Editorial Labor Defiance and the Nixon Economic Plan
Labor leaders condemn President Nixon’s new economic policy as favoring the rich and raising corporate profits while wages and prices are frozen. The piece cautions some criticisms as overstated, notes the impact of tax credits and price controls, and argues that balancing fairness across all parties is almost impossible.
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Welkin
Nixon
Harry Bridges
Ohio Afl-Co
Frank King
Esident
House of Labor
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
India warns of hard times ahead amid independence eve address
President V V Giri urged sacrifice as India faced a miniwar with West Pakistan and seven million East Pakistani refugees. He warned that soft living is over, noting Calcutta reports of a million homeless citizens on the streets.
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India
V.V. Giri
West
Pakistan
Giri
Calcutta
Florida adopts no fault divorce easing marriage dissolution
Florida ends fault based divorce with dissolution of marriage rules. Courts now consider irretrievable breakdown and grant alimony to either spouse with equal child custody focus. Officials report rising dissolution filings in Jacksonville Hillsborough and Dade counties reflecting population growth and timing.
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Florida
Miami
Charles W. Ossolo
Suzanne
Melvyn B. Frumkes
Duval County
Jacksonville
Hillsborough County
Tampa
Dade County
Two Week Vacation Throws Family Into Chaos
AP humor column details how a two week absence upends a New York household. The writer lists missteps like a grass not cut, milk bottles and papers piling up, a flooded basement, and a broken TV. Despite the mess, the author muses it feels better to be missed than missed in routine.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Alcoholism: A Major Health Problem In Society
The text explains alcoholism as a medical illness causing uncontrolled drinking and damaging health. It notes about nine million U S adults are alcoholics, impacts families with divorces and crime, and harms business through lost work days and accidents. It cites Minnesota State Medical Association calling alcoholism the number one drug problem.
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United States
America
Minnesota State Medical Association
Nixon programs lift Commerce forecast outlook upturn
The Commerce Department's 66 page midyear economic survey says the President's Aug 15 actions bolster prospects for recovery. It notes consumer spending gains from tax cuts and confidence, car sales gains from excise tax cuts, and a tax credit spurring capital outlays, while three large sectors steel electronics and aerospace lag. New estimates are being prepared as unemployment and inflation improve but remain stubborn.
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Washington
Nixon
Commerce Department
The
Review
U.S
Readers' Letters Critique Coverage of Local Graduation
A Bemidji reader laments Beltrami County fair coverage and Bemidji High School graduation publicity. The letter cites uneven space for Bagley and others, asks to name American Legion award winners Don Lehmann and Jane Kannenberg, and thanks for Bemidji Day Camp support. Executive Director W B Schoenbohm responds.
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Beltrami County
Jim E. Bleth
Bemidji High
Bagley
BHS
American Legion
Pioneer
Bemidji
James L. Dean
Daisey Norgart
District 31
Don Lehmann
Jane Kannenberg
Miscca
W.B. Schoenbohm
GAO cites rural recreation loan misuse in rural counties
GAO told Congress that many rural recreation loans mainly serve urban residents. It cites $275,000 loan for a golf course and $245,000 loan for a similar project in small counties, each serving under 5 percent of residents.
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Congressional
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Farmers Home Administration
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Resi
FHA
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