Americans Work Up While Unemployment Advances
The Labor Department reports July sees total employment up 1.2 million to 80.6 million but unemployment rises from 5.6% to 5.8% as hundreds of thousands of youths enter the labor market. On a seasonally adjusted basis, 500,000 more jobs and 200,000 more unemployed, with a 700,000 rise in the labor force.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
George Shultz
Office of Managment and Budget
Shultz
Lawrence F. O’brien
Woodrow L. Ginsburg
Center For Community Change
Ginsburg
Senate House Economic Committee
Crossword puzzle and labor market notes mix in archive page
A jumble of crossword clues appears alongside a market report noting July unemployment rose modestly as part time work increased, average hourly earnings held at $3.42, and weekly pay rose while living costs eroded gains. Officials praised rising wholesale prices but warned about rising industrial costs.
Apollo 15 crew to image Earth eclipse and report cosmic lights
Apollo 15 astronauts Davis Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden prepare for a partial solar eclipse viewed from the Moon as Earth blocks sunlight. They will photograph the Moon during total eclipse and hold an hour long news conference from deep space. Worden performs a space walk and the crew answers questions on their 12 day flight ending with a splashdown near Hawaii.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Pacific Ocean
Davis R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Earth
Mission Control
Moon
Worden
Scott
Irwin
Deep Space
Hawaii
Manned Spacecraft Center
Solar System
Sample Bay No. 196
Hadley Rille
Apennine Mountains
Jim
Jerry Griffin
Griffin
Chaves CAP to Get $122,645 From U S Aid
U S Senator Joseph Montoya announced that Chaves County Community Action Program will receive 122 645 in federal aid. The grant will be matched with 30 580 in local funds and used for a community health project including education counseling examinations supplies and instruction. It will also fund family planning programs and a boys apprenticeship program administered by the Chaves County Health Department.
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Washington
U.S
Joseph Montoya
D-N.m
Chaves County
Montoya
Gravel says U S armed forces exceed legal limit by 475000
Sen Mike Gravel charges U S armed forces total around 2 714 000 surpassing the legal ceiling of 2 239 000. He notes draft law expired June 30 and warns on compliance while Defense plans keep about 2 55 million in service. Pentagon spokesman says authorized limit stays and force size should drop to about 2 4 million by year end. Senate delays on a draft extension bill and Mansfield urges full Senate debate on Indochina policy.
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Gravel
Laird
Defense Department
Pentagon
Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Indochina
North Vietnam
United States
Mansfield
Dr. Ortega to Speak at ENMU Commencement
Dr. Arturo G. Ortega, UNM Regent, will address about 295 degree candidates at Eastern New Mexico University commencement on August 6. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. in the Physical Education Complex. 1971 totals rise to 909 graduates for ENMU. Born in Las Vegas, Ortega studied at Regis College and led the Albuquerque Bar Association as president in 1965 66. He serves on the Southwestern Regional Council of the AAHE and is a former member of the New Mexico State Bar Board of Examiners.
Last Escape of Billy the Kid Pageant Opens Tonight
The annual Last Escape of Billy the Kid Pageant starts with an 8:30 p.m. show at the Lincoln pageant grounds. Additional performances run Saturday 8:30 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. The Pony Express race begins Saturday at White Oaks 8:30 a.m. and finishes in Lincoln around 11:00 a.m. The Old Time Fiddlers Contest is Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and the Old Lincoln Days Parade is Sunday at 1:30 p.m. For details contact Bill Ward at 653-4381 in Lincoln.
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Billy the Kid
Lincoln
White Oaks
U.S
Bill Ward
Viet Cong Mines Kill A GIs and Civilians Near Da Nang
Viet Cong mines killed four American troops and 20 South Vietnamese civilians in separate attacks near Da Nang. An American was also killed and several others wounded as another attack wounded two more Americans and 16 civilians. A large mortar barrage near Fire Base Fuller interrupted a six week lull.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
Plain of Jars
le Trung Hien
da Nang
196Th
Americal Division
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Ind
Indiana Employment Security Division
United States Steel
Athamas
Indication
Annex
Slight Trace
Tempo
Space
Labor Union
Stone Character
Mrs. W. B. Cartwelo
Air Base Gate
Desmond
Roswell
N. Main
N.M
Albert A. Stubbs
Jerry McCormack
Leland Markward
Jimmy Cox
Trade
Associated Press
Chaves Cap
Mike Gravel
Alaska Democrat
Melvin R. Laird
Dr. Ortega
Rodacolor & Black & White
1St Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
Roswell Savings and Loan
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