Unemployment hits best educated workers in downturn
Washington AP reports engineers scientists and technicians, among the nation's best educated, face the sharpest unemployment as the economy shifts from war production to peacetime output. officials warn the white collar squeeze may worsen before improving amid a broader job crisis.
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Afl-Cio Council For Scientific, Professional and Cultural
SPACE
Office and
Professional Employees International
Nixon
A. D. Stewart
Stewart
Maryland
Whitecollar
Farm land values rise slowly amid regional declines
Washington AP reports farm real estate values edged up three percent to an average $195 per acre on November 1, the slowest gain in a decade. Kansas and California showed notable declines while the Northeast and Southeast saw firmer demand and higher values driven by rural homes and technological shifts. Total farm real estate value stood at about $210.7 billion, with 80,000 dollars per farm, as 1971 outlook remains uncertain. Dairy purchases by the Commodity Credit Corp reached 5.6 billion pounds in 1970, plus 100 million pounds evaporated milk and 100 million pounds cheese under USDA programs.
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Agriculture Department
Search Service
Kansas
California
Commodity Credit Corp
USDA
Reagan To Back Nixon At 1972 GOP Convention
California governor Ronald Reagan told President Nixon he plans to lead California's delegation to the 1972 Republican National Convention pledged to Nixon's renomination. Reagan described their relationship as close and said there has been no communication problem with Nixon or VP Agnew.
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Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
White House
Reagan
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Sun Valley
Agnew
Bitter cold and power shortages grip Northeast
Bitter cold persisted across the Northeast with near zero temperatures in New York and New England as a major snowstorm lingered. The New York State Public Service Commission ordered a 5 percent voltage reduction to conserve capacity while Massachusetts and Connecticut faced several major generating unit outages.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Great Lakes
New York State Public Service Commission
New England Utilities
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Redistricting Sparks Battle for House Seats
Washington report on how state legislatures redraw lines after the 1970 census for the 1972 elections. Parties race to gain favorable maps. five states gain seats, nine lose, with Democrats controlling redistricting in 19 states and Republicans in 11. Florida gains three, Texas one, Ohio loses one, New York loses two.
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Bob Wilson
Calif
Republican Congressional Committee
Democratic Congressional Committee
Houses of Representatives
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Congress
New York
Major Additions To Newly Proposed Railway System
The Nixon administration expanded the Railpax plan adding five more city pairs to the 16 announced earlier. Daily service begins May 1 and runs to 1974 with potential cutbacks for unprofitable routes. Railroads may join Railpax with cash, rolling stock, or services.
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Nixon
National Rail Passenger Corporation
Railpax
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
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Los Angeles
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New York
Kansas City
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Cincinnati
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Buffalo
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Houston
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Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Centralia
Connally Justifies Cabinet Appointment to Aid Economy
Democrat John B. Connally testified before the Senate Finance Committee on his nomination as Treasury secretary. He said he will be his own man and has close ties to President Nixon, arguing the administration seeks to curb rising prices and wages. He cited a 15 percent rise in construction workers’ salaries and urged more affordable home loans at seven percent or less. The committee vote was postponed to Tuesday.
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John B. Connally
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Connally
the Treasury
Treasury
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