Flexible plan to hold wage price lid in post-freeze economy
President Nixon unveils Phase I of a three part inflation program aimed at voluntary wage and price restraint. A Pay Board and Price Commission would set limits and monitor noncompliance, with penalties up to 9000 per offense and a council to police the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irman
Arthur F. Burns
Revenue Service
Torsugesin
Freez Thacrer
Mignon
White House
Nixon
Congress
Lntil
Battie
Prie
Prie Commission
iCost
Council
Pay’ Board and Price Commission
Lepage
Federal Reserve
Janet Schutter
Des Moines
Janet Hill
Atlanta
William Robertson
Ohio
Move to Oust Speaker Mutscher Triggers Special Session
A political move to remove Speaker Mutscher prompts a call for a special session. Moore said the Gis is with them in this effort while Denton described a coalition of Republicans and liberal Democrats examining other routes to declare the speaker's chair vacant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirty 20
Preston Smith
Gus Mutscher
Walter Mengden
Houston
Tom Moore
Waco
Dave Allred
Wichita Falls
Lane Denton
Dirty 30
House Coalition
Moore
Denton
Mutscher
Smith
Robert S
House
Port Arthur
Terry Doyle
Carl Parker
Doyle
Parker
Cold Front Dims Texas Rain. Heat Wave Grips California
A cold front moves through Texas bringing damp and limited rainfall led by Marfa with 1.04 inches and Alpine 0.66 inches while Dallas tops the state at 87 degrees. Elsewhere the nation remains warm and mostly dry except around the Great Lakes as South California endures a fourth day of a heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Alpine
el Paso
Dallas
Fort Worth
Lufkin
McAllen
Tyler
Ition
Great Lakes
Canadian
Rockies
Plains
California
Merger Costs and County Expenses Discussed
Fragmentary notes reference merger costs and county expenditures. No clear names or dates offered.
Brush fires surge in Southern California arson suspected
Fires across Southern California burned seven areas causing extensive damage as officials blamed incendiary devices and delayed timing for blazes. Forecasters warned hot winds and desert heat would sustain the outbreaks with evacuees returning only after containment. Meanwhile in Texas, officials discussed county wide law enforcement consolidation and merger plans similar to Hardeman County to streamline operations and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate Waffell
U.S. Forest Service
Catena
California
Santa Barbara
Fillkrove
Loca
Ingram
Ingram Garza County
Dudie Dalby
Quanah
Justice of the Peace
Sherif Holleman
Dalby
Garza County
Hardeman County
Guards Quell Prison Strike at New Mexico State Penitentiary
Guards used tear gas and clubs to end a 1 hour inmate disturbance at the New Mexico State Penitentiary. Seven inmates injured. no guards hurt. Warden Felix Rodriguez said nearly all 573 inmates began a Wednesday meal and work boycott demanding prison-life reforms. State official Manard Leach cited bed tearing, window breaking, fires, and damage across six units before all prisoners were locked in their cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ntafe
New Mexico Stae Penitentiary
Felix Rodriguez
Sfymen
Manard Leach
Leach
Mutscher Arrigned Not Guilty Plea Entered in Stock Scandal
Texas House Speaker Gus Mutscher pleaded not guilty at arraignment on bribery charges tied to the Sharpstown stock scandal. Judge Tom Blackwell set Jan. 10 for Mutscher and aides Shan non and McGinty to face juries, with Osorio’s trial Jan. 24. Pretrial hearings Dec. 2 and Dec. 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutscher
Texas
Gus Mutscher
Austin
Frank Malone
Richard Haynes
Houston
Maloney
Blackwell
Haynes
McGinty
Shannon
Views Split On Nixon Phase II Economic Freeze
Readers across cities react to Nixon Phase II with mixed views. Critics say it risks labor and inflation, while backers praise price stabilization. Notable voices include Mrs June Donnelly from Pittsburgh and economist Milton Friedman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June KK. Donnelly
Pittsburgh
Marion Gaines
Atlanta
Latrobe
Bob Franklin
Oakville
Alfven and Colbert Describe Tiny Earth Moon Toro
Nobel laureate Alfven and Colbert discuss Toro, a small planet near Earth formed from dust and debris. Toro orbits the sun five times every six years and Earth eight times in the same period, with no collision expected for up to a millennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colbert
University of Stockholm
Alfven
Stockholm
Earth
Toro
Moon
Alfyenid
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senators Back Delay On Federal Pay Hike
The Senate approved delaying a federal pay hike by a 51 to 32 vote with the House to follow. Senator Hugh Scott warned the resolution is a dangerous step and could have consequences. Lawmakers argued a Phase II Nixon guideline based raise may not survive House approval and promised a new bill to align civilian and military pay with private sector gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Frank E.moss
Utah
Scott
Senate
Nixon
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
House
Fong
Senate Civil Service Committee
Congress
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Ater
London
Legislative Redistricting Board
Bel
Permis
Pay Board
Board
Price Commission
boost/ commission
Garza
NBL
Hiden Mahon
Grand Il
National Bankers Life Insurance Co
Key Corporation
Mahon
U. S
National Bankers Life
Sharpstown State Bank
Linda Wallace
Indianapolis
Carl von Zemensvky
Philadelphia
Milton Friedman
John Kenneth Galbraith
Pierre Rinfret
Rinfret
Heller
Walter Heller
University of Minnesota
Galbraith
Cambridge
Mass
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