Nixon to Fill Gaps on Pay Board After Resignations
President Nixon will announce how he will fill vacancies on the Pay Board following the AFL CIO resignations. He plans to confer with the Cost of Living Council at 2 p.m. CST and outline the board’s future composition and procedures. A White House briefing indicated no details were given on the decision.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Gerald R. Warren
Cost of Living Council
Warren
Aflcio
George Meany
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
George P. Shultz
Office of
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Donald Rumsfeld
George H. Boldt
Boldt
Ronald L. Zigler
Afl-Cio
George Meany Meany
I. W. Abel
AFL Cio
United Steelworkers
Floyd Smith
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists Board
Meany
Labor Federation
Edington Sees Senate Runoff Targeting Sparkman Jobs Claim
Senate candidate Robert Edington accuses Sen. John Sparkman of misusing seniority to ship 6,500 Alabama jobs abroad while neighboring states gain 22,000. He predicts a runoff in the Democratic primary and frames jobs as the key issue, pledging a working senator if elected.
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Senate
Robert Edington
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Mobile
Patricia
Decatur
Athens
Huntsville
Edington
Sparkman
Melba Till Allen
Lambert Mims
Morgan County
Five Counties Form Western Health Agency in Alabama
Five western North Alabama counties Franklin Colbert Lauderdale Winston and Marion voted to establish a separate five county health planning agency. Dennis Opheim asserted the move won t derail plans for the larger 13 county organization while inviting future participation by the five counties.
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North
Alabama
Dennis Opheim
Decatur
Franklin
Winston
Lauderdale
Marion
Colbert
Opheim
Alabama Development
Falkville Girl Wins Betty Crocker Award
Falkville High School senior Genell Lee 17 is Alabama’s Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow selected from 12 543 Alabama seniors. She wins a 1500 college scholarship and will tour Williamsburg and Washington with other Homemakers of Tomorrow. Genell is skilled in cooking sewing and farm chores.
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Clara Keyes
Falkville
Alabama
Betty Crocker
Genell Lee
General Mills
Genell
Elmer Lee
Hartseller
Decatur High
Phyllis Hutson
Carolyn Morris
District of Columbia
Williamsburg
Washington, D.C
Harris Predicts County Lines Will Fade in Alabama
State Senator Bob Harris told Decatur Civilian Club that within twenty years county borders may be mere lines due to reapportionment and regional planning trends. He noted counties serve agencies like law enforcement but regionalization could diminish traditional borders, with solid waste and water services as examples. Harris urged voters to fund government to preserve effective state governance.
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Bob Harris
Alabama
Harris
Decatur
Gary Voketz
North Central
Grocery prices surge as cost of living climbs
AP reports the largest grocery price rise in 14 years sparks the sharpest overall living cost increase since Nixon price controls. Paris and Selma items note Vietnam peace talks pause and Earl Goodwin tax conspiracy trial postponed.
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Washington
Nixon
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Selma
Earl Goodwin
George C. Wallace
On This Date 1775 Patrick Henry Speech Declares Liberty
In Richmond the Virginian provincial convention heard Patrick Henry proclaim Give me liberty or give me death a bold plea for American freedom. The snippet notes weather and page references but centers on Henrys famous declaration and its historical context.
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Landers
TVG Rss Aé Financial
Patrick Henry
Richmond
Dial
Athens
Soviets Eye Far Side of Moon Mission Ambitions
Moscow officials outline plans for an unmanned Luna mission to return soil samples from the moon's far side. Vinogradov says the schedule remains undecided but envisions automatic landings and rovers, expanding after Apollo.
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New York Times
Moscow
Earth
Alexander P. Vinogradov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Union
Vinogradov
Academy
Institute of Geochemistry
Luna
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