Public jobs urged in automation policy report
A White House commission on automation urged public service employment for workers displaced by mechanization and backed vigorous growth policies to shield the economy. Labor members dispute the draft, fearing neglect of workers while proposing broader benefit, training, and job mobility measures to counter automation risks.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Johnson
Congress
Commission
Garth Mangum
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Joseph Beirne
The
Communications Workers
A. J. Hayes
International Association of Machinists
Pacifist Private Sentenced to Three Years Hard Labor
Army private Pyt. James M. Taylor, 22, of Portland, Ore., was sentenced by a nine member general court martial to three years at hard labor plus forfeiture of all pay and a dishonorable discharge for disobeying basic training orders after enlisting last July. The court noted he sought conscientious objector status and was denied. At El Paso, 2nd Lt. Henry Howe, 22, of Boulder, Colo., received two years at hard labor for demonstrating against U.S. policy in Vietnam.
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FT. Ord
Calif
UPI
Pyt
James M. Taylor
Portland
Ore
R. G. Fergusson
Taylor
Secretary of the Army
el Paso
Henry Howe
Boulder
Colo
U.S
Viet Nam
Andrea Dies Radio Pioneer dies at 77 in New York
Frank A. D. Andrea, 77, a founder of the Fada Co. and early radio industry leader, died Wednesday in Manhasset New York. After World War I his company helped develop radios and he later formed the Andrea Radio Corp returning to manufacturing before retirement.
Telephone Rate Probe to Begin in Spring
The FCC ordered AT&T to provide information by April 4 for a first full scale inquiry into its rates and operations. Hearings likely next spring may lead to rate changes for Bell System services. AT&T agreed to cooperate, while some commissioners warned of costs and delays.
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Washington
UPI
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
Bell System
FCC
At&t
Rosel H . Hyde
Robert T. Bartley
Kenneth A. Cox
Lee Loevinger
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
Loevinger
Congress
Erratic Titan Satellite May Aid Communication
In Lexington Massachusetts AP reports a Titan WIC rocket failure at Cape Kennedy sent two satellites off course. MIT Lincoln Laboratory says LES3 should meet major test objectives despite orbit changes while LES4 is more limited. both test devices for future military defense communications in a long elliptical path from 100 to 18,000 nautical miles.
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Lexington
Mass
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Massachusetis Institute of Technology
Lincoln Laboratory
Draft deferment clash spurs Justice review request
Senator Hart asks the Attorney General to ruling on Selective Service penalties for student demonstrators. The dispute centers on canceling deferments of Michigan students who sat in at a draft board office in Ann Arbor. General Hershey defends the policy as essential to draft operation. Republican Ford urges punishment under normal law, not draft reclassification. Celler criticizes Hershey for punishing political dissent.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Justice Department
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Atty
Nicholas de B. Katzenbach
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
University of Michigan
U.S
Viet Nam
Ann Arbor
Draft Board
Hershey
Hart
Katzenbach
Gerald J. Ford
Ford
Congress
Michigan U
Mich
Truman predicts Humphrey as 1972 Democratic nominee
Former President Truman told reporters during a Christmas visit that Hubert H. Humphrey will be the 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, calling it a fact not a prediction. He noted Kennedy brothers Robert and Edward also have the right to try, while vacationing with his daughter and family in New York.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Hubert H. Humphrey
Truman
Clifton Daniels
Kennedy
Robert
Edward
Massachusetts
Mill To Close Over Cost Of Depolluting
STILLWATER NY Due to high waste disposal costs the Ballston Knitting Co will close its Stillwater mill and consolidate operations at Ballston Spa. About 90 employees will be affected with all offered transfers. equipment move planned for March or April.
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Stillwater
N.Y
Hudson River
Ballston Knitting Co., Inc
Ballston Spa
Walter J. Mooney
Ballston
Stormy West Sees Snow and Floods Across Heartland
Gusty storms sweep the West as heavy snow covers Rockies northern Midwest and parts of Oklahoma. Colder air drives temperatures below freezing in Montana Idaho Utah and Nevada. A major winter storm from Oklahoma to New Mexico spreads into Kansas and Nebraska with zero visibility in Cimarron County. Snow lingers in New Mexico Wyoming Colorado the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska Oklahoma Wisconsin and Iowa while rain floods Arizona forcing hundreds to flee homes. Hazardous driving warnings extend from New Mexico to Kansas and Nebraska due to glaze and snow packed highways.
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Rockies
Midwest
Oklahoma
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
The
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma-Texas
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Guymon
Okla
Cimarron County
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Arizona
Flagstaff
Wyoming
Colorado
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Towa
Kilvin
White House hires a chef to replace Verdon
The White House has chosen a new chef to replace Rene Verdon who left after clashing with policies of a Texas dietitian. The successor’s name remains secret as government paperwork clears. Verdon may pursue other offers and a restaurant partnership, with plans to rest in Miami after leaving January 1.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
White House
Rene Verdon
Elizabeth Carpenter
Verdon
Miami
Two Air Guard fliers killed in Burlington jet crash
A T33 trainer crashed on landing at Burlington Airport, killing Major John J. Ulrich, 41, and Captain John A. Harrell, 31, both from South Burlington and members of the 134th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. Officials cited possible imbalance due to one wing fuel tank not feeding the engine.
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Burlington
Air National Guard
John J. Ulrich
John A. Harrell
South Burlington
134Th
John MacKay
Draft Reviews Set For 34 000 Mass Men
Boston AP reports 34000 Massachusetts men in the 1-Y category will be re evaluated next month as Viet Nam demands rise. Col Feeney notes many previously rejected may remain civilians. Massachusetts drafts 1500 1800 monthly toward a 40000 national total. About 2 million in 1-Y exist nationwide, with roughly 100000 high school graduates set for review under loosened mental standards.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Paul Feeney
Selective Service
Defense Department
Feeney
Congress
Thousands of graduates may join Viet Nam draft review
Washington UPI reports selective service officials will start in January a nationwide review of high school graduates who failed mental tests and were classified 1 Y. Category 1 Y covers men disqualified for marginal mental test performance or minor defects, while those disqualified for physical reasons are not affected.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
Jewish baby sitters help Catholic friends in Emerson
Jewish families in Emerson New Jersey will continue a four year Christmas Eve custom of babysitting for Catholics wishing to attend midnight Mass. The practice began after the parish allowed Jewish services at Assumption Roman Catholic church during synagogue construction. The Emerson Jewish Community Center now serves as the Jewish house of worship.
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Emerson
UPI
Assumption Roman Catholic Church
Emerson Jewish Community Center
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