Editorial on wage bills and teen-pay policy debate
The Senate passed a two year minimum wage bill raising typical pay from 1.80 to 2.20 an hour with reminders of similar House action. Nixon supports 85 percent teen rates, California precedent cited. The piece warns against extending overtime to policemen and firefighters, arguing it would cost jobs and raise city expenses, potentially cutting police and fire pay and reducing service, insurance costs, and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Nixon
Senate
Congress
California
United States
Save Gas by Turning Off Engine at Idle
Consumers Union and Ford study idle fuel use shows an idling V8 uses .0125 gallon per minute while starting a warm V8 needs .005 gallon. Turning off the engine during waits of a minute or more saves fuel, contradicting older advice from Grandfather who preferred running due to a hand crank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Union
Ford
Gramps
Save the Whales Protests and Editorial Debates
Editor appeals to humanitarian and conservation groups to protest whaling by Russia and Japan, calling for boycotts of Japanese goods and writing to Prime Minister Tanaka. The piece links public sentiment to whale preservation and critiques a Florida rebuttal law debated by the U.S. Supreme Court, questioning due process and press rights.
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Russia
Japan
Tanaka
Nagata-cho
U.S. Supreme Court
Faithful reply counters belief in gas shortage myth
A correspondent rebuts Barbara Hoeplls claim of a 1874 vacation gas shortage. She argues gas stations near Las Vegas Lake Tahoe and other resorts have ample supply, as out of staters are welcomed at pumps. She praises Pat Nixon and dismisses the myth with a jab at Aesop’s fables.
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Barbara Hoepll
Las Vegas
Lake Tahoe
Baker
Barstow
Reno
Tate
Pat Nixon
Panglossian economics on oil prices and world inflation
A New York analysis discusses petrodollar flows from rich oil buyers to producers, major Arab consortia, and the potential for hyperinflation in the West. It notes Saudi Arabia and others seek price cuts, U.S. and France pursue deals, and warns that inflation and recession loom as oil costs rise.
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J. Carlin Englert
New York University
United States
Canada
Japan
West Germany
France
Britain
First National City Bank of
New York
Beirut
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Dubai
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase Manhattan
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Oweiss
Persian Gulf
First National City Bank
Miss Woods reveals private Nixon tapes in White House
Rose Mary Woods testified before Senate Watergate lawyers about a secret Nixon archive. She described personal dictabelts kept in a basement filing cabinet and an envelope system for untranscribed tapes. She recalled saving many items, from place cards to Halloween plates, and noted notes on the Howard Hughes donation and Don Nixon files.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Rose Mary Woods
Senate Watergate
Senate Watergate Committee
House
Watergate Comnsel
Terry Lenzner
Miss Woods
Internal Revenue Service
Howard Hughes
Bebe Reboza
Fred Buzhardt
IRS
Reboza
Rebuzo
Philadelphia
Nixon Dn
Kenneth Gemmill
President
Camp David
Rhyne
Rose Mary
Jack Anderson
Nixon Campaign Committee
F. Donald Nixon
Don Nixon
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Ibrahim M. Oweiss
Egypt
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Credit Lyonnais
London
Rome
Frankfurt
Luxembourg
Tokyo
Bank of Tokyo
eThe Banqué Francs Arabe d'Investissement Internationaux
FRA
The
Kuwait Investment Company
Societe Generale
Societe de Banque Suisse
European Arab Bank
FPRAR
Era Compagnie Arabe Vet Internationale d'Investissement
Bank of America
Dr. Pangross
Brvin
Lincoln
Julie
Sikpage
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Hughes
Counsel Lenzner
Rebszo
Dark Anderson
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