Wage hike proposal seeks $2.50 minimum by July 1
UPI reports Labor Secretary Ray Marshall urged Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $2.50 an hour by July 1 with automatic annual increases thereafter. The plan ties future bumps to 50 percent of average factory wages, aiming to curb inflation erosion and boost productivity, while facing opposition from Dent and labor groups.
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UPI
Congress
Ray Marshall
House Labor
John Dent
D-Pa
Labor
Marshall
Dent
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Desai Sworn India Prime Minister Vows Democracy Reform
Morarji Desai, 81, sworn in as India's prime minister after Janata party victory pledge to restore democracy, free press, and judicial independence. He aims to repeal emergency era laws, review censorship, and move away from the Soviet alliance while maintaining nonalignment.
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UPI
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Soviet Union
J.B. Kripalani
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Jayaprakash Narayan
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Utah Governor signs two anti porn bills into law
Gov. Scott Matheson signed two Utah measures targeting hard core pornography. One allows seizure of profits from porn shops and theaters and authorizes public nuisance prosecutions. The other requires film distributors to register and pledge not to circulate obscene films with penalties including fines and jail.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah
Scott Matheson
Dean Jeffs
Orem
Secretary of State
Matheson
Matheson to address groups in St George Utah
Governor Scott Matheson will address the Utah Travel Council the Utah State Industrial Development division and the Industrial Development Executives Association in St George Friday morning at 8 30 a m The groups will meet separately after a joint session at Sugar Loaf Restaurant then Matheson will return to Salt Lake The Travel Council and affiliated boards will hold all day meetings at the Elks Lodge while the ID Executives Association and the State division meet at Bloomington Country Club
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Sugar Loaf
Salt Lake
St. George
Association of Travel Regions
Color Country Travel Board
Washington County Travel Development Board
Elks Lodge
Utah State Industrial Development Division
Bloomington Country Club
Utah official says Colorado City school not parochial
Utah education officials toured the Colorado City Arizona school linked to a polygamy sect and found no parochial elements. Dr LeRue Winger of the State Board said there was no basis to pull about 200000 dollars in annual Utah funds for the 250 students from Hildale Utah who attend the school.
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UPI
Utah
Arizona
LeRue Winger
State Board of Education
Colorado City
Ariz
Hildale
Winger
Dr. Winget
Cedar City Electric Board Reconsiders Power Study Path
In a special Cedar City meeting the Electric Utility Board redirected its work after two weeks of fact finding on private versus public power. Members indicated a feasibility or professional engineering study may be needed and considered seeking help from the state Attorney General's office. Mayor Kerry Jones and Councilman Gordon Slack discussed with the group potential $2500 plus feasibility study costs to justify further engineering work and budget approval.
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Cedar City Electric Utility Board
State Attorney General's Office
Kerry Jones
Gordon Slack
Kent Myers
Carter accepts offer to negotiate with Vietnam
President Carter agrees to resume talks in Paris to consider full diplomatic relations with Vietnam. White House aides avoid timing or level of talks as a commission reports Hanoi shows cordial atmosphere and desire for normal ties. The commission led by Leonard Woodcock says Vietnam views U.S. aid as an obligation and is flexible on assistance. Carter says the U.S. will respond to Premier Phan Van Dong and begin discussions.
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UPI
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Paris
United States
White House
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Indochina
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Leonard Woodcock
Phan van Dong
LDS seminary credits debated amid Utah lawsuit
Ronald Guyman, principal at Dixie High School, says LDS Seminary enrollment would not suffer if court rules against giving credit for Old and New Testament courses. The ACLU challenges Utah districts for granting credit, arguing released time and access affect nonreligious students. Guyman maintains classes do not use public facilities and attract non-Mormon students without pressure to convert.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Ronald Guyman
LDS Seminary
Dixie High School
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Utah
Guyman
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Dixie
Seminary
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