Postal strike widens as Nixon plans broadcast to end walkout
Postal workers in major cities refuse to return amid a wildcat strike. President Nixon schedules a national radio and TV address to outline a plan to move the mail. National Guard planning and Labor Secretary Shultz talks aim to restart operations while concerns grow over wage costs and SDS-linked involvement.
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W. P. Wilson
Pentagon
George P. Shultz
Premier cites 13000 more troops in Laos clash
Premier Souvanna Phouma accused North Vietnam of sending 13 000 more troops into Laos with tanks rockets and long range guns to back Hanoi expansion. He noted gains and losses around the Plain of Jars as fighting continued near Long Cheng and at the upper panhandle with US backed guerrilla forces.
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Laos
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
United States
North Vietnamese
Long Cheng
Vang Pao
U.S
Saigon
Air Force
Upper
Panhandle
Weather notes predict warmer temps and light snow
Weather forecast calls for cloudy skies with light snow today and cooler tonight. Highs in the lower 40s with a 46 percent chance of precipitation today, 3 percent tonight, and 28 percent tomorrow. Sunsets and sunrises listed. yesterday’s high and this morning’s low noted.
Mailmen weigh vote to end Lorain postal strike
Lorain letter carriers will be asked this afternoon by their local union to decide whether to continue the walkout started at 3 am. Elyria mailmen meet tonight to decide on joining the nationwide strike that has crippled mail service. Local 583 president Chester Uszynski said he will consult station officers before asking members if they feel their action has achieved its goals. Ohio clerks plan a statewide policy meeting in Mansfield to align with carriers and consider a united stand.
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James H. Rademacher
National Association of Letter Carriers
SDS
Post Office Department
New York
Lorain
Teadhers
Elyria
New York City
Chester Uszynski
South Lorain
Sheffield
Ohio Federation of Postal Clerks
Mansfield
Charles Strausser
Association of Postal Clerks
Strausser
Loram Post Office
Randell Swaim
Leonard Heimann
Airmail to Vietnam Cut in Half by Postal Strike
SAIGON AP The US postal workers strike halves airmail to American troops in Vietnam. Military mail units sort bulk loads in the US causing delays as ships arrive. surface mail not yet affected but likely to slow. Outbound mail piles up in the US while higher classes have priority on contracted airliners.
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United States
Viet
San Francisco
Seattle
Army Post
Europe
New York
State denies considering bid to transfer school land
The State Board of Education denies it will consider Midview petition to transfer land into Elyria district at the April meeting. HUD officials told superintendents the board would review the matter in April, but a state deputy chief said no addendum was attached and no April action. Beatty laments delays and notes mutual agreement needed. both districts oppose land transfer due to Hill Fuller Road and South Middle Avenue tracts and potential housing impacts.
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Midview
Elyria
George B Smittle
John Beatty
HUD
Washington
Harold Bowers
Ohio Schools
Beatty
Fuller Road
South Middle Avenue
Elva City
Vermilion Palm Sunday Canoe Race Draws Nearly 100
About 100 canoeists joined the Keel-Haglers Palm Sunday event racing eight miles from Birmingham to Mill Hollow along the Vermilion River. Weather mixed a light rain and snow as paddlers faced low water and portages while starting at one minute intervals. Northern Ohio competitors vied for fastest time in the annual race.
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Birmingham
Mill Hollow
Vermilion
Ohio
John Kenney
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