Cemetery Strike Leaves Colma Cemeteries Brown and Idle
San Francisco AP reports Colma's 13 cemeteries have become overgrown and littered as greenskeepers and grave diggers strike since June 3. Mayor Alioto to mediate between the Cemetery Workers Union and cemetery operators as 1,000 bodies await burial and workers seek a $6 daily raise on a $34.20 base pay.
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San Francisco
Colma
Ernest Martens
Martens
Miguel Irizarry
Joseph Alioto
Cemetery Workers Union
San Francisco Labor Council
Court Martial Proceedings Continue With One Charge Dismissed
At Quantico a court martial for Sgt. Jon M. Sweeney proceeds as he faces aiding the enemy in Vietnam and a running away count. A desertion charge was dismissed after defense argues he was left by a unit during Operation Dewey Canyon in 1969.
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Quantico
Vietnam
Jon M. Sweeney
West Babylon
N. Y
B. Raymond Perkins
Gerald Alch
Sweeney
Dewey Canyon
Testimony
Grinspoon
Arnold Parent
Parris Island
S.C
Crossword Clues Answer Grid Companion
The item lists crossword clues with numbered entries such as four bagger in baseball feminine matches farm products collectively capuchin monkey oath expressing surprise flower West German Vegas river of Africa and body of Jewish. It notes rower name preceding the finals as informal.
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Vegas
Jesuits Run Thousands of Schools Worldwide Survey Shows
A survey finds Jesuit priests operate about 4 500 schools in 80 nations enrolling over one million students.
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Jesuit
Cambridge
Mass
Jesuits
AFL-CIO backs wage and price controls if Nixon deems them needed
AFL-CIO Executive Council pledged support for across the board federal wage and price controls if President Nixon considers them necessary to aid the economy. George Meany urged cooperative action while opposing wage-only restraints, citing economic chaos. The council called for $12 billion in released funds, full funding for housing and education programs, a higher federal minimum wage, and lower interest rates to expand the economy.
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San Francisco
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Executive Council
Congress
Hite Reunion at Belle Grove Near Middletown
National Trust hosts a two day Hite family reunion at Belle Grove near Middletown with descendants from 13 states. Highlights include an eight to ten site tour, candle light reception, church services, a 2 PM landmark plaque ceremony, and a talk by Klaus Wust on the Shenandoah Valley settlement.
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National Trust For Historic Preservation
Belle Grove
Middletown
Rt. 11
Jost Hite
Shenandoah Valley
Springdale
Isaac Hite
Hite
Charles S. Marshall
National Park Service
Cedar Creek Battlefield
Klaus Wust
Rhine
Shenandoah
Five Democrats in Virginia lieutenant governor race hold brief unity session
A small Hampton crowd heard five Democratic hopefuls tout party unity ahead of the nominating convention. State Sen. Robert C. Fitzgerald and four delegates discussed their legislative records as they urged support for the eventual nominee. Republican candidate George Shafran withdrew from the Arlington Alexandria House race.
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Associated Press
Hampton
General Assembly
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Fairfax
Dels
George J. Kostel
McMath
Arlington del
George Shafran
Shafran
Richmond
Arlington-Alexandria
Petersburg Soldier Dies in Vietnam
Washington AP reports Army Sergeant Clinton H. Epps of Petersburg Virginia died in Vietnam not due to hostile action. The AP notes a growing German champagne consumption, rising from 68 million bottles in 1960 to 148 million in 1970, in Munich.
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Petersburg
Virginia
Southeast Asia
Department Department
Army S
Clinton H. Epps
Munich
Germany
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