Nixon Moves To End Strike And Bids For Arbitration
President Nixon seeks a three man arbitration board to settle the West Coast dock strike and has urged Congress to pass a back to work bill. AFL-CIO rejects compulsory arbitration and longshoremen leader Harry Bridges says proposed legislation won’t settle the strike. Nixon spoke from Grand Cay island to pressure Congress as lawmakers debate the crisis and possible solutions.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
UPI
Nixon
West Coast
Afl-Cio
Washington
Harry Bridges
Grand Cay
Robert Abplanalp
Longshoremen vow to stay on picket lines over West Coast strike
Longshoremen pledge to remain on the picket lines until the dispute ends despite President Nixon urging Congress to act and arbitration. Negotiations are set to resume next week between the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union and the Pacific Maritime Association as the 106th day of the West Coast dock strike continues.
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Wiley Maloney
San Francisco
UPI
Nixon
Congress
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
el Flynn
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
Bridges
Senate weighs Nixon transport strike plan trial in West Coast
Senate Labor Committee members Salz Williams and Javits discuss testing Nixon's stalled emergency plan for railroads airlines trucking and maritime strikes. The proposal offers three options including extending cooling-off periods or government ordered partial service or a binding panel to pick a final offer. Both sides oppose the final offer method.
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Steve Gerstel
Washington
UPI
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
Harrison A. Williams
Dn.j
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Republican
Congress
Labor
Senate
House
Management
Y Teens Complete Charity Sale for Building Fund
Medina County Y-Teens raised 739.30 from selling Madison candies as a service project for the YMCA-YWCA Center Building Fund. Over 350 Y-Teens sold more than 200 cases of chocolates in an Inter-Club Council event, aiding the new building effort. Kim Pitman of Wadsworth led top sales, earning a transistor radio, as officials praised teen cooperation.
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Gina Reese
Buckeye High School
Kim Pitman
Wadsworth High School
Don Steed
Gazette
Ted Graham
Medina County
YWCA
Madison
Ymca-Ywca Center
Nolee
Wadsworth
Miss Pirman
Clock Study David Learns Clockwork Basics
David Wilson from Spencer Elementary School captivated classmates with a clock study after dismantling an alarm clock and labeling its parts. Teacher Mary E. Young supported his science interest, and he lectured about clock operation for about 15 minutes, impressing peers.
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Neysa Stroup
Spencer
David Wilson
Black River District
Mary E
Betty) Young
David
Students Changing Classes At Medina Exchange Festival
In Medina a third year exchange of girls and boys classes is planned with girls learning to fix switches and craft items while boys mix pizzas and prepare refreshments. A Festival of Arts open house is set for February 24 from 7 30 to 9 00 featuring home economics art and industrial arts booths and a boys and girls fashion style show.
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Medina
Jane Bradley
Transportation Department idea not new in Columbus
Governor Gilligan's TAC backs a cabinet level Transportation Department. Past efforts by Rep. Roger Tracy and Rep. Gordon Scherer failed amid election year concerns and lobbying by highway interests. TAC favors funding from general revenue to support mass transit, while wary rural voters and local governments may resist. Spokesmen say bill could be introduced late next month or March.
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House
Senate
Frank Thompson Jr
D-N.j
Nixon
Columbus
John Gilligan
Transportation Advisory Committee
TAC
Department of Transportation
State Department of Transportation
Roger Tracy
108Th General Assembly
Tracy
House Highways and Transportation Committee
Gordon Scherer
Cincinnati
Scherer
Transporta
Departments of Highways and Highway Safety
Division of Aviation
Department of Commerce
Transportation
Transportation Department
General Assembly
General Revenue Fund
Ieeee
Gilligan
Corry
Sanford Granted 12500 Award Over Chippewa Flood Project
A six juror panel awarded Andrew H. Sanford of Montville 12500 for 41 acres to join the Chippewa Conservancy flood storage plan. The verdict in Medina County Common Pleas court followed a Tuesday start and Thursday ruling, with 10000 for compensation and 2500 for damages.
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Medina
Andrew H. Sanford
Montville
Chippewa Conservancy District
Medina County Common Pleas
Ralph Winter
Conservancy District
Chippewa Watershed Conservation Association
Soil Conservation Service
Adrian Miller
Wooster
Medina Area Deaths: Ray Harper and Dorothea Plank
Obituaries report Ray Harper age 89 of Seville died Friday at Willow Wood Nursing Home Brunswick after a short illness. Survived by four grandchildren eight great grandchildren. services 2 p.m. Monday Armstrong Funeral Home Seville with burial at Mound Hill Cemetery. Dorothea Plank age 52 of West Salem died Saturday at Ohio State University Hospital Columbus after six weeks illness. Former West Salem Elementary School cook. survived by two daughters two sons mother and four grandchildren. services 1 p.m. Monday Parker Funeral Home Lodi with burial West Salem Cemetery. Memorials to Cancer Fund or United Methodist Church.
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Ray Harper
West Main St
Seville
Willow Wood
Brunswick
Mr. Harper
Medina County
Ohio Injector Co
Agnes
Jerry Huffman
Armstrong Funeral
Mound Hill Cemetery
Loren Kuhn
Dorothea Plank
Lincoln St
West Salem
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
Annette Shilling
Betty Jo Plank
William L
Jupiter
Fla
Robert M
Akron
Verna Sremmer Zimmerman
Lakeland
Kathryn Reish
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Vera Jason
Florida
Virginia Mann
Harold Grissinger
Ashland
Richard
Wooster
Paul
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi
LeRoy Ruble
Cancer Fund
United Methodist Church
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