Inflation Looms as Wage Strikes Turbulence Grow
A year after President Nixon urged halting inflation, global prices surge led by wage hikes. BIS warns runaway inflation risks recession. Rail unions strike on 60 day cooling off, automobile talks loom, while government eases money and unemployment stays under five percent. Historical lessons urge restraint to avoid a repeat of hard times.
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Nixon
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Chile
Brazil
Japan
U. S
Europe
Sweden
Bank For International Settlements
Basle
Penn Central
Detroit
Move Toward Protectionism in Congress Seeks Imports Quotas
The House Ways and Means Committee backs mandatory quotas on textiles apparel and shoes and grants power to limit other imports injuring American industry. President Nixon seems to withdraw opposition to textile quotas as Congress moves toward broad protectionism. The piece recalls Hawley Smoot era and argues for alternative solutions.
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Congress
House
Ways and Means
Nixon
United States
New Underground Shelter Planned for California Executives
A national moving and storage firm proposes a 40 foot underground shelter for 1000 executives to house up to 30 days. It would include a jet strip, computer and communications centers, morgue, cafeteria, and offices on 200 acres between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Construction depends on banks and oil firms’ interest.
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California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Solic Pod da Aim
Eng Porenyeo
Newspape
Enterprise Assn
Boyle's Column highlights midlife facts and curiosities
HAL BOYLE surveys American life noting 11 million now aged 40 to 65, women growing taller since 1939, sleep and activity links, and quirky remarks on indecency, the Arc de Triomphe, heart power, home safety, memory limits, tooth decay vaccines, and crisis flight among jet travelers.
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Hal Boyle
New York
George Jean Nathan
Napoleon
France
St. Helena
the Invalides
National Geographic Society
Elmer G. Leterman
Airlines
The Private Agnew Life Aboard Air and In Public
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew leads a monastic travel life between guarded hotel rooms and aircraft as he shapes his public image. He defends his blunt remarks while reflecting on media criticism and his role in Nixon's administration. He supports Vietnam exit strategy and a hard line against Soviet arms gains, feeling prepared for any future duty including the presidency.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Jello
Denver
Agnew
Washington
Agnew’s Travels Highlight Atypical Political Style
The article portrays Agnew as a political practitioner who shuns typical political company. On a Denver trip he traveled with a speechwriter and staff amid dozens of Secret Service and aides. Agnew notes his speeches have earned around five million dollars so far this year and reflects on politics as a transient career.
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Agnew
Denver
Air Force Transport
Secret Service
William Voss
Roy Goodearle
PTA
Equanimi
Texas moves to register 18 year olds fearing voting rights act
Eighteen year olds may be registered to vote in Texas if the federal voting rights act survives pending Supreme Court test. State officials plan to advise local registrars to register teens starting October 1 and keep their records separate until the act’s fate is known. Washington state vote on the age and potential court rulings could influence Texas timing and legality.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Atty
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Election Division
Randall Wood
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
Washington State
Washington
Martin Dies Jr
R.s.a
Army
Barney McCoy Davis
Preston Smith
Board of Regents
Pan American College
Edinburg
Jerry Brock
Lynn Scott
Consumer Credit
Allo B. Crow Jr
Sam Kelley
John F. Kennedy
Short Snorts State Banking Board
Bank of Commerce
Point Comfort
Seaport Bank
Seadrift
Colonial Bank of Greenville
Hillside Bank and Trust Company
Surviving Covered Bridges Highlight Kentucky Heritage
Covered bridges in Kentucky endure as relics of early days with only 17 remaining. several still carry traffic in Frankfort and surrounding areas.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
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Tyler
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Texas A&m University
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