Importers To Pass On 10 Per Cent Charged
U S consumers face a 10 percent duty on foreign produced goods as importers pass costs during Nixon wage freeze. Treasury and Labor answer questions on price ceilings, wage controls, dividents, and how the freeze affects taxes and state actions. Officials say some items are not covered and rulings may evolve with new guidance from the Cost of Living Council.
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Ellsberg Pleads Innocent In Nuclear Papers Case
Los Angeles AP. Daniel Ellsberg pleads not guilty to charges of illegally possessing the Pentagon papers. A former Rand colleague is jailed for refusing to testify about the disclosure. Ellsberg predicts a fair trial and a long, instructional case about life and death, war and peace. He remains free on 50000 bail and will return to Boston before a January 4 hearing.
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Frogmen Sink U.S. Freighter Near Qui Nhon Harbor
Viet Cong frogmen sank an 11 000 ton U.S. freighter at Qui Nhon harbor while Green Bay shelling caused a hull breach and injuries. U S B 52 bombers conducted over 20 strikes along the DMZ dropping explosives on North Vietnamese targets in a major one day raid. DMZ and frontier clashes continued with mortar and small shelling affecting Fire Base Sarge and civilian casualties reported in the central highlands and Mekong Delta.
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Hue Ville Demonstrations After Army Truck Killings
Anti American mobs clash in Hue after a U S Army truck kills a Vietnamese student. A mob burns an American owned construction truck. police report a Roman Catholic monastery student dies riding a motorbike struck by a gasoline tanker of the U S Army 26th General Support Group.
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Heart-Lung Transplant Patient Dies in Cape Town
Adrian Herbert, the world s fourth heart and lung transplant patient, died after 23 days with the transplanted organs. The 49 year old dental technician received the heart and lungs of a 28 year old donor on July 25. He had been bedridden two years with emphysema. The operation was performed by Christiaan Barnard s team in Cape Town following previous U S cases. The lungs faced mechanical and rejection issues despite a functioning heart.
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American Automakers Roll Back Prices On 72 Models
Detroit reports GM Ford and soon Chrysler and American Motors cut back proposed 1972 price boosts. Ford halted hikes averaging 200 dollars a 5.2 percent for 90 days under Nixon controls, GM matched 1971 prices for the Nixon period, Chrysler and American Motors eyed similar increases, while imports face tax relief talks amid hopes of lower auto prices.
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British Troops Harassed By Snipers And Rioters
In Northern Ireland eight explosions were heard in Londonderry Armagh and Belfast as snipers and rioters harassed British troops. A dawn strike resumed with soldiers firing volleys at mobs near the Bogside. Shops opened on time as workers returned to Londonderry.
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