House Votes Wednesday on Nixon Tax Cut Bill
President Nixon’s $15.4 billion three year tax cut faces House action with a solid majority expected despite AFL CIO opposition. Meany blasts the plan while noting changes favor individuals and limit business relief.
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Dominican Republic Consul General abducted in Caracas
Thelma Frias, consul general of the Dominican Republic, was abducted near her Caracas home by a group that left a ransom note reading Rudas Mezones Technical Combat Unit. The group demanded one million dollars. Local authorities are investigating and coordinating with Venezuelan security forces.
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Reversed Robin Hood Meatcutters Cry On Wage Freeze
Patrick Gorman of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters denounced Nixon's wage-price freeze as a Robin Hood in reverse claiming it deprives workers and pads meat industry profits. I W Abel of the United Steel Workers criticized the policy as favoring big business over people while noting NLRB appointments. A Taft-Hartley inquiry board was ordered as a step toward possible injunction. Housing forecasts from a Federal Home Loan Bank Board conference expect 1972 construction to rise to 43.5 billion and a cost-of-living ruling requires price lists at stores.
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