Enforcement gaps in wage price rent controls alarm agencies
Washington reports concern over weak legal enforcement of wage price and rent controls. Officials from the Cost of Living Council, Price Commission, and Justice Department note few cases sent for IRS prosecution, and push for a more active enforcement policy with only 11 prosecutable cases received to date.
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Philip Sharecoff
New York Times
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Enforcement Push Targets Price Posting Violations Under Phase Two
U S officials report eight alleged rent violations two price cases and one wage case under phase two begun November 14. Since January the S A S helped gather most of 130 price posting cases as critics warn that lenient action may undermine voluntary compliance. Donald Rumsfeld pressures the Revenue Service to build more prosecutable cases. Officials fault the enforcement process for allowing violators to mend their ways after being caught and for focusing on individual citizen reports.
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Conservationists grade Nixon on environmental commitment
The League of Conservation Voters gave Nixon a lukewarm score citing a weaker environmental stance after a strong start. It praised Muskie and Jackson for pollution cleanup efforts and noted others like McGovern and McCloskey with high scores but limited leadership roles. The group stressed it does not endorse candidates.
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Kidnapping Suspects Arrested In Visalia
Visalia police and Tulare County deputies with an FBI agent arrested three suspects Friday night in the Michelle Wiebe kidnapping case. Robert C. Highfield 35 David T. Fox 19 and a named juvenile face charges of suspicion of kidnapping. Wiebe was abducted Monday and released unharmed after a $300000 ransom was not paid.
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Nixon hides at Camp David as Florida campaigns rage
President Nixon secluded himself at Camp David in the Catoctin Mountains to rest with family and handle official duties. Aides said he planned no public appearances and would work on a policy statement on busing of school children for racial purposes.
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Blacks Declare Independence at Gary Black Political Convention
At the Gary meeting led by Mayor Richard G. Hatcher and Rev. Jesse Jackson, speakers urged a possible third party and a formal black political agenda. Hatcher warned major parties may lose influence in 1972 if unmet, while Jackson called for a black political party and outlined a 13 point agenda.
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