McGovern Platform Deliberations Shape Indochina Policy
In an 18 hour Democratic platform meeting in Washington the committee integrated McGovern views on Indochina withdrawal and domestic issues while rejecting Wallace backed busing limits. It endorsed tax reform steps, social welfare measures, and federal revenue sharing while keeping a hawkish and a dovish balance. The draft pledges immediate Indochina withdrawal and a substantial military budget cut with no loss of national security, and calls for abolition of the draft.
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Washington
George McGovern
Indochina
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
National Welfare Rights Organization
McGovern’s
San Antonio
Tes
Congress
Treasury
U.S
Supreme Court
Bills Withdrawn To Pass Earning Tax For Orleans
Mayor Moon Landrieu requested the withdrawal of two Louisiana House bills to establish an earnings tax for the New Orleans metropolitan area. Rep. John Hainkel carried the motion, and Landrieu cited the aim of unity, noting Jefferson and St Bernard parishes rejected the plan. He said alternatives will be sought acceptable to all parishes.
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Jefferson
St. Bernard
Landrieu
Shippers and Dock Workers Accept Pay Board Ruling
New York AP report says shippers and longshoremen agreed to Pay Board limits on wages easing a three year contract. First year wage boost trimmed to 45 cents raising base pay to 5.15 per hour with retroactive nine months. Cost of Living Council allows higher charges to customers offset by guaranteed annual income and second year rise of 40 cents.
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New York
Maine
Texas
Thomas W. Gleason
International Longshoremen’s Association
James J. Dickman
Council of North Atlantic Shipping Associations
Cost of Living Council
Dickman
Ransom Money Found Near Peru As Gun Recovered In Hijacking Case
FBI and Indiana authorities report $500 000 of the ransom located in a soybean field and a Spitfire submachine gun found in a cornfield linked to the American Airlines hijacking. Investigators narrow search to river bottom and Frances Slocum State Forest area as they pursue a young man with a pock marked face.
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Peru
Ind
American Airlines
Northcentral
Indiana
Rex Dillman
FBI
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Edward Lourenzo
Elliott
Ronald E. Miller
Tulsa
Oklo
Miller
James Martin
Toronto
Frances Slocum State Forest
Mississinewa Reservoir
Martin
Robert Wilson
Assessors To Receive $3900 Yearly Pay Increase In Louisiana
The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill to raise Orleans Parish seven tax assessors pay to $18,900 annually from $15,000. A companion bill also boosted the salary and expense fund by $116,939 after rejecting a higher $125,000 request. The measure now moves to the Senate for final passage.
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Baton Rouge
Orleans Parish
Louisiana House of Representatives
Vernon Gregson
New Orleans
Senate
House
Gregson
Kevin Reilly
Executive Reset Measure Downed In Louisiana House
The Louisiana House defeated a constitutional amendment to study and plan reorganization of the executive branch. The 52 to 42 vote fell short of the 70 required for passage. Governor Edwards had endorsed the concept and others seek efficiency gains in state government.
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House
Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Frank Simoneaux
Baton Rouge
Senate
Simoneaux
Executive Department
Executive S
Joint Legislative Committee
Edwin Edwards
Bell President Seeks More Louisiana Phone Service
W. Cecil Bauer of South Central Bell told a New Orleans audience that 18 000 Louisiana families lack service due to low earnings and capital. He urged a $36 million annual boost in state revenue to lift profits from 7.4 percent to 9.5 percent, funding new construction and bond sales.
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New Orleans
W. Cecil Bauer
Birmingham
Ala
South Central Bell Telephone Co
Louisiana
Bauer
State Public Service Commission
South Central Bell
Report Suggests Orleans Change Mardi Gras Note
New Orleans Mardi Gras may drop the word free and launch a national ad campaign to deter affluent and homeless visitors. A two and a half month study urged presenting Mardi Gras as paid guest access and criticized hotel rate laws and minimum stay requirements for Mardi Gras, Sugar Bowl, and Super Bowl events.
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New Orleans
Butz Sees Bright South Rural Economy For Future
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz told the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture in Jackson Mississippi that the South faces a bright agricultural future. He credited farmers as the region’s greatest resource and highlighted shifts toward soybean production and growing markets. He also noted industry as a bright spot and praised adaptability in the South’s agriculture.
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Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Driver Charged After Ram Into Hijacked Plane in St Louis
John David Hanley, a 30 year old Florissant businessman, was charged with destruction of an aircraft a federal warrant says. He rammed his Cadillac Eldorado through a fence onto the runway at Lambert Field striking an American Airlines jet with a hijacker aboard. The jet carried six hostages and ransom money before the hijacker bailed out over Indiana. Hanley remained hospitalized in serious condition.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
John David Hanley
American Airlines
Florissant
Hanley
Indiana
Latin American republics include Brazil Argentina and Mexico
Among Latin American republics, only Brazil and Argentina are larger than Mexico in area and population, highlighting Mexico's regional standing.
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Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
Europe Growing By Bernard Krief Sees European Markets as Future Rival
Bernard Krief, a Paris-based adviser to American firms, warns that Europe’s growing industrial base could outpace the United States. He notes larger combined European output, more workers, and rising intra-European trade as reasons to boost aggressive exporting and tap Eastern European markets for future growth. He also suggests Yugoslav autos may reach U.S. shores, and calls on U S securities dealers to expand in Western Europe and Japan.
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John Cunniff
New York
United States
Europe
Bernard
U.S.A
Krief
Soviet Union
U.S
Yugoslavia
New York Stock Exchange
Japan
Grocers Blame U.S. Policy For Inflation
Henry Bison Jr general counsel of the National Association for Retail Grocers of the United States said inflation is caused by Washington policies not farms or supermarkets. He noted retailer profits fell from one cent per dollar to about eight tenths of a cent while prices rise due to demand exceeding supply.
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New Orleans
Henry Bison Jr
National Association For Retail Grocers of
United States
Washington
Bison
Association
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Winnsbe
Word
DeSiard
Jackson
Butz
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
St. Louis County
U. S
Louis Masur, Jr
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