House Votes to Boost Federal Minimum Wage in 1974
The U S House voted 218 to 199 to raise the federal minimum wage to 2 20 by July 1974 for most workers and set a lower initial raise for farm and teenage workers. The measure would cover federal state and local employees and households domestic workers under a staged schedule, with a one year extension for teen workers at 80 percent of the new rate.
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Independence
Hagerstown
Hagertown
Corrite
Mal
Reantha
Wador
Saigon Rejects Fresh Peace Terms in Paris Talks
In Saigon, the government rejected new truce amendments tied to Paris discussions. Kissinger, reporting from Paris, said no new cease-fire agreement would be signed and indicated Tho and Kissinger may craft further changes to bolster the original January cease-fire. Saigon reportedly agreed in principle to most points but offered counter proposals on implementation as U.S. diplomat Whitehouse met Vietnamese leaders and then briefed President Thieu.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Comemuunists
Paris
Kissinger
Manor
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Tho
Tait
Phe
U.S
Charles Whitehouse
Tran van Lam
Lyn
Nguyen van Thiet
Thien
W M Railway Freight Cars Jump Tracks In Cumberland
Nine cars of an eastbound Western Maryland Freight derailed in Cumberland. Four cars were tank cars containing ethyl chloride a volatile liquid used as a surface anesthetic. No spill reported. derailment occurred near Wills Creek away from homes. A Bangkok Saigon briefing paragraph follows unrelated to the crash.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Wills Creek
Dick Tracy Type Police Chief Nixon Pick For FBI Director
Nixon intends to name Kelley as FBI director with confirmation hearings likely. Kelley, 61, led the Kansas City police after a corruption shake up, previously ran the Memphis FBI office and served two years with the Bureau. He earned praise for Sky Alert, 24 hour heli patrols, Metro Squad, Operation Barrier, and for boosting black officer recruitment while heading security for national party conventions.
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Clarej Atty
Ellat L. Richardson
M. Kellny
Kansas
White House
Filly
Skened Toleer
Dick Tracy
Nixon
FBI
Kelley
Senate Judlciary Committee
Memphis
Kansas City
Kelley J. Edgar Meaver
Kelley FBI
Are Kelley
Sky
Metro Squad
Robert F. Kennedy
Missouri-Kansas
S O Kelley
Halt In F111 Production Shocks General Dynamics
The Defense Department halted production of the F111 fighter bomber after plans to deliver the remaining 543 units through 1974. General Dynamics, builder of the aircraft from 1964 onward, expressed disappointment. The move ends a program once slated to reach thousands of planes, despite local Texas efforts to sustain production in Fort Worth.
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General Dynamics
Mike Shanahan
Washington
Defense Department
General Dynamics Corp
Pentagon
Defense
William P. Clements
Air Force
Robert 5. McNamara
McNamara
Indochina
Cambodia
Uements
Texan
Ite
Fort Worth
Texas
Clements
Laird Says Nixon Needs Protection From Impulses
Washington AP report says Melvin Laird, newly named counselor for domestic affairs, believes the President requires protection from his own impulses and that White House aides may have misread or overstepped in attempting to shield Nixon. He noted past orders to fire officials were resisted and cited the Penn Central loan episode as an misadventure.
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Washington
White House
Hiehardy Nixon
Unes
Melvin X
Laird
Henry A. Kissinger
John D. Ehrlichman
Waltergate
Ehrlichman
United States
Nixon
Penn Central Railroad
Defense Production Act
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Pennsylvania Lucky 7 draws offer mixed results
Burnham Pa AP reports this week’s Lucky 7 lottery features a $75,000 bonus number of 2-40 2-40. Three digit numbers include S67 and 70-4 and Pa. Bonus nn 2-0-0-24-0. Three digit combinations noted are 3-6-7 and 7-4.
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