UAW Pledges Freeze Cooperation Amid Labor Tensions
The August 26 1971 report notes the UAW backs the wage freeze while 8000 machinists seek pay hikes post freeze. Labor groups challenge Nixon policy with lawyers meeting at AFL CIO headquarters as markets react to economy boosting steps.
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Painters
Afl-Cio
Nixon
U. S
American Federation of Teachers
Cost of Living Council
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Uncle Sam
Mahon Day At Odessa Honors Congressman
Odessans welcomed Congressman Mahon at a recorders concert in Shakespearean dress. Jean Hohimer, Odessa College student body president, presented a commemorative gift from OC’s metal shop marking the college’s 25th anniversary. The congressman called it a real amusement.
Mahon Recites Shakespeare At Odessa Globe Event
Rep Mahon and wife attended a Globe ceremony in Odessa with Charles David McCauley presenting the official writ. The congressman praised inflation and overspending control and warned the US remains number one but faces competition as he led a reception at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin site.
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Mahon
Globe
Charles David McCauley
McCauley
Mrs. Mahon
Lord and Lady Chamberlain
University of Texas Board of Regents
Joe Nelson
Weatherford
Dan Williams
Dallas
Kenneth Ashworth
Odessa
United States
Congress
Ector County
Richard White
U.S
el Paso
Sector
Odessa College
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Reform proposals and stock exchange membership debates
Lawmakers discuss granting big financial institutions mem bership in stock exchanges while Investor Diversified Services seeks NYSE membership amid a push for reforms. Casey cites need for more disclosure and a possible integrated exchanges plan, with talks of computerization and a universal ticker.
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Martin
Investor Diversified Services
New York Exchange
Casey
SEC
Commission
Delaware
Fatal Wreck Claims South Plains Teen
A Coleman girl died in a two vehicle crash involving a Galbraith Steel and Supply Co. truck. The accident marks Lub bock's 20th traffic fatality of the year, 3 more than 1970. Her funeral services are pending with South Plains Funeral Home.
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Galbraith Steel and Supply Co
Coleman
Lubbock
South Plains
City Budget Sees $29,395 for Staff Additions and Tax Options
Council eyes adding staff with a $29,395 budget line while weighing two tax paths. One option raises the rate to 1.35 and adds $32.47 yearly for a $20,000 home, the other starts a $2 monthly garbage charge and an 8 cent tax hike to 1.16. A third phase of containerization could push the rate to 1.27 plus the service fee. A budget work session date remains pending.
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Granberry
Blackwell
Registration changes cut wait times at Tech and LCC
Tech and LCC adopt new paying procedure after computer billing. Students pay at end of registration and mail checks or use campus boxes. Lubbock public schools report 32 064 enrolled on day two of classes, up 811 from Monday but under 34 000 in 1969. kindergarten to special education totals broken out.
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Tech
Lubbock
Ted Lewis Reflects on Comeback Hopes and Miss Tucker Tragedy
Ted Lewis, 77, speaks of enduring hope for a return to show business. He recalls 1966 efforts to stage a solo comeback with George Jessel and Sophie Tucker, whose opening night collapse and death deeply affected him.
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Ment
Ted Lewis
Lewis
George Jessell
Sophie Tucker
Miss Tucker
Robbery by firearms charged after Seven-Eleven theft
A 19 year old Carlsbad man Wayne Andrew Barrett faced robbery by firearms charges after an incident at Seven-Eleven Food Store No 43 on Parkway Drive. He was arraigned on a $25,000 bond and held in county jail after a pursuit ending on Holiday Inn Parkway. Attendant Cecil Gibbs was bound and tied during the attempted robbery and only cash and money orders recovered. Officer Jim Taylor pursued the suspects and was sprained in the chase while Officer Don Bridgers halted the assailant.
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Carlsbad, I. M
Parkway Drive
Wayne Andrew Barrett
Justice of the Peace
Wayne LeCmy
Barrett
Holiday Inn Parkway
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Cecil Gibbs
Amherst St
Don Bridgers
Most Parolees Go On To Lead Useful Lives
In Dallas, George Young of the Board of Pardons and Paroles reported that about 90 percent of Texas parolees lead constructive lives with only 10 percent violating parole and 3 percent committing new crimes. He noted 5,000 parolees at any time, 95 percent employed earning $20 million annually, and that parole supervision costs are far lower than imprisonment.
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John Culver
Iowa
House
Congress
International Monetary Cooper
Nor J
Ee Culver
Nixon
Folk
Labor Department
Dallas
Texas
George Young
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Airline pay up as inflation hits U.S. airlines
Inflation surged at about 9 percent last year, nearly twice the national rate, with airline wages rising 15 percent as carriers faced higher costs and labor pressures.
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Washington
U.S
Iwages
South Vietnamese, Allies Strike South Of Da Nang
Allied forces launched a multi unit offensive 35 miles south of Da Nang to thwart a potential Communist terror campaign ahead of South Vietnam’s National Assembly elections. Saigon reported 46 enemy killed and 12 weapons captured with no allied casualties.
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Associated Press
Saigon
da Nang
Emesi
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Quang Trung
U.S
Cam Ranh Bay
Armstrong Accepts Cincinnati Full Professorship In Space Era
Former NASA astronaut and Moon pioneer Neil Armstrong takes a full professor title at the University of Cincinnati with a pay level typical for such posts while continuing teaching and research. He will also serve as a NASA consultant after resigning from active spaceflight duties.
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Armstrong
University of Cincinnati
Texas panel ruling shields most teacher pay hikes
The ruling allows 12 month salary bases to grant hikes for teachers, even if they work a 10 month schedule starting this fall. A Maryland county teachers group confirmed raises this fall while last week some teachers were told they would not receive increases.
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Cost of Living Council
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Teachers’ Association of
Montgomery County
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Sam
International Association of Machinists
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Texas Tech
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New Orleans
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Reds
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