US Emergency Powers and War Measures Act Comparison
The Enterprise explains Executive Order No. 11490 issued by President Nixon in 1969 to coordinate emergency preparedness across U S government agencies. Senator Sam Ervin notes the United States has had ongoing national emergency status since 1939 and that Congress can reinstate expired powers. the 1952 steel case shows courts limit presidential usurpation of emergency authority.
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Nixon
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United States
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Roosevelt
Truman
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
U.S. Supreme Court
United Steel Workers
Theatre stubs and prison myths spark advice column
A reader asks the theatre location for a Wilby Kincey Theatre stub now part of ABC Service Corp in the southeast. A separate inquiry debunks rumors of Johnny Cash prison time and notes he began touring for inmates in 1959.
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Wilby-Kincey
Center Theatre
American Broadcasting Company
Service Corporation
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison
San Quentin
Expensive Orbiting Observatory Explodes in Launch Failure
Cape Kennedy NASA reports the OAO 3, the costliest science satellite, failed to reach orbit after a protective nose cone did not detach as planned. Signals showed the clamshell housing deployed partially but did not shed. The Atlas Centaur rocket carried extra weight for the final eight minutes of powered flight.
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Fla
Africa
Indian Ocean
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO 3
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Inflation Alert Sparks Policy Push On Wages And Prices
The White House and its Council of Economic Advisers announced a second inflation alert focusing on wage settlements in the General Motors strike and a railroad wage package. They warned that GM and oil industry price boosts threaten higher costs, urging restraint and a possible incomes policy to curb inflation.
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Washington
White House
General Motors
a__ presidential board
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Presidential Board
Census Trends Show City Decline and Suburban Growth
The 1970 Census highlights growing central city declines while suburbs absorb most growth. Population rose to 204.7 million as suburban rings expanded. 13 of the 25 largest cities fell. The farm population dropped from 15 million to 10 million as megaregions formed along the Atlantic coast from Boston to Washington.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Atlantic Ocean
Senate committee drops shoe import quotas in trade bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted 8 to 6 to remove import quotas on shoes from a foreign trade bill, a concession to President Nixon. The move leaves a mandatory woolen and synthetic textile quota, with a slight dilution for foreign necktie fabrics, and ends committee action on the measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Russell Long
Dla
U.S
United States
Finance Committee
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
FHA And VA Mortgage Ceiling Reduced To 8 Percent
The FHA and VA cut the mortgage insurance ceiling from 8 percent to 8 percent, effective immediately for future guarantees. Secretary George Romney cited lower rates and urged lenders to drop local rates, enabling 12,000 additional insured housing units this year.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
The
Veterans Administration
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Romney
DC8 Design Flaw Found Month Before Anchorage Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board told the FAA a month ago it had found a design problem in DC8 control apparatus that could hinder takeoff. Investigators in Anchorage are examining whether this flaw contributed to the fatal takeoff crash that killed 47 people.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Federal Aviation Administration
Anchorage
Alaska
NTSB
NTSB Warns FAA on DC8 Elevator Hazard After Crashes
The board recommends notifying all DC8 operators about a hazard found during investigations into two crashes. It found that a foreign object can entrap between the stabilizer and elevator, potentially jamming tail controls. FAA engineers and Douglas Aircraft are evaluating the findings.
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Safety Board
FAA
New York
Douglas Aircraft Co
NTSB
Kennedy Airport
Impeachment Of Douglas Rejected by House Subcommittee
A special House subcommittee found no grounds to impeach Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. The Democratic majority warned Ford’s broader view of impeachable conduct risks judiciary independence, while a draft report awaits final Judiciary Committee approval.
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Douglas
House Gop
Gerald Ford
Judiciary Committee
Celler
Ford
Subcommittee
House
Senate
Byron G. Rogers
D-Cole
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
William M. McCulloch
R.-Ohio
Edward Hutchinson
R-Mich
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