort for elements of the 47-volume Vietnam decision bears the overall top secret classification.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Pentagon
Daniel S. Henkin
Defense
Henkin
Vietnam
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Anthony
Tony” Grosso
U.S
Richard Thornburth
UPI Telephoto
W. J. Usery, Jr
New York Times News Service
Randolph
Byrd
Cape Kennedy
Moon
Godspeed
Edward K. Delong
John Riley
United Press International
Boy
Laird
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