Scientists Set World Flight Tests For Relativity
Two physicists will fly around the world aboard jets with atomic clocks to test Einstein’s relativity. They will compare onboard clock readings with a Naval Observatory clock, expecting a small time gain on westward and loss on eastward legs due to relative motion.
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Washington
U.S. Naval Observatory
Albert Einstein
Joseph C. Hafele
Assistnt
Washington University
St. Louis
Einstein
Hafele
Naval Observatory
Seminary System Seen In Danger
Cardinal Garrone warned at the third International Synod that the seminary system could collapse due to doubts among priests. He cited vocations decline and questioned celibacy as secondary, urging clear definition of the priestly ideal. Archbishop Hermaniuk urged recognition of married priests and Eastern rites.
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Vatican City
UPI
Gabriel Marie Garrone
France
Third International Synod of
Roman Catholic Bishops
Garrone
Vatican
Winnipeg
Canada
Maxim Hermaniuk
Kidnapped Toddler Found Dead in Garbage Truck
Police in Toronto report that 17 month old Cal lum Campbell, abducted from his carriage outside a shopping center, was found dead Friday behind the center in a garbage truck. His mother Mrs. Neil Campbell had earlier appealed for his return.
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Toronto
Callum Campbell
Neil Campbell
Judge Puts Firemen's Pay Issue On Ballot
The proposed local law would raise minimum firefighter salaries for a captain to 9086 and hosemen to 8200 in 1971, with later parity to police pay. It requires a 125900 annual transfer funded by taxes and state aid, to be placed on the November ballot as Proposition I for voter approval.
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Troy
UFA
Teamsters Criticized For Safety Underrepresentation
Ralph Nader told a Senate subcommittee that the Teamsters Union has woefully underrepresented 400000 truck drivers in safety matters. He accused officials of lacking a safety office and failing to seek government help, calling the union among the wealthiest and able to fund skilled safety teams.
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Washington
UPI
Ralph Nader
Teamsters Union
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Nader
National Teamsters Union
Teamster
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
Court OKs Quizzing Prisoners At Attica Inmates Interrogated
U S Court of Appeals in New York backed a Buffalo judge allowing investigators to continue questioning Attica prison inmates and reserved ruling on whether lawyers must be present. The decision came as inmates testified they were beaten and threatened after the Sept 13 riot that left 32 convicts and 10 staff dead. A related case considered media access to interview prisoners inside Attica.
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New York
U.S. Court of Appeals
Buffalo
Attica Prison
Appeals Court
U.S Dist
John T. Curtin
Curtin
Attica
Blithe Spirit at Stockade Theater Recreation
Noel Coward comedy Blithe Spirit presented by Stockade Theater Productions at the Rensselaer Arts Center Troy features John Ruth as Charles Joan Edlund as the second wife and Jo Braden as Madame Arcati. Elvira played by Jean Fader charms with flirtation mischief and emotion. The cast includes Mary Hannon Robert MacIntyre and Betty Grimm. Evening show at 8:30 pm.
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Noel Coward
Stockade Theater Productions
Rensselaer County Council For
Troy
Madame Arcati
Ruth
Charles
John Ruth
Joan Edlund
Jo Braden
Elvira
Jean Fader
Mary Hannon
Robert MacIntyre
Betty Grimm
Harold Pinter
Dock Strike Moves East and Miners Out
Longshoremen continued to handle military shipments while oil cargo moved freely. Importers piled up stocks for months as a coal wage dispute raged over top pay and royalty funds, with UMW claiming owner procrastination amid freeze. Dock workers push to end 2080 hour guarantee amid shipper abuses.
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United Mine Workers Union
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
East
Gulf Coast
New York
Thomas
Teddy” Gleason
ILA
Bunche Retires From UN Over Health and Age
Ralph J. Bunche, a leading United Nations figure, retires due to worsening health after twenty five years of service. Secretary-General U Thant notes readiness to have him return, but close aides expect no comeback as Bunche suffers kidney problems diabetes heart disease and eyesight impairment.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Ralph J. Bunche
World Organization
U Thant
Bunche
Sampson Transfer Protest Leader Quits
The head of a Sampson State School transfer protest resigns citing weariness. Rev. Alton H. Stivers of Watkins Glen remains confident Friends of Sampson can halt the transfer as the state shuts the school for mentally retarded adults due to budget cuts.
Henderson Takes Stand In His Trial
Ft Meade Maryland AP reports Col Oran K Henderson testified to challenge an identification by a key prosecution witness tied to the My Lai cover up case He argued that the witness received improper government suggestions and questioned the timing and contact with Lawrence F Colburn the former helicopter door gunner involved in the account Henderson a decorated veteran faces charges of lying to a Pentagon inquiry about his discussions of My Lai with Colburn and Capt Jerry Culverhouse during the operation Colburn testified previously identifying Henderson after a deposition at Ft Lewis Washington and was later linked to the Marines in Vietnam through Hendersons 11th Brigade staff restructuring and marijuana related rumors among post unit personnel.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
Henderson
My Lai
Lawrence F. Colburn
Colburn
Pentagon
Jerry R. Culverhouse
Culverhouse
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Mount Vernon
11Th Brigade
Vietnam
IMF Urges Realignment of World Exchange Rates
The IMF closed its crucial 27 year meeting urging rapid realignment of exchange rates and a framework for worldwide monetary reform. It asked 118 member nations to pursue a satisfactory rate structure and reduce trade and exchange restrictions. The board also instructed studies on gold and SDRs.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Fund
Judge reverses order allowing college students to register locally
Syracuse judge quickly vacated the provisional right for Syracuse University students to register and vote in their college communities. The decision kept in place the show cause hearing set for Oct 12 on whether out of town students may register locally. Final registration for the November 2 election ran Friday afternoon and continues today.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Francis R. Moran
State Supreme Court
Onondaga County
Moran
Syracuse University
James P. O’donnell
Albany Urban Center Faces Director Selection and Program Debates
HVCC proposes Albany Urban Center director selection stay advisory with staff and council naming candidates. Sterling Program demands, dean authority removal, and unaddressed demands shape offers for a transitional Albany facility under NYS SUNY contract.
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Albany
Center
Hvcc Board of Trustees
Leon van Dyke
HVCC
Abraham Bolgatz
Board of Trustees
Albany Center
Urban Center Council
Al.bany
State corrections chief gains support over Attica actions
State Correction Commissioner Russell G. Oswald won backing from New York’s prison superintendents who gathered in Albany and approved a resolution expressing full support for his decisions during the Attica uprising. The meeting reflected on the riot and its 42 deaths and noted Oswald’s prison reform program as vindicated by events.
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Albany
N.Y
Russell G. Oswald
New York
Attica
New York State
Attica Correctional Facility
Vincent Mancusi
Oswald
May Rehire Fired Black Teachers May Rehire Fired Black Teachers
House supporters back an amendment to desegregation legislation requiring districts to rehire black teachers or principals displaced by desegregation before receiving $1.5 billion. Rep. William Clay led the measure with Black Caucus backing, citing a study of thousands harmed by desegregation. quorum issues hindered committee action.
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Washington
House
Education and Labor Committee
William Clay
D-Mo
Congressional Black Caucus
Clay
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Republican
Alphonzo Bell
R-Calif
William D. Ford
Dmich
James G. O’hara
D-Mich
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