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White House Fight Looming On Lower Wages for Youth
Washington AP report details a Nixon administration debate on a proposed youth wage below the federal minimum. Maurice Stans supports a lower rate, while Labor Secretary Shultz opposes any youth wage below 1.60 per hour. Labor warns of higher youth unemployment, with current stats showing 13 percent for ages 16 to 19 and over 20 percent for minority youths. The study on youth wages will take weeks to finish.
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White House
Washington
Nixon Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Labor
George . P. Shultz
Organized Labor
Stans
Shultz
George Meany
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Meany
Labor Department