Unemployment rate edges up amid inflation signals
The government reported April unemployment at 6.1 percent, up from March, with black joblessness at 10 percent the highest since January 1964. Whites held 5.6 percent, teens at 17.2 percent, and total employment rose slightly due to farm jobs while the work week edged higher. Treasury views on wholesale prices were cautious as Nixon pushes spending to spur growth.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
BLS
Treasury
John B. Connally
Lockheed Likely To Receive Help
Washington reports indicate Congress will approve loan guarantees for Lockheed Aircraft Corp and possibly other firms. Treasury Secretary Connally announced a bill for 250 million in guarantees to avert Lockheed collapse, with preliminary indication of legislative approval. A prominent Democrat voiced strong opposition to bailout tactics and warned of broader political risk.
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Congress
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Secretary of Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Paid Up Health Service Urged By Ohio Conference
The Ohio Governor's Conference on Aging urged Medi care and Medicaid cover all elderly health costs including prescriptions. Proposals stem from 12 workshops for about 1 million aged, with 2,500 delegates, and target the White House Conference on Aging in late November.
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Columbus
Ohio
White House
Washington
Convict Escapes Prison Case Reignites WV Penitentiary Debate
A Randolph County Circuit Court judge ruled that keeping 22 year old Roger Pingley jailed at the West Virginia Penitentiary is cruel and unusual punishment. The state will swiftly appeal to the State Supreme Court to prevent mass inmate escapes.
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Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia Penitentiary
Moundsville
State Supreme Court
Roger Pingley
West Virginia
George Triplett
Randolph County
George Lantz
Pingley
West German mark may float to new parity level
A government economic expert committee recommended allowing the deutschemark to float on the free market to find a new parity with the dollar. The report urged accompanying domestic stabilization measures as Chancellor Brandt's cabinet debated crisis responses.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Karl Schiller
Willy Brandt
Germans Seek Wider Fluctuation Band for European Currencies
Western economies debate wider limits on currency moves as Germany presses for a one percent band versus the current three quarters of one percent. Economics Minister Karl Schiller plans joint action at the Brussels Common Market meeting, while France and Belgium resist revaluation. If blocked, West Germany may act unilaterally.
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Bonn
Conrad Ahlers
International Monetary Fund
Karl Schiller
Brussels
France
Belgium
Common Market
European Economic Community
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brandt
Kent State Faculty Endorses Nonviolent Protests on Campus
Kent State University faculty executives said a two day nonviolent protest on campus produced positive effects by uniting students, faculty, administration and the board of trustees. ROTC building Rockwell Hall reopened after memorial events for four students slain last year.
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Ohio State University
Kent, Ohio
Kent State University
Rockwell Hall
ROTC
KSU
Ohio National Guardsmen
Robert I. White
White
Uncle Sam Lets Nevada Madam Lease Government Land
In Lida Junction Esmeralda County Nevada a 31 year old madam Beverly Richards rents 3.75 acres from the Interior Department for a house of vice named Cottontail Ranch. The trailer sits near U S 95 and a daily Las Vegas to Reno airstrip while a dozen or more workers operate around the clock. The lease was issued after county officials requested land use to promote commerce with no indication of a vice operation on the property.
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Lida Junction
Nev
Sam
Esmeralda County
Beverly Richards
U.S
Cottontail Ranch
Las Vegas to-Reno
Miss Richards
Nevada
Rolla Ek Chandler
Department of Interior
Reno
Chandler
Government Land
Mon toya Warns of Violence Over Unequal Rights
Sen Joseph Montoya of New Mexico says a growing militant Spanish speaking minority could resort to terrible violence if political power and equal opportunity remain denied. He urges his people to remain moderate and work within the system despite ongoing discrimination and bigotry, a stance he cites as Vietnam veterans may oppose.
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Washington
Joseph M. Montoya
Montoya
Senate
New Mexico Democrat
Train Service Will Return To Cleveland And Toledo
Amtrak will operate a New York to Chicago passenger train for six months returning service to Cleveland and Toledo starting Monday. The duration depends on legislatures along the route. states must cover two thirds of any operating losses during the trial period.
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Columbus, Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Ohio
Amtrak
Roger Lewis
No-Fault Insurance Debate in Ohio Poll
Cleveland lawyer Thomas A. Heffernan cited a poll showing 11 percent in favor of no fault auto insurance, 4 percent against, and 85 percent undecided or unaware, as the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers criticizes education on the issue.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
Thomas A. Heffernan
Ohio Senate OKs 20 Percent Unemployment Benefit Hike
The Ohio Senate approved a bill raising weekly unemployment benefits for a family of five to 80 dollars, a 14 dollar increase or 20 percent, in a 30 to 0 vote. The measure moves to the House for consideration.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
Obituary and sports briefs from the era’s classifieds
A compact slice of the paper shows obituary notes and sports items tucked in the classifieds. It references columns on Wiltedied and COMICE plus television and women sections, indicating a multi-section layout typical of midweek papers.
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William S. Moorhead
Dpa
Nixon Administration
Daniel Haughton
Moorhead
Mental Health Workshop
New York
Brownsville
Brooklyn
New York Times
Neal Boenzi
Kent State
Messenger
Reg
Uncle Sam
L.A. Times
Washington Post News Service
Lida
National Rail Passenger Corp
Amtrack
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