Nixon resists direct wage controls amid inflation debate
Senator Proxmire urges government credit controls as Nixon signs anti inflation measures but opposes mandatory curbs. Nixon flags risk to fiscal discipline while resisting direct economic control. Polls show public mixed on wage and price freezes amid inflation concerns.
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William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Joint
Congressional Economic Comittee
Nixon
Gallup
Proxmire
Congress
Two federal judges named for softhearted softheaded list
In Providence Rhode Island U S District Judge Raymond Pettine ruled that the Peace Corps and the Selective Service violated the rights of Stephen Bruce Murray while a 1967 draft dispute arose over deferment and conscientious objection status. In San Francisco U S District Judge Stanley A Weigel upheld Roman Catholic permission for a conscientious objector to refuse a war based on religion.
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U.S
Raymond Pettine
Providence
Rhode Island
Peace Ee
Stephen Bruce Murray
Peace Corps
Chile
Pettine
Draft Board
Murray
Stanley A. Weigel
San Francisco
Leslie Charles Bowen
Weigel
Plan for physician's assistant roles in medical field
The American Medical Association studies a new physician's assistant job requiring four years of college and proper licensing. The role would take duties from busy doctors, easing manpower shortages and fitting clinics with sufficient income to cover salaries. The idea warrants serious consideration in the medical business.
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American Medical Association
No Joking Matter in Cuba Sugar Harvest
The piece warns about U S youths aiding Cuba's sugar harvest facing harsh discipline and Castro life lessons. It notes Castro warned against joking about the harvest and even cancelled Christmas to push production. It compares U S volunteers to disillusioned Black Panthers and cites Cuban repression alongside soldiers from Vietnam and Viet Cong observers.
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Cuba
U.S
Fidel Castro
Black Panther
Fidel
Castro
Tax reform bill debated as Nixon weighs veto choice
President Nixon faces a crucial decision on signing or vetoing the tax reform bill. Critics call it costly, inflationary and deficit prone, arguing it hides price increases while expanding government spending. Supporters claim some relief but risks political backlash in the next election.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Democratic Party
Birth Control Aid Stalled by Speaker McCormack
President Nixon backs a population commission with Republican support but House Speaker John W McCormack delays the measure in the Rules Committee. Moynihan was sent to Capitol Hill to urge action as Democrats and Catholics worry over timely action on birth control aid.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
McCormack
House
Times
Population Commission
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mulls
Senate
House Rules Committee
Daniel
Pat) Moynihan
Capitol Hill
Moynian
William L. Dawson
Illinois
Dawson
Rules Committee
George Bush
Texas
Bygan
Bush
Robert Taft
Ohio
House Republican Research Committee
Shirley Chishli
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Republican Task Force
Voting Bill Flaws Seen in Nixon Package Says Commentator
Washington columnist Andrew Tully argues the Nixon administration backed voting rights changes could weaken federal oversight, delay relief for those facing discrimination and shift control from states to Washington. He notes House and Senate actions contrast, with McCormack blocking consent calendar moves and a Republican task force warning of rapid population growth and policy implications.
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Washington
House
South
New York
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Utah
Senate
Justice Department
Mussolini's Rise and Downfall a 1925 Portrait by Willard Waldbridge
Willard Waldbridge recalls Mussolini at 42 in 1925 Rome, noting his early promise, grandiose style, and later shift to absolutism. The piece cites Hemingway on his attire, Mussolini’s misjudged Ethiopia drive, the Pact with Hitler, Goering’s account of Italy’s strategic aims, and his eventual death by Italian partisans.
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Benito Mussolini
Fancixin
Ieader
Italy
Mussolini
Ernest Heringway
Hemingway
Rome
Mussolii
Hitler
Ig A
Tunde
Hio
Victor Emmanuel
Francisco Franco
Bim
Ethiopia
Africa
Europe
Hermann Goering
Goéng
Goering
Mussolin
Mesolini
Sicily
Russia
Ity
Berlin
Klesheim
Walter Andisioulias
Valero
Dongoon
Pino
Andisio
Milan
Italan
Walter Andisio
Insatiable Soil Hydrologists pin rainfall shortfall on water quantity
Hydrologists from the U S Geological Survey say insufficient water explains lawn watering woes. An inch of rain yields 27 154 gallons per acre, 6 788 gallons per quarter acre, while a dawn sprinkler with twelve heads would need hours to match that output.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Shreveport Journal
U S to send 200 military aid experts to Europe program
Washington announces a plan to dispatch about 200 military aid experts as part of a large billion dollar program to bolster Western Europe against potential threats. In Washington a flurry of congressional activity continues amid budget fights and election year tensions.
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Washington
United States
Western Europe
Stoer
Baggage Claim display boosts handbag sales at Birmingham store
Pizitz's shaping center in Birmingham creates a self service handbag display named Baggage Claim styled like a railroad station. Bags and accessories fill the space with scarves and body jewels while customers browse and pay at a nearby counter. Manager Lester Bondy notes sales rose substantially after the setup.
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Pizitz
Shaping Center
Birmingham
Baggage Claim
Nore
Lester Bondy
Bondy
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