IMF Pushes U S to End 10 Percent Import Surcharge
IMF managing director Pierre-Paul Schweitzer urged the United States to remove the 10 percent import surcharge quickly. He called on major industrialized nations to pursue currency realignment and suggested the surcharge was a temporary measure until broader exchange-rate actions could take effect. He noted U S resistance to gold standard devaluation and emphasized international currency cooperation.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
International Monetary Fund
IMF
United States
Schweitzer
U. S
Tax Revision Bill Emphasizes Consumer Spending
Congress may shift focus from business investment to consumer spending to revive the economy. Nixon urged boosting business cash flow to spur equipment orders and plant competitiveness, but the House Ways and Means Committee signals changes that could raise the tax bill for business versus the Nixon plan. Estimates show an extra 600 million above existing law from revised investment credit and depreciation rules.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
U. S
House
Ways and Means
Red Bluff student named National Merit semifinalist
David B. Heiber of Red Bluff Union High School is among 15 000 semifinalists named for the 1971 72 National Merit Scholarship program. Semifinalists advance to finalists by school endorsement second exam performance and achievement records.
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David B. Heiber
Red Bluff Union High School
Judge Wetter In Hospital After Courthouse Illness
Superior Court Judge Curtiss E. Wetter is described as fine by attending nurses but remains hospitalized at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital after falling ill at the courthouse Tuesday morning.
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Superior Court
Curtiss E. Wetter
Wetter
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
High School Fight Over Teacher Pay Court Action
Don Enloe of the local AFT says the Red Bluff Union High School District faces a court action under the California Federation of Teachers. The suit seeks a court order to enforce salary agreements prior to Nixon's Aug 14 wage-price freeze, arguing the order is unconstitutional and creates inequality among teachers. The filing is planned within the week.
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Red Bluff Union
Don Enloe
American Federation of Teachers
Enloe
California Federation of Teachers
Richard Nixon
Nixon
60 Day Sentence On Forgery Charge
Larry Bryan Morrow of Red Bluff received a 60 day jail term in Tehama County for forgery after pleading guilty to forging his wife’s endorsement on a $311 welfare check. Red Bluff police say he signed her name and tried to cash the check at a local tavern.
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Larry Bryan Morrow
Red Bluff
Tehama County
Justice Court
Noel Watkins
Morrow
Nixon Hirohito Meet In Alaska Amid Formal Protocol
President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito met in Alaska in a ceremony heavy with protocol. Marines in red jackets reviewed past foes as the first reigning Japanese monarch on U.S. soil, guests included Mrs Nixon and dignitaries, watched by photographers and trumpets. The event followed a reception for Walter J. Hickel.
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Frank Cormier
Anchorage
Alaska
Nixon
Japan
Hirohito
U.S
Pacific
Army
Marine Corps
Washington
Army ‘‘Herald
Elmendorf
Copenhagen
Walter J. Hickel
Vietnamese Attack and Floods Move Vietnam War News
North Vietnamese forces pressed attacks along the Cambodian border for a second day, killing and wounding South Vietnamese troops while U S aircraft were shot down. Floods trash North Vietnam rice stocks, prompting use of next year reserves and more aid from China and Russia.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U. S
Washington
U. & Intelligence
North Vietnam
China
Russia
Bomber Vs. Missile Controversy In Senate Debate
The Senate debate on 1972 military funding centers on the B-1 bomber needs and costs. Sen. George McGovern and Sen. J. W. Fulbright challenge soaring estimates and propose cuts while Sen. Howard Cannon and Sen. Lloyd Bentsen defend continued bomber development amid concerns over unemployment and strategic balance.
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Rick Gotcher
Daily News
Washington Bureau
Washington
Senate
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Air Force
Fulbright
Howard Cannon
Nev
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
Dtex
Cannon
Bentsen
Texas
Russia
U. S
Supervisorial District Realignment Moves Ahead in Tehama County
Tehama County Supervisors plan to approve new district boundaries based on the 1970 census. County Clerk Floyd Hicks notes a population spread under 225 between districts, with District 3 remaining the largest at 5,805 and District 5 the smallest at 5,581.
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Tehama
Floyd Hicks
Hicks
Hospital
C. Dale Pickell
Dist
Jim Byrne
Red Bluff High Board Sets Agenda For Tomorrow Night
The Red Bluff High School governing board will discuss dress code and air conditioning issues along with the school accounting system and insurance legislation. A sabbatical leave report and a board policy workshop are planned, with authorized signatures for district warrants to be addressed. Meeting begins at 8 p.m. at 1525 Douglass St district office.
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Red Bluff High School
Douglass St
Woman Slightly Hurt When Car Overturns South Of Corning
Jeanne Graham 19 a passenger in a car driven by her husband James 21 of Bonners Ferry Idaho was slightly injured when the vehicle drifted into the median on Interstate 5 three miles south of Corning the car overturned no hospitalization required. SOVIET PROTEST MOSCOW AP A strong Soviet protest note on the expulsion of 105 Russian officials from Britain threatens retaliation against Britons in this country.
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Rumor Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Michigan
Sylvia Bacon and
Normalie Holloway Johnson
Superior Court of
District of Columbia
Jeanne Graham
Corning
California Highway Patrol
Graham
James
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Moscow
Britain
First Snows Hit East Tehama County High Elevations
The season's first snows blanketed Lassen Park and Morgan Summit with seven to eight inches and four to six inches respectively, closing Lassen Park road temporarily. Mineral saw light precipitation, two thirds of an inch overall, with Los Molinos and Dairyville reporting. Red Bluff had none. Additional rain possible tonight and tomorrow per local weather.
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Tehama County
Lassen Park Road
Weather Bureau
Lassen Park
Morgan Summit
Highway 36
Tehama-Plumas County
Mineral
Los Molinos
Dairyville
Red Bluff
Weather outlook with clouds and showers likely
Some cloudiness tonight and partly cloudy tomorrow with a chance of showers. High today 75, tonight 48, tomorrow 78. Light winds. Snow level at 5000 feet. Temperatures show yesterday 71 high and 43 low this morning. River levels at Lake Red Bluff 15.5, Bend Bridge 20.6, Tehama 203.0, Woodson Bridge 168.1. Precipitation trace in last 24 hours and season to date. Sunset 6:58 p.m., sunrise tomorrow 7:01 a.m. PDT.
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