Senate approves 2.20 wage bill amid veto concerns
Senate leaders back a 2.20 minimum wage bill amid doubt about presidential approval. The package would raise nonfarm pay from 1.60 and farm pay from 1.30 to 2.20 with staged increases. Domestic workers gain coverage and overtime under both versions, while teenagers face stricter rules. Senate and House align on broad terms but veto risk looms.
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Washington
Senate
House
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
Congress
Community College Frictions Eased By Crossed Roles in York County
Representatives from York County Community College Services and local adult education directors reached a cooperative agreement at a Biddeford High School meeting. They will form a screening committee to select a coordinator and counselor for YCCS and arrange for preparatory courses to support students transitioning from adult education to the community college program this fall in Biddeford and Sanford. The plan includes state funding based on class size and mandatory testing to diagnose gaps, with no student rejected for testing.
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York County Community College Services
Biddeford
York County
Sanford
John Simpson
Jack Webb
YCCS
Community College
Skylab Shield Failure Sparks Spaceflight Critique
An AP report says a board blamed engineering and weak contractor agency communication for Skylab shield trouble on May 14. Air pressure built in a tunnel, the paper-thin shield tore away, trebling damage to solar arrays and driving temperatures inside the 85 ton station to 125 degrees.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Space Agency
Sk Lab
Nixon Leaves Bethesda After Week Long Pneumonia Battle
President Nixon, glowing with health, departed Bethesda Naval Medical Center after a seven day bout with viral pneumonia. He credited the spirit of Bethesda and Navy medical corpsmen for his quicker recovery and thanked nurses doctors and corpsmen with gifts as he prepared to return to the White House before a weekend at Camp David. He also visited Rep. Earl Landgrebe before leaving.
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Washington
Nixon
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Navy
White House
Camp David
Earl Landgrebe
R-Ind
Nixon Aide Testifies President Asked To Move Tapes
Former assistant attorney general Robert C. Mardian testified to the Senate Watergate committee that Nixon personally directed him to remove White House bug tapes from FBI custody and pass them to Ehrlichman. Mardian recalled meeting at San Clemente after FBI associate director Sullivan warned Hoover might keep the tapes. The tapes related to electronic surveillance ordered by the President with NSC support. Nixon, meanwhile, told staff to focus on their work as Watergate unfolded.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
FBI
Robert C. Mardian
Senate
Watergate Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
National Security Council
John D. Ehrlichman
Mardian
William Sullivan
Hoover
Sullivan
John D.) Ehrlichman
Marcian
Sen
Herman KE. Talmadge
D-Ga
Senate Committee
Wheat Sale Probe Targets Palmby Over Soviet Deal
Senate investigators prepared to question Clarence Palmby, the former assistant agriculture secretary who led the U S government wheat negotiations with the Soviet Union before joining Continental Grain Co. The inquiry focuses on whether farmers were kept uninformed about the vast wheat sale.
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Washington
Senate
Clarence D. Palmby
U.S
Soviet Union
Palmby
Agriculture Department
Continental Grain Co
Senate Permanent Investigations
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Federal Commodity Exchange Authority
Partment
720 Pound Tuna Landed Off Boone Island
Dan Smart and two companions aboard a 19 foot boat from Kennebunkport landed a 720 pound tuna off Boone Island during the first Boone Island Tuna Tournament. The fish measured 8 feet 6 inches with a 6 foot girth and took 2½ hours to land using a free running gear setup. Jack Walsh followed with a 237 pound tuna from Newburyport. The derby continues with two days remaining as entries vie for top weights.
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Kennebunkport
Dan Smart
Boone Island
Skipper Smart
Kennebunk
Douglas Smith
Ellsworth
Carl Swanson
Chick's Marina
Kennebunk River
Smart
2 Kennebunkport Fishing
Dana Goodwin
Maine
Jack Walsh
Haverhill
Mass
Sea Moon
Newburyport
Phase 4 rules brace for gasoline price curbs
The administration unveiled Phase 4 planning amid slower second quarter growth. It includes ceiling price rules for gasoline and potential rollbacks, with Aug 12 as the new price freeze end date. Public comment is invited before July 31 as officials indicate tentative measures to be retained, targeting large firms to absorb rising costs rather than pass them fully to prices.
Public pension study hints at tax loophole joke
A humorous line notes a man found a loophole after reading an income tax guide claiming you must be a 65 year old student who owns an oil well to exploit it. The remark frames a public pension feature in a light, ironic tone.
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