Unemployment Up and Prices Rise Stir Economic Worries
Washington reports show unemployment reaching a nine year peak with May at 6.2 percent, while wholesale prices climb. Herbert Stein cautions the rate could rise before easing as manufacturing jobs grow. Labor data show earnings up 1.41 weekly to 125.46 as living costs rise 4.3 percent. Democrats blame Nixon policies for the downturn.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Herbert Stein
U.S
Stein
Lawrence F. O’brien
Labor Department
May I Be Called Back Legislators Ready To Quit The State Legislature
Legislators in New York debate ad journment amid wrangling over a summer budget as Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea warns of possible return to Albany if New York City fiscal issues remain unresolved. The House weighs whether to adjourn Friday or Sunday with promises of more money and unfinished work looming.
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Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
New York City
Albany
Hijacker talked into submission at Dulles
United Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Newark diverted to Dulles in Virginia where hijacker Glen Elmo Riggs 58 of Ashford West Virginia released passengers and three flight attendants after three hours and surrendered a .32 caliber pistol to a crewman FBI later identified Riggs as the hijacker and said he held crew at gunpoint while demanding a long-range jet to Tel Aviv.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Israel
Dulles
FBI
Glen Elmo Riggs
Ashford
W.va
Tel Aviv
Riggs
Boone County
United
W.L. Clerico
R.C. Steenek
G.D. Colliton
Newark
N.J
Martinsburg
Atlanta
Bristol
Charleston
Israle
Arrow Names Troy as Manufacturing Headquarters
Arrow Co. Troy will become the central headquarters for all manufacturing after an organizational change. Donald F. Bartlett will lead the combined operation, with Ludwig L. Kordish reporting directly to him. The shift stems from a move to a predominantly fancy shirt sales pattern and greater manufacturing complexity.
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Troy
The
Arrow Co
Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc
Robert M. Dale
Dale
Donald F. Bartlett
Bartlett
Hibbing
NATO to Probe Soviet Troop Reduction Offer
NATO foreign ministers ordered a swift probe of Russia s claimed readiness to cut armed forces in Europe and called for autumn deputy talks on force reductions. France may join as observers. They want a Berlin settlement by December and seek security talks with Communist nations once a firm Big Four deal is signed.
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North Atlantic
Euroe
NATO
Europe
U.S
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Berlin
Guerrillas Clash With Israeli Forces Near Jericho
Palestinian guerrillas and Israeli troops fought a fierce clash along the Jericho area in the Jordan Valley. The Voice of Assifah reported seven tanks and a helicopter used byIsrael, with reinforcements arriving as fighting continued for a seventh day. Jordan and Al Fatah communiques described Jordanian operations against guerrilla bases near Jerash and a broader push against guerrilla presence in Jordan. King Hussein defended Jordanian sovereignty in Amman and tied Palestinian self determination to restoring the West Bank.
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Biblical
Jericho
Cairo
Voice of Assifah
el Ouja
Jordan
Amman
Beirut
al Fatah
Jerash
Hussein
West Bank
Two More Years Seen For Draft Extension
The Senate rejected amendments to end the draft or limit it to one year, signaling a two year extension similar to the House action. The vote sided with maintaining the draft past June 30 and set up a final vote after other amendments are settled. The McGovern Hatfield amendment linking Indochina policy to funding faces a major debate.
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Senate
House
Nixon
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
McGovern-Hatfield
Indochina
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
R-Ore
U.S
J E Lewis Night Club Comic Dies in New York
Joe E. Lewis a 69 year old night club comic died at Roosevelt Hospital after a period in a diabetic coma. He rose to fame in 1949- years on the speakeasy and night club circuit and built a rough edged comedic persona.
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New York
Joe E. Lewis
Roosevelt Hospital
Lewis
Nixon Proposes New Energy Sources and Reactor Drive
President Nixon outlines a 1980 goal for second generation atomic reactors and urges offshore oil geothermal energy coal gasification and oil shale development to diversify the energy mix. He seeks Canada oil imports and additional funds for breeder reactors uranium enrichment and cleaner coal to gas, with hearings set by Senator Jackson in June.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Rogers C. B. Morton
Canada
United States
Morton
World-Record Heroin Haul Seized In Spain
A world record 249 pounds of heroin was seized by U S narcotics agents and Spanish police from a French couple near Valencia. The haul valued at 35 to 40 million dollars in the U S, involved a car loaded on a Barcelona ship and offloaded at Alicante after a cryptic cable. The suspects were identified as Jean Pierre Pila to and Marie-Yvonne Carreto, both of Orange, France.
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Valencia
Spain
U.S
John N. Mitchell
Washington
America
Europa Press
Jean Pierre Pilato
Marie-Yvonne Carretro
Orange
France
Silla
Mediterranean
Mitchell
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Barcelona
Vera Cruiz
Mexico
Alicante
John E. Ingersoll
Bureau
Ingersoll
United States
No 'Brutality' Officer Found In Line-Up
Allegations of brutality against Troy police were dismissed after a 46-member line-up at Central Station failed to identify the officer or officers accused. City Manager Ralph De Santis ordered the two-session lineup amid an investigation into the May 11 incident involving RPI students Frank Brearton Kee Song and Thomas Mann.
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Troy
Central Station
Troy Police Dept
Ralph DeSantis
DeSantis
RPI
Frank Brearton
Kee Song
Thomas M. Mann
Song
Mann
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William O’brien
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