Price Index Boss Unsure Of Effects On Family Budget
Washington AP report quotes Joel Popkin assistant commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics who doubts how Nixon's wage freeze will affect family budgets. He notes uncertainty over property taxes and whether state sales taxes are included, and questions whether raw agricultural products are exempt at stores. He cites housing costs comprising about one third of the index and food about 22 percent.
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Nixon
Joel Popkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Popkin
Treasury
Cost of Living Council
Congress
Military Pay Hike May Be Postponed
The Defense Department said a $2.4 billion military pay raise planned for Oct 1 may be postponed to mid November under Nixon wage freeze. Pentagon says delay won’t derail goal of ending the draft and moving to an all volunteer force by mid 1973.
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Washington
Defense Department
Nixon
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Congress
Treasury Department
Cost of Living Council
Friedheim
Civil Service Commission
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Vietnam
New Proposal Aims to Remove Drunk Drivers in Indiana
Indiana traffic officials outlined 1972 legislative proposals to rewrite laws and remove drunk drivers and habitual violators from highways. Thomas Coleman cited 37 of 156 fatal crash drivers lacked licenses or were suspended or on probation. He noted nearly half were drinking.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Coleman
Indiana Traffic Safety and Motor Vehicle Inspection Department
Coleman
Internists Lead Chicago Medical Specialties
At present the most attractive specialties among physicians are internal medicine, surgery and about equally popular psychiatry obstetrics gynecology and pediatrics.
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Chicago
Nixon eyes retroactive auto excise tax refunds
A Treasury spokesman said Nixon administration plans may include refunds of the seven per cent auto excise tax to buyers retroactive to Aug 15. The proposal would apply to purchases between Nixon's economic address and repeal enactment, with dealers certifying refunds to purchasers if enacted. The repeal could cut about $200 from the average car price.
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Washington
Nixon
Treasury
Congress
OEP Struggles to Answer Nixon Wage Freeze Rules
Washington based Office of Emergency Preparedness is unable to give specific answers on how Nixon's wage price and rent freeze affects individuals and business. Officials cite vague guidelines and ongoing policy council decisions while a flood of conflicting information comes from Treasury and HUD. The piece notes OEP's limited role, regional offices, and calls for help from other agencies as the Cost of Living Council works on guidelines.
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Washington
Nixon
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Dave Pattison
Treasury Department
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Pattison
Policy Council
America
Office of Emergency
Indiana
Mid-Florida
Florida
Nixon aides press unions to halt strikes during wage freeze
The Nixon administration urged labor unions to end all strikes and avoid new ones for the 90 day wage price freeze in a coordinated effort. In Dallas Governor Wallace urged fellow executives to oppose busing for school desegregation. A police man and his brother were arrested for growing marijuana behind a stable housing mounted police horses. US artillery moved near the DMZ as North Vietnamese forces pressed the offensive. Field Marshal List died at 91 in Germany, famed for roles in World War II events.
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Washington
New York
Garmisch Partenkirchen
Germany
Siegmund List
Greece
Class Sponsors Fish Fry Benefit at First Methodist Church
The Alpha Omega Sunday School Class of First United Methodist Church hosts a fish fry at Davis Park on Highway 32 west Friday from 5 to 8 pm. Tickets available at the park. proceeds fund the church recreation program led by the new Recreation Task Force chaired by Ron Richardson.
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Alpha Omega
First United Methodist Church
Davis Park
Highway 32 West
Ron Richardson
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