Moves to Freeze Prices and Boost Lumber Supply
The Nixon administration moves to curb housing costs by increasing timber supply and seeking voluntary restraints on Japanese log purchases. Extra timber from national forests will be sold, aiming to lower lumber prices and, in turn, housing costs, with possible reimposition of price controls if needed.
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Nixon
U.S
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Senate
Dunlop
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Bob Packwood
United States
Congress
Hanoi To Free POWs As Remaining Yanks Leave
North Vietnam announced an agreement to release the final 139 American prisoners in exchange for the withdrawal of remaining U.S. forces beginning Tuesday and ending Thursday. The first group of 32 POWs will be turned over Tuesday at Gia Lam airport. The U.S. had paused withdrawals pending Hanoi’s role in Laos prisoner releases.
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North Vietnam
Vietnam
Bui Tin
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Gia Lam
United States
Laos
Florida White House
Gilbert H. Woodward
Free-Flying Fire and Vietnam Talks Stir Sunday News
Firefighters battled a four-building blaze injuring two men as a hose nearly missed the fire chief. In Vietnam, Joint Military Commission pressures and POW release talks dominated as 6200 U S troops remained, while Bien Hoa freed 188 prisoners and 210 defectors were returned. An Indonesian commissioner was grazed in Can Tho as two Indonesians were wounded in an attack.
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U.S
Saigon
Joint Military Commission
United States
Bien Hoa
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Bill to Stabilize Rents Is Introduced
Washington AP report says House Banking Committee Chairman Wright Patman introduces a bill to freeze all prices and interest rates for 60 days and stabilize rents at January 10 levels. The plan would require mandatory controls if inflation stays high after 60 days and would roll back rates to March 16 levels.
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Nixon
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
Patman
Banking Committee
Texas
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
CBS
Proxmire
Chase Manhattan Bank
Franklin National Bank of New York
Arthur F. Burns
Agriculture Department
Navy studies option for underground comms facility in Michigan
The Navy considers a study on installing a controversial underground communications facility in Upper Michigan. This comes amid broader defense assessments and regional infrastructure reviews. The article notes page references, including Page 11 and Page 19.
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Navy
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin Legislature Eyes Highway Fund for Urban Bus Service
Madison columnist John Wyngaard reports that the legislature may tap the now segregated highway fund raised from highway user taxes and licenses to support urban bus service.
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Wisconsin
John Wyngaard
Madison
Weather outlook for early week with mild temps
Fair and cooler Monday night with a low near 30. Sunny and mild Tuesday with a high near 60 and light variable winds shifting to southerly at 8 to 18 mph. Precipitation chances are 0 percent Monday night and 5 percent Tuesday. Partly cloudy and a little cooler Wednesday with a low near 28.
Pathet Lao Accepts U S Release Proposal for POWs
The Pathet Lao says it will free nine American prisoners held in Laos once the United States specifies a date and place for turnover. U S officials cite no formal communique but note talks may be moving forward.
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Pathet Lao
U.S
Laos
United States
Vientiane
Seth Phetrasy
North Vietnamese
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