Wage-Price Rise Warned As Dangerous Trend By Cabinet Panel
Washington AP A presidential panel warns wage and price rises threaten the economy calling on labor and business to restrain conduct. The Cabinet Committee on Price Stability says the upsurge could offset tax gains and spending cuts while ruling out mandatory controls and urging sensible behavior by all. It notes 4 percent price gains and 6 to 7 percent wages and projects second quarter settlements above 6 percent as market forces slowly curb the surge.
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Washington
Cabinet Committee On
Com
Reagan Unworried by Death Plot During Cross Country Tour
Gov Ronald Reagan speaking in Baltimore downplayed a reported plot to kill him. The Los Angeles Times linked the plot to black militants after recent Sacramento bombings. Reagan said threats are common in public life and noted increased Secret Service precautions and chats with Director James Rowley.
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Baltimore
Ronald Reagan
Los Angeles Times
Reagan
Sacramento
Secret Service
Charlottesville
Friendship Airport
James Rowley
Nancy
FBI
Rowley
Humphrey urged to resign to become his own man
Governors Hoff of Vermont and Curtis of Maine urged Hubert Humphrey to pursue a dramatic act such as resigning the vice presidency to gain independence from the Johnson administration. Hoff said Humphrey could not be his own man while VP, while Curtis suggested Edward Kennedy as a possible running mate to boost the ticket. Both remained noncommittal on McCarthy and stressed leadership concerns about him.
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Cincinnati
Hubert Humphrey
White House
Philip Hoff
Vermont
Humphrey
Johnson
Hoff
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Edward Kennedy
Curtis
Kennedy
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Sen. McCarthy
Alcoa Pact Reached Amid Long Strike
Washington UPI reports a new contract reached Sunday between Aluminum Company of America and the Aluminum Workers International Union. About 11,000 members have been on strike since June 1, ending a long labor dispute.
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Washington
UPI
Aluminum Company of America
Aluminum Workers International Union
Council 5677 Installs Officers
Francis J. Fischer of 3121 Meadowbrook SE is installed as Grand Knight of Council 5677 Knights of Columbus. Newly elected officers include Robert J. Johnson deputy grand knight Bunyan Howell chancellor Elmer Haverly recorder Emmett Scherrman financial secretary John Behounek treasurer Cletus H Nanneman lecturer Michael J Kolacz advocate Joseph Gorecki warden James H Nelson Jr Michael Kolacz Jr and Robert Kozel as guards. Rev Phillip McDermott serves as chaplain and Hal Wilson John Montpas and Ivan Cash join the board of directors for the next year.
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Francis J. Fischer
Meadowbrook Drive
Council
Knights of Columbus
Robert J. Johnson
Bunyan Howell
Elmer Haverly
Emmett Scherrman
John Behounek
Cletus H. Nanneman
Michael J. Kolacz
Joseph Gorecki
James H. Nelson, Jr
Michael Kolacz
Robert Kozel
Phillip McDermott
Hal Wilson
John Montpas
Ivan Cash
Berkeley Fraternities Hit 90-Year GPA High
Berkeley campus fraternities at the University of California posted a 2.74 grade point average for the 1968 winter quarter, the highest in 90 years, up from 2.59 in the 1967 fall quarter.
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Berkeley Fraternities
Berkeley
Calif
UPI
University of California
Want ads speed up finding lost items in town
Local want ads offer quick results for readers seeking lost belongings. Advertisers claim speedy responses from neighbors who report sightings or hold found items, guiding owners to reclaim property efficiently.
Merchants Plan Auction Saturday In Loop Area
Cedar Rapids merchants plan a consignment auction in the First Avenue and Third Street E parking lot Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Sellers may bring items 8 to 11 a.m. no charge to sell and a three item limit. The Chamber will sell most items except gas refrigerators electric ranges and used clothing. Powers Auction Co. donates auctioneering services.
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Central Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Third Street
The
Powers Auction Co
Open prison novel design takes shape near Toluca
Mexico builds an open prison near Toluca without walls or guards scheduled for completion by September. The facility includes dormitories a lobby private bathrooms a large kitchen and separate animal stable and brick factory. Prisoners will be selected from the penitentiary weekend leave program and help construct the prison using a validated selection process based on integrated tests.
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Toluca
Mexico
Sergio Garcia Ramirez
Mexico State Penitentiary
United Nations Congress On
Garcia Ramirez
Once Lost Son Returns Home From Vietnam War
Pvt. 1 c Michael Thompson, 20, believed missing and presumed dead after a C-123 was shot down near Khe Sanh, returned home in Miami. He had left to fetch a friend’s stolen rifle and was not aboard the doomed flight, prompting a correction from the Marine Corps.
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Miami
Fla
Vietnam
Michael Thompson
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Khe Sanh
Thompson
Mike
Marine Corps
Lawler disputes Riley on Linn county disaster status
Iowa SBA director Conrad Lawler says Linn county is included in disaster areas after review prompted by Culver and Hughes. Lawler notes Black Hawk Bremer Butler Buchanan and adjacent counties are designated and Jones county may follow if substantial damage occurs. Riley, a rival, claimed Linn was excluded.
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Tom Riley
Small Business Administration
Linn County
SBA
Conrad Lawler
John Culver
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler
Buchanan
Lawler
Jones County
Harold Brokaw
Troy Mills
Riley
Culver
Hughes
School Lunch Employees Attend Short Course
Six Cedar Rapids school lunch program employees attended a short course at Ames sponsored by Iowa State University institution management department and the state department of public instruction. Representing Cedar Rapids were Mrs. Marvin Nemecek Mrs. Leo Bena Mrs. Albert Schultz Mrs. Kenneth Canfield Mrs. Joe Meek and Mrs. Ruby McClure.
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Cedar Rapids
Ames
Iowa State University Institution Management Department
State Department of Public Instruction
Marvin Nemecek
Leo Bena
Albert Schultz
Kenneth Canfield
Joe Meek
Ruby
McClure
Anti Americanism Roils London and Izmir Streets
Demonstrators attacked the Playboy club and Hilton hotel in London and the U S information service library in Izmir. Fifty two demonstrators were arrested and 33 police and 14 protesters were injured. Edward Taylor urged banning demonstrations in London as U S sixth fleet visits Istanbul.
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Associated Press
Playboy Club
Hilton Hotel
London
U.S. Information Service Library
Izmir
Turkey
West End
Playboy ‘Club
Hyde Park
Hilton
Park Lane
Edward Taylor
Aegean
Ankara
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Landis Financial Group
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