Phase 2 wage and price controls likely to persist
Washington AP reporting that Phase 2 of Nixon's economic controls will last through the 1972 election and require ongoing oversight. Paul W. McCracken warns Phase 3 may favor more market freedom but retain government scrutiny for a long time. Price Commission mandates rent delay and price posting. Meany warns Pay Board faces paralysis without policy changes.
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Nixon
University of Michigan
Herbert Stein
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Chicago
Rockwell Corp. Aerospace
Rumsfeld
Commission
Internal Revenue Service
Would-be Driver Defies Snow In Sheboygan Test
In Sheboygan Wisconsin the city shut down under eight to ten inches of snow with bus service halted and factories and stores closed. A hoping motorist nevertheless appeared at the driver licensing office at 9 am for a road test and left a message on an answering service saying he would return after being stood up.
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Sheboygan
Wis
cease-fire across South Vietnam amid new year fighting
News dispatches report a 24 hour allied cease-fire in South Vietnam joining Viet Cong forces, while U S and South Vietnamese air power press on with raids on Laos and through Ho Chi Minh trail corridors.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Unusual Sea Burial Donated Off Daytona Beach
A sea burial for Skipper Joseph Serzan was conducted about 50 miles off Daytona Beach Florida. TheFlagler Matthews widow and owner of the Flagler donated the vessel for the burial. An AP Wirephoto accompanies the report.
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Daytona Beach
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Flagler Matthews
Flagler
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Blue Cross Dues Rise for Missouri Members
About 100000 Missourians face higher Blue Cross dues starting Saturday as Medicare cuts back benefits by 13 percent. Senior C and Senior C Plus plans see monthly increases from 3.25 to 3.60 dollars and 4.75 to 5.20 dollars respectively. Patient costs for hospitalization and extended care also rise, including daily rates and lifetime reserve charges.
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ST. Louis
Blue Cross
Straw vote decides it in Avoyelles Parish race
In Marksville Louisiana Wade Mayeux and Daryl Lemoine each drew 518 votes for a seat on the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury. After a recount the result stood and by state law the two drew straws at a Parish Democratic Executive Committee meeting to decide the race with Mayeux winning.
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Wade Mayeux
Daryl Lemoine
Avoyelles Parish
Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Mayeux
Lemoine
Congressman Convicted In Bribery Case In Md
Ron van Dowdy, a 10 term congressman from Texas, faced a delayed sentencing after a verdict finding him guilty on eight counts tied to two bribery schemes. The trial featured 80 witnesses, with principal testimony from Nathan H. Cohen. Dowdy now awaits sentencing facing up to 40 years in prison and $40,000 in fines.
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Baltimore
John V. Dowdy
Texas Democrat
Justice Department
U.S
Dowdy
Washington
Ron van Dowdy
Leon
Cohen
Nuncnen
Nathan H. Cohen
Maryland
Thomas J. Lane
D—Mass
Congress
School Moneys Under Protest
Taxpayers in Missouri launched a protest to withhold part of public school funds, citing failure to aid parochial schools. Under state law, taxes paid under protest are placed in escrow for 90 days, during which a suit may be filed. Mrs. Charles P. Metzner filed with St. Louis Tax Collector John K. Travers. George C. Leachman reported about 200 protests. Similar actions were reported in Kansas City by Tax Protestors.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Charles P. Metzner
John K. Travers
George C. Leachman
Dowdy accused in immunity deal tied to Monarch probe
Cohen testified that Dowdy promised to help protect him from prosecution while Monarch Construction faced a Justice Department probe into sales and dealings with low income Washington residents. He said Dowdy arranged immunity as a witness before the House District Committee subcommittee. Tapes of Cohen and Dowdy conversations, including a January 1970 office visit, were submitted, with one recording noting a $25,000 transfer at Atlanta airport on September 22, 1965.
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Dowdy
Monarch Construction Corp
Justice Department
Washington
House District Committee
Atlanta
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