Tens Of Millions Lost In GE Strike
The Associated Press reports the GE strike enters its fourth month with tens of millions in losses. About 130,000 workers idle while a few back-to-work signals appear in Chicago Lake Vermont Ontario California. Louisville's GE losses reach 26 million. Pickets receive bean soup. many strikers rely on part time work savings or welfare. Layoffs occur in Owensboro Syracuse and Albuquerque due to material shortages.
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MPAA to Change Film Ratings Mot Aimed at Clarity
The Motion Picture Association of America adjusts ratings effective March 1. The M rating is dropped in favor of GP for general viewing with guidance. The R category raises age to 17 without a parent. The X classification remains for under 18. Observers see aim to widen R for edgier serious films.
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Suburban Negro Move Criticized
Ben Holman, a top Nixon administration official, argues the government should shift focus from forced relocation to improving inner city life. He calls for more jobs, education, housing, and health facilities, and supports black self-governed schools while maintaining full civil rights protections.
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Rural Hamlets Proposed to Lift Poor From Cities
Columbia AP David R. Pender USC research economist urges strategic hamlets near industrial sites on open land to help hard-core poor leave urban ghettos. Each hamlet would house about 1,000 with daycare and low-cost housing enabling job access near plants.
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