Proxmire Joins Push to Save Navy Official From Resignation
Sen. William Proxmire voiced strong opposition to pressure on Gordon Rule, a Navy official who testified at a hearing. Proxmire urged Defense Secretary Laird and Navy Secretary Warner to halt intimidation and retaliation, noting Rule’s reassignment followed his critique of the Ash appointment and the Navy's shipbuilding ties. Rule remains employed as a senior procurement consultant amid Pentagon pressure.
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U. S. Naval Station
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Pentagon
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Roy L. Ash
Litton Industries
Office of Management and Budget
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Nixon Faces Hurdle as Costs Rise in 1972 Goal
Labor Department figures show the cost of living rose three tenths in November raising the annual rate to 3.6 percent. Real weekly earnings were affected and Nixon’s goal to cut inflation below 3 percent for 1972 appears unlikely.
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Nixon
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Miller ousts 20 UMW board members to seize control
Arnold Miller winner of the UMW presidency fires 20 board members and replaces them with his supporters. He claims Boyle installed trustees across 20 of the union’s 23 districts and removes general counsel Edward L. Carey and Suzanne Richards. Miller says the action ends a long dictatorship and follows a federal approval of his election.
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United Mine Workers Union
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Tony” Boyle
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Michigan study cites gender gaps in prison terms
A Michigan Department of Corrections study finds men receive longer sentences than women for the same crimes. For second degree murder, women average 6.1 years versus men 16.8 years. The report highlights a broad disparity in sentencing.
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Michigan Department of Corrections
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