Nader's Raiders blame government for business monopoly power
A UPI report summarizes a year long Ralph Nader study accusing U S government antitrust enforcement of political interference and allowing monopolies and oligopolies to dominate markets. It cites officials from Nixon era and past attorneys general as examples.
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Nader
Washington
UPI
Raiders
Ralph Nader
Richard G. Kleindienst
Nicholas Katzenbach
Herbert Brownell
Richard W. McLaren
Nixon
Kleindienst
General Motor
Health Act 1970 Prompted Senate Protest On Implementation
Senate sponsors Jennings Randolph and Warren Magnuson press HEW Secretary Richardson to implement the Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 and name Dr. Robert L. Nolan to the advisory council. They urge timely council formation and ask if service under the act could substitute military service amid health care shortages.
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Senate
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot L. Richarson
Morgantown
National Advisory Council On
Capitol Hill
Jennings Randolph
D-W.va
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Richardson
Robert L. Nolan
Division of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
West Virginia University School of Medicine
HEW
Magnuson
Randolph
Council
Nixon dedicates inland waterway at Catoosa
President Nixon opened the 450 mile McClellan Kerr Arkansas River navigation project in Tulsa Oklahoma with governors and Senator John L McClellan present. He said the $1.2 billion canal could lure people back to rural areas and ease urban congestion. Oklahoma Governor David Hall called the project a new wonder, as 25 000 to 30 000 gathered at the port of Catoosa to witness the ceremony.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Nixon
Oklahoma
Arkansas
John L. McClellan
America
Catoosa
David Hall
Retired miner held on air piracy charge in hijacking
Glen Elmo Riggs a 58 year old West Virginia man was arrested without bond after commandeering United Airlines Flight 797 from Charleston to Newark. He ordered a flight to Israel but agreed to land at Dulles after authorities refused an Atlantic crossing. The hijack marked the seventh of the year with 65 passengers aboard and no sky marshals on board.
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Washington
UPI
United Air Lines
Glen Elmo Riggs
Newark
N.J
West Virginia
UAL
Charleston
Riggs
Israel
FBI
Tel Aviv
America
Dulles International Airport
Virginia
Atlantic
Miners vote to continue coal strike at J and L Gateway mine
Clarksville Pennsylvania United Mine Workers Local 6330 reports 600 miners at Jones & Laughlin Steel Gateway mine voted to keep the walkout going. The strike began last Tuesday over safety concerns idling about 1,700 workers across four company facilities. a J&L letter warned of possible prosecution if the wildcat strike continued.
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Clarksville
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Gateway
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
J&l
Peace Must Come Says Israeli Deputy Premier On War Anniversary
Deputy Premier Yigal Allen told United Press International peace is needed as the Middle East cannot endure another conflict. In a hour long interview from Tel Aviv he urged realism and noted Arab nations seek peace as much as Israel. He criticized Western appeasement and doubted a partial Suez Canal reopening while describing his Tel Aviv penthouse interview setting.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Yigal Allen
Middle East
United Press International
Allen
Israel
Levi Eshkol
U.S
William P. Rogers
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Dynamite blast kills five in Georgia crash
Army demolition teams hunted for dynamite caps after a truck carrying 20 000 pounds of dynamite collided with a Volkswagen on U S 78 near Waco Georgia. Five people died and 35 injured as the blast damaged homes, shops, and a gym roof while residents nearby evacuated. Driver A W Fielding warned crowds and escaped harm.
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Waco, Ga
UPI
Woodlands
U.S. 78
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
A. W. Fielding
Fielding
Ft. McClellan
Ft. McPherson
J. D. Palmer
Heath
Troubles Mount as Blessings Add to List
A reflective note highlights growing troubles alongside counted blessings, presenting a balance of challenges and gratitude. The brief implies a personal or communal moment of strain tempered by appreciation.
Four WWII trainer pilots die in two air collisions
The vintage aircraft race near Wildwood New Jersey saw seven AT6 planes in a tight course. Two planes collided on lap one causing a fatal crash and fire. Three more crashed on lap three, killing four pilots Richard Minges Victor Baker Joseph Quinn and Edwin Snyder. About 10,000 spectators watched safely from grandstands.
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Wildwood
UPI
New Jersey
Richard Minges
Fayetteville
N.C
Victor Baker
Glendale
Calif
Joseph Quinn
Saugus
Reno
Nev
Most Banks Overcharge Says Solon
Rep. Wright Patman claims banks overcharge by 150 million dollars yearly by using a 360 day year to compute interest. He urges the Federal Reserve and banking agencies to warn the public and stop calendar manipulation to gain extra interest.
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Washington
UPI
Wright Patman
Dtex
Patman
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Federal
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Ray Martin
Dominion Post
McLaren
General Motors
Leonard Weiss
Ford
Chrysler
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Inland Waterway
Wichita
Kan
Verdigris
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Solon
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