Jobless rate steady at 5.2 percent in February
Washington reports unemployment held at 5.2 percent in February with 4.75 million unemployed and 85.8 million employed. Energy driven layoff cuts in manufacturing trimmed by gains in trade and services as economists warn of higher joblessness amid fuel shortages.
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Scottsdale Bar Association Forms City Law Library
The Scottsdale Bar Association with city officials creates a shared law library at the City Attorney's office 7502 E Main St. President Robert Byrnes notes members donate books to the existing library while city books are available to the bar. Louis Jekel Jr. led the library committee with Councilman Richard Campana and City Attorney Richard Filler to coordinate donations and access.
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Robert Byrnes
Richard Filler
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Springlike Storms Roar Across Central U S
Springlike temperatures sparked thunderstorms and hail from Texas to the central Plains and Mississippi Valley with golf ball size hail reported in Lipscomb Texas. Tornado sighted south of Topeka and winds above 70 mph north of Kansas City. A late winter storm moved from southern California eastward as snow fell in Montana and North Dakota and Lake Michigan issued gale warnings.
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Senate approves wage bill to raise federal minimum
The Senate passed a minimum wage bill 69 to 22, raising the federal rate to $2.20 with coverage extending to about 6.9 million more workers. The plan phases increases over three years for farmworkers and two years for most retail and service workers, plus overtime protections for about 8.6 million workers, including police and firefighters. The House bill seeks $2.30 by January 1, 1976.
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UPI
Senate
Nixon
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
House Labor Committee
Kissinger Warns Trade Sanctions Hurt U S Soviet Ties
Secretary of State Kissinger told the Senate Finance Committee that a trade barrier against the Soviet Union over Jewish emigration would not serve U S interests. He suggested a veto if asked and urged a compromise on most favored nation status while visiting Moscow later in the month.
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