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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1972
Page
4
Washington reports oil firms plan to delay Alaska pipeline construction after Interior Secretary Morton grants right of way for a Alaska route, while court challenges from environmental groups and Alaska fishermen continue. Alyeska welcomes the decision but legal fights loom as Canada weighs its response and opponents vow further action.
The House approved a plan to lift the minimum wage to 2.3 dollars over time, extending coverage to millions. The bill would raise current rates from 1.63 to 1.80 within months and to 2 dollars the following year, with youth cutoffs and various exemptions. An amendment adding a youth differential passed alongside adjustments narrowing coverage to state, local, federal workers, and domestics.
Washington reports the Army seeks to end pressuring young offenders to choose jail over service. Maj. Gen George S. Prugh, chief of the Judge Advocate General's office, sent letters to the chief justices and state rules generals urging use of authority to halt the age-old practice.
The Veterans Administration continues to guarantee GI loans for Eastern Services Corp. of Hempstead New York a company indicted for multimillion dollar New York City housing fraud and barred from FHA programs. VA loan guarantees depend on firm submitting an application. VA does not approve mortgage companies, only their VA applications.
In San Francisco and Bellevue, officials and activists debate a multi billion dollar pipeline project. Interior Secretary Morton would lead a strategic push, while Friends of the Earth argues for every legal route to stop it. David Brower calls the plan dangerous and unnecessary. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. says construction cannot start next year due to pending regulations and pledges the safest oil transport system with strict safeguards.
Two prominent Mafia figures from Detroit were cited by the House Crime Committee on Thursday as discussing Hazel Park Race Track racing and related holdings. Jack Tocco and Anthony Zerilli refused to answer questions after taking the Fifth Amendment, while authorities note Emprise owns about 2 percent of Hazel Park with concession interests.
Internal Revenue Service agents will examine thousands of medium sized firms for possible inflated profit margins. Government spokesman said audits target firms under $50 million in yearly sales with more than 60 employees.
President Nixon's proposal to develop a reusable shuttle to ferry crew to a space station was approved by the Senate in a voice vote. Lawmakers kept funding for the shuttle at about 227.9 million for research and development, despite a bid to kill the program.
Thirteen members of the Senate Labor Committee introduced a bill to guarantee workers who put eight years into a single job a portion of the pension fund they contributed to. The measure aims to improve the current system where only about eight of 30 million enrolled in private pension funds expect retirement income, due to vesting requirements.
Washington UPI reports Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield, fresh from Peking, doubts China will allow American news organizations to open bureaus there immediately. He said the question is under consideration, with assurances that individual journalists may be admitted without needing to sympathize with China.
Senate secret session yielded Kissinger era studies on Nixon policy printed in the Congressional Record. Dellums pressed for release while Gravel faced opposition and House rules were debated as excerpts surfaced. The pieces include a 1969 State Department forecast on Haiphong blockade timing and context.
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