Jobless Rate Edges Up Amid Auto Strike Debate
Washington reports show October jobless rate at 5.6 percent with 4.3 million unemployed. Officials say General Motors strike distorted employment figures while total employment rose 660,000. Critics accuse timing of data release and claim undercount of discouraged workers.
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Washington
Democratic House
John W. McCormack
White House
Rogers C.B. Morton
Labor Department
General Motors
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Harold Goldstein
Doctor House Call Group Drops Service
In Chicago the 18 year old emergency house call service run by the Chicago Medical Society was unanimously voted to discontinue. Dr. Robert Mustell said a shortage of general practitioners and rising specialization left no one to staff calls. He noted only 10 of 135 new members agreed to help in 1968.
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Chicago
Robert Mustell
Chicago Medical Society
Mustell
Illinois
American Medical Association
Riley credits election for good sober judgment in Arkansas
Dr. Bob Riley of Arkadelphia says Tuesday’s election showing he won lieutenant governor demonstrates that voters prefer clean campaigns over mudslinging and emotion. He notes Dale Bumpers’ win signals a positive reaction to candidates and criticizes Governor Rockefeller’s administration as an experiment not beneficial. He criticizes lack of leadership with the legislature, cites a pervasive campaign letter in Negro communities, and laments the failed state constitution while urging seminars to help reporters understand the legislative process.
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Little Rock
Bob Riley
Arkadelphia
Madison Avenue
Dale Bumpers
Winthrop Rockefeller
Riley
Rockefeller
Bumpers
Sterling Cockrill Jr
Cockrill
Independent Voters of Arkansas
GOP Committee Meets Nov 21 in Little Rock
The Republican party plans its state committee meeting on November 21 in Little Rock to elect new officers including a state chairman. Outgoing chairman Odell Pollard of Searcy will be replaced. contenders include Charles T. Bernard of Earle and William Kelly of Little Rock, with Everett Ham of North Little Rock also seeking the post.
Danish Princess Debuts as Pictorial Artist on Yuletide Stamps
80 million copies of Princess Margrethe drawings go on sale to raise about 1 million for charity. The Danish princess designed this year’s Yuletide stamps, presenting a vivid scene of Christmas preparations in a heavenly castle. Stamps cost 10 øre each, but a full sheet of 50 is needed to view the complete image.
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Copenhagen
Margrethe
Arkansas Real Estate Transfer Tax Challenged
A petition to rehear a case challenges the constitutionality of Arkansas real estate transfer tax law. The Supreme Court previously invalidated the 1969 act, allowed collection but barred disbursement until legislature acted. Petitioner Feild filed on behalf of Sen. Fletcher, arguing severability and workable remainder.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Supreme Court
State Revenue Department
Talbot Feild Jr
Hope
Virgil T. Fletcher
Benton
Children’s Colony
State Parks, Recreation and Travel Commission
Feild
Israel Says Ceasefire Not Binding
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said Israel is no longer bound by the U.S. backed cease-fire near the Suez Canal and warned that Egyptian troops would face Israel's iron fist if they cross. The cease-fire expired, the U.N. urged extension, and Egypt and Jordan rejected full withdrawal of missiles. Wasfi Tell warned another Arab-Israeli war is likely.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Suez Canal
United Nations
Dayan
Tel Aviv
U.N
United States
Washington
Egypt
Jordan
Wasfi Tell
Beirut
Treacherous Baja Has Been Conquered By Off Road Racers
The Mexican 1000 in Baja California saw records shattered as Californians led the field. Drino Miller Costa Mesa drove a VW buggy to 16:07, with Vic Wilson Sunset Beach guiding the early leg on the 832 mile course from Ensenada to La Paz. Unofficial results show multiple class records broken amid 71 finishers of 278 starters.
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LA Paz
Mexico
Baja California Peninsula
Ensenada
Rocky Trail
Ingvar Lindquist
Sherman Oaks
Calif
John Jhini
Los Angeles
Saab
Evans and Mongeon
Ford
John Johnson
Spring Valley
Larry Bright
San
Dan Widner
Colorado Springs
Colo
Buick
Jeep
Steve Hurd
Montebello
Doug Smith
San Bernardino
DKW
Gossip Bits and Witty Quips Collected for a Column
New York AP columnist HAL BOY collects quick takes on speaking pace curiosities ostrich mating humor disinfectant facts and quotable notables. It includes Aristotle lessons on gravity modern teaching shifts and light political musings plus Kin Hubbard and Gracie Allen quips and a note on auto theft trends.
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Hal Boy
New York
Handsome
Papa Ostrich
Gracie Allen
United States
American Is A Middle of Road Voter in 1972 Outlook
AP writer Peggy Simpson reports voting analyst Rich ard Scammon describes the American voter as middle of the road, not swayed by extremes. He suggests both parties should target a center consensus and notes social issues were neutralized, with working class loyalty varying by region and race.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Richard Scammon
Scammon
Party of the Center
National Democratic Club
Ben J. Wattenberg
Elections Research Center
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
New York
James Buckley
Denver
California
Ronald Reagan
AF Launches Secret Spy Satellite
Air Force launched a secret spy satellite from Cape Kennedy to provide about 30 minutes warning of long range missile attacks from the Soviet Union or Red China. Titan 3 carried an 1800 pound payload to a near stationary orbit 24000 miles above the Pacific and the secret program aims for operational capability in 1971 with a possible second satellite for submarine launched rocket alerts.
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Howard Benedict
Cape Kennedy, Fla
Air Force Today
United States
Soviet Union
Red China
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Pacific Ocean
Pentagon
Pacific
California
Southeast Asia
Guards Fear Tradition Won't Survive
Washington AP report on the National Guard facing doubts about sustaining the citizen-soldier tradition as the Vietnam era winds down. Draft end targets and weak veteran enlistment press guards to attract volunteers. Even with a 400,000 authorized force, attrition and dwindling waiting lists threaten readiness.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
National Guard
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Francis S. Greenlief
Indochina
National Governors Conference
Pentagon
Deserter in Canada Put Under Wartime Security Measures
In Montreal a 23 year old U S Army deserter from Vietnam faced a police detective with a pistol after crossing into Canada under new wartime security rules. He was searched questioned and ordered out of the country and later went underground.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Vietnam
21St Division
North American Air Defense Command
United States
Pauline Vaillancourt
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