Government to sue over wage price freeze enforcement
The UPI report notes the administration plans a civil suit in Austin against Texas Governor Preston Smith and State Treasurer Jesse James for defying the wage price freeze. It cites poll support, labor opposition, and White House actions as the plan moves toward legal enforcement.
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UPI
Justice Department
Texas
Preston Smith
Smith
Nixon
Austin
Jesse James
White House
Park
Progressive Labor Party
Student Democratic Society
San Clemente
Calif
Sindlinger & Co
United Mine Workers Union
American Federation of
Retract grant for Batavia building
Iowa Crime Commission requests the return of 3500 dollars given for Batavia building construction after the site failed to meet specifications. The shared project by Batavia city library board and Jefferson County Crime Commission was altered and did not conform to guidelines. Commission Director George Orr said the action counters mismanagement accusations by the State Auditor.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Crime Commission
Batavia
Commission
George Orr Friday
Jefferson County Crime Commission
Iowa
Library Board
Orr
Lloyd Smith
Ky Back On Ballot In Saigon Presidential Race
South Vietnam Supreme Court rules Ky eligible for the October 3 ballot while excluding Gen. Duong Van Minh who withdrew citing Thieu election rigging. Court invalidates 452 provincial councilor petitions against Thieu and seals Ky 39 signatures.
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Minh
Ellsworth C. Bunker Minh
South Vietnam
Thieu
Supreme Court
Saigon
Duong van Long
Ton That
Thien
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Bunker
Gen
Soldier testifies Medina halted My Lai slaughter
Former soldier Thomas Kinch testified Capt. Ernest Medina stopped the killings by declaring the day’s shooting over. Kinch said Medina ordered every living thing in the village obliterated, while others testified Medina twice ordered a cease fire and that his troops ignored it.
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Medina
Bailey
My Lai
William G. Eckhardt
Jeffrey LaCross
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stephen Glimpse
Portland
Ore
Glimpse
McGovern calls 82 percent excess profits tax plan
Senator George McGovern urged an 82 percent tax on excess profits of large corporations as part of a wage-price freeze and praised Labor's resistance to voluntary pay restraints. He argued the tax should apply to income above last year’s earnings and avoid hits to small businessmen. He also criticized the administration’s wage restrictions and called for economic justice for workers.
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Afl-Cio Council
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
Tamp
Fla
Nixon
Indianapolis
Commerce
Maurice Stans
White House
U.S
Cost of Living Council
Tampa
UPI
D-S.d
McGovern
Virgin Islands
United States
Vietnam
Seven to receive Kirkwood diplomas at summer commencement
Washington county residents are set to receive diplomas and certificates from Kirkwood Community College at the summer commencement on Saturday August 28. Congressman Fred Schwengel will speak at 9:30 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids. 315 candidates for degrees diplomas and certificates are listed with programs including Clerical Receptionist LPN Medical Assistant Programmer Data Processing Dental Lab Technician Electronic Communication among others.
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Kirkwood Community College
Fred Schwengel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood
Ainsworth
Jane Elizabeth Johnston
Kalona
Mary Beth Miller
LPN
Virginia Anne Rediger
Keota
Karla Marie Osweiler
Daniel Paul Vogel
Lone Tree
Cherry Lynn Laren
Washington
Wayne Charles Crim
Iowa Weather Forecast Mostly Fair With Weekend Warmth
United Press International reports Iowa will have mostly fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Temperatures rise to the low 90s this weekend with a slight uptick in warmth on Sunday.
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United Press International
Iowa
ISEA asks Ray to set July 1 as teacher contract date
Walter Galvin president of the Iowa State Education Association says he will urge Gov. Robert D. Ray to make July 1 the effective date for all educator contracts to bypass Nixon’s wage price freeze and ensure teachers receive agreed wage hikes when school opens. He cites compares with other states and warns of morale problems if contracts stay dated differently.
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UPI
Iowa State Education Association
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Walter Galvin
Galvin
Nixon
Lis
ISEA
National Education Association
Hay
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