Government Moves To Curb Mortgage Rates In Wage Freeze Era
Washington action targets mortgage interest and credit controls amid Nixon wage price freeze. Rep. Wright Patman warns voluntary rate holds are inadequate and Congress grants broad presidential power to stabilize and roll back rates. Steel price rise and Texas politics also influence freeze effects.
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Washington
API
Nixon
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
House Banking Committee
Congress
California
White House
Texas
Soledad Brothers escape plot at San Quentin alleged
Bloodiest San Quentin outbreak may have been an escape plot by inmates wearing guard uniforms. George Jackson seized a smuggled gun. six people died including three guards. Authorities pursue visitor ties and tighten policy against revolutionary inmates and associates.
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San Quentin
Calif
UPI
George Jackson
Stephen Mitchell Bingham
Connecticut
U.S
Jackson
Soledad Brothers
Soledad
James Park
Frank de Leon
Fleeta Drumgo
John Cluchette
Ruchell Magee
Park
Jac
Jere Graham
de Leon
Paul Krasenes
European Markets Fail To Panic After Dollar Unlinks Gold
In London and across Europe traders expected chaos after Nixon ended the dollar’s gold link. Markets opened quietly with modest devaluations: pound at 2.44 per dollar, Paris with dual franc rates, and Bonn Rome Milan and other centers reporting small shifts. Italy and France posted minor devaluations as the float policy took hold.
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London
UPI
Foreign Exchange
Chase Manhattan Bank
Nixon
Bonn
Paris
Rome
Europe
France
Italy
Milan
Angela Davis Praises George Jackson After Quentin Shootout
Angela Davis, held in Marin County Jail, writes praise for George Jackson calling him a revolutionary leader who died for the cause. She cites his book Soledad Brother and denounces the system as oppression while noting Jackson’s death followed a Quentin prison break attempt that killed six people.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
George Jackson
Quentin
Miss Davis
Marin County
Jackson
Jonathon
UCLA
George
People’s Movement For
River dress code follows past trends in county schools
Black River boards outline attire rules for girls and boys including pants suits for girls, restrictions on blue jeans and tight clothing, mustache ban for boys, hair length limits, and required belt and tuck-in shirts, aiming to prevent disruption to school work.
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Black River
Black River Board of Education
Area Men Win Awards From NASA
Five Lewis Research Center employees share a 175 award for cost cutting ideas in the Test Installations Division. William Lewhene Robert Robinson and Gerald Ulmer designed a remotely controlled rake to measure burner temperatures with one thermocouple rake instead of eight, saving time and rake costs while enabling safe remote operation.
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NASA
Lewis Research Center
Robert Robinson
Lodi
William Lechene
LaGrange
Gerald Ulmer
Medina
Cleveland
William Lewhene
Lewis
Lewhene
Robinson
Ulmer
The Thomas Trauma and a Tucson Hospital Recovery
A Medina reporter recounts his July 24 surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital Tucson where a golf ball was removed from his stomach. He credits Dr. Manning and hospital staff, recalls hundreds of cards from readers, and reflects on faith, community support, and renewed commitment to honest reporting.
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Medina Community Hospital
Europe
Tucson
Navy
Peking
Scotty Reston
Burton Kassel
Medina
St. Joseph’s Hospital
William Manning
Arizona
Mike Dungjen
Medina Bees
Cleveland
Brunswick
Wadsworth
Medina Vfw Post
Akron Beacon Journal
God
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Bingham
Hirma Bingham
State Director of Corrections
Raymond F. Precunier
By Harry Hobbs
Angela
Thomas
al Thomas
Tony Bennett
San Francisco
Ariz
Snyder's
House of Distinguished Furniture
New London
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