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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1971

Page

4

Two Americans Freed By Red China Will Be With Families Christmas

Mary Ann Harbert and Richard G Feeteau, released from Chinese captivity, will spend Christmas with their families. Harbert, 26, from Palo Alto, completes medical exams at Valley Forge and plans to seek work using her psychology degree. Feeteau, shot down in 1951 on a U S Army mission, leaves Valley Forge to visit twin daughters and brothers in the Boston area, then returns for treatment. he urged no further press statements to protect others still imprisoned.

Philadelphia Mary Ann Harbert Richard G. Feeteau China A Feeteau Valley, Forge General Hospital Thurstday Boston Fecteau U.S. Army Valley Forge Miss Harbert Fecteay Hong Kong Harhbert Palo Alto Calif Philadelphia International Airport Miss Marbert Peking Gerald RoscLaughlin Pato Alto

Nixon Blocks Federal Pay Raises Under New Law

President Nixon stated that the new law blocks automatic October hikes by keeping a 5.5 percent annual ceiling on federal civilian and military pay. He said a second raise in October would amount to preferential treatment above Phase 2 guidelines. He cited prior moves as having produced heartening inflation results but warned much work remains to date. The act extends his economic control powers through April 30, 1973, with an administrative mechanism including a specter hearing court for appeals.

Nixon Congress

Thant’s Departing Era and Waldheim’s U N Role Signal Change

A U N general assembly closes after calls to admit East and West Germany and other nations. Thant’s farewell prompts praise from Bush and Malik, while Waldheim’s selection promises experience. diplomats flag efforts to fix financing and appoint a new secretary-general to steer the organization.

East West Germany South Korea North South Vietnam United Nations Thant Waldheim U.N. Secresary Trygve Lie Norway Dag Hammarskjold Sweden Malik U.N Peking

Economic drift as dollar climbs and markets recalibrate

The dollar remains strong on foreign exchanges with Tokyo and European markets showing high levels. Stock prices slip slightly, Dow Jones falls 3.46 to 534.86 as analysts note mixed signals and potential policy recalibration. The Price Commission proposes guidelines for insurance rates, banning sharp increases to boost profits and urging excess profits to be returned or used for better coverage.

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Rent Rules Face Examination Amid Tax and Housing Debate

The Internal Revenue Service notes Christmas bonuses unchanged by new labor lines, while the Price Commission unveils rent rules effective Dec 29. A Rent Advisory Board dissenter calls the plan a boondoggle, as tenants are urged to resist rents. landlords may raise up to 2.5 percent plus increases for taxes, improvements, or hardship, with 26 days notice. The rules exclude industrial, farm, and commercial rents.

Pauyes Jan Internal Revenue Service The Price Commission Rent Advisory Board Rossetta Wylie Nixon Commission Gerayson Wylie Grayson Cost of Living Council

Hanoi Troops Advance Toward Laos Base

North Vietnamese troops moved toward a secret base and CIA center in northern Laos, with commando squads probing defenses and rocket and mortar fire reported at the Long Cheng facility as Viet Nam and allies seek to tighten pressure.

Saigon North Victo Rs U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Laos Long Cheng Vientiane Lin of Jars Plain of Jars CIA Army of Meo Air America Tthe Vietiane U.S South Vietnam Cambodia Phnom Penh

Nixon's Welfare and Vietnam Era Policy on Capita Surges

Capitol Hill sources expect early action on Nixon welfare and revenue sharing bills with both chambers shaping versions. Long signaled optimism on restoring a key guaranteed income provision for poor families, while Mills offered an alternate plan. Vietnam war notes highlight troop reductions, Laos Long Cheng siege, and Cambodia fighting as 1971 ends.

MacGregor Russell B. Long Senate Finance Committee Marek Senate House Nixon Ways and Means Committee Wilbur D. Mills D-Ark Sinceugye Ae Muweyee Capitol Hill Klein

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