Auto prices roll back as GM and Ford lead industry
GM and Ford suspend planned 1972 price hikes, returning to 1971 price levels for Nixon's 90 day program. Chrysler and American Motors expected to follow. imports face a 10 percent surtax, with VW Beetle rising above 2000 dollars while rivals Vega and Gremlin stay nearby.
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American Motors
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Chevrolet
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Labor leaders vow ongoing talks amid wage freeze clash
AFL-CIO chief George Meany denounces Nixon action as discriminatory while union heads including Tony Boyle and Leonard Woodcock pledge to negotiate despite the 90 day freeze. Treasury Secretary Connally says negotiated raises during the freeze won’t be paid until it ends, leaving questions for retroactivity and contracts due later. The AFL-CIO weighs details as its executive council meets to seek clarity on policy implications.
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Michael J. Reilly
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
W.A
Tony” Boyle
United Mine Workers Union
Boyle
Treasury
John B. Connally
OEP is modest federal midget
President Nixon’s wage price and rent freeze places the Office of Emergency Preparedness in a new, expanded nationwide role. The agency will manage enforcement, coordinate regional operations from 10 offices, and mobilize private sector help while avoiding a large new federal department.
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Associated Press
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Justice Department
Cause Found for Pesky Draft in Blaydon Home
Edward Stainer opened floorboards in his Blaydon living room and uncovered a 1,000 foot deep mineshaft. He moved furniture away and called the National Coal Board. The board confirmed a 200 year old shaft and said the house could have collapsed if the hole widened. Officials plan to fill the shaft with concrete to prevent further widening.
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England
Edward Stainer
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County Durham
National Coal Board
Coal Board
Typhoon Rose devastates Hong Kong killing over ninety
Typhoon Rose struck Hong Kong with 130 mile per hour winds and heavy rain, capsizing the Fatshan and sinking a fishing junk. Dozens of boats were lost, a U S Navy ship damaged, and floods left 2,500 homeless with more than 200 injured. The disaster is the worst since 1962.
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Rainmakers try cloud seeding in drought stricken Oklahoma
Federal rainmakers in southwestern Oklahoma seed clouds with silver iodide hoping to relieve drought. By day three, three planes from the Bureau of Reclamation buzz promising clouds near Norman, while rainfall totals over the weekend ranged from one to four inches, with a 9.25 inch downpour unofficially reported in Cotton County south of Walters as water rationing persists. Local officials express cautious optimism.
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Oklahoma
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Walters
Cotton County
Woodrow Wilson
Temple Board of Trustees
Roswell Breakfast Meeting Postponed to Sept 1
The Roswell Area Committee on Employment of the Handicapped bi monthly breakfast meeting, set for Thursday morning, is postponed until Wednesday September 1 at 7 30 at the Roswell Inn due to the death of Charles M Statham a long time active member.
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Roswell
Female medic joins Air Rescue as first woman crew member
LORING AIR FORCE BASE Maine AP The injured airman watches a rescue helicopter as Marilyn Pierce of West Covina California becomes the first woman on an Air Force air rescue flight crew She volunteers to serve says she is not part of any movement but wants to help and proves herself capable during training and drills awaiting real missions
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West Covina
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Eglin Afb
Fla
Frogmen Sink U.S. Freighter in Qui Nhon Harbor
Viet Cong frogmen sank the 11,000-ton U.S. freighter Green Bay in Qui Nhon harbor. Four people were injured as a 500-600 pound explosive tore a hull hole. U.S. B52 bombers carried out heavy raids along the DMZ with over 600 tons dropped on North Vietnamese positions.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S. Command
Con
North Vietnam
U.S
Green Bay
Mescaleros sell 2 855 cattle at annual sale
MASCALERO The Mescalero Apache Cattle Growers Association auctioned 2 855 head of cattle Saturday at the Mescalero Community Center. G L Willis of Dimmit Texas purchased 1 375 steers. Prices ranged from 53.25 to 56.25 cents per pound. Heifer calves sold 45.25 to 46.25 cents and old cows 21 to 22 cents per pound. Other buyers included Mele Hayter, G Gearhart, Bob Roberts, Howard Belcher, and Burl Graper.
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Mescalero
William A. Ljungdahl
New Mexico State University
Mele Hayter
Woodward
Okla
G. Gearhart
Texline
Texas
Bob
Medical insight in small towns shapes doctor visits
Medical insight notes that a patient with a high fever is more likely to receive a home visit from a doctor if he resides in a small Midwestern town compared with living in a larger area. The Chicago AP report contrasts rural access to care and the frequency of in-home consultations.
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C. G. McDaniel
Chicago
Opened new offices aid Nixon wage price rent freeze
The Office of Emergency Preparedness opens 10 nationwide offices to implement and explain the wage price rent freezes. A Modern Medicine poll of 25 538 doctors from Minneapolis shows 64 percent willing to make house calls, with many fewer doing so in larger cities.
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Modern Medicine
Minneapolis
Monetary reform possible under Nixon dollar move
Washington AP notes that a shift to a more flexible exchange rate system could emerge from President Nixon's bid to bolster the dollar. IMF meeting set for Sept 27 will gather finance ministers to discuss devaluation, dollar float, and potential rebalancing with yen and mark gains amid a suspected 12 to 15 percent U.S. devaluation.
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Nixon
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IMF
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U.S
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Latin America
Treasury
John B. Connally
Curry County Grand Jury Reopens After Cemetery Audit Pause
The Curry County Grand Jury reconvened in Clovis after a two week recess to review audits on Lawn Haven and Mission Garden of Memories cemeteries. District Attorney Morris Stagner said no information could be released yet. The panel also considers criminal matters with many witnesses listed to appear.
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