Non Striking Workers Return But Another Union Strikes GE Plant
The report notes a continuing strike effort at General Electric with a proposed fund of 13.5 million dollars for every member of the federation, while Walter Reuther proposes a 45 million dollar AFL CIO drive and a 5 million dollar UAW pledge. General Electric employs 310,000 workers, including 13...
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Nationwide Federation of Unions
CIO
General Electric
Roanoke
Erie
Milwaukee
Bridgeport
Conn
Chicago
Indiana
Senate Rejects Move To Slash Space Budget
The Senate rejected a $100 million cut to the space budget after Senator Pastore warned a large reduction would crucify the program and jeopardize the Apollo moon mission. Proxmire urged cuts to push space reforms, while Allott warned delays on major appropriations lie ahead.
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Washington
U.S
John O. Pastore
Pastore
Rhode Island
William Proxmire
D-Wis
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
House
Proxmire
Soviet Union
NASA
U S
Allott
Congress
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Ft Dix 33 Trial Stirs Riot at Army Stockade Case
A military court at Ft. Dix sentenced Pvt. Jeffrey Russell to three years for rioting and arson in the stockade uprising last June. Russell received a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. his wife Cathy lamented as the verdict was read. A civilian protester shouted and was arrested along with another bystander.
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FT. DIX
N.J
Pvt
Jeffrey Russell
Russell
Cathy
Russells
Silent Ones Speak Today On Vietnam
Veterans Day rally draws support from VFW and American Legion for peace prayers and remembrance. Lee Edwards touts endorsements from eight senators and 47 representatives with about 10 000 expected at mid afternoon program and entertainment by Grand Opry.
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VFW
American Legion
Veterans’ Groups
America
Lee Edwards
Freedom
Barry Goldwater
Edwards
Black colleges lose staff to bigger colleges for higher pay
Predominantly black colleges across the South report major raids by larger colleges and white institutions seeking black faculty. Administrators cite salaries from 18 000 to 22 000 dollars as the main lure while others point to opportunities for serious research in black studies. Howard University, Tuskegee Institute, and Clark College are noted among affected schools.
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South
Edward J. Brantley
Clark College
Atlanta
Luther Foster
Tuskegee
Howard University
Washington, D.C
Vincent Harding
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center
Howard Universitys
Department of
Harding
McGovern Blames Nixon for Threat to Liberal Senate
Senator George S. McGovern charged that President Nixon seeks conservative control of government and warned the 1970 election could reduce liberal Senate strength to its lowest since the 1920s. He urged support for a campaign fund to aid at least 15 liberal incumbents including Senate leader Mike Mansfield, Democratic whip Edward Kennedy, and Edmund Muskie.
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UPI
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Nixon
Senate
McGovern
Mike Mansfield
Edward M. Kennedy
Edmund S. Muskie
Sato Faces Protests On Okinawa
A week before Eisaku Sato's Washington talks on Okinawa, a bomb explosion and a large protest rally marked a round-the-clock police alert. Organizers claim Okinawa should be returned to Japan with no nuclear weapons. Sato meets opposition leaders but offers no pre-talk commitments.
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Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Nixon
Okinawa
Japan
Sato
Washington
U.S
Komeito
Chuo University
Yoyogi
Buffalo State adopts get tough plan after campus unrest
The State University at Buffalo announces a tough policy after a series of violent and non violent demonstrations on campus. Acting president Peter F. Regan says threats by students or faculty will lead to immediate suspension pending a hearing. He warns of a clear and present danger to free speech and safety on campus.
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Buffalo
N. Y
State University At Buffalo
Peter F. Regan
Regan
Moonwalk Coverage Aims For Round The Clock Telecast
Apollo 12 will reach the moon next week with live color TV as Charles Conrad Jr Alan L Bean and Richard F Gordon Jr prepare for two moon walks and a crater descent. The crew lifts off from Cape Kennedy at 11 22 a m Friday Nov 14 with a landing set for 1 57 a m Wednesday Eastern Standard Time.
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Charles Conrad Jr
Alan L. Bean
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Cape Kennedy
Conrad
Bean
Wilson to Address Royal Payroll Debate in Commons
London AP reporting Prime Minister Harold Wilson planned a House of Commons statement on the royal payroll to quash a brewing storm sparked by Prince Philip's Washington remarks on austerity. Aides said Wilson would speak Tuesday aiming to calm a row over the monarch’s finances and the future role of Queen Elizabeth II. Some Labour rebels oppose a pay raise despite Conservative and Liberal calls supporting the Queen’s pay.
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London
Prince Philip
Washington
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Elizabeth II
Britain
Labor Party
Fat Chance This Gambler Will Return
A 454 pound man named Israel Shuman was released from a Maryland prison after two beds collapsed under his weight and clothing limits forced him to keep his original attire. Judge J. Gilbert Prendergast suspended the rest of a six month gambling sentence with a warning that any future lawbreaking could send him back to jail. Shuman faced stairs, harassment, and inadequate facilities not designed for his size.
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Baltimore
J. Gilbert Frendergest
Israel Shuman
Maryland Penitentiary
Shuman
Prendergast
High Court To Rule On Welfare Fathers
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if states may require men living with welfare families to support their children. A California case upholds using “men in the house” to enforce paternal duties and several states have similar laws. The decision will come in the next term.
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High Court
Washington
Supreme Court
California
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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