January Unemployment Highest Since Eisenhower
The January unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent, the peak in decades, with 1.4 million workers jobless. The increase, led by teens and adult men, follows Nixon anti-inflation policies, while the average work week fell to 3.2 hours and factory overtime dropped. Massachusetts agencies project January joblessness above 4.2 percent, above the national rate.
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Nixon
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Massachusetts
Senator Harris Resigns as Democratic Party Chair
Senator Fred R. Harris announced his resignation as chairman of the debt ridden Democratic party saying he has done his duty and wants freedom to speak on national issues. He denied quitting under pressure and said he will resign March 3 with cash on hand from a Miami Beach fund raiser. The party faces a six million debt after Humphrey's 1968 campaign and Harris criticized the Nixon administration on race poverty health and education while planning a shift to issue oriented leadership.
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Fred R. Harris
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Democratic National Committee
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Hubert W. Humphrey
White House
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Democratic Finance
Vietnam
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Snow Likely
Weekend forecast shows cloudy skies with scattered snow today. High near 38, low in the teens. Tomorrow, fair with increasing clouds and a likely snowfall. High near FO.
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Innocent Pleas Enter In Yablonski Slaying Case
Annette Gilly pleaded innocent to conspiracy charges in the slaying of UMW insurgent Joseph A. Yablonski in Cleveland. Her husband Paul and two Cleveland men also claimed innocence as they faced rewritten conspiracy charges. Grand jurors began probing Jan. 27 and named Gilly as a co conspirator in the first indictment and later charged she helped buy guns and recruit others for the plot. The defendants face first degree murder charges in Pennsylvania for the killings of Yablonski his wife and daughter. The panel recessed after more than an hour of testimony from Gillys father and will resume Feb. 16.
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Joseph A. Yablonski
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Aubran W. Martin
Claude E. Vealey
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Yablonski
Auto and Oil Firms Press Lead Free Gasoline Push
In a broad push toward cleaner air, oil and auto industries explore removing lead from gasoline to ease emission controls. Ford would redesign engines if needed for a lead-free fuel, while Atlantis Kichfeld Co. notes refineries could release lead-free gas by fall 1971 with sufficient uptake. Standard Oil markets lead-free premium in many states, but at a higher price. engine adjustments may be needed if volatility differs. Chrysler and other firms express readiness to supply low compression engines for lead-free fuels, leveraging existing designs in markets lacking high-octane gas.
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Henvy Ford 11
Ford Motor Co
Nobel O. Anderson
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Standard Oil Co
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AMOCO
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Texas
Herbert L. Misch
Ford View
L. B. Bornhauser
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Nixon Calls Total Mobilization In Antipollution Fight
President Nixon urged total mobilization against air and water pollution during a Chicago news conference after meeting four Lake Michigan bordering governors. He warned inactivity could ruin the environment in 10 to 13 years and outlined a $10 billion plan for sewage disposal plants with $4 billion from the federal government and the rest from state and local governments.
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Nixon
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Lake Erie
Field Museum of Natural History
Hunger Commission Faces Rigging Charges In Berkshires Hearing
Discussion centered on how to supply food to the poor with witnesses split between direct distribution of farm surplus commodities and a food stamp program. Congress member Silvio Conte urged stamps while others supported DPW certified recipients. The hearing, held at City Hall, proceeded after lunch as anti poverty advocate Joan Pisani criticized Donahue’s management.
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Seores High School Taconic Triumphs In Lopsided Matchup
Seores High School Taconic defeated Fittsekt 73 to 41 in a clear win while Mt Greylock dominated Adams 68 to 5 and Lenox edged Mt Everett 68 to 2. Other scores show NBA Baltimore 153 Detroit 143 and ABA New York LM 114 Indiana i 169 with scattered results across leagues.
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Drury
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Lee
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