Controversial Dean Acheson Dies
Dean Acheson former secretary of state during Truman era died at 78 in Maryland. He led U S Cold War policy including NATO and Marshall Plan and faced attacks over alleged soft stance on communism. He is survived by his wife and three children. Nixon called him a towering figure and staunch champion of the Western alliance.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Department
George Marshall
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Europe
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Manson
California
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Labor Chiefs to Serve on Pay Board After Freeze Ends
AFL-CIO President George Meany Teamsters Chief Frank Fitzsimmons and UAW President Leonard Woodcock agree to serve as labor members of the 15 member Pay Board set to control wages after the wage price freeze expires November 13. Nixon says country won and Labor will push for grandfathered wage hikes and retroactive pay while Congress considers broader economic powers.
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Nixon
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Meany
Afl-Cio
Congress
Woodcock
Fitzsimmons
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinists
Nixon Plans Moscow Trip
President Nixon announced plans to visit Moscow in late May to meet Soviet leaders. He said the talks aim to review major issues and improve bilateral relations while maintaining U.S. defense strength. congressional reaction was broadly favorable across parties.
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Nixon
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House Armed Services Committee
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Four Die in Highway Crashes Including Two Priests
Four people died in two separate highway crashes in the Albany area. Priests Rev. Luke C. Ziegler and Rev. Manus McGettigan, both injured Friday, died Tuesday at Albany Medical Center. Also killed: Linda Burnell eight, of East Galway, and Lucretia Mobray sixty two, of Norwich Rhode Island. The crash on Routes 9 20 involved Perry Lawrence of Castleton charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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Tribes Hill
Manus McGettigan
O.F.M
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Father McGettigan
Albany Medical Center
Perry O. Lawrence
Castleton
Albany
Lawrence
Linda Burnell
Coal Miners Strike Halts Railroads and Looms Over Steel
The Associated Press reports more than 2,500 railroad workers idle as 100,000 soft coal miners strike across 20 states. Steel production faces risk as the United Mine Workers strike nears its third week while longshoremen in West Coast ports work amid disputes.
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Alabama
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Weirton Steel
Weirton
W. Va
Blass Shuts Down Orioles In Game Three Victory
Pirates ace Steve Blass delivered a three hitter to blunt Baltimore as Bob Robertson hit a three run homer and Dave Cash and Jose Pagan drove in runs. Robertson claimed he didn’t know he had swung through a bunt sign until after his seventh inning homer.
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Pittsburgh
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Robertson
Willie Stargell
Brooks Robinson
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Court Rules On New School Integration Case Not War
The Supreme Court heard 31 appeals on Tuesday with two vacancies, focusing on desegregation in Southern school districts to limit Negro concentration. Cases involve Scotland Neck and Halifax County North Carolina and Emporia Greensville County Virginia. The court rejected a challenge on military action in Southeast Asia and moved other appeals.
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Greensville County
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond Va
Southeast Asia
Equal Rights For Women Bill OK'd In House
The House passed 354 to 23 a resolution to let states decide on a constitutional amendment extending equal protection to women under the 14th Amendment. If approved by the Senate and ratified by 38 states within seven years, it becomes official. The provision exempting women from the draft was removed.
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Supreme Court
Charles E. Wiggings
R-Calif
Wiggins
Tex Watson Convicted of Seven Murders in Manson Case
Charles Tex Watson, 25, was found guilty on seven counts of first degree murder and one count of conspiracy to murder for the Tate LaBianca killings. He testified he acted under Charles Manson's orders and faces possible death penalties after a sanity phase and potential sentencing.
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Charles Manson
Tate-La- Bianca
Carlos Rodriguez
Manson
Texas
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Houten
Patricia Krenwinkel
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