10,000 Auto Workers Rally Demands Jobs Action
Washington AP report notes 10,000 auto workers protested over unemployment. UAW President Leonard Woodcock threatened to return with 200,000 to 250,000 workers in the spring if the government does not act to restore economic health. He urged Congress to listen and take immediate action.
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Democrats Retain House Lead In National Vote Totals
Official canvasses across 50 states show Democrats won about 60 percent of House votes and 55 percent in Senate and gubernatorial races. The totals indicate a broader statewide surge than in 1970, with 55.9 million votes cast nationally last November and the party near dominance in House contests.
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Levi Confirmed as Attorney General by Senate
Edward H. Levi a former antitrust lawyer and University of Chicago president was confirmed by the Senate as attorney general and is likely to be sworn in at the White House Friday. He pledged tighter gun control, favors capital punishment in limited cases, and promised guidelines on government wiretapping and FBI surveillance.
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Defense budget defense push faces future hikes to 148 bill
Secretary James Schlesinger defended the Pentagon budget and urged annual increases to 148 billion by 1980. He warned Soviet gains and urged expanded US defense goods and services while noting inflation and pay costs. Gen Brown backed the view of a dynamic balance but warned the USSR’s strategic program could threaten superiority if unchecked.
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Civil Liberties Lawyers Submit 17 Exhibits on Surveillance
Washington AP two civil liberties lawyers say they handed a congressional panel 17 exhibits on federal surveillance including an FBI admission of a 25 year telephone tap The documents include agency affidavits and note that the FBI tracked a Detroit lawyer and monitored antiwar lawyers in Germany and the United States The hearings target a bill requiring court orders for any citizen surveillance and feature leadoff testimony from Sen Charles Mathias and Rep Charles Mosher.
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