Senators push price wage controls to curb inflation
Democratic leaders in Congress urge Nixon to use existing powers to curb high interest rates and consider a six month price wage freeze. Senator Harris proposes a National Economic Equity Board empowered to set voluntary guidelines and issue credit controls via Federal Reserve action. The plan includes a 12 member advisory panel and a possible one year expiry for freezes. Harris argues the administration downplays the crisis and must act.
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Tion
Mansfield
Montana
Nixon
Fred R. Harris
National Economic Equity Board
Harris
Economic Equity
Congress
Federtg] Reserve Board
Equity Board
Sto Institute
Debt increase plan blocks Vietnam military funding
Mayo testified that the Administration aims to raise spending by 4.8 billion in fiscal 1971 to 205.6 billion, with none for Vietnam or Cambodia operations. He said half the increase would cover rising public debt, unemployment benefits, farm supports, welfare, veterans benefits, disaster relief and other uncontrollable programs.
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Mayo
Vietnam
Cambodia
Steel Roller Traps Worker to Death in Lynwood Plant
Bellflower man Steve M. Norton, 22, was killed Monday at the Jorgensen Steel Plant in Lynwood after becoming entangled in a sheet steel roller. Norton died en route to St Francis Hospital in Lynwood at 3 04 p m. Investigators said he was attempting to untangle cables from the machine when the accident occurred.
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Bellflower
Lynwood Steel
Lynwood
Steve M. Norton
California St
St. Francis Hospital
Lyn‘wood
Jorgensen Steel
S. Alameda St
Nader urges balance in food safety and additives debate
Ralph Nader at the Institute of Food Technologists warns the food industry adulterates through fat and water and criticizes federal agencies for not disclosing rising foodborne disease trends. Magnus Pyke proposes a happiness coefficient to weigh additives against risks.
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Ralph Nader
Institute of Food Technologists
Nader
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Magnus Pyke
Pyke
British Food Technologists
Christopher Columbus
Europe
Bar owners seek dance license refund from city officials
In Wilmington the owners applied to San Pedro City Hall for a dance license on December 5 and paid 198 dollars. After canceling the application they contacted the Los Angeles police commissioner who sent a cancellation letter and promised a refund, but they have not yet received the 198 dollars.
Community Q and A: refunds and social groups in Long Beach
A reader learns refunds require a form at the City Clerk in San Pedro and 4 to 6 weeks to process after forwarding to the police commissioner. They also seek social groups for separated or widowed women, with Parents Without Partners and the Never On Friday Club noted.
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A. Action Line
Police Commissioner’s
San Pedro
M.P
Long Beach
S. Broadway
Los Angeles
E. Ocean Blvd
Friday Nightlighter
Electron Microscope Aids Studies Of Tiny Objects
The electron microscope first invented in 1924 can magnify up to 500000 times, far beyond the 2000 times of a conventional light microscope. It uses streams of electrons emitted from a tungsten filament and focused onto the object, revealing details unseen by light.
Tommy’s Hamburgers at 2575 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles
The stand run by Tommy Koufax, opened twenty years ago, serves a juicy hamburger described as an ooze of flavor. Koufax says his secret is giving customers what he likes, with annual gross around $1 million from the unassuming wood hut.
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Tommy
Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles
Tommy Koufax
Crash Kills Cyclist 16 and Destroys Driver Passes
A 16 year old Whittier motorcyclist died after a crash with a car on Scott Ave La Mirada. The driver Marion Fiondella 30 of La Mirada was not injured. Frank Garcia 48 of Long Beach died later from injuries at Los Alamitos General Hospital.
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L.B. Driver
Whittier
la Mirada
Long Beach
Los Alamitos General Hospital
Frank Garcia
E. 8Th St
Cerritos Ave
Los Alamitos
Orange County
Irene
la Mirada Community Hospital
Scott Ave
Richvale Drive
Highway Patrol
Marion Fiondella
EH. del Monte Pl
Senate Democrats Demand End to Asian Bloodbath
Senate Democratic leaders urge immediate withdrawal as they cite 50,067 U.S. war dead and rising casualties in Southeast Asia. Mansfield, Church, and Kennedy condemn the war and call for swift action to end U.S. involvement and funding. House figures issue warnings about Nixon policy and prospects for Cambodia pullout by June 30.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Senate Democrats
Southeast Asia
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Frank Church
Idaho
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Cambodia
Mansfield
Nam
Thailand
Laos
House
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
Nixon
Kennedy
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
White House
Cambodian pullout and Saigon troops in Cambodia widen
The United States shifts policy as 40,000 South Vietnamese troops operate inside Cambodia in support of Lon Nol, with 7,000 to 10,000 rotated out this month. Officials indicate continued Saigon presence, possible U S air support, and arms worth about 7.5 million to Lon Nol’s government, while Vietnamization remains a priority.
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Cambodia
Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
Phnom Penh
Yer Sambaur
Congress
Goldwater Warns of Loss of Pacific if Southeast Asia War Prolongs
At a $125-a-plate GOP fundraiser in Hollywood Palladium, Sen. Barry Goldwater warned that defeating Southeast Asia policies is essential to salvage the Pacific and prevent World War III. He criticized Kennedy's 16,500 advisors and praised Nixon's Cambodia move as overdue and pivotal for America’s future.
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U.S
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
South Viet
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
Hollywood Palladium
Goldwater
Pacific
China
White House
Jack Kennedy
Cambodia
America
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Rouge
Combined News Service
Actonlie
D.S
Caltech
Burger Burgher
Independent, Press- Telegram
Tommy’s
Action Line
R.W
Tuesda
Long
South Vietnam
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lon Nol
BIT of
Sweden
E. Broadway
Bob Houser
Welch's
Bond's
Lakewood Blvd
Lakewood Center
Anaheim Shopping Center
Huntington Beach Shopping Center
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