Organized Labor Attacks Nixon Freeze As Exemptions Grow
AFL-CIO chief George Meany leads a labor revolt against Nixon wage price rent freeze. He says exemptions cover foods, interest, taxes and profits, calls for broader controls and a halt to tax credits. Teamsters support the President while labor presses Congress to extend wage freezes and adjust government pay.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters
Meany
Labor Federation
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Life Term Cut To 20 Years
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. saw his life sentence for the My Lai massacre reduced to 20 years by Lt. Gen. Albert C. Connor at Ft. Benning. The ruling marks the first step in a broader Army review, with Nixon promising a final determination. Calley remains under guard as the review proceeds through the chain to the Army Court of Military Review and possibly the Court of Military Appeals.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Albert C. Connor
3Rd Army Headquarters
Connor
Calley
Ft. Benning
Herman Kassner
Nixon
Ft. Benning Stockade
Army Court of Military Review
Pentagon
Court of Military Appeals
Liberal liberal Democrat candidate to decide Senate bid
ENID AP reports a 31 year old Enid attorney for the Oklahoma Civil Liberties Union running as a liberal Democrat and will decide within weeks. Nader told a congressional committee GM had advance knowledge of a 90 day price freeze and sought to beat the deadline. Tulsa NAACP president calls for extended vacation from school for Carver Freedom School opening Sept 13 amid student transfers. A 2 year old convict died after a fight at McAlester prison yard while serving 10 years on a car theft conviction. House Armed Services Chair Hebert says a 2.4 billion military pay raise will take effect Oct 1 if Nixon signs a two year draft extension bill.
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Washington
Canada
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Airbus
Connally
Cost of Living Council
Defense Department
Pentagon
Nixon
ENID
U.S. Senate
Oklahoma Civil Liberties Union
Ralph Nader
General Motors
Nar
Vance
Tulsa
NAACP
Carver Freedom School
Julius Pegues
Carver Junior High
Mcalester
Okla
Edmond Billy
Henryetta
Okmulgee County
House “Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Hebert
Hebert
Tirey Attorney Promises Fight Over Board Removal
Oklahoma attorney George Miskovsky warned that Gov. David Hall’s bid to oust Chris Tirey from the State Board for Property and Casualty Rates would be resisted as part of a broader political fight. Miskovsky said Tirey’s term did not expire at 2 15 p m today. Hall press secretary Joe Carter said the governor would proceed.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Chris Tirey
State Board For Property and Casualty Rates
Pecos
School Plans Formed Despite HEW Silence
The school board approved a transfer plan despite HEW silence, allowing voluntary busing and minority to majority transfers between Douglass and Dunbar Elementary Schools. Transfers for Aug 23 to Sept 3 apply to current and new students, with a policy extending to future enrollees. Hair rules updated to keep in line with the new guidelines.
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Douglass
Dunbar
Hugh Bish
Small airliner crash claims three lives
Small airliner crashes killing three people. Dwight R. French Jr., 40, of Enterprise Alabama, and Walter N. Kernan, 53, of Mil.
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Dwight R. French Jr
Enterprise
Ala
Walter N. Kernan
Mil
Living Costs Rise Slightly in July As Inflation Slows
The government reports July living costs rose two tenths of one percent the smallest in six months with declines in clothing and transport offsetting higher food housing and medical care costs. The index covers before Nixon wage and price freeze effects and notes lower weekly earnings to 127.22 while inflationary pressures persist.
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Ashington
Nixon
Election Controversy Boils Vietnam Faces Loss Of U S Aid
South Vietnam faced the threat of cutting U S aid after opposition candidate Minh withdrew from the presidential race. Senator Dole said Thieu faced possible congressional backlash and hinted at a strong, yet unspecified, response.
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Vietnam
U.S
AIGON
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Robert J. Dole
Republican National Committee
Thieu
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