United labor leaders urged to back Nixon costs move
The piece argues AFL-CIO President George Meany and other union leaders exaggerate for their members’ gain yet must soon cooperate with President Nixon’s wage price freeze. It warns that if leaders resist, they and their organizations risk trouble while urging full support to stabilize the economy and protect American workers amid inflation, foreign trade and policy challenges.
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George Meany
Afl-Cio
Leonard Woodcock
Automobile Workers
Larry Bridges
Pacific Maritime Unions
Kenneth Lyons
National Association of Government Workers
Virginia Education Association
Nixon
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New TB Statistics Show State Rates in 1970
The U S Public Health Service Center for Disease Control releases 1970 tuberculosis statistics highlighting state by state incidence. Hawaii leads with 34.9 cases per 100 000, Alaska 34.7, low rates in Iowa 4.6 and North Dakota 5.7. Virginia remains high at 25.3, prompting questions about sanatoria closures despite small yearly gains.
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Center For Disease Control
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Who Is the Imperialist A Danville Perspective
An editorial contrasts Western powers being labeled imperialist with Western and Soviet actions. It cites the AFL-CIO pamphlet Who is the Imperialist describing colonial independence gains and Soviet control affecting tens of millions. It notes consumer goods production shifts and fashion trends as a light note in a period of political tension.
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Goebbels
Afl-Cio
Labor Organization
Union
Soviet Union
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Soviet
New York Polls and Prostitution on Public Interest
A columnist critiques opinion polls while noting a shift in New York street life as prostitution becomes a 24 hour topic. The piece cites surveys about Nixon policy and quotes experiences of sex workers on Lexington Avenue and Times Square, illustrating public curiosity and the complexity of measuring social trends.
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Johnson
Gallug
Harris
J“Hiel
Broadway
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Manhattan
Times Square
Jand
Pally
44Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Brooklyn
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Lexington Avenue Hotel
The Japanese As Benefactors in Alaska and Far East
The piece argues that USChina exchange and Japanese actions affect Pacific policy. It notes Japanese trade practices shape Alaska’s economy via the Alaska Pulp Company and Wrangell Lumber, while criticising protectionist shipping laws. It questions the impact of Japanese capital and warns about monopolies and monopsonies in timber markets.
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Peking
U.S
Richard Nixon
Far East
Alaska
U. S
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University of Alaska
Suka
Alaska Pulp Company
Wrangell Lum [Ber Company
U. S. Forest
Nixon Style Moves reshape war and diplomacy in 1960s
The piece argues Nixon uses sudden bold actions to influence Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union. It notes his moves on Vietnam policy, Cambodia and Laos strikes, and a Peking diplomacy aimed at countering Moscow. It questions Johnson era constraints and speculates how Nixon might have altered the war.
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Stratton
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Bayh
Muskie
Mediterranean
Middle East
Labor hierarchy and the New Left under Meany rhetoric
The piece argues that George Meany and AFL-CIO have embraced the New Left, defying Nixon's NEP and urging wage and price controls. It contends this demagogic stance risks inflationary harm, political corruption, and social unrest, citing union spending and pressure on Congress in 1968.
Entrepreneurs to End Stagflation, Nixon Says
President Nixon urged Congress to back tax credits and credit access for entrepreneurs to spur innovation and create jobs. Citing Schumpeter, he praised new firms like cable TV promoters and Polaroid creator Edwin Land as drivers of economic growth while promising relief from wage and price controls. The plan targets 10 percent investment tax credits and measures to expand capital to bring new products and services to market.
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Nixon
Dentison
Joseph Schumpeter
Schumpeter
Schampett
Stas
Portand
Detroit
Robert Abslanalp
Bahamas
Federal Communications Commission
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