Inflation Pressure Grows for Tighter Wage-Price Controls
Inflation accelerates in early 1972 with a 6 percent annualized GNP rise and a 2.2 percent March wholesale price jump. Nixon resists mandatory controls, but advisers warn that continued price hikes could push for tougher measures as Congress eyes extended wage and price authority amid a booming economy.
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Washington
Nixon
Econommic
Treasury
George P. Ghultz
Saute
Congress
Capitol Hill
Federal
Federal Reserve Board
Snather
Israel Tightens Security For 25th Birthday Celebrations
Israel beefs up security across airports and harbors as Arab East Jerusalem braces for the May 7 independence day parade. Reinforced patrols and rooftop helicopter surveillance aim to thwart possible Black September style attacks while the QE2 carries 620 Jewish passengers for Israel’s commemorations amid a peak Easter Passover travel season expected to bring a record 850000 tourists.
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Hal McClure
Israel
Jerusalem
Arab East Jerusalem
Jordan
Welimax
Ashdod
Holy Land
U S Veto Expected on Lebanon Israel Resolution
United Nations diplomats indicated the United States would likely veto a British and French backed Security Council resolution condemning Israel's attacks on Lebanon and violations of its sovereignty. Arafat and Assad were cited as influencing regional tensions after the Israeli raid on Beirut.
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United Nations
N.Y. Fap
Security Council
Istas
Lebanon
LU. S
John A. Seals
Britain
France
Israel
Hanon
Feirut
L'Ohent-Le Jour
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
Syria
Sudian
Golan Heights
Assad
Arafat
Boy Killed by Sniper in Belfast Amid Turmoil
In Belfast a 13 year old boy was killed as gunfire wounded another and police faced clashes near Toomebridge. Authorities note the attack marked the 776th fatality in almost four years of Northern Ireland fighting. A car attack, booby trap, and shelling incidents affected nearby areas with no injuries reported.
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Belfast
Belfay
Antthony McDowell
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Toomebridge
U S Signals Strain On Hanoi Over Vietnam Peace
The United States served notice on Hanoi that the Vietnam peace pact may fray as Navy minesweeping in North Vietnamese waters is halted, U S envoy to Paris returns for talks, and Rogers threatens to halt aid unless North Vietnam complies. The moves target halting infiltration and troop withdrawals while diplomacy lingers amid warnings of strong actions and possible new negotiations.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
Paris
William P. Rogers
Hanni
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Rogers
Langs
Nixon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Henry Kissinger
Jerry W. Friedheim
Montagan
Foreign Ministry
U.S. Navy
Hewall
Maurice Williams
Deaily
Agency For International Development
Charles W. Bray
State Department
Hang Dolegetian
Willams
Sol Wa
North Vietnaitt
Soviets Ship Warplanes To Syria
AP reports about 40 MIG fighters shipped to Syria since January, including MIG 21s, described as the largest Russian arms delivery to Syria in a comparable period. Israel’s military chief warned of continued arms flow to Arab nations, amid U.S. arms support to Israel and a past Russian buildup after advisers left Egypt.
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Fred
Hoffman
Washington
Syria
Pentagon
Israel
David Klazar
Soviet Union
Alazar
Middle East
United States
Russia
Anwar Sadat
U S Warplanes Strike Near Cambodian Capital
AP dispatch from Phnom Penh reports US fighter planes striking Communist positions near Phnom Penh on the Mekong east bank six to eight miles away. SBS describe Cambodian government forces retreating from Kep under heavy pressure as KhmerRouge and North Vietnamese units push toward Kompong Som.
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Lee Rudakewych
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Camhordia
Mekong River
Phnom Panh
Mokog
Phnom Penh-Saigoy
Ond
Neak Luong
Coombodia
Kep
Miesaléwata
Seq Sar
Kompong Nung
Ses Sarwan
Piyim Tuk
Damnak Ching Qeur
Kop
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Pa OC
van VW
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Eng
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Waynesboro
Pennsylvania
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Saigon
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Whortenkers, West Virginia
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