Labor critics fault Nixon policies as havoc on economy
AFL-CIO president George Meany and United Steelworkers leader TW Abel cried labor woes on Labor Day, saying wage controls harmed workers while inflation surged and deficits spiked. Brennan defended policy, noting 3 million jobs gained, unemployment down, and real earnings up.
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Auto industry union seek crisis in contract talks
DETROIT (UPI) Pace quickens in auto industry contract talks with three contracts expiring Sept. 14 at 11:59 pm. Chrysler is targeted for a strike if no agreement, while Ford and GM would keep production under a pattern deal. UAW leaders say talks are typical despite mounting pressure as crisis nears. Fraser notes a more constructive overtime session, but top Chrysler and company negotiators have not signaled a go-ahead to begin full bargaining.
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Welfare aid rules would continue for absent parents
The Health, Education and Welfare Department proposed a regulation clarifying continued absence of a parent from home for welfare eligibility under the dependent children program. It would exclude temporary absence due to current or prospective employment or military duty from being treated as continued absence. Also in brief, Fidel Castro met Guyana PM Forbes Burnham during a nonaligned nations summit in Algiers, signaling closer ties and drawing large crowds in Georgetown.
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Students face food fuel crises in schools
Washington reports rising cafeteria prices as higher food costs cut into budgets. Los Angeles schools buy Australian beef to cover weeks of supply while 25 percent of items rise. Nationally lunch may rise by 35 cents with districts dropping meatless options amid fuel and loan access woes.
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Gas rate rise eyed if price controls end
Washington AP reports a study for the American Petroleum Institute estimates that removing federal price ceilings could raise residential gas bills by 25 to 50 dollars per year by 1980, generating 1 to 2 billion dollars more yearly for the industry. Officials say higher prices would spur exploration and ease shortages.
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Congress returns from summer rest in a tense clash with Nixon
Washington reports senators and congressmen resume after four months of gauging public sentiment on Watergate and the White House. Nixon pushes initiatives to pass favored bills as Congress mulls impoundment, defense spending, tax reform, and education aid while drafts of a new priority message await Capitol Hill.
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Grain prices to stay high despite record harvest
Experts predict a big harvest this year but say grain prices will rise due to soaring global demand. Bread and cookie shelves in supermarkets will show higher prices, and meat costs may stay elevated as grains feed livestock. The International Wheat Council notes strong world demand amid rising prices.
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