Heath imposes 90 day wage and price freeze in Britain
Prime Minister Edward Heath orders a 90 day freeze on wages prices rents and dividends with potential 60 day extension after talks with industrial chiefs and unions fail. The measure, enforced by retroactive legislation, aims to curb inflation and is to be followed by new pricing controls and a cabinet reshuffle.
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Edward Heath
Britain
Heath
House of Commons
Voters in Lompoc focus on three local races and sewer bond
Lompoc Valley voters will weigh three local races and a 1.5 million dollar city sewer bond, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 36 precincts. County Clerk J E Lewis forecasts about 86.5 percent turnout from a record 146,919 registered voters and high absentee ballots. The assembly race features incumbent W Don MacGillivray versus Gary Hart in the 36th District. Charles M Teague seeks a 10th term in Congress against Lester Cleveland. Presidential campaigns and national polls frame the day as voters anticipate results.
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Lom
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Gary Hart
Santa Barbara
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Charles M. Teague
Hart
MacGillivray
Santa Barbara County
San Luis Obispo
Lester D. Cleveland
Simi Valley
Teague
Cleveland
America
North Vietnam condemns US buildup in Saigon
North Vietnam accused the United States of strengthening South Vietnamese forces in violation of the peace accord and warned the move could break the agreement. Viet Cong urged Washington to sign the draft, while signaling readiness to continue fighting. Radio Hanoi and Radio Saigon broadcast the statements as negotiations remained unsettled.
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North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Hanoi
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William P Rogers
Radio Saigon
Weapon rushes into South Vietnam before truce
A senior U S source says White House failures to inform the Defense Department about truce terms spurred a rush to deliver new weapons to South Vietnam before an accord. Washington 'borrowed' F5 jets from Iran Taiwan and South Korea for the South Vietnamese Air Force while C130s and C5s hauled tanks and armor to Saigon ahead of a possible ceasefire.
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Schmitz to file 25.2 million suit against major networks
American Independent candidate John Schmitz announced plans to sue the three major networks for 25.2 million at a Sunday rally. He claimed media ignores his campaign and said Republicans are shifting to his party as national support grows. He spoke in Oceanside along with remarks about Nixon and Kissinger as showers and clouds forecast.
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