Nixon to keep wage price controls and extend law
Treasury Secretary George Shultz said President Nixon will extend the wage price stabilization laws and maintain a $250 billion federal spending level for the year. A freeze on executive pay and a halt on new hiring and promotions until the new budget, plus consultations on a new control system, were announced.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Apollo 17 Lands Touchdown In Taurus Cernan Schmitt Mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt landed Challenger in Taurus Cernan and Schmitt prepared for a three day lunar exploration walk and rover drive. They began orbiting aboard America awaiting their first moon touchdown at 1 55 p m CST and Mission Control tracked a 22 minute engine firing to insert in lunar orbit. The crew reported views of craters and a light flash on the surface as transient events from possible meteorite impacts and volcanic activity.
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Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar
Taurus
Nal
CST
Evans
America
Mission Control
Challenger
Cernan
Schmitt
Harvard
Grimaldi
Two-state search for missing plane with four hunters
A search spanning two states continued for a Piper Cherokee bearing four Ohio hunters last seen departing Williamson County. The plane piloted by 17 year old Joe Height vanished en route to Brady Texas. Weather and fuel stop details are noted along with CAP and FAA involvement.
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Wanda Barras
R. Walley
Wiliemenin County
Sheypest
Joe Height
Siggeausne
Dayton
Lima
Height
Brady
Texas
Conversa
Williamson County Airatean Gane
Sean Leech
Wimberly
Williamson County
Air Traffic Control Center
Kansas City
Charles Jefferson
Cape Girardeau
Don M. Hayes
du Quoin
Ruby
Chicago
Mattoon
Smith Mills
Paris Peace Talks Breakthrough Suspected
Haig left Paris on Saturday after hours of talks and was expected to return to Paris then proceed to Saigon to brief President Thieu on the Paris meetings. White House spokesman denied any plan for such a trip. Technical experts met Sunday amid speculation they were reviewing the draft peace agreement details.
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Nixon
Haig
Paris
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Ronald L.i
Court rejects lodge plea over dining room access
The Harrisburg lodge was ordered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court last July to serve black guests. The dispute focused on K. Leroy Irvis, the black majority leader of the state House of Representatives. The lodge argued that if its reasoning applied, every private home's dining room would be open to the public if nonfamily guests were served.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
K. Leroy Irvis
State House of Representatives
EPA Stay Granted By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling prohibiting significant air pollution in regions with clean air, granting an emergency stay. Justice William C. leads the vote amid related coverage on page 10.
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Supreme Court
William C
Walker presses for Scariano as racing board chair
Daniel Walker renewed his demand that Gov elect Ogilvie appoint State Rep Anthony Scariano as chairman of the Illinois Racing Board. A telegram urged immediate action to reopen hearings into racing dates after Alexander MacArthur resigned and the board awarded dates favorable to William S Miller.
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Daniel Walker
Richard B. Ogilvie
Anthony Scariano
Illinois Racing Board
Ogilvie
William S. Miller
Walker
Scariano
Alexander MacArthur
Miller
Illinois Democrats split as Strauss gains support at meeting
At a Democratic committee gathering John Rednour joined five others in backing Strauss while Penny Severns backed Mitchell. Strauss praised broad party reforms though opposed the quota system for delegates. Severns, from Decatur and SIU Carbondale, endorsed Mitchell for broader appeal within the party.
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Ilinoisans
Rednour
Strauss
George Mitchell
Harold Manatt
Penny Severns
Decatur
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Mitchell
Illinois
Richard) Daley
Chi- Strauss
Westwooded Strauss
Manatt
Severns
Apollo 17 Lunar Lander Touches Down on Moon
AP reports Apollo 17 mission events from Space Center Houston with Cernan and Schmitt depressurizing modules at 5:33 p.m. and 4:03 p.m. depressurization for a second expedition. Cernan becomes the 11th American on the moon at 5:43 p.m. and a rover TV camera is activated for hours of coverage from 6:48 p.m. to 10:52 p.m.
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Space Center
Houston
Challenger
Cernan
Schmitt
Moon
Dole resigns as GOP chair. Bush chosen to replace
Senator Robert Dole announces his resignation as Republican National Committee chairman and names George Bush United Nations Ambassador as his successor. Nixon reportedly favors Bush’s election, with the move contingent on committee decision at the January meeting. Dole stays advisory briefly to aid Bush’s transition.
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Dole
Washington
Republican
Robert J. Dole
United Nations
George Bush
Texas
U.S
Republican National Committee
Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.N. General Assembly
Dallas
Robert Strauss
Democratic Party
Sen. Dole
Camp David
GOP
Ziegler
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