Session 71 Legislators debate tax, tires, and reforms on TV
Four Minnesota legislators appear on KNMT Channel 12 in Session 71 a special on tax relief education funding and reapportionment. They discuss tax bill impact studded tires regional issues and a proposed flexible legislative session amid calls to trim the legislature from 202 to 150 members. The show hosted by John Froyd features questions from Jay Griggs James Kenney and Jack Brush.
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Baray evacution signals Cambodian setback in war
Cambodian forces abandoned Baray 60 miles northeast of Phnom Penh after repeated North Vietnamese assaults. Authorities report fighting continues but sources confirm Baray's evacuation on Wednesday, marking a severe blow to the government’s 20 month conflict with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces.
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Phnom Penh
Devaluation fears send dollar to European lows
The dollar plunged on major European exchanges as devaluation talks surfaced after a Rome meeting of leading nations. Banks in Paris and London bought dollars to slow the drop while Swiss banks limited daily dollar trades. The dollar slid to record lows against the West German mark and Swiss franc, with Paris seeing the commercial franc and financial franc both near weaker levels amid market turmoil.
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Nixon
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Banque de France
Senate extends wage controls into April 1973 for retroactive raises
The Senate approved 86 to 4 to extend wage price and rent controls through April 1973. The bill includes retroactive raises for workers who lost them during the Aug 15 to Nov 14 pay freeze and a controversial 5.5 percent federal and military pay raise. House Banking Committee action continues amid tied votes and proposed compromises.
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D-Calif
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White House conference urges more federal support for elderly
Nixon planned a major address as 3500 delegates at the White House Conference on Aging pressed for a guaranteed annual income for the elderly. A minimum of 4500 dollars a year for a retired couple was urged, with 75 percent for a single person, while Black delegates called for 9000 dollars for retired couples. Delegates urged restructuring spending toward human needs over military and space programs, and supported national health insurance and Medicare improvements to ease high medical costs.
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Nixon
White House
Arthur S. Flemming
Planning Board
Flemming
State steps up enforcement against out-of-state liquor buyers
Minnesota liquor control agents began a stepped-up enforcement program with one arrest as a Minnesota resident returning from Prescott Wisconsin bought liquor in case lots. The 1971 tax raised to 4.53 a gallon aims to curb tax evasion and bootlegging with foot and unmarked car patrols at border stores.
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ST. Paul
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Joseph V. Novak
Liquor Control Commissioner
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Liquor Control Agency
Retroactive pay plans for Minnesota State College System staff
Minnesota State College System payroll personnel are calculating retroactive pay for 2,835 faculty and staff on nine month contracts. Dr. G Theodore Mitau announced the effort aligns with pending federal legislation and the administration’s openness to retroactivity. Senate yesterday approved raises under the Economic Stabilization Act of 1971, dejected by prior freeze restrictions. Dr. R D Decker praised congressional support from Sen Mondale and Rep Bergland for fulfilling contracts.
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Minnesota State College Board
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State College
R.D. Decker
Bemidji State College
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Robert Bergland
Decker
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