Senate approves $2.20 minimum wage amid Nixon plan clash
The Senate passed a bill raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.20 an hour, rejecting Nixon's 2 proposal 65 to 27. McGovern voted against the substitute. AFL-CIO backed the Democratic version. The measure would cover 7.4 million more workers and repeal some overtime exemptions.
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Nixon
George McGovern
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Afl-Cio
House
Harrison A. Williams Jr
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North Viet troops flank South Vietnamese positions near Quang Tri
North Vietnamese forces outflanked South Vietnamese troops in Quang Tri Province threatening to cut Highway 1. Government infantry fought a 200-300 strong force with tank and Phantom air support, while CDC reports 19 NVA and 1 ARVN killed. U S. Marines used helicopters against river craft and air strikes hit MIG bases and rail lines. Casualties last week were 8 KIA, 26 wounded, 14 missing or captured.
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Quang Tri
Associated Press
Pher Koichiro Morita
My Chanh
Hue
U.S. Navy
Seventh Fleet
Denver
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
Missoula Lab Aided Viet Fire Storm Experiments
Civilian and military sources reveal attempts in 1966 and 1967 to create large fire storms in Vietnam to clear enemy forests. The program, led by the Advanced Research Projects Agency with Forest Service collaboration, was abandoned after fires proved unlikely to sustain in tropical rain forests.
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United States
Vietnam
Forest Service
Northern Forest Fire Laboratory
Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
California
Philadelphia
Iron Triangle
Saigon
Pentagon
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Department
Caper and Travel Notes Span Page Lines
A snapshot of municipal quirks and travel woes across pages. References to a Sunday Standard CowBelle beef talk hints at regional topics, with Page 5 detailing Amtrak car shortages and reservations, Page 2 noting a caper, Page 8 on old West Commission members visiting, and Page 11 on youths’ attitudes toward losing.
Jehovahs Witnesses hold 4675 at Butte convention
Lee R Plummer of Helena opened the Jehovahs Witnesses Divine Rulership District Convention at the Butte Civic Center with a call to dedicate life to God and shun degrading entertainment. N F Capson of Salt Lake City gave the keynote noting that mankind does not favor divine rulership. Drama presentations on Friday and Saturday feature works about Joseph and Naaman. CHURCH Page 18.
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Lee R. Plummer
Helena
Butte Civic Center
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Plummer
God
W. Moetensen
D. Doty
Mortensen
Joseph
Naaman
Boy in San Diego draws baffled doctors on growth mystery
14-year-old Sergio Pacheco from Tijuana shows stunted growth and weighs under 40 pounds at 33 inches tall. Dr. David Chadwick heads a Children's Hospital team investigating possible growth hormone, pituitary, or tissue structure causes. A $1000 fundraising campaign supports the research as doctors seek explanations.
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Patricia Dunklee
Sergio Pacheco
San Diego, Calif
David Chadwick
Chadwick
Children’s Hospital
Sergio
Butte Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy conditions with showers expected in Butte. Today's high around 60 degrees and low near 45. More weather details on Page 18.
Hobbs Plans Frog and Fish Feeding Contest for Stubborn Alligator
Hobbs Parks Director Jeff Williams aims to feed city’s hungry alligator John Roger Enzymes by sending children to gather live prey. The creature refuses non hunted food, having grown barely half an inch since last March. A contest offers prizes for the most live food brought to the alligator.
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Hobbs
N. M
Jeff Williams
John Roger
Williams
Government study questions Nader Corvair safety claims
A two year government study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released indicates 1960-63 Chevrolet Corvair models were as safe as comparable cars. It found no inherent instability in straight-line driving and similar rollover rates to other light cars, countering Ralph Nader’s 1963 warnings. Nader dismissed the report as a biased whitewash of the car’s handling.
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Ralph Nader
National Highway Traffic Administration
Transportation Department
Nader
Consumer Advocate
The
Highway Safety Administration
Texas Proving Ground
Nixon drops emergency strike bill amid labor tension
The White House said it will not push the crippling strikes bill this year and denied a labor deal. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler cited no chance of passage, while Sen. Packwood questioned the administration’s stance amid Senate vote tallies and labor endorsement of Nixon.
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White House
Congress
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Robert Slackwood
R-Ore
Senate
Packwood
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Ziegler
Settlement Ended Longest Rail Labor Dispute Over Firemen
Washington AP reports a settlement protecting 18000 locomotive firemen ends decades of court and political battles. The agreement keeps current firemen employed until retirement or promotion, creates an engine promotion path, sets a 65 year retirement, and retracts an 8 year federal arbitration cutting jobs. Some furloughed workers will return. long term savings expected despite short term costs. The dispute traces to 1924 with diesel locomotive introduction by New York Central.
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Washington
M.W. Hampton
Afl-Cio
United Transportation Union
Dempsey
New York Central Railroad
Plumbers Ordered to Work by Court Injunction
U S District Judge W D Murray ordered the Butte Local 41 plumbers back to work. He based the ruling on Article 25 of the June 30 1971 master plumbers agreement prohibiting strikes without 60 days notice before June 30 1973. The injunction dissolves the July 1 strike and bars any 1972 work stoppage. subject to appeal.
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U. S. Dist
W. D. Murray
Bozeman
Helena
Floyd Stewart
Reardon Plumbing
Contractors’ Association
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