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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
13
The Presidential Clemency Board urges eligible deserters and draft evaders to enroll before March 1 as Ford's clemency program ends. Only 7,703 of about 100,000 eligible have signed up, up about 1,700 since last week. The board handles cases of desertion or draft evasion.
Sen. William Proxmire proposes an emergency housing bill to finance a million homes yearly for moderate income families. The plan offers a subsidized 6 percent mortgage rate for three years, funded via private lenders and HUD, with triggers tied to low housing starts and high unemployment. The measure faces opposition from the Ford administration amid fluctuating housing data.
Unions meet in Miami Beach amid rising unemployment and wage restraints with talks favoring shorter weeks and pay rollbacks. Some locals in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers go to 3 hour weeks while AFL CIO President Meany notes moderation rather than cuts may occur. In construction fringe benefits rise as one Chicago LIU local extends a contract without a wage hike.
Chinese archaeologists reveal a 3400 to 3500 year old palace foundation in Panlung Hupeh with four rooms on a rammed earth platform and a surrounding corridor. The dig also uncovered a slave tomb with three skeletons and early wood carvings and bronze jade pottery artifacts.
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