22 Aug 1971
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1971
Page
1
The Nixon administration doubles down on a 90 day wage price freeze while pondering whether to extend the limit to April 30 1972. Officials discuss possible action on contracts with violators and a broader strategy to stabilize the economy amid currency shocks and global pressure.
The article details how a strike defying the freeze looms as pay rises go unpaid. AFL-CIO fears Nixon’s economic grip erodes while Congress, led by Mills, debates expanding tax relief and stimulus. OEP bungles spark confusion as cost of living council formalizes policy amid contradictory briefings. Municipal workers face freeze applicability. eight OEP regional offices distribute guidance poorly.
Reports say additional bombs exploded in Bolivia as armed workers from tin mines attacked insurgents in Orura, a southern mining hub held by rebels. At El Alto airport near La Paz security tightened with heavy guard around a nearby military air facility.
Convicts among the 20 prisoners in the section when the attempt happened include John Cluchette Fleeta Drumgo and Ruchell Magee. Magee is accused with Angela Davis of murder and kidnapping in the August 1970 shooting at the Marin County courthouse in which four people died including Jonathan Jackson, 17, brother of one victim.
The Democratic National Committee and labor leaders denounce Nixon economic rescue package as favoring corporate interests over workers. They criticize wage price controls and dollar gold trading move as inadequate, arguing crisis measures are only a temporary halt. The letter stresses need for concrete programs and warns against harming trust among trading nations.
Congress aims to act by month end with legislation backed by Nixon’s economic moves. The president imposed a currency freeze and import levy while seeking repeal of the 7 percent automobile tax, a 10 percent business investment credit, and a faster schedule for raising the personal income tax exemption.
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