Galbraith Urges Price and Wage Freeze Proposal
World War II price administrator John Kenneth Galbraith urged Congress to authorize a six month selective freeze of all prices and wages with exceptions for market driven sectors. He criticized Nixon's anti inflation plan and said large corporations and strong unions shield prices under restraint. Senate Democrats called for a national inflation conference and use of credit and interest control authority already granted. The economy was described as slipping into a recession.
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Washington
Nixon
John Kenneth Galbraith
Office of Price Administration
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Galbraith
Congress
Senate
Democrats
Democratic Policy Committee
California Seals Two Major Bond Sales in One Day
In Sacramento California for the first time in 15 months the state sold education construction bonds to a Bank of America syndicate at 6.248 percent for 100 million dollars and issued 200 million dollars of one year water bond anticipation notes at 5.8298 percent. State Treasurer Ivy Baker Priest announced the two offerings.
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Sacramento
California
Bank of America
Ivy Baker Priest
Beausoleil Witness Indicted Over Murder Immunity
Mary Brunner a prosecution witness in Robert Beausoleil murder case was indicted by the Los Angeles County Grand Jury. Brunner once immune for testimony shouted Beausoleil’s testimony false triggering immunity revocation and she was arraigned with a request to defend herself. She remains in jail without bail after a contempt sentence and awaits trial.
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Mary Brunner
Robert Beausoleil
Los Angeles County
Wisconsin University
Beausoleil
Gary Hinman
Miss Brunner
Charles Manson
Department 100
Los Angeles Superior Court
Malcolm Lucas
Jung
Public Defender’s Office
Sybil Brand Women’s Institute
Mary Neiswender
Tate-La-Bianaca
Stovitz
LaBianca
Manson Jury Sequestration in Lengthy Trial Begins
The Manson murder trial opened with 60 prospective jurors as Judge Older read charges against Charles Manson and co defendants Susan Atkins Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel. Proceedings faced courtroom disruptions including dripping water and a faulty loudspeaker system.
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Aaron Stovitz
In Chambers
Cars Burned in San Francisco Arson Case
Two cars in a state owned lot were set afire in San Francisco. Police arrested Donald L. Rice 23 Dolores Duehene 28 and William K. Korpa 29 near the scene after a suspect climbed a fence and fled. Arson investigator Rob ert Gérhon said gas tanks were punctured and ignition followed. Charges include arson and conspiracy.
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San Francisco
UPI
Robert Gérhon
Donald L. Rice
Dolores Duehene
William K. Korpa
Freeway Alignment Set After Long Beach Talks
Long Beach councilmen approved a basic freeway agreement with the State Division of Highways on February 15, 1966, outlining the general alignment from the Los Angeles River area toward Termina Avenue and beyond. Councilman Wayne B. Sharp opposed the freeway yet accepted the decision, while Kealer and Mansell weighed impacts on city travel and unity.
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Anaheim Street
Los Angeles River
Seventh
10Th Streets
Pacific Electric Company
Termina Avenue
Colorado Street
Colorado Lagoon
Marine Stadium
Pacific Coast Highway
Garden Grove
Long Beach
State Division of Highways
Wayne B. Sharp
Kealer
Sharp
Mansell
Poster eyes for opening decorate store facade
R E El Segundo A Xanadu at 224 W Broadway Glendale stocks old Godeys Lady's Book magazines and vintage fashion posters. Godeys Lady's Book was the first U S ladies magazine published weekly 1830 1898 with contributions by Emerson Hawthorne Longfellow and Poe and featured hand colored fashion prints.
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R.E
el Segundo
A. Xanadu
Broadway
Glendale
Emerson, Awthorne
Longfellow
Poe
Magazine order mystery and welfare aid basics
A reader asks about a failed eighties style magazine order from 16 Magazine in New York. A spokesman explains unreadable addresses cause misdelivery and delays amid many requests. The welfare question notes maximum aid of 263 dollars monthly for a mother with four children and explains direct payment to recipients and controls on back rent payments.
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16 Magazine
New York
Action Line
J.S
Costa Mesa
Long Beach
Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
DPSS
Help with Wages: California Labor Law Enforcement Division
A bouncer asks about unpaid wages after his employer closed. The California Labor Law Enforcement Division can assist in wage collection. Visit 230 E Fourth St Room 207 Long Beach with the bounced check and employer’s name and address if available.
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Seal Beach
Labor Law Enforcement Division
California Department of Industrial Relations
Fourth St
Long Beach
James A McDivitt Led Gemini Four And Apollo Nine
Col James A McDivitt aged 40 commanded Gemini 4 in 1965 and Apollo 9 in 1969. He later left active flight to take a desk post and became manager of the Apollo spacecraft program in Houston Texas overseeing spacecraft manufacture mission design and postflight analyses.
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James McDivitt
F.C
Long Beach
James A. McDivitt
McDivitt
Spaceman Corps
Houston
Tex
Rhodes firestorm widens as Agnew calls for Rhodes resignation
Vice President Agnew demands Rhodes resign if Times quotes are correct for remarks on Kent State and Jackson State violence. Reagan and Rhodes dispute the quotes, Rhodes defends inquiry into government charges, and CBS interview airs as Ziegler notes Agnew's personal view.
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Agnew
New York Times
Mon- Gay
Rhodes
Kent State
Jackson State
Nixon
Times
Reagan
Sacramento
Calif
Cbs-Tv News
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Draft Chief Shapes Objector Guidelines for Conscience Exemption
Washington draft chief Curtis Tarr outlined new rules for conscientious objectors after a Supreme Court ruling. He announced a July 1 lottery to assign draft numbers for 19-year-olds in 1970, plus orders to draft those who miss pre induction exams and to reopen registrants' classifications with new evidence.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Supreme Court
Senate Debates Cambodian Policy Drag Senate Must End War Talk
Senate debate on U S Cambodian policy stretches into a sixth week as Sen Norris Cotton threatens to resign unless the Senate votes on the $4 5 billion education funding bill and other measures. Sen Mike Mansfield accuses opponents of stalling the Cooper Church amendment to curb future actions in Cambodia while Sen Frank Church warns Nixon gamble could invite Communist capture. Republican leaders expect a vote on Cooper Church by late next week amid calls for tighter restrictions and possible House veto outweighing any Senate action.
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Washington
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Senate
U.S
Cooper Church
Frank Church
Didaho
Nixon
Cambodia
Cotton
White House
House
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Bond
Master Charge
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