Nixon names panels to control pay and prices
President Nixon nominates Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist to the Supreme Court, describing them as judicial conservatives. Initial reactions are favorable in and out of Congress, with Republicans praising the selections and Democrats signaling cautious support amid past battles over court vacancies.
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Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Powell
Richmond
Rehnquist
Nixon Names Boldt to Lead Pay Board and Frames Inflation Fight
President Nixon selected U.S. District Judge George H. Boldt to head the Pay Board overseeing wage hikes after the Phase 1 freeze, with a mixed panel of labor, management and public members. He also named Grayson to head the Price Commission and signaled a stance against massive controls in fighting inflation.
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Nixon
U.S
George H. Boldt
Washington State
Tripartite Pay Board
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Man Pay Board
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Price Commission
Afl-Cio
George Meanv
Fabor
Pay
Arnold Weber
Chicago
Cost of Living Council
Neil H. Jacoby
Westwood
Calif
UCLA
William Caples
Gambier
Ohio
Kenyon College
Inland Steel Co
Economic Growth Slows In July September Quarter
The Commerce Department reports the U.S. economy grew at a 3 percent annual rate in the July September quarter with GNP at 1.058 trillion dollars. Inflation cooled to 3.3 percent, while consumer spending rose 11.25 billion and services up 5.25 billion.
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Commerce Department
Ross
Department
Nixson
Nixon
Food Prices Drop During Past Month
Washington AP reports the largest food price decline in four years helped temper September living costs during Nixon’s price and wage freeze. CPI rose 0.2% overall, with grocery prices down 1% and auto prices easing. Weekly earnings fell 27 cents to 128.76 as average hours shortened, yet purchasing power rose about 3% from a year earlier.
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Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Amtrak Keeps Cleveland Stop On New York Chicago Route
Amtrak will keep Cleveland as a stop on its New York to Chicago line after a six month trial ends Nov 1. An Amtrak spokesman said the government will not drop Cleveland, despite Ohio and New York not meeting their two thirds subsidy plan to cover about 1.5 million dollars yearly in losses.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Amtrak
Cleveland
New York-Chicago
Ohio
New York
Night Owl and Pigeon Metaphor in Marriage Hope
A witty quip suggests women seek a steady partner in men who stay up late, hoping for a reliable home life. The line plays on the image of a night owl transforming into a homing pigeon to signal dependable domestic harmony.
Perry Gunter Missing Birthday Homecoming Hope
Twin Cities child Perry Gunter, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gunter of Good Hope Road, West Monroe, remains in St. Jude's Hospital Memphis after a monthlong confinement. He hopes to return by month’s start. Special ceremonies at Ouachita Parish Jail Extension raised a newly arrived American flag from Washington, D.C. requested by H. Knox, jail superintendent, with Cong. Otto E. Passman involvement.
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Bobby Gunter
Good Hope Road
West Monroe
St. Jude’s Hospital
Memphis
Perry
Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Washington, D.C
Capitol
H. Knox
Otto EE. Passman
LeBlanc Dies After Stroke Cajun Hadacol Promoter
State Sen. Dudley J. LeBlanc 76, famed for Hadacol tonic, died after a massive stroke. He had emergency surgery for a gastric ulcer and leaves a 50-year political career. He campaigned for re-election to the Louisiana senate for Vermilion and AcadiaParishes.
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Dudley J. LeBlanc
LeBlanc
U.S. House of Representatives
State Senate
Vermilion
Acadia Parishes
Louisiana
Hadacol Boom and Bust Hits Nation in 1950s
In a 15 month span ending March 1951 Hadacol posted over 25.3 million in sales as people bought admission prices with Hadacol box tops. Six months later the firm collapsed under heavy debt and pursuit by creditors. The article mentions river stage readings for Camden Monroe and other locations.
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Hadacol
Rural Doctors Aid Medical Trainees
The Rural Physicians Associate Program sends 21 third year medical students to 19 small Minnesota communities for a year. George R. Gordon works in Hutchinson under Dr. George R. Smith, gaining hands on experience and supervision while a legislative grant funds part of his $10,000 salary. The project aims to attract young doctors to rural areas and enhance practical skills before internships.
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University of Minnesota
John West
Minneapolis
George R. Gordon
Hutchinson
Minnesota
Gordon
Hutchinson Medical Center
George R. Smith
Smith
West
Bayh criticizes Nixon nominees process at federation event
Bayh said Powell and Rehnquist appear more qualified than leaked names for Supreme Court vacancies left by Harlan and Black. Kennedy praised Nixon’s pullback, noting Powell and Rehnquist were not among six ABA screened nominees. Bayh and Kennedy spoke at the National Federation of Republican Women convention.
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Powell
Rehnquist
John M. Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Kennedy
Nixon
American Bar Association
Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Supreme Court
Nomi
National Federation of Republican Women
Continued Mild Weather Here
North east Louisiana sees fair and mild weather through Saturday with highs in the low 80s today and mid 70s Saturday. Relative humidity stays above 60 percent, dew points in the upper 50s dropping to around 50 by Saturday afternoon, and sunshine around 70 percent. The FAA Monroe Municipal Airport reported a high of 83 Thursday and a low of 56 this morning.
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Louisiana
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Monroe Municipal
Nixon group names leaders for phase two inflation drive
At the White House today committee leaders for phase two anti inflation measures were announced. George H. Boldt of Washington state will head the Pay Board, Donald Rumsfeld who leads the Cost of Living Council, and C Jackson Grayson Jr of Southern Methodist University business school will head the Price Commission.
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Los Angeles
Virgil Day
General Electric Co
Robert Bassett
Chicago
Leonard I. McCollum
Continental Oi
Benjamin I. Biaggini
Southern Pacific Co
Meany
W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
Leonard Wooderock
United Automobile Workers
Floyd E. Smith
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Frank I. Fitzsimmons
Teamsters Union
Nixon
Marina Whitman
University of Pittsburgh
Price Commission
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
National Municipal League
John William Queenen
Greenwich
Conn
William T. Coleman Jr
Philadelphia
Wilson Newman
Short Hills
National Bureau of Ecoonomic Research
Robert Ff.lanzilotti
Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Business College
White House
George H. Boldt
U.S
Washington State
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Southern Methodist University Business School
Appeals Court Upholds Indictments in Kent State Case
The U S Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit refused to dismiss indictments against 25 students and faculty members tied to the Kent State campus violence of May 4, 1970. It ordered the special grand jury report expunged and kept the indictments, with all participants told to remain silent.
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Cincinnati
Special Grand Jury
Kent State University
Bth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Portage County Grand Jury
Ohio National Guardsmen
U.S. District Court
Thomas Williams
Cleveland
National Guardsmen
Gerald A. Messerman
Record heat and cold snap across states prompt chill in Wyoming
The National Weather Service logged the day’s high at 89 degrees in Orlando Florida, excluding Hawaii and Alaska, while Evanston Wyoming posted a frigid low of 20 degrees. The contrast underscored wide temperature swings reported on Thursday.
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New York
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Kermit Gordon
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