Plastic Toys a Boon to Santa and Elves
A Times piece notes plastics power Christmas toy production and clothing trends with batteries and synthetics expanding gift options. It argues plastics fuel toy realism from dune buggies to space ships, while manmade fabrics and vinyl shape wardrobes and hairpieces.
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Senate Edges Toward Passsage of Economic Bill
The Senate moved toward likely passage of a bill granting Nixon power to control wages and prices through April 20, 1973, with a retroactive pay provision for boosts blocked by the pay freeze. Key amendments remain, including one on extending controls for small businesses and unions beyond next year.
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Banking Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Californian
Tax Bill Trimmed to Avert Nixon Veto Amid Conferee Split
Conferees drop 12 billion in tax relief amendments that drew no veto threat while clashing over financing Frguential computers with federal taxes. The major issue remaining is a plan to earmark one dollar of income tax for presidential campaigns, with Democrats pushing for it and Republicans in surplus.
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Nixon seeks general understanding in meetings abroad
President Nixon aims for unity among allies on major new international developments, from Berlin to the economic crisis, via rapid summit talks with five leaders before Peking and Moscow trips.
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Berlin
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Moscow
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France
George Pompidou
Azores
Britain
Edward Heath
Bermuda
West Germany
Willy Brandt
Key Biscayne
Fla
Japan
Biskau Sato
San Clemente
Calif
Courts See Trouble In Lima Probe
Scioto County Common Pleas judges warn state action to curtail Lima State Hospital observations will raise local costs and staffing needs. They cite mandatory exams for insanity pleas and potential security and availability issues for psychiatrists, with private practitioners possibly refusing cases.
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Paul Nelson Times
Scioto County
Common Pleas Court
Lima State Hospital
John B. Marshall
Richard Canter
Marsnaut
Department of Mental Hygiene and
Marshall
Panel Approves GM Hike and Rent Policy Moves
The Price Commission approved a 25 percent price increase for General Motors 1972 models and options as the last major domestic auto to be reviewed. It also urged landlords to refrain from rent hikes beyond Phase 2 limits while new Residential Rent Advisory Board guidelines are drafted.
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The
Price Commission
General Motors
Commission
Ohio licensure system under fire for lax enforcement
Columbus AP report quotes state official Douglas Russell criticizing Ohio for not launching an in depth probe of private employment agencies in eight years. He says more than 500 agencies pay $100 yearly, yet only partial funds and one investigator exist, with enforcement hampered by limited manpower and funds.
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William S. Parker
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Toledo Blade
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