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Newspaper
Monroe Evening Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1971
Page
2
Notice to subscribers details carrier delivery by town and mail rates, service zones, and hours. Readers should know their delivery boy and his telephone number for missing papers. Mail subscribers are asked to notify The Monroe Evening Times if the paper is not received regularly.
The piece surveys labor leaders critics of Nixon’s economy move. Harry Bridges and Frank King challenge the plan as favoring corporate profits, with wage and price freezes sparking dispute. It notes unions object while auto and steel price changes affect workers and profits, urging fairness and timing.
A retrospective notes events from 10, 20, 30, 40, 60 and 70 years ago on August 27. Highlights include police activity near Highways 12 and 13, church appointments, last gate record at a State Fair, wartime formations, a pacer race at Oshkosh Fair, infantile paralysis deaths, a Legion caisson for funerals, and Milwaukee Exposition plans on electricity and technology.
The Aug 27 entry notes 1945 American troops landing in Japan ending occupation, Julius Caesar’s Britain invasion in 55 B C, Long Island victory in 1776, Titusville oil drill in 1859, Kellogg Briand Pact in 1923, Italy war declaration in 1916, and 1 year ago US command in Vietnam reported 52 American fatalities in one week, lowest in four years.
New York AP reports rising opposition to a wage price freeze as labor leaders mobilize against broader controls. A group of 16 economists calls the measures inequitable and urges rescission. Surveys show blue collar workers mostly support the plan, while mortgage reserves are adjusted to spur lending.
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