Editorial questions price list burden on merchants
Editorial argues price list orders under Nixon’s price freeze are impractical and largely ignored by merchants. It notes vast inventories and varied items make compiling lists onerous, and argues enforcement should focus on observed price stability rather than ripe deadlines or heavy fines. It cites surveys showing low compliance and urges a reassessment.
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Nixon
Long Beach
New York Times
Independent
Press-Telegram
Internal Revenue Service
New Price Board
Downhill path for H. Rap Brown after New York holdup
H. Rap Brown was wounded following a West Side bar holdup and underwent emergency surgery. He recuperates in a private hospital room at $122 a day, paid by the city, while fingerprints link him to the suspect. Bureau lists him as not among the FBI’s most wanted, easing toward a political prisoner designation.
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New York
West Side
Brown
Fo Vietims
FBI
Jeff
Equalit
Letters to the editor More bus fare cuts
In Long Beach, a group of senior readers urge uniform bus fares for all 65 and older, arguing bias against those living beyond Zone 1 and those with lower incomes. They cite doctor appointments, travel delays, and a need for wider, cheaper access similar to Sacramento’s 20 cent senior fare for long distances.
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San Antonio
J Pnd
Jessian
Sacramento
Tom
Long Beach
W. H. Mbyers
Equal Rights Amendment Faces Senate-House Split
Washington reports the House passed a version of the Equal Rights Amendment by a wide margin but the Senate has not approved the same text. Observers note constitutional changes require bipartisan consensus and worry the measure may be unnecessary despite broad advocacy from both parties.
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Washington
Congress
House
United States
Fierce power struggle among black Democrats
A long profile of Shirley Anita Chisholm from Brooklyn and her bid for the Democratic nomination. The piece notes her history as the first black woman in Congress, her planned early 1972 campaign steps in California, North Carolina, Florida, Wisconsin, and New York, and her stance on coalition building with minorities, labor, and women. It covers political infighting within the DNC, Harris versus Hughes for credentials chair, and Chisholm’s criticisms of party leaders.
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New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant
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Columbia University
Americana For Democratic Action
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Lawrence O'Brien
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Sen
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
O’brien
Chisholm
Washington
Hughes
Patricia Roberts Harris
Luxembourg
Johnson
Harris
O'Brien
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
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ADP
Democratic Committee
Atlantic City
Liberal Women's National
Democratic Club
Chisholi Harris
Howard Law School
Law School
Clarres
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