Senate Labor Panel Moves to Halt Rail Strike Until October
The Senate Labor Committee approved a 13 to 1 measure to pause the nationwide rail strike through Oct. 1. It includes an approximately 17 percent interim wage rise for about 13,000 signalmen, aiming to speed Senate passage and guide House action toward President Nixon. The plan comes as industries face shutdowns, with cars, steel, and transportation hit hard.
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Senate Labor Committee
Signalmen
Senate
House
Nixon
Signalmen’s Union
Congress
Labor Committee
Gerald Ford
Michigan
White House
United States
Europe
Ford
New York
Striking Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Brother Returns to Vietnam After Impersonation Switch
The Storer family in Yarmouth Maine reports Glenn a 21 year old radio operator rifleman returned from Vietnam on leave and later learned his older brother Wesley 22 had impersonated him to serve in Vietnam. Wesley is en route to Vietnam while Glenn faced possible charges and a two week leave earlier.
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Wes Storer
Yarmouth
Maine
South Vietnam
Glenn
Wes
Vietnam
Carleton R. Storer
Wesley
Miegehentey
Storer
Ft. Devens
Mass
Cbs-Tv
Virginia
Portland
Laos Town Ban Dong Hene Wiped Out by Rockets
A heavy rocket attack virtually obliterated Ban Dong Hene, a 1500 resident Laotian town on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Vietnamese advances seized Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai, controlling much of the Bolovens plateau as refugees fled after the Monday barrage.
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Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Pak Song
Ban Houei Sai
Bolovens
Panhandle
Dong Hene
Savannakhet
Muong Phalane
Vientiane
Gunter Defends Bill for Frederick County Annexation Work
About 100 residents heard E Eugene Gunter defend a 15250 bill he submitted to the Frederick County Board of Supervisors for legal services tied to the city county annexation suit. The Frederick County Taxpayers Association urged paying the bill in full and reinstating Gunter as county attorney. The board had earlier approved paying one tenth of the bill and dismissed him.
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E. Eugene Gunter
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Gunter
A.C. Gunter
Welltown Pike
Leonard C. Ellis
Association
Robert Luttrell
Chief Justice Burger laments adrenalin fueled lawyers
Burger denounces lawyers and media for incivility calling it a 20th century Know Nothingism. He criticizes political trials, shrill editorials, and hostile cartoons while urging civility in law and public discourse. He cites Archibald Cox and notes parallels to 19th century England.
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Burger
Washington
Warren E. Burger
America
Archibald Cox
U.S
Harvard Law School
England
Congress
Strike Idles 25 Here At B and O Railroad
About 25 local B and O Railroad employees are idled due to a nationwide strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen. Winchester agent Don Jennings says the office closed at midnight with no signalmen among staff. Winchester postmaster Joseph C. Haines reports an embargo on all second, third and fourth class mail beyond the third Parcel Post zone up to 300 miles affecting magazines newspapers and advertising matter.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Don Jennings
Winchester
B&o
Joseph C. Haines
Commission Told Marijuana Probably Dangerous but Should Be Legalized
A 13 member National Commission on Marijuana and Dangerous Drugs heard that marijuana is probably dangerous yet should be legalized. Drs Kolarsky Moore and colleagues described a brain syndrome from smoking and urged a tough policy while Dr Brown questioned the link and urged considering current penalties. Researchers elsewhere challenged the Kolarsky Moore conclusions as applicable only to a small, select group. The commission, appointed by President Nixon, weighs evidence for a March recommendation though Nixon opposes legalization.
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Washington
National Commission On
John Kaplan
Stanford University
Commission Today
Harold, Kolarsky
William Moore
Bertram S. Brown
National Institute of Mental Health
Brown
Norman Zinberg
Harvard
Joel Fort
San Francisco
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Maphis Named James Wood Head Basketball Coach
Bill Maphis, longtime James Wood junior varsity coach, was named head basketball coach succeeding Jerry Hannas. Maphis led the Jayvee to a 62 29 record, including a 17 1 mark this season, and is a 1960 Romney West Virginia graduate with WVU basketball credentials. Frederick County Schools officials tout his proven JV record and potential to lead varsity players.
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Roy E. Potts
All Star
Bill Maphis
James Wood
Jerry Hannas
R.E. Lee High School
Springfield
Wood
Maphis
W.va
West Virginia
Melton Wright
Frederick County Schools
Frederick County School Board
Bill
Hannas
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