White House inflation alert warns steel wage hike could hit jobs
The White House, in its third inflation alert, warns a large wage increase in the steel industry would sharply cut employment as international competition grows tougher. It notes a recent car industry settlement as a potential benchmark and cites taxi fare rises in New York due to cab limits, plus concerns in rail freight, lumber, petroleum, meat, and construction costs. The report highlights the upcoming contract expiry with the United Steelworkers.
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Prizewinner in Physics Ivar Tamm Dies at 75
Moscow report says Ivar Tamm, 75, Nobel laureate in physics for quantum mechanics, died Monday. Izvestia, the government newspaper, carried the notice on Tuesday.
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Americans Meet Premier Chou In Peking Exhibition
U S table tennis team anticipates a Wednesday meeting with Premier Chou En Lai as part of a weeklong visit to China. The Americans expect a packed 21 000 seat arena for exhibition matches with Chinese players amid visits to the Summer Palace and a run to Shanghai Canton and Hong Kong, with weather clear and sunny for travel.
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Navy Drops Charges Against Amputee Vet
PHILADELPHIA AP The Navy dropped charges against Lance Cpl Charles Stewart 19 of Connellsville Pa who lost both legs after stepping on a Viet Nam land mine He was charged with striking nurse Cmdr Rosemary Geraghty as she prepared to take a blood sample The base commander's statement said the charges were withdrawn to pursue medical and psychiatric treatment rather than a special court martial Stewart admitted striking the nurse saying he was uptight and scared after months of operations
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Follows Up B 52 Blitz Base Drive
AP from Saigon reports about 200 South Vietnamese troops launched a drive to lift the siege of Firebase 6 as U S B 52 bombers dropped 600 tons to clear the way. The heaviest B 52 attack in the central highlands in a year involved four battalions moving up to relieve the besieged unit. South Vietnamese paratroop reserves from Laos and US airstrikes on western base areas supported the operation, while Gaza reevaluates Vietnamization amid mixed Vietnamese performance.
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Second Autopsy Confirms Whitney Young Drowning
Whitney Young former executive director of the National Urban League died while swimming in strong Lagos surf on March 11. A second autopsy by New York medical examiner Dr Milton Helpern found no subarachnoid hemorrhage or traumatic injury, concluding death resulted from drowning.
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Arrests Expected in Daley Jackson Plot Case
Chicago police report ongoing investigation into an alleged plot to assassinate Mayor Richard Daley and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Four men, including Dillard and Harris, face charges of soliciting to commit murder with $5,000 bonds, while two earlier suspects were charged. The case involves claims of racial violence and a bid by militants to control Chicago’s back community. Jackson commented on the investigation as Daley vacationed in Florida. Operation Breadbasket is tied to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Amman Floods Interrupt Search for Guerrillas
Rain flooded Amman forcing King Hussein's troops to halt a house to house hunt for Palestinian guerrillas. The soldiers pivoted to rescuing residents from inundated streets and buildings.
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Gls Give Stricken Family $30,000
Paula Holt and her brother Gary, aged 20 and 22, receive a $30,000 gift from Vietnam veterans in Austin to aid Paula's kidney illness acute nephritis. Sgt. Robert Jones and fellow airmen raised funds, with additional pledges pushing totals over $50,000 as they plan ongoing treatment and possible transplants.
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Fund Freeze Sparks Senate Veto Threat Over Unfrozen Funds
Senate appropriations chair Ellender cautioned Congress may deny administration requests if Nixon does not unfreeze about 12 billion in appropriated funds. He warned the issue pits executive versus legislative spending prerogatives and discussed potential cuts and new legislation to curb presidential impoundments.
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Salary Freeze Plan Aims at State Workers Budgets
UPI reports Senate appropriations chair Sen. Francis Messerly pushed a plan to freeze state employees' salaries above 15 000 a year and cut the governor's 12 billion 1971 73 budget by 62 million. The measure would trim 14 million from the Town board of regents budget.
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Iowa budgets cut deep under Ray plan faces regent pushback
Iowa lawmakers debate a 302 million cut in Gov Ray's revised budget for 1971 73 trimming regents state departments and social services. Merits pay increases and salary caps loom as Messerly and Richey clash over the impact on university buildings, repairs, and services across three campuses.
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Chuckle on Delays and Stagecoaches In Revolving Doors
A light reflection notes that in earlier times a man missing a stagecoach waited a day or two, but now grows frustrated if he misses part of a revolving door. The fragment hints at changing pace and modern irritations.
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