Nixon outlines phased wage price controls plan
President Nixon announced a second phase to curb inflation based on voluntary cooperation and wage price controls. He proposes a Pay Board and Price Commission to set criteria while keeping profits unregulated, seeks authority to curb certain financial levers, and aims for a 2 to 3 percent annual price rise by late 1972.
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Unemployment Dips as Job Growth Rises in September
The Labor Department reports total unemployment fell to 4.8 million and the jobless rate to 6.0 percent, while total employment rose little on the month. Most gains were in part time work as earnings declined due to shorter hours, with youth declines boosting average pay for others. Special notes cover Vietnam veterans and gender and age-sector rates.
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Vietnam Armed Services
Ohio House approves bill to prosecute parents for aid abuse
Ohio House passes a bill to allow state prosecutors to handle cases of neglect fraud or failure to pay court-ordered support by parents receiving Aid to Dependent Children. Extradition for absent fathers is included with costs borne by state welfare agencies and funds. The measure moves to the Senate as Republicans push welfare and tax agenda amid ongoing budget talks.
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American Soldier Freed After Two Years In Vietnam War
Staff Sgt. John C. Sexton Jr. was released in Tay Ninh and walked eight hours barefoot to safety at a base camp 70 miles north of Saigon. He was captured August 12, 1969 near An Loc after an ambush. He is in generally good condition after examination at an Army hospital. feet were cut and sore.
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U S May Cut UN Aid If Taiwan Is Excluded
U S officials warn that removing Taiwan from the United Nations could force a cut in U N funding. The United States contributes more to UN expenses than any other country and lawmakers may link continued aid to keeping Nationalist China in the body. Some foreign diplomats question using money as leverage in the China issue.
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Tax Bill Ready In 2 Weeks
House Senate Conference Committee, led by Rep. Lloyd George Kerns, expects to finish balancing the two year budget bills in about two weeks after final language tweaks. The panel, six members, will decide on financing methods and potential sales tax increases, with leadership to set floor actions.
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PBS segment pulled under a probe over censorship claim
Washington AP reports House communications panel launched an inquiry into PBS's cancellation of a Great American Dream Machine segment. PBS president Hartford Gunn Jr. removed the portion alleging FBI coaxed radicals into bombings. FBI director Hoover called charges false and referred the matter to the Justice Department.
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D-Mass
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