Jobless Rate Up Most in 2 Years
Washington AP reports September unemployment rose to 4 percent the highest in two years with a 365000 month rise. White and blue collar workers led the jump as total nonfarm employment stood at 70.8 million. officials call it a signal of slower employment growth amid inflation concerns.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Murray L. Weidenbaum
the Treasury
Wiedenbaum
Vietnam
Humphrey accuses Nixon of losing inflation fight
Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told AFL CIO delegates in Atlantic City that rising unemployment shows Nixon economic policy hurts workers while not easing inflation. He criticized tight money, high interest for aiding the wealthy and warned of more unemployment under White House policy.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nixon
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Flimsy Cars Held Raising Crash Costs
Washington reports a study presented to a Senate subcommittee showing auto crash repair costs exceed half of the 3.8 billion dollar annual bill. Dr. William Haddon Jr. testified that reducing car delicacy could sharply cut societal costs, citing low speed crash tests and insurer based damage samples across several states.
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Senate
William Haddon Jr
Haddon
National Highway Safety Bureau
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Senate Judiciary Committee
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
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Plymouth
Ford
Chevrolet
Ambassador
Arizona
California
Oregon
Alaska
Middlebury Faculty Approves ROTC Move at College
Middlebury College faculty backed ROTC on campus with a 53 to 31 vote. They rejected faculty status for ROTC staff and the granting of academic credit for ROTC courses. The plan will take effect next fall if the Board of Trustees approves.
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Middlebury, Vt
Middlebury College
UCLA Student Support Sparks Faculty Boycott Over Credit
At UCLA a miniskirted communist assistant professor Angela Davis drew 1900 fans to Royce Hall for a lecture on black literature. Students urged a faculty boycott until the course earns academic credit, while Davis remains paid at 9684 dollars annually.
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Los Angeles
University of California Regents
Angela Davis
Royce Hall
Miss Davis
Communist Club
Academic Senate
Senate approves extra funds for Kennedy Center arts complex
Washington AP reports the Senate passed and sent to President Nixon a bill authorizing an additional 12.5 million dollars in federal funds for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Debates focused on the rising cost from 45.4 million in 1964 to an updated 66.2 million.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
John F. Kennedy Center For
Haynsworth Proposes Trust Plan To Avoid Conflict
Justice nominee Raynsworth or Haynsworth Jr offered to place his stock holdings in a trust to insulate himself from conflicts amid Senate scrutiny of his Supreme Court nomination. He said he would pick the draft form with executive and congressional consultation and may reduce holdings before trust placement. The move follows fierce opposition and a first term opening at the Supreme Court, with Burger presiding and Thurmond attending as critics voiced concern over potential conflicts and wealth. Kennedy to speak on Vietnam War in Boston on Oct 13 at a World Affairs Council luncheon, aligning with Vietnam protest day.
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Clement ¥. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Senate
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S.C
Justice Department
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Fourth Circuit
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Warren Court
Thurmond
Law and Order
Burger
Boston
Edoward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
World Affairs Council
Kennedy
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