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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1972
Page
6
A nationwide Harris poll for the Veterans Administration finds most veterans are helping returning GIs and adjusting to civilian life, despite war unpopularity. Nonwhite and less educated veterans show stronger demands for recognition. the study notes a public conscience burden on how veterans are treated.
Pittsburgh AP reports steel industry sources claim a price war has started after U S Steel cut hot and cold rolled sheet prices by 5 to 8 dollars per ton and merchant quality bars by 25 dollars. Inland Steel and Bethlehem Steel reportedly followed with cuts, while U S Steel cited competition as justification.
In Topeka, Democratic Gov. Docking and Kansas legislative leaders from the Republican-controlled body plan a breakfast at Cedar Crest before the 1972 session. They seek weekly meetings to build closer ties and restore public confidence amid ongoing political tensions.
Nationwide IRS spot checks show broad noncompliance with freeze period ceiling price posting rules. Portnoy says stores have until January 17 to comply with no grace period after that. Violations vary by region with New York City and Virginia among higher rates. Civil penalties can reach 2500 dollars, though rarely used.
DETROIT AP The U S auto market set a 1971 sales record of 10 155 411 cars including imports and domestics led by General Motors at 4 653 894 units a 42 percent rise from 1970 and surpassing the 1965 peak by 77 cars The year saw a late surge due to wage price controls and tax repeal while importers held about 14 6 percent of the market despite strikes and a revoked tariff.
Judge George Templar dismissed three class action suits by the Kansas National Education Association after Congress authorized retroactive raises for teachers frozen by the Office of Economic Preparedness. About 29,000 Kansas teachers will receive roughly 100 to 150 dollars in back pay per person, totaling 3 to 4 million dollars, with most due by mid January.
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