Wage-Price Freeze Faces Challenges From Labor Leader Meany
The article outlines government plans to enforce the wage price freeze amid tensions with Meany and AFL-CIO. It notes potential contract penalties for noncompliant contractors and a pending injunction against exas Governor Preston Smith over pay raises. Meany seeks a labor management board and may meet the President, while Congress debates post freeze economic planning.
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George Meany
Uncle Sam
Meany
Justice Department
Exas
Preston Smith
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hospital beds sit empty as costs and care woes rise
The piece notes a nationwide shift with one in five beds unoccupied, costing millions daily as hospitals face overbuilding and insurers stretch to contain care costs. It mentions simpler care, shared equipment, and regional differences including North Carolina as a hopeful example. It also recalls Ho Chi Minh’s prison diary noting poetry and leadership.
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American Hospital Association
Piedmont
North Carolina
Ho Chi Minh
China
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Jerusalem Faces Sprawl as Israel Fortifies Its Capital
London editorials accuse suburban housing on French Hill of eroding Jerusalem’s sanctity as 2,500 homes rise on 150 acres in East Jerusalem. The Times cites a “sad casualty” of Middle East deadlock while Arabs are evacuated from the Old City amid a push to establish a Jewish city unshared by others.
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London
Jerusalem
French Hill
London Times
Middle East
Ramat Eshkol
the Times
Israel
Jerusalem Post
Times
Old City
Vatican
U.S. State Department
United Nations
Mount of Olives
Teddy Koller
East Jerusalem
Hamilton
Roy C. Welborn
Dorothy Stamey
Washington
Stamey
E. Washington
Dallas Furniture
Raleigh
North Hamilton
English Road
Navy pressed to settle $73.5 million Avondale claim
Four powerful Louisiana congressmen pressed the Navy to settle dubious Avondale Shipyards claims totaling $73.5 million. A secret Navy report acknowledges pressure and improper influence from House Armed Services Chair F Edward Hebert, House Leader Hale Boggs, and Senate figures Allen Ellender and Russell Long.
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Washington
Congress
Navy
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
House
Hale Boggs
Senate Appropriations
Allen Ellender
Senate Finance
Russell Long
John Chaffee
Avondale
Navy Contract Watchdog Blocks 73 Million Avondale Claim
Gordon Rule, head of the Navy contract watchdog, vetoed a 73 million Avondale payment and demanded full factual support. Shipyard president Hebert appealed to officials, while Sen. Long and Delta Marina discussed expedited review. Reports show the Navy faced pressure to approve unsubstantial claims.
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Gordon Rule
Navy
Sowenshein
Goldollar
Hebert
Rule
Barry Shillito
Delta Marina
William Boyle
Sen. Long
Long
Avondale
North Carolina raises littering fines to two hundred dollars
Legislation boosts the penalty for littering from 50 to 200 dollars, aiming to curb roadside trash. Officials note high cleanup costs, assess effectiveness, and urge decency and enforcement. other items cover flags, a senatorial visit, and local planning on English Road upgrades and Maryfield Nursing Home expansion.
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Maryfield Nursing Home
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments Medical Planning Committee
Advisory Council
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K. L. Woodfin
Carroll Burris
Ed Muskie
D-Me
Fred Harris
D-Okla
Holt McPherson
Paul DePre
Westport
Missouri
U. S
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Arthur) Johnson
Alexander Martin Dar
Eddie Knox
Main Street
B. Everett Jordan
Jordan Washburn
Baxter Freeze
Jordan
High Point
Winston-Salem
Morganton
Hendersonville
Forest City
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