Nixon tightens controls as inflation remains a problem
President Nixon tightens wage price control to curb big company price hikes while warning inflation will persist for months. The plan delays increases by 1.5 percent for firms with $250 million+ sales, expands staff for enforcement, and requires detailed reporting, avoiding a full freeze or rollbacks.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Internal Revenue Service
White House
Congress
Food and Farm Prices Dip but Industrials Rise in April
Wholesale prices for food and farm products fell 2.9 percent in April, the first decline in six months, while industrial prices jumped 1.4 percent—the largest monthly gain in 22 years—pushed by fuel, gas, and lumber surges. Overall wholesale prices rose 0.8 percent, with the index at 130.7, about 11.2 percent above a year ago.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
House Appropriations Panel Advances 2.85 Billion Supplemental Bill
The House Appropriations Committee cleared a 2.85 billion supplemental measure for House action next week. If enacted as is it would lift total new funds for the fiscal year to about 175 billion, with large allotments for pay costs grants to states public assistance flood disaster relief higher education retired military pay and Vietnam POW claims.
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House Appropriations Committee
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Nixon
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Vietnam
Ousted Nixon Aides Visit Prosecutor
Haldeman and Ehrlichman, ousted Nixon aides, visited Watergate prosecutor Earl Silbert. They resigned Monday and said they would talk, with Friday Senate investigators awaiting updates. Immunity talks with John Dean IIT loom as possible charges against Haldeman and Ehrlichman are discussed.
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Washington
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Earl Silbert
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Silbert
John J. Wilson
Senate Watergate Committee
Nounced
Spiro T. Agnew
Washington Evening Star
John W. Dean Iit
Dean
Administration
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Flood Outlook Brightens as Mississippi Flood Crest Passes
Weather forecasters say heavy rains in the Midwest should end soon while new crests on the upper Mississippi keep southern floods active. The Mississippi and tributaries remain high with 11 deaths and about 11 million acres flooded across seven states.
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Midwest
Upper
Mississippi
National Weather Service
St. Louis
Winfield
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Cairo
Ill
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wisconsin
Ohio
New Orleans
State aid hike would lift La Crosse funds by millions
Wisconsin Department of Revenue estimates a $2.756 million increase in La Crosse’s state aid next year under the Lucey budget. The report shows larger gains in school and welfare aids, property tax relief, and other programs, with total local aid for La Crosse County towns, cities, and districts rising to $17,239,293 from $13,182,619 in 1972-73, a $4.643 million increase.
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la Crosse
Lucey
Assembly
Wisconsin Department of Revenue
Wisconsin
Senate
Revenue Department
la Crosse County
Bangor
Barre
Testimony Favors More Day Care Services At Hearing
Eight panelists heard from 18 supporters urging expanded day care options at a Wisconsin State Office Building hearing. Testimony covered licensing changes for family day care homes and centers, with cost and access issues raised by students, mothers, and center directors from La Crosse and Eau Claire regions.
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Wisconsin Day Care Advisory Committee
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Hilmer Olsen
Division of Family Services
Ruth Devitt
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Paulette Shank
UWL
University
Betty Nuckles
Elm Grove
Bellevue
Eau Claire-La Crosse
Nuckles
Gertarde Howe
Howe
Bureau of Community Health Services
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services
Madison
Maureen Johnson
S. 20Th St
Mary Bolger
Mayfair Place
Onalaska
Marilyn Shiftar
Weather update for Thursday to Saturday
Fair and cool Thursday night with a low near 38. Sunny and warmer Friday reaching around 64 with variable winds under 10 mph and a 5 percent precipitation chance. Saturday variable cloudiness and a slow warming trend, low near 40.
Look Inside Rules Draw Anger From Small Operators
A three part AP series critiques job safety rules, drawing ire from small firm operators. The report notes congressional activity on federal services for the Menominee Indians, urged by dissident tribe members. Also, four doctors discuss abortion procedures continuing in St Louis Park near Minneapolis.
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Associated Press
Congress
St. Louis Park
Minneapolis
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