Call for Rollback to Six Percent Interest Rates
Congress and civic leaders push to cut rates from eight percent to six percent citing housing costs and unemployment. Patman, chair of the House Banking Committee, seeks action after Meany’s six percent proposal and targets major banks for profit taking.
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Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Wright Patman
David Rockefeller
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
Patman
House Banking Committee
Survey Signals Democrats May Gain House Seats While Republicans Earn Senate
Political polls suggest the Democratic Party could pick up seats in the House while Republicans gain ground in the Senate. Analysts note off year trends favor the party out of power, but Nixon’s lingering popularity and the economy shape mixed expectations. The Vietnam War’s reduction and policy approval influence GOP prospects.
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Congress
House
Senate
G.O.P
Democrats
Nixon
Gas Station Price Prank Sparks Odd Exchange
A New England gas station owner jokes about a gasoline price cut after a chaotic scene at nearby stations. Two tourists fill five gallons and debate the old price, while the owner quips about reduced rates as they drive away.
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New England
Sensing the News: Strike Against GM Thwarts Economy
Anthony Harrigan argues the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors cripples the U.S. economy by idling 400000 workers at 143 plants, costing $42.5 million weekly in wages and $30 million daily in lost production, with wide ripple effects on suppliers and defense contracts. He calls for labor reform and plant by plant bargaining to curb strikes.
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Nashville, Tenn
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
United States
UAW
Canada
G.M
General Motors
America
U.A.W
G. M
Daily Crossword Clues and Cryptoquote Puzzle Notes
Signify and Bucket item clues lead the daily crossword. The page includes a cryptogram and a Cryptoquote sample with a motto about idleness and poverty, plus an attribution to Hunter 1970 King Features Syndicate.
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Hunter
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington March of Events and Party Realignments
Senator Charles Percy shifts toward the Nixon White House and conservative Republicans ahead of the 1972 re election. The McClellan Subcommittee plans nationwide organized crime hearings. Virginia opponent J Harry Wilkinson, a Yale intern turned candidate, challenges Representative Satterfield. Kuchel backs Reagan in California race, signaling shifting GOP allegiances. Television bias noted in coverage of 1968 candidates.
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John McClellan
McClellan
Joseph Valachi
David Satterfield III
D-Va
Yale
Richmond
J. Harry Wilkinson
Congress
Virginia
Satterfield
Kuchel
Reagan
Thomas Kuchel
California
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Kichel
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Wichel
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Cuero Publishing Co., Inc
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Texas
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Press Association
South Texas Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Jack Howerton
Peis
Howerton
National Advertising
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Dallas
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Victoria
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Jackson
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Stepakov
Anthony Harrigan
Chase New
Octopus
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Heavens
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Delma
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Ill
Ilinois
Percy
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