Nixon Seeks Consensus On Curbing Construction Wages
A high level team from the Nixon administration meets AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades leaders in Miami Beach to discuss stabilizing costs and slowing last year’s 18 percent wage rise. Hodgson hints at a wage price freeze or board review, with possible Congressional action, as part of multiple options. The AFL-CIO urges higher federal minimum wage and public works programs amid 6 percent overall unemployment and nearly 12 percent in construction.
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Miami Beach
Fla
White House
J.D. Hodgson
Nixon
National Construction Stabilization Board
Afl-Cio
Labor Department
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Senate House Economic Committee
Burns
Heavy Counter Attacks Halt Vietnamese Drive
South Vietnam’s 12 day push to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos faltered as North Vietnamese counter offensives struck both sides of the frontier. U.S. blocking units and helicopter forces faced attacks, with several American helicopters shot down and at least 50 Saigon troops killed, 200 wounded, and 26 missing. US B52s attacked targets inside North Vietnam while Hue and nearby bases faced artillery and rocket salvos. rangers held on amid heavy bombardment.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Associated Press
Rick Merron
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
South
William Barton
Flood Threat Diminishes in Frederick County After High Water
Flood threat eases as Potomac and Monocacy river checks show high waters receding from 14 feet above normal to within 3 or 4 feet. Monocacy described as muddy and about 1.5 feet above normal while showers are expected weekend. Temperatures in 60s tomorrow with 30 percent precip today and tomorrow. highs around 50s to 60s later in the week.
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Frederick County
Potomac
Monocacy
Potomac River
Mandel unveils 2 million aid plan for private colleges
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel announced a $2 million program to aid private and church-related colleges and universities in Maryland. He urged the General Assembly to adopt the plan, proposing at least $50 per child for families sending children to private or parochial schools and a permanent state aid system. Aimed at preventing closures of private institutions, the plan may face questions under a prior Maryland Court of Appeals ruling on funding church-related schools.
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Chestertown
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Washington College
Maryland General Assembly
Mandel
Ned
Maryland Court of Appeals
Detrick Land Sought As Housing Unit Site
Frederick figures show Fort Detrick land to be sold for a housing project. F.O.R. plans 150 units on 20 acres in the Grid Area along Shookstown Road between Kemps Lane and Yellow Springs Road. The nonprofit seeks to buy under presidential order via the Department of Defense for a HUD FHA assisted program.
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Quita Hague
Frederick Organization For Rehabilitation
F.O.R
Fort Detrick
Shookstown Road
Kemps Lane
Yellow Springs Road
Nixon
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Richard Berendt
Frederick
Berendt
Dr. Berendt
Inflation Still Seen as Possible by Fed Chief
Washington reports show consumer prices rose only one tenth of 1 percent in the latest month, with January’s seasonally adjusted rise at three tenths of 1 percent. Fed Chair Arthur Burns warns of a potential economic emergency requiring strong action, while Nixon aides express guarded optimism about growth.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Paul W. McCracken
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
Forecasters Club
Treasury
John B. Connaily
Senate Appropriations Committee
Beatles may be listed in Who's Who in April edition
London AP reports that John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr may be added to Who's Who as a split Beatles face a court fight over their business Apple Corps Ltd. McCartney seeks dissolution of the partnership and a receiver to manage affairs during court proceedings.
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London
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Elizaeth H
Lsted
Who's Who
McCartney
High Court
Allen Klein
David Hirst
Apple Corps. Ltd
Apple Corps
Hirst
Calley to Testify Monday On My Lai Trial
Lt. William Calley set to testify Monday in Benning Ga as the 75th witness in his My Lai murder trial. A psychiatrist testified Calley could think but not with normal perception under combat stress, and Hamman said Calley acted automatically under orders. The defense nears completion as prosecutors prepare rebuttal from three psychiatrists.
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Benning
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Vietnam
Wilbur Hamman
Priday
Hamman
Aubrey Daniel
Cal
Ley
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Washington
Reid Kennedy
Furnace Fire at 16 Hamilton Avenue Causes Minor Damage
Three fire companies United Independent and Citizens responded to a furnace fire at 16 Hamilton Avenue around 10:17 this morning. Fire was caused by overloading at the Linden Hamilton residence and damage was described as minor.
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Hamilton Avenue
United, Independent, and
Citizens Fire Companies
Linden Hamilton
Broadcast Halt Was False Alert
A nationwide radio alert claiming a national emergency prompted broadcasts to halt but several stations stayed on air. The delay stemmed from a wrong tape by Cheyenne Mountain Air Force communications and a miscue labeled as a teat. The White House Communications Agency called it an inadvertent release.
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Washington
Frederick
WTHU
WTRI
WMHI
WFMD
Associated Press
United Press International
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Air Force
Cheyenne Mounneain
Colorado
White House
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Hodgson
Burkittsville
County Planning and Zoning Commission
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Middletown
Creagerstown
Emmitsburg
Jefferson
Thurmont
Jackson
Johnsville
Woodville
Linganore
Lewistown
Tuscarora
Ballenger
Braddock
Brunswick
Walkersville
Nguyen van Hiep
Ranger Group
Mandel Unveils
Detrick Land
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