05 Nov 1971
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1971
Page
1
Readers ask about Social Security earnings limits and how they affect checks. Officials explain the $1 680 threshold and the step losses up to $2 880, then 1 for every dollar over. Other questions cover Five Points intersection redesign, TOPICS improvements, and plant freezing apples per USDA guidance.
The Labor Department reports October unemployment fell to 5.8 percent, with 79.8 million employed and 4.6 million unemployed. The drop beats seasonal expectations, aided by declines among adult men and veterans groups amid mixed shifts by race and occupational lines.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told President Thieu that U S troop withdrawals from Vietnam would step up immediately with some units cut up to 50 percent in seven weeks. Nixon plans a major troop cut announcement around November 15 aiming to reduce U S forces to 40 000 or 50 000 by July ending the fighting role while retainers handle air support and logistics. Laird also pledged continued U S economic aid despite Senate rejection of an aid bill as the leaders spent 31 hours at Independence Palace. Laird to return to Washington Saturday.
The House approved a desegregation aid package with amendments restricting federal busing funds and delaying court-ordered plans. The vote split 333 to 38 amid heated debate as civil rights leaders condemned the move and noted its impact on broader education legislation.
Administration sources say a $136 million sale of U.S. feed grains to the Soviet Union will be loaded by union crews despite prior bans. Nixon easing export rules and a push to revitalize the Merchant Marine helped secure union agreement to ship. This breakthrough may influence future sales to Communist nations.
The embattled Pay Board wrestles with Phase 2 wage formula talks amid a three way clash among President Nixon Congress and AFL-CIO leader Meany. House Banking Committee amendments push for full pre freeze pay increases with retroactive effects, provoking Nixon to term the move partisan. Negotiations resume after recess with Meany and board officials signaling progress toward nuts and bolts details by Monday.
Assistant Attorney General William H. Rehnquist appears to have cleared the first hurdle toward Senate confirmation for the Supreme Court. Committee chairman James Eastland excused him after two days of questioning and the panel will turn to Lewis F. Powell Jr. Rehnquist and Powell were Nixon nominees to fill vacancies from Justice Harlan and Justice Black. Bayh predicted a majority support on the 16 member panel with only a handful of no votes anticipated. Bayh noted Rehnquist responsive toward the end, citing his stance against relying on inherent government power to wiretap without a court order.
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