Nixon Eyes Construction Wage-Price Freeze Plan
President Nixon may order a construction wage price freeze and set up a stabilization board under the Defense Production Act to curb rising costs. Labor leaders from AFL-CIO building trades expressed reservations about voluntary limits but could be compelled if the White House acts.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Labor Department
Afl-Cio
Secretary of Labor
J.D. Hodgson
Stabilization Board
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
White House
Terror Alert Mistake Sent False Emergency Warnings
Scores of radio and TV stations went off air briefly after erroneously receiving a national emergency warning. The alert, transmitted on news wires by Cheyenne Mountain technicians, caused panic before withdrawal. The Army civilian responsible admitted the tape error.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Peter Orr
Chicago
Army
Associaed
Press
United Press International
National Warning Center
National Warning
Department of the Army
Smoyer
Former Governor Indicted in Bribery Conspiracy Case
Former West Virginia governor William Wallace Barron and his wife Opal were indicted by a federal grand jury in Charleston on charges of conspiring bribery and obstruction of justice. The four count indictment accuses Barron of arranging for his wife to pay the foreman of the jury $25,000 to secure acquittal in 1968.
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Washington
West Virginia
William Wallace Barron
Barron
Opal
Ralph Buckalew
Quincy
W. Va
John N. Mitchell
Charleston
Buckalew
Court of Appeals
4Th Circuit
Ohio Radio Stations Briefly Go Off Air After False Alert
About a half dozen Ohio stations paused broadcasting Saturday after an Action Notification alert. Some stations found code words did not match while others believed they did. Stations including WKOV WPFB WIOI WCSM WMPO WONW WCOL reported brief interruptions varying from 3 to 30 minutes with mixed reactions and verification of the falsified alert.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Ron Ballard
WKOV
Wellston
Middletown
WPFB
WIOI
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
WCSM
Celina
Middleport
WMPO
WCOL
Columbus
Crime On Campus Heads To Higher Tension
A campus police chief describes a rise in serious campus crime including grand larceny assault armed robbery murder and rape. The article highlights growing safety concerns across universities nationwide.
Vietnamese Forces Hit Ho Chi Minh Trail Heavy Fighting
North Vietnamese troops attacked along the Ho Chi Minh trail overrunning a ranger outpost and besieging two others as U S and South Vietnamese forces faced fierce encounters. Casualties included about 50 dead and 200 wounded among South Vietnamese, with reports of up to 3 000 North Vietnamese troops in the area.
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Hiep
Hiep
Charlie
U.S
Khe Sanh
Unseasonably Warm February Continues With Rain Likely
Forecasters expect warmer than average February weather to persist with high temperatures in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Rain chances continue today and tonight while Monday brings similar chances and highs in the 50s.
Unemployment Claims Hit Ten Year High In Area
Lines form at Clinton Street and Vail Avenue offices as new and continuing unemployment claims soar to levels not seen in a decade. In week ending Feb 13, Middletown reports 1,788 claims, with Lebanon and Hamilton at 1,972 and 1,902 respectively. Warren and Butler counties show roughly 10 and 6 percent jobless rates.
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N. Clinton Street
William A. Robinson
Middletown
Robinson
Dayton
Lebanon
Hamilton
Warren County
Butler County
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Hodgson
Laurence Wilberman
Sistant
Labor
W. J. Usery
J. Curtis Counts
Spokane
Wash
Dana Hettinger
Henry Fonda
Ccocons
Norman Peale
RIA
Ements
Thomas Collins
Valley News
WOM Rob
Scars Dances
Family Weekly
N. Viets
David Driver
Journal
Clinton Street
Vail Avenue
Veterans’ Administration
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