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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1970
Page
9
Tokyo AP reports Expo '70 will open March 14 with 76 nations represented and ceremonial events under way. Construction continues as carpenters, plasterers, and electricians finish work while the fair prepares for a computerized cocktail service offering 50 drinks.
A cabinet task force recommends shifting from import quotas to tariffs on foreign oil, warning of higher unemployment, balance of payments strain, and loss of national self reliance. President Nixon postponed action pending hearings and international talks, noting potential price drops from 3.30 to 2.50 per barrel over five years.
Secretary of Labor George P. Schultz endorses AFL-CIO head George Meany's view that union negotiators should hold full power to sign contracts without mandatory member votes. He argues giving power to elected reps is stable, while noting ongoing progress on Philadelphia Plan minority hiring and inflation wage pressures.
On this date in 1732 George Washington was born at Fredericksburg Virginia. Other events include 1810 Chopin born in Warsaw, 1819 Florida ceded to the U S, 1889 Dakota split into North and South, 1942 Philippines tribesmen wipe out a Japanese regiment, 1945 U S Third Army crosses Saar River, 1958 Argentina elects Fondizi in first free vote in 30 years.
James R. Smith announces three high voltage cable systems will carry energy from the third power plant’s generators at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River. He says these will be the highest voltage cables in operation worldwide.
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