Nixon plan seeks money for home buyers and continued controls
Public officials and business leaders discussed post freeze policy. Connally warned unlikely full lifting of controls after the 90 day wage price freeze ends while Martin urged lenders to resume mortgage lending to ease rates.
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Stans
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
FHLBB
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FHLMC
Preston Martin
Savings and Loan Associations
S-and-L’s
Connally
Brotherhood of Railway
Navy
BRAC
C.L. Dennis
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
UAW
Nixon
Woodcock
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Martin
Congress
Patman
Viet veteran burns self in protest over election in Da Nang
A 37 year old disabled Vietnamese war veteran Nguyen Minh Dang set himself on fire in Da Nang to protest alleged rigging of the presidential elections by President Nguyen Van Thieu. Two burnings in eight days mark a rising wave of protest as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces tighten security around the election.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
U. S
U.S
Thieu
Saigon Post
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen Minh Dang
Veteran's Association
Dollar dips as IMF forecasts spark currency market move
The dollar slid across major markets as investors sold for marks and other currencies after IMF projections suggested significant revaluations. Frankfurt fixed 3.3960 marks per dollar, with broader declines in London and across Europe amid renewed fear of a dollar collapse harming exporters.
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London
UPI
Frankfurt
Europe
Nixon
IMF
Washington
Karl Schiller
France
Japan
Tokyo
Switzerland
Austria
U.S
Iowa Weather Forecast Clears Cooler With Warm Wednesday
United Press International reports clearing skies and cooler temps tonight with a chance of a brief shower in the east. Lows near 50 to the lower 60s southeast. Wednesday will be sunny and pleasant with highs in the low to mid 80s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Caution Urged in Choosing Post High School Programs
Washington area guidance official warns students and parents about aggressive sales tactics from vocational and trade schools. He cites three computer programmer training options with varying durations and costs and urges verification by counselors before signing.
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Washington
E.G. Beemblossom
Washington Community High School
State Area Community College
Safety push as school year opens in Washington
Washington Police Department launches a pedestrian safety campaign amid the school year start to extend a four year streak without pedestrian injuries. Patrolman Ray Miller urges drivers to yield to pedestrians at intersections and students to cross only at crosswalks, wear white at night, and heed school safety patrols.
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Washington Police Department
Washington
Ray Miller
Miller
American Automobile Association
AAA
Kirkwood official urges no new bond for levy continuation
Kirkwood Community College plans to extend its 4 mill levy for upkeep and program expansion, not a bond issue, with no tax increase. Peter Bryant told the Washington Optimist Club that voters in Merged Area Ten will consider the levy at the Sept 13 election, noting current funds support buildings, debts, libraries, and campus maintenance.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Washington
Peter Bryant
Washington Optimist Club
Bryant
Area Community College and Vocational-Technical Schools
Area Vocational School
Area Community College
Cedar Rapids
Area Ten
Summer marriage licenses rise in Washington County Iowa
Cupid-like activity shows 45 licenses issued so far this summer with three applications pending. June leads months with 19 permits. July has 16 and August data shows ten permits to date. Total for 1970 was 148. 1971 totals lag behind with 93 issued so far. New Iowa rules allow licenses from any county for marriage.
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Cupid
Washington County
Iowa
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Walter Heller
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Invercargill
Italy
Financial Times
West Germany
Portugal
Robin Pollard
Schaller
Frarzier
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