Justice Dept says gas price schemes ended after shortages
Federal lawyers say they have halted schemes by gasoline dealers to skirt price controls. Ninety eight civil cases yielded restitution and fines up to five thousand dollars in thirty four cases. eight criminal charges were filed with another twenty five civil or criminal actions possible.
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Farm Journal editor Carroll Streeter dies at 76
Carroll P. Streeter editor of The Farm Journal for 13 years died Wednesday at age 76. He took over the magazine in 1955 and later joined the Rockefeller Foundation in 1968 as a consultant.
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Record 813 600 New Jobless Claims In Week End Dec 28
The Labor Department shows a weekly total of 813 600 new unemployment claims, the highest since 1937, with New York leading increases and Massachusetts Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island also rising. Holiday layoffs may be temporary, and January unemployment is expected to rise further.
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Labor Department asks Supreme Court to lift overtime ruling
The Labor Department asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on new labor standards for 11 million state and local employees. The order was issued by Chief Justice Burger on New Year's Eve and would expire once the court reviews the department's response. The case involves questions about extending the Fair Labor Standards Act to state and local workers and whether such workers are engaged in commerce. California Attorney General Evelle Younger joined the request.
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Birthday quiet for Nixon on 62nd
Former President Richard Nixon marked his 62nd birthday at his California seaside estate with limited attendance from Rabbi Baruch Korff and his daughters due on East Coast calls. Korff described Nixon as sad yet hopeful amid Watergate aftermath while noting his ongoing health and finances, including medical bills and donations to the Nixon Justice Fund.
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