AMA protests 2.5 percent ceiling on doctors fees
In Washington the American Medical Association protests the 2.5 percent cap on physician fee increases under Phase II price controls. AMA officials met with Donald Rumsfeld and urged direct talks with the Price Commission, arguing the limit risks unequal treatment of medical services amid inflation. The issue accompanies broader price actions and economic indicators, including Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel price actions and gains in durable goods orders.
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Conservative to back Nixon challenged in GOP primaries
Rep. John M. Ashbrook announced he will challenge President Nixon in the next Republican primaries. He cited Nixon's break with 1968 conservative pledges and said he was backed by National Review editor William F. Buckley Jr. and groups including Human Events and the ACU.
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Switzerland Refuses Extradition of Timothy Leary
Switzerland will not extradite Timothy Leary to the United States to finish a California marijuana possession jail term. The government also rejected his asylum plea, deferring fate to immigration officials. Leary, 51, who fled from California in 1970, has asylum in Algeria and awaits further decision after being detained and then released on bail.
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UPI
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Nixon projects 1972 as year of great economic promise
Washington window reports President Nixon remains optimistic about the economy as 1972 nears yet tempers rhetoric. He notes 1971 ended on a hopeful note but acknowledges persistent pocketbook problems, with unemployment around 6 percent and inflation easing only after a wage price freeze.
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UPI
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SEC blames brokers for '67 price bust
The SEC accuses brokerage houses of mismanagement during the 1967 market boom and their role in the subsequent price bust. It urges Congress to grant more power to regulate exchanges and self regulators, cites 1967 order surges, back-office chaos, and the 1969–70 market plunge caused by overinvestment and uninvested cash. It also seeks authority over banks acting as depositories and stock transfer agents.
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National Association of Securities Dealers
Bridges proposes merger of ILWU with AFL-CIO ILA
San Francisco. Harry Bridges president of the 15 000 member International Longshoremen and Warehousemen United urges merging his union with the AFL CIOS International Longshoremen Association. Talks with the Pacific Maritime Association continued as a 100 day West Coast dock strike loomed. The ILA representing 50 000 members walked out on East and Gulf ports two months earlier, halted by cooling off provisions. Gov. Dan Evans offered to help reach a dock settlement as West Coast exports plunged by over 200 million dollars from 1970.
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Galbraith praises Nixon policy but criticizes Pakistan aid
New Orleans UPI economist John Kenneth Galbraith praised the administration for reversing wage and price policy but condemned Nixon for backing Pakistan in the India Pakistan war. He warned the Democratic debt will not be paid and urged the party to face consequences of the 1968 election while noting Phase II is sound despite messy issues.
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UPI
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Nixon
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India
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Democratic Party
Galbraith
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American Economics Association
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America
Anwar Sadat
Israel preps for possible renewed war as tensions rise
Tel Aviv nerves tighten as Cairo-Ashar open threat looms. sirens test civil defense, bunkers cleared, and drills simulate missile strikes on cities. Haim bar Lev warns Egypt against hitting civilians, pledging hard retaliation. Tourism Ministry notes 30,000 Christian pilgrims visiting Holy Land for Christmas season.
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BBC puts Ulster tribunal on hold amid government objections
BBC postpones a two hour televised tribunal on Northern Ireland strife as Belfast’s Faulkner government objects and refuses to participate. The plan aimed to convene leaders from all sides under Lord Devlin but will await broader government cooperation. Meanwhile in Belfast violence ebbs only slightly during the Christmas week with gunfire in Andersonstown and a tar and feathering incident in Shortstrand.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
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BBC
Brian Faulkner
Lord Devlin
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New computer to talk back at Stanford SRI aims to converse with programmers
Scientists at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park California announced they have begun building a computer that can verbally answer questions. Dr Bertram Raphael says the machine will speak its replies if users limit questions to a 1000 word vocabulary and speak clear American male English. He cautions the system may take minutes to reply and notes the key benefit is accessibility for users who cannot type or punch cards.
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UPI
Stanford Research Institute
SRI
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