Johnson aides back wage price flexibility stance
Cabinet members Connor and Fowler endorsed keeping the wage price guidelines but stressed flexibility. They suggested the 3.2 percent productivity rule may not fit all cases and urged industry specific calculations while Moyers noted ongoing study of adviser's recommendations. Ackley called steel price hikes irresponsible.
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Washington
Johnson
Secretary of Commerce
John T. Connor
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
Connor
Gardner Ackley
Record 76.4 Million Employed In U S July
U S total jobholders rose 680000 in July to a record 76.4 million, with jobless rate easing to 3.9 percent. Labor officials note uneven gains and warn the disadvantaged still face high unemployment, while teens stayed at 12.2 percent.
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U.S
Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
U S Cavalry Unit Hit Hard in Central South Viet Nam
A company of the U S 1st Cavalry Air Mobile Division suffered heavy casualties in a two hour battle in central South Viet Nam yesterday. The attack came from three sides by an estimated 5000 North Vietnamese regulars. Artillery and air strikes supported the defense as reinforcements pursued the attackers.
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South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
North Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
United States
Hanoi
Viet Nam
No Hope For Strike End In Washington Pact
Deadlocked talks between labor and management drag on after eight rounds of bargaining. W. Willard Wirtz reports no progress and adjourns negotiations as a month-old strike by mechanics continues with no visible settlement.
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Jlines
W. Willard Table
Wirtz
Bread price debate centers on farmers not to blame
Congressional hearings on bread costs hear from American farmers and wheat officials that farmers bear little responsibility for rising loaf prices. John Schnittker cites farm shares of bread and argues bulk of costs fall on bakers while profits remain low.
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John Schnittker
Farmers Union
Reuben Johnson
The
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Schnittker
Johnson
House Writes Antiriot Section In Rights Bill
The House added a federal antiriot provision to the 1966 civil rights bill amid riots. The measure would make it a federal crime to cross state lines to lead or take part in a riot, with exceptions for peaceful demonstrations. Rep. Cramer said it targets agitators, while Rep. Pucinski urged protection of civil rights workers and citizens.
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Rights
Washington
William C. Cramer
R. Fla
Martin Luther King Jr
Congress
Roman C Pucinski
Chicago
James C. Corman
D-Calif
Cramer
Viet Nam
United States
Violence Erupts in Lansing Racial Clashes Continue
In Lansing last night violence between white and Negro youths intensified, injuring at least two people. A drive-in window was broken, cars overturned, and bricks and fire bombs were used. A mob of about 200 gathered near the Capitol area as police intervened.
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Michigan
State Capitol
Holiday Inn Pact Signed Motel Construction Starts This Month
The Troy Holiday Inn project an $1 650 000 downtown motel complex will begin within three weeks with ground breaking before month end. Menands Motels Inc and City of Troy formalized the deal with a good faith deposit of 11700 and Rainey of Albany representing Menands Motels. The 152 unit inn will be the largest Upstate New York inn after Metropolitan New York and include a 400 guest banquet hall with a 208000 square foot site spanning Fulton Street to Broadway. Parking for 241 cars surrounds the four story rental unit building and a one story commercial building will house a restaurant lounge and office spaces.
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Troy
City of Troy
Menands Motels, Inc
Holiday Inns of America
Joseph H. Rainey
Albany
Menands Motels
Troy Holiday Inn
Upstate
New York
New York City
Rainey
Clarence E. Walton
Menands
Republicans Advised To Cut State Spending
Republicans were urged to curb state spending and boost mental health funding while abolishing surrogate courts. The advice came at Albany's GOP Platform Advisory Committee opening, with sessions planned in upstate cities and New York City this month. Taxes Outstrip Income was cited as tax growth outpacing income growth.
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Republican Platform Advisory Committee
Albany
Upstate
New York City
Wells A. Gray
Empire State Chamber of Commerce
Donald A. Walsh
New York State Conference of Mayors
Walsh
U S Plans Lunar Orbiter Moon Mission from Cape Kennedy
The United States intends to launch the Atlas Agena Lunar Orbiter from Cape Kennedy between 1 03 and 3 42 p m SST to photograph nine potential manned landing sites on the moon. The 850 pound craft will reach the moon in 90 hours and insert into an orbit to 1150 miles, then drop to 26 miles for high resolution images possibly revealing objects the size of a card table.
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Fla
United States
Moon
Ground Command
Surveyor 1
Lunar Orbiter
Surveyor
DeBakey Team Implants Artificial Heart Device in Woman
Houston reports that Dr. Michael E. DeBakey led surgeons who implanted an artificial left ventricular bypass pump in a 37 year old woman at Methodist Hospital. The four hour operation followed valve procedures, with the pump functioning and the patient in intensive care.
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Apl
Michael E. DeBakey
Hal Tate
Methodist Hospital
DeBakey
Esteranzon del Ville
de. Bakey
Bowen
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