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Senate approves $2 minimum wage bill for workers and farms
The Senate voted 62 to 28 to approve a wage bill raising nonfarm workers to 2.00 next October and 2.20 by July 1975 while farm workers gain 1.60 to 2.20 by 1976. Opponents warn inflation and unemployment. Nixon’s stance undecided as Congress nears recess.
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