Nixon Pay Board Sets 5.5 Percent Wage Ceiling
The Pay Board imposes a 5.5 percent general wage ceiling with exceptions for some contracts and deferred pay increases. Labor seeks broader retroactivity and court relief possible. AFL-CIO weighs congressional relief. Phase 2 aims to curb inflation to about 3 percent by year end.
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Washington
Nixon
Miami
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Boldt
Pay Board
Industry Five
AFL-CIO Split Over Pay Board Walkout Or Stay And Fight
AFL CIO leaders are divided over quitting the Pay Board or remaining to challenge its wage raise rulings. The board ruled a 5.5 percent general pay limit after the wage price freeze ends and limited forgiveness for raises lost during the freeze. Labor members accuse the board of bias while some leaders urge caution, awaiting Meany guidance before acting.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Afl-Cio
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
Edward J
The
Carpenters Union
Pay
Labor
S. Frank Raftery
Painters Union
Raftery
51 Believed Dead In Plane Crash
Leghorn Italy AP A British Air Force transport aircraft crash left 51 believed dead authorities said an investigation is underway and rescuers scoured the wreckage for survivors in the coastal area.
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Leghorn
Italy
Plane crash off Ligurian Sea claims Italian and British crew
A four engine C130 Hercules crashed near Meloria island off Leghorn during an Italian British exercise. Four Italian paratroopers and five British crew members died, with no survivors found after a search by ten helicopters and several ships. The aircraft reportedly lost an engine in light of rough weather.
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Ligurian Sea
Italy
Meloria
Chemical Blast At McKay Plant Injures Workers
An explosion at the McKay Chemical Co plant near NEW MARTINSVILLE West Virginia injured two men, Lewis Hopkins 35 of Philadelphia and Roger Snyder 27 of Sistersville, and led to the immediate closure of the urethane chemical facility. Mayor Bucy of Moundsville said the costs could reach 3 to 5 million dollars. Hopkins and Snyder were hospitalized in Wheeling.
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New Martinsville
W. Va
McKay Chemical Co
Wetzel County
Bucy
Moundsville
Lewis Hopkins
Trasadelphia
Roger Snyder
Sistersville
Wheeling
Chuckle Most people don't mind suffering in silence
A humorous aside notes that many endure hardship quietly, with the line implying shared awareness of personal pain and quiet resilience. It reflects a lighthearted take on coping in daily life.
Swedish Tour Covers New Treatment Plant
In Franklin 15 Swedish businessmen and officials toured the historic solid waste treatment plant in a two part Environmental Expedition exchange. The group compared international pollution efforts with U S practices, noting the plant recycles metals glass and paper and reduces waste to about ten percent of its original volume.
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Thom Hall Journal
Franklin
Franklin Plant
Black Clawson
Environmental Protection Agency
Leif Bruneau
Swedish Air and Water Pollution Research Institute
Bruneau
Jan Martensson
United Nations Conference On Human Environment
Sweden
Erik Brandt
Association of Swedish Chemical Industries
United States
Proctor and Gamble
Cincinnati
Ohio House to vote on 1.5 percent sales tax boost
The Ohio House planned a decisive floor vote on a 1.5 per cent sales tax increase to fund an estimated $8 billion biennial budget. After a protracted conference with the Senate, leaders aimed to move the tax bill ahead while caucuses weighed support, with Gov. Gilligan backing a mixed approach involving income tax shifts.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Kurfess
Theodore Gray
Piqua
John Gilligan
Gilligan
Levitt
Senate OKs sweeping consumer legislation 76 to 2
The Senate approved a broad consumer protection package by a 76 to 2 vote, strengthening FTC powers to regulate industries, pursue class-action suits, seek injunctions, and intervene in local disputes. Critics warned of overreach. opponents attacked parts as piecemeal. Final dissenters were Sens. Hruska and Ervin.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Frank Moss
Utah
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
FTC
Ralph Nader
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Marlow Cook Rhy
Cook
Hruska
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
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International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine
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Price Commission
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Peter Fosco
Laborers Union
Judge Boldt Pay Board
RAF
Aurelio Maltese
Miltary
Pisa
Seenia
Reichel
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