Year in review Freeze heads top news
The 1971 United Press International poll ranks the wage price freeze and Phase Two controls as the top year’s story for U.S. editors. China relations thaw and Vietnam War winding down follow, with the economy, China, and Indochina shaping headline impact and long term significance.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
U.S
United Press International
China
Peking
United Nations
United States
Cambodia
Laos
Thieu
South Vietnam
Attica
N.Y
San Quentin
Rahway
N.J
William Calley
California
Supreme Court
Middle East
1971 a tough year for auto makers in US market
Detroit reports a difficult year for the American auto industry as critics, regulations, rising imports and high costs press on profits. Nixon plan phases stir hopes that economic measures will slow price pressures and revive employment, while manufacturers rely on overtime to meet demand.
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Detroit
API
Qualified Cheer For 72 Job Prospects For Graduates
U S job outlook for 1972 shows more hiring for bachelor degree holders and more women in the labor market. Northwestern's 26th annual survey of 185 companies indicates a brighter year ahead with an expected 11 percent rise in bachelor hires and a notable increase in women’s job opportunities, especially in marketing and engineering related fields.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Northwestern
Frank S. Endicott
Endicott
Nixon and Muskie vie for 1972 presidential frontrunner status
UPI reports Nixon pursues a broad bid for a second term through diplomacy with China and the Soviet Union and domestic economic moves. Muskie strategizes early primaries to lock up the nomination with a bandwagon approach while facing several potential rivals.
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Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Berlin
Europe
White House
Citizens’ Committee
Julie Eisenhower
John N. Mitchell
Washington
UPI
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Miami Beach
Food aid enrollment dips from March peak despite November rise
A U.S. Agriculture Department report shows November food stamp enrollment at 10.9 million, a record high for stamps but 200,000 below March 1971’s peak when combined with the commodity program reached 14.6 million. The total 14.4 million in November reflects growth from October and 13.1 million a year earlier, with children’s free or reduced lunches also climbing to 7.8 million.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Edward J. Hekman
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
Hekman
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