Government monopsony in procurement warned by aerospace study
A June 5 1973 opinion piece discusses a study for the Aerospace Industries Assn warning the federal government functions as a monopsony in defense and other sectors. It urges Congress to create an independent regulatory board to monitor and limit government buying power and preserve market balance.
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The
Aerospace Industries Assn
Congress
Don Oakley
Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute
MATCH
Midwest Automotive Trade Career Headquarters
Board of Directors
Independent Garage Owners Assn
Automotive Booster Clubs International
Minnesota Automobile Wholesalers & Manufacturers Assn
Greater Metropolitan Automobile Dealers Assn
Minnesota Automobile Dealers Assn
Automotive Technicians of Minnesota
American Automobile Assn
Motor North Magazine
Dunwood Institute
State Dept. of Vocational-Technical Education
Arab Rulers Dismayed by Sadat War Push
Washington reports say Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Jordan fear Egypt's Anwar Sadat will restart war with Israel though limited. They expect fighting to stay near the Suez Canal and warn of risks to Arab states while Soviet and Chinese arms aid continue. American experts see internal pressure as a constraint on Sadat without strong external support.
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D.C
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Jordan
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Soviet Union
China
North Korea
Sadat
Kremlin
Middle East
Nixon
United States
Ray Cromley
Postal Service urged fuel saving amid gasoline shortages
The U S Postal Service issued guidelines under Assistant Postmaster General Frank Sommerkamp asking drivers to keep speeds under 60 miles per hour turn off engines during pickups and deliveries and accelerate slowly. With a fleet of 100 000 vehicles consuming 85 7 million gallons last year a one per cent cut would save 857 000 gallons annually. If mail delivery slows due to fuel limits blame the shortage.
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U.S. Postal Service
Frank M. Sommerkamp
Postal Service
Woman share in top U S government posts revealed
The Civil Service Commission reports women hold the majority of federal white collar jobs but few occupy top pay grades. Of 1.4 million female workers, 70.5 percent are in grades 1 to 6, 23.2 percent in grades 7 to 12, and 4.1 percent in grades 13 and above. Men in top posts number 189,436.
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Civil Service Commission
Iew
U.S
Turn Back the Clock on Sugar Prices and Tax Reform
A survey notes a 30 year trend of sugar price hikes benefiting speculators and raising consumer costs. It also mentions Minnesota's interim committee plans to revisit tax revision when the session resumes. The piece cites historic proclamations for Kitchen Holiday and early 2000s 4H program representation from Adams and Austin with Hormel & Co planning a new production department.
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Minnesota
Sandra Bergene
Gerald Denison
Adams
Austin
Mower County
University of Minnesota
Geo, A. Hormel & Co
Alleged Free Speech group leaks secrets about military
Victor Riesel describes underground terrorist factions linked to Weather Underground and other groups, alleging sabotage against police, FBI, military targets, and infrastructure. He credits FBI and security agencies with preventing greater harm and warns of publicized troop and materiel movements amid the Ad Hoc Military Buildup record.
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Winthrop St
Cambridge
Mass
Justice Dept
FBI
Federal
Nixon
Reader urges删除 Horoscope in Austin Herald replace with My Answer column
A reader requests removing the Horoscope feature from the Austin Herald citing Jeremiah 10 2 3 and proposes Billy Graham's My Answer column as a replacement. The letter discusses wartime reporting, Ad Hoc committees, and concerns about military information leaks from coffeehouse networks and potential government investigations.
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Austin Herald
University of Minnesota Duluth orchestra to perform June 7
The UMD Community Orchestra led by James R. Murphy will present a concert in Kirby Center on June 7 featuring Jerry Jones Ron Barnett and Al Anderson as principal players. The program mixes a popular theme Ive Gotta Be Me with four classical pieces and highlights trumpeter Robert Kase.
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Austin
University of Minnesota, Duluth Community Orchestra
UMD Kirby
Jerry Jones
Ron Barnett
al Anderson
Robert Kase
UMD
Duluth
Verdi
Liszt
Delius
Mathis de Maler
Hindemith
James R. Murphy
Working past 65 boosts some Social Security checks
A provision of the Social Security Act overhaul lets men defer retirement past age 65 to earn increases in their own benefits at 1 1 2 percent monthly up to seven years. The rise applies to the individual PSA but not to a married couple’s combined benefit, and the size depends on average earnings versus the wage base.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ford Motor Co
Bank of America
New York
Weather People
Red Army
Europe
West Berlin
Piikoi St
Honolulu
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
McConnell Air Force Base
Kansas
Okinawa
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Tonkin Gulf
Justice Dept
Albernzweig
Social Security Administration
P.sa
P.S.A
P.I.A
P.L.A
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People's Forum
Living Bible
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Carl Pavey
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H. P. van Cleve
Austin Clinic
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Redwood County Historical Society
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Beltsville
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