Nixon warns labor leaders on wage and price controls
President Nixon challenged his harshest labor critics at the AFL CIO convention in Miami Beach and said he will use his powers to control wages and prices whether labor cooperates or not. Delegates voted to refuse cooperation with the Pay Board’s wage controls while urging participation.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Afl-Cio
United States
White House
George Meany
Meany
Meany Gets $90,000 Salary Amid Union Pay Board Clash
Union leaders vote to raise George Meany’s pay to 90 000 dollars a year defying Nixon pay board limits. The decision, supported by Joseph Beirne, marks a bold challenge as Meany had not received a raise since 1965 and places him among the top earners in the labor world. Nixon’s remarks draw laughter and Meany calls the convention to order as tensions over wage controls escalate.
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Miami Beach
Aficio
George Meany
Communications Workers
Joseph Beirene
Constitutional Amendment Committee
Meany
Nixon
Beirne
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Teamster Union
Teamsters
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Texas Tech veterinary school approved after tie vote
The State College Coordinating Board approved a Texas Tech veterinary and zoological medicine school in San Marcos by a 6 5 vote in a tie broken by Wayne Thomas. Funds of 5.4 million are planned for facilities including a 790 000 west campus large animal clinic at West Texas State Canyon.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Texas Tech
State
College Coordinating Board
San Marcos Fritay
Squeaker Tech
Texas A&m
West Texas State University
Canyon
Grover EF. Murray
Tech
Wayne Thomas
Hereford
Coordinating Board
Marshall Farmby
Plainview
Heatly
Bhi Heatly
Paducah
House Appropriations Committee
West Texas
Heath
John A. Buesseler
School of Medicine
Wman
Haze Clears Seaboard After Air Mass Lifts Restrain
A stagnant air mass moving eastward ended three days of discomfort along the eastern seaboard and prompted relief efforts. In Birmingham Alabama U.S. District Judge Sammy Pointer Jr. lifted a restraining order against 23 area industries once cited in the city's severe air pollution crisis under emergency provisions of the 1967 Clean Air Act.
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United Press International
Seaboard
Canada
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
U.S
Sammy Pointer Jr
Arms shipment to Irish denied reports conflict claims
Washington officials say they are concerned by reports that an Irish Republican Army arms shipment was blocked. The inquiry suggests the United States may have halted supplies to Ireland amid a pollution and job impact story, with no direct evidence of guns or ammunition moving.
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Washington
USS
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
United States
Ee Oo
Ireland
Son
Cold Wave Brings Ear tingling Freeze Across South
Winter finally arrived with a Friday freeze dipping to 22 degrees in parts of the South, the first killing freeze of the fall. Cotton growers welcomed the chill as harvest activities push into full swing, with continued dry weather aiding field work for several days, per the National Weather Service.
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South Philns
National Weather Service
U.S. Soviet Space Rendezvous Talks Set in Moscow
The United States and Soviet space experts plan a November 29 Moscow meeting to resolve docking and rendezvous technical issues for a potential two nation space mission. Dr. Robert R. Gilruth will lead the American group with Academician B N Petrov heading the Soviet side.
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Press Space Center
Houston
Moscow
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
B.N. Petrov
Hwo Se
Daily Prayer Request to Walk with Jesus
A reader asks for guidance to walk and talk with Jesus daily and to seek strength in illness or problems. Contributions to Veay's Prayer are welcomed from readers.
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Jesus
Kao Spy Network Tracked by Henry J. Taylor
When Lao Liang, China's first UN representative, arrived in the United States, Henry J. Taylor noted Kao's activities as head of Red China's European spy network. Taylor, a former ambassador and current columnist, follows the covert setup in his Page 6, Sec. A column.
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Lao Liang
China
United Nations
United States
Henry J. Taylor
Taylor
Switzerland
Kao
Red China
Smith to Seek Texas Governor Third Term
Gov. Preston Smith announced he will run for a third term in the Texas governorship, pitting him against Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes and Dolph Briscoe in the May 6 Democratic primary. Barnes urged change while Smith defended his record on Sharpstown stock scandals, hoping civil and criminal cases will shape the campaign.
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Preston Smith
Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Smith
Ben Barnes
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Sharpstown
State Democratic Executive Committee
Jerry Hall
Christian, Miller and Hants
Barnes
Wade
PAY board approves new coal contract by vote
The Pay board clears a fresh coal contract after a tight vote, as described in page 9, section B. The move sits alongside editorial, market reports, farm pages, and sports coverage across the later pages of today’s edition.
Judge Amends Findings in Texas Stock Fraud Case
Dallas federal judge Sarah Hughes rules Frank W. Sharp and associates attempted to influence officials to aid banking schemes. She states Sharp built his empire with promissory notes funded by acquired company assets amid prior injunctions. Four defendants, including Waggoner Carr and John Osorio, appealed Hughes's Sept. 16 ruling ending with permanent injunctions after a two week trial.
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Dallas
Texas Alty
Waggoner Carr
John Osorio
Hughes
Sharp
Sease
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