UAW Chief Woodcock Targets Indochina War and Unemployment
UPI reports United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock criticizing the Indochina War and unemployment as obstacles to rebuilding American social life and democracy. He urges ending the war and pursuing full employment, stressing economic rights as the basis for political freedoms and a shift toward constructive national values.
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UPI
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
United States
Woodcock
America
Indochina
99Th Forum
National Conference On Social Welfare
UAW
Heavy rain causes basement floods in Washington
Heavy rain Sunday evening drenched Washington as basements flooded across several homes. The official weather observer logged 1.87 inches of rain with strong showers and some winds late Sunday.
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Washington
Tokyo junior high closes as smog poisoning suspected
A Tokyo junior high school closed indefinitely after 130 students reported sore eyes and others collapsed or felt dizzy during exercise. Officials led by Gov. Ryokichi Minobe blamed smog from sunlight reacting with automobile exhaust for the health complaints.
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Tokyo
UPI
Ryokichi Minobe
Soviet Leaders Accept Nixon Visit Invitation
The three top Soviet leaders Brezhnev Podgorny and Kosygin accepted an invitation from President Nixon to visit the United States with no date set yet. The communique noted Nixon appreciated Soviet hospitality and invited them to a mutually convenient time.
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Moscow
UPI
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
N.V. Podgorny
A.N. Kosygin
Wallace attacker stalked President and Wallace shot
Wallace left intensive care briefly as evidence emerged that an alleged assailant followed him with the aim of assassination including a diary indicating a 45 day trip to Nixon appearances. Bremer was arrested in Laurel Maryland as Wallace was shot and paralyzed. He is jailed on 200000 bond.
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Muskie
Wallace
Debaters McGovern Humphrey face Chisholm challenge in California
In California the 1968 primary front runners Hubert Humphrey and George McGovern wrapped a tense debate over Vietnam welfare and defense spending while Shirley Chisholm threatened to block further TV confrontations unless included. Both predicted victory and Nixon’s defeat next fall as Chisholm pursues a federal court order to halt debates.
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UPI
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George S. McGovern
California
Shirley Chisholm
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Nixon
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Nixon Brezhnev sign peace pledge at Moscow summit
Leaders Nixon and Brezhnev sign a declaration committing to peaceful coexistence and stronger U.S.-Soviet ties after a week of talks. Nixon predicts a new era in relations as they tour Kiev en route home, with multiple pacts on arms limits and cooperation.
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Brezhnev
Vladimir Hall
United States
Weather Update Iowa Amid Warmer Period
Partly cloudy Wednesday gives way to fair and warmer conditions for the period. Highs reach the 70s in the southeast and about 75 in the northwest with lows near 50. Friday brings highs around 78 in the southeast and 86 in the northwest while overnight lows stay in the mid 50s.
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Iowa
Duke of Windsor Dies in Exile at 77 in Paris
Duke of Windsor Edward VIII dies in exile in Paris at age 77 after a long abdication era. Buckingham Palace confirms death at 2:25 a.m. from an undisclosed illness likely cancer. He leaves Wallis Simpson, his wife since 1937, and will lie in state at Windsor's St George's Chapel before burial near Queen Victoria at Frogmore.
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UPI
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England
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London
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Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
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Illinois boy missing in Porcupine Mountain State Park
State police and DNR officials joined Ontonagon County sheriff deputies in a daylight search for 8-year-old Joseph Knaak of Crystal Lake Illinois missing since Sunday near Porcupine Mountain State Park. Authorities described rugged terrain with many dropoffs as the boy’s father remained at Union Lake campground.
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Silver City
Mich
UPI
Department of Natural Resources
Ontonagon County
Illinois
Porcupine Mountain State Park
Upper Peninsula
Disabled miner chosen as UMW presidential candidate in reform bid
Arnold Miller, a 49 year old West Virginia coal miner with black lung, was selected by Miners for Democracy to run against UMWA President Tony Boyle in a federal court ordered election. Miller edged Mike Trobivich for the nomination. Trobivich was named vice president. Miller called for responsive leadership and said the Labor Department would supervise the election to ensure fairness.
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W.va
UPI
Miners For Democracy
United Mine Workers of America
W.A
Tony’ Boyle
Arnold Miller
West Virginia
MFD
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UMW
Joseph ‘Jock’’ Yablonsky
Ohley
Mike Trobivich
Clarksville
Trobivich
Yablonsky
Harry Patrick
Fairview
UMWA
Department of
Kontum Fight Deepens as Reds Press Strategic Hold
North Vietnamese troops pulled back from Kontum as South Vietnamese forces and tanks counterattacked. US bombers hit supply depots and bridges in North Vietnam while 168 Communists were reported killed around Kontum. Civilians and relief efforts faced ongoing danger amid intense street fighting.
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la San
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UPI
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Jeff Taylor
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