Economy under strain as unemployment and prices rise
Government data show unemployment at 6.2 percent matching last December and wholesale prices up 0.4 percent driven by steel and gasoline costs. The rise fuels Democratic criticism of President Nixon's economic policy, with long term unemployment increasing and earnings averaging 3.40 per hour or 125.46 per week for about 45 million workers.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Lawrence F. O’brien
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lead testing shows rise in lead in three cities
EPA released a report showing higher ambient lead levels in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati from samples taken in 1961 62 and 1968 69. The study linked vehicle exhausts to lead but cautioned there is no firm blood lead conclusion yet. Readings ranged from 33 to 64 percent in Los Angeles and varied elsewhere with mixed increases and a small decrease near Cincinnati.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
U.S. Air Pollution Control Office
American Petroleum Institute
International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc
Ronald E. Engel
Air Pollution Control Office
Medical Men Check Kennedy Activities
Washington AP reports AMA coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy s health care reform tour. AMA staff backed hearings with tapes and reports to guide local leaders while questions about political motives and electability circulated among physicians. Los Angeles doctors boycotted hearings amid 1972 election concerns.
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Organized Medicine
Edward M. Kennedy
American Medical Association
Massachusetts Democrat
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Kennedy
America
Marvin E. Johnson
Colorado Medical Society
American Medical News
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Los Angeles
Medical
Rain Forecast Persists Despite 24-Hour Dry Spell
The National Weather Service projects a 40 percent chance of showers tonight and Saturday with more rain Sunday and Tuesday. Lows around the 60s, Saturday highs near the mid to upper 80s, and continued high humidity are expected.
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National Weather Service
Haskell Indian Junior College gets funding for Sacajewea Hall rebuild
Washington committees approved 350000 to reconstruct Sacajewea Hall at Haskell Indian Junior College after a spring fire. Interior subcommittees allotted 200000 for building and 150000 to replace equipment. Bids due in 2 to 3 weeks with completion about four months after bids are awarded.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Haskell Indian Junior College
Sacajewea Hall
NATO Parley Eyes Wider Talks With Moscow
In Lisbon the NATO foreign ministers from 14 allies except France agreed to a possible special meeting this year to discuss troop cuts in Europe with the Soviet Union. U.S. Rogers and Maurice Schumann of France led the talks, aiming for a broader conference on European security after progress on Berlin.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Europe
United States
William P. Rogers
NATO
North Atlantic Council
Rogers
Maurice Schumann
Moscow
Berlin
Soviet Union
Brussels
Local convict Greathouse identified as prison fire victim
Douglas County inmate Von J. Greathouse, 28, was identified as the deceased in a Kansas State Penitentiary fire. The blaze in his cell at Lansing occurred about 4 30 p m Thursday. Investigators probe possible outside involvement while four other inmates are questioned.
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Douglas County
von J. Greathouse
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Greathouse
R. J. Gaffney
Gaffney
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Florida
Oread Returns to Busy Summer Session Line
Mt. Oread campuses rebounded from the rain period as Allen Fieldhouse and Strong Hall registered crowds for the summer session. Vice Chancellor George B. Smith notes potential enrollment gains, especially at the graduate level, possibly driven by a tight job market. A preliminary figure arrives Monday as classes begin and run to July 31.
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Mt. Oread
Allen Fieldhouse
N Zone
Strong Hall
George B. Smith
Smith
Johnson County Health Director Indicted by Jury
Johnson County Kansas hospital officials suspended Dr Bruce Hodges health department director amid six federal indictments for allegedly selling depressants and stimulants. Hodges, in Los Angeles for graduate work, denied illegal drug sales and claimed no knowledge of the charges. He previously practiced in Lenexa and taught chemistry and mathematics before joining public service.
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Johnson County
Kansas City
Kansas
Bruce Hodges
Dr. Hodges
Los Angeles
Hodges
County Post
Lenexa
Kansas University Medical School
KU Medical Center
Nixon Concern Said Political
Washington AP report notes President Nixon’s concern over police slayings tainted by politics. New York Police Commissioner Patrick Murphy, excluded from a White House police meeting, expresses disappointment and urges nonpolitical cooperation to protect officers and the public. Murphy’s force has suffered seven officer deaths this year.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
New York
Patrick V. Murphy
John N. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Murphy
Hoover
Ramsey Clark
Education Groups Propose ROTC Policy Overhaul
Six national higher education associations call for broad changes in ROTC role including renaming the program to Army Navy and Air Force Officer Education Programs, more government funding, instructor credentials, academic credit, and expansion to minority-majority campuses. Associations endorsing the statement include AASCU ACE AAC, AAU, NAEOHE, and NASULGC.
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Washington
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Council of Education
The
Association of American College
Association of American Universities
National Association For Equal Opportunity In Higher Education
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Collleges
Senate Votes No on Draft Halt in July
Senators reject Hatfield proposal to halt draft calls on July 1 by 67 to 23, while Schweiker bill to limit extension to one year moves to a mid afternoon vote. House already approved a two year extension. debate notes military manpower shifts and war funding cuts looming.
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Senate
Washington
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Rich S. Schweiker
Rpa
Hatfield
Nixon
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
McGovern-Hatfield
Schweiker
Du Pont Plans Anti-Pollution Program Here
Du Pont announces a multi million dollar pollution abatement project at its Tecumseh Cellophane Plant near Lawrence. The plan includes what may be the industry's first commercial solid waste recycling operation and new liquid waste treatment and air control facilities with start up in 1975.
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du Pont Company
Tecumseh
Lawrence
Harry F. Canfield Jr
du Pont
Kansas
Funeral Home Foyer Cited in Inclement Weather Notice
A brief notice from Drumsey Funeral Home at 843-5111 describes a spacious foyer for use during bad weather. The memo emphasizes comfort and shelter options for visitors and staff.
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Drumsey Funeral
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