House approves wage bill lifting minimum to 3.35 by 1981
The House passed a measure to raise the federal minimum wage from 2.30 to 3.35 by 1981, with staged increases starting 2.65 on Jan 1 and exempting small firms under evolving sales thresholds. Nearly five million workers would gain higher pay, amid debates over impact on jobs and exemptions. Also the Senate approved a 70-year retirement age, to be reconciled with the House version.
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Washington
House
Congressional Action Today
John H. Rousselot
Calif
Rep
J.J. Pickle
D-Tex
Senate
Organized Labor
Calm hijacker demands ransom for jailed friend
A bomber style hijack on a Frontier Airlines flight with 33 aboard forced a Kansas City stop then Atlanta landing. The suspect Thomas Hannan, 29, demanded 3 million dollars two parachutes two machine guns two pistols and the jail release of George Stewart.
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Atlanta
Frontier Airlines
Nebraska
Kansas City
Hartsfield
FBI
Federal Aviation Administration
Security
Bill Williams
Williams
Thomas Hannan
Grand Island
Neb
Bert Lance
FAA
John Braden
Alvin Feldman
Fulton County
George David Stewart
Mobile
Ala
Hannan
National Bank of Georgia
Bartlett Pushes Army Questions Over Health Benefit Cuts
Bartlett pressed Secretary of the Army Clifford Alexander to answer questions on cuts in military retirees health benefits. Mayor Wayne Gilley said Bartlett, meeting in Washington, will forward the issues to the Department of Defense after deeming Alexander's reply as double talk.
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Clifford Alexander
U.S
Dewey Bartlett
Department of Defense
Wayne Gilley
Gilley
Bartlett
Washington D.C
Alexander
Department of the Army
Defense Department
United States
Champus
Fort Sill
Reynold
Col
T.C. Birk
Utilities loan up to 300 for home insulation under bill
Congress conferees agree to a compromise energy program allowing utilities to finance weatherproofing costs up to 300 per home with conditions. Utilities cannot install insulation themselves but may arrange work. larger loans possible for furnace changes.
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Washington
House
Senate Energy
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Carter
Jackson
Director Eyed By County Unit
The Great Plains Improvement Foundation Inc. board plans to select a new director at tonight's meeting after a screening committee completes its work. The committee, chaired by Paul Stinchcomb, will meet at 5 p.m. at the agency offices along with the board session.
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The
Great Plains Improvement Foundation Inc
Paul Stinchcomb
James Floyd
Lela
Jim Zander
Weekend Warmth With Partly Cloudy Skies Forecast
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures. Tonight southerly winds 14 to 24 mph. Friday high in the low 80s and tonight’s low around 60. Wednesday’s high was 86 and overnight low 55. Saturday to Sunday expect fair skies with little temperature change.
Change of commanders at Fort Sill and ceremonies
Fort Sill prepares for a high ceremony as Maj. Gen. Donald R. Keith departs after 10 visits. Maj. Gen. Jack Merritt arrives to begin 100 briefings in 30 days along with a week of pomp. A guidon and a plaque will symbolize Keith’s tenure.
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Fort Sill
Donald R. Keith
Post
Lawton
Old Post
Jack Merritt
Directorate of Plans and Training
III Corps Artillery
Veterans Day date confusion as holiday shifts in 1968 plan
Veterans groups object to the 1968 shift to a Monday observance for Veterans Day. Eisenhower had designated November 11 as Armistice Day. The 1968 change aimed at three day weekends sparked nationwide confusion, with Lawton echoing the issue. The article notes the return to November 11 in 1978 by presidential proclamation.
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Lawton
Eisenhower
Congress
Veteran's Organizations
Indictment of 4 Ex Policemen Ties to Torres Death
Four former Houston officers were indicted on federal civil rights charges in the death of Jose Campos Torres, a 23 year old prisoner who drowned in a bayou while in their custody. The case follows earlier state negligent homicide convictions for two officers. The indictment accuses conspiracy to deprive Torres of his rights and to flee the scene.
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Washington
Houston
Tex
Jose Campos Torres
Griffin Bell
Terry W Denson
Stephen Orlando
Texas
Justice Department
Denson
Orlando
Joseph J. Janish
Louis G. Kinney
U.S. Atty. J.A
FBI
Brinkmeyer
Torres
Thai military seizes power ending Tanin government
A military driven Revolutionary Committee ousted Prime Minister Tanin Kraivixien in Bangkok. Sangad Chaloryoo leads the regime promising elections within 1978 while keeping martial law and a city curfew. The coup ends Thailand's 1976 constitutional framework with no immediate violence reported.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Revolutionary Committee
Tanin Kraivixien
Radio Thailand
Tanin
Sangad Chaloryoo
Sangad
National Assembly
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