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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1972
Page
3
Chrysler Corp announced a 864 increase in the suggested retail price of its imported Plymouth Cricket outdoor sedan. The new price rises 3.3 percent from 1953 to 2017, applying to vehicles imported after the devaluation of the dollar and the cancellation of the supplemental duty charge.
The Senate approved a bill to create pilot projects exploring alternatives to indiscriminate chemical pesticide use. Introduced by Sen. Gaylord Nelson, D Wis, the measure passed without debate and goes to the House where it has strong support.
Senator Barry Goldwater denounces Pentagon procurement as a disgrace and accuses the Defense Department of godawful waste while saying the Soviets outpace the United States in major systems. He urges swift reform during a confirmation hearing for Kenneth Bush as deputy secretary of defense.
William C. Wooldridge once the Army’s top enlisted man will retire today after 30 years of service. He and others still face federal grand jury indictments for conspiring to defraud enlisted men’s clubs in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia. Wooldridge rose to first sergeant major in 1966 and later served as chief sergeant major in Vietnam before scrutiny over club operations prompted investigations into kickbacks and embezzlement. He was indicted in 1971 on conspiring to defraud noncommissioned officers clubs in Vietnam between 1965 and 1969.
Floyd Smith, president of the International Association of Machinists, denounces Nixon Pay Board wage rollbacks that cut 150,000 aerospace workers’ first year raises from 12 to 8.3 percent. Ads on full-page papers claim $354.60 annual loss per worker, citing 1948 cost of living agreement. The IAM says the board’s 0.5 cent and 0.51 cent package changes reduce earnings and questions Connally’s remarks labeling unions as greedy.
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