Urban League chief criticizes Nixon record on minorities
Vernon Jordan Jr., new executive director of the National Urban League, criticized the Nixon administration for ambivalent minority policy. He urged a massive, multi-program push to end poverty and racism, and announced new initiatives including voter registration drives and drug prevention education.
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National Urban League
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Vernon Jordan Jr
Jordan
Whitney Young Jr
League
Agnew
Urban League
United Negro College Fund
Transit Labor Disputes Prompt Call for New Legislation
Washington AP dispatch reports Secretary Hodgson telling the House transit subcommittee that Congress must craft lasting transit labor laws or enter mass dispute settlement. Volpe testified as lawmakers weigh emergency measures extending Taft Hartley and Railway Labor Act reforms to create a binding settlement option and curb national emergencies from transport fights.
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James D. Hodgson
House Transportation Subcommittee
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Commerce Committee
Harley 0. Staggers
West Virginia
Democrat
Hodgson
Staggers
Nixon
Astros Schedule Is Busy for Apollo 15 Moon Walks
Dr. Leon Silver of Caltech says the Apollo 15 team faces a jam packed 67 hour stay with three moon walks and many assignments. He warns the schedule is physically backbreaking and risks overload, urging a balanced workload and sustained alertness for David Scott and James Irwin.
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
NASA
Joseph Allen
Scott
Irwin
Court Puts Death Rule High On List
The Supreme Court plans to hear four capital punishment cases when the new term starts in October. Justices may decide whether the Eighth Amendment bars death penalty usage, with rulings possible by winter if justices stay divided. Cases involve Furman and Aikens plus two rape appeals.
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Supreme Court
United States
John Henry Furman
Georgia
Earnest James Aikens Jr
California
Furman
Chatham County
William J. Micke
Micke
Aikens
Ventura
Mary Eaton
Mary George Rose
Elmer Branch
Grady Stowe
Vernon
Tex
Texas
Conservatives Break With Nixon Amid GOP Dissent
A coalition of conservative organizers and editors cuts support for President Nixon, while GOP leaders expect a rebound before 1972. Senators Dole Goldwater Allott say conservatives lack viable alternatives and will remain loyal, with Reagan staying a Nixon ally. Buckley signs dissent but backs Nixon citing support from Conservative-Republicans.
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Nixon
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Sen
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Dole
Ronald Reagan
California
William F. Buckley Jr
The
National Review
New York
James L. Buckley
Spiro T. Agnew
Buckley
Conservative Party
Higher Prices Drive June Food Cost Rise in US
Washington reports higher prices paid to farmers for key foods pushed the June consumer food basket up 0.7 percent. Farm value rose 1.6 percent from May while middlemen gained 0.1 percent. Farmers' share fell to 481 of 1251 dollars while middlemen took 770. year earlier farmers received 480 and middlemen 748. Over time middlemen costs are the larger factor in food price increases.
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Agriculture Department
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