Labor Splits Over Wage Board Role in 1972 Nixon Fight
AFL-CIO leader George Meany faces a crucial decision as unions react to federal wage limits ahead of the 1972 election. Key unions including the Meat Cutters and UAW faces internal tension about remaining on or quitting the Pay Board. internal debate centers on influencing policy from within versus outright withdrawal.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
White House
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Meat Cutters
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Pay
I. W. Abel
United Steelworkers
Floyd Smith
International Association of Machinists
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
The
Teamsters
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
UAW
Detroit
More Items Freed From Price Curbs
Washington officials announced broader exemptions from post-freeze price ceilings. The Cost of Living Council expanded items exempt from controls to include all used products, cars, homes, and many handcrafted goods with new homes also removed from ceilings. Overall exemptions now cover about 18.2 percent of the cost of living. The Pay Board may grant further allowances, while enforcement shifts to spot checks and complaints for most businesses, with big firms needing advance approval for increases.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Pay Board
Donald Rumsfeld
America
Casualties Fall in Vietnam War Leads to Lull in Week
Saigon reports American combat wounded drop to 13 the lowest in over six decades, with eight Americans killed but four deaths carried over from prior week. South Vietnamese casualties include 198 killed and 359 wounded, while North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses total 789.
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Saigon
U.S
Richard Gardner
Senate and House Move on Foreign Aid in Separate Steps
The Senate approved a reduced 1.1 billion dollar economic aid bill and weighs a 1.2 billion dollar military aid measure as part of a two part package. The House sent an interim funding resolution to the Senate to keep key agencies funded past Monday while debates continue.
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Washington
Senate
House
U.S
Congress
Pentagon
Agency For International Development
AID
Office of Economic Opportunity
District of Columbia
Allen J. Eliender
D-La
Senate Appropriations Committee
General Accounting Office
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Hugh Scott
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Food For Peace
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Return of Okinawa Ratified by Senate 84 to 6
The Senate approved the Okinawa return to Japan by an 84 to 6 vote as officials warned against over optimism in U S Japanese ties. Prime Minister Sato seeks Diet ratification and aims to place Okinawa under standard security treaty terms with Japan.
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Okinawa
Washington
Nixon
Japan
Senate
William P. Rogers
U.S
Tokyo
United States
Eisaku Sato
County Man Serious After Rt. 37 Crash
A Frederick County man, Ronald Brookings 22 of Apple Pie Ridge, is in serious condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after his car ran off a Rt. 37 bypass bridge over Rt. 522 north and landed on its right side 120 feet from the bridge. The car is a total loss. Earlier, Ben Harry Franklin from Siler was involved in a separate I-81 accident with a wheel detachment causing $800 damage to the truck. he was not injured.
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Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
J.D. Howell
Ronald Brookings
Apple Pie Ridge
Brookings
C.D. Taylor
Ben Harry Franklin
Siler
Republicans plan House action to strip Nixon wage amendment
Republicans on the House Banking Committee plan a counterattack to delete a wage provision from Nixon Phase 2 measures. The targeting provision would require retroactive pay during the 90 day freeze and limit wage increases except for disproportionate rises. Union pressure backs the amendment and debate shifts between committee and floor strategy.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Nixon
White House
House
Castro in Good Humor At News Conference
Fidel Castro praised his Chile visit as proof imperialism has failed in Latin America as he spoke to reporters at the Cuban Embassy in Santiago. He noted a hostile ink-throwing incident and joked about signing autographs while planning future travels to Bulgaria and Algeria and a reciprocal visit by Salvador Allende.
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Castro
Santiago
Chile
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Salvador Allende
Nixon
Cuba
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Algeria
Mariner 9 Near Mars With First Martian Photos
AP reports Mariner 9 speeds toward its Mars rendezvous as it transmits first scientific images. A massive dust storm may obscure surface features, while some scientists expect the event will offer a rare view of atmospheric changes.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Mariner 9
Earth
Red Planet
Brad Smith
New Mexico State University
Mariner
Smith
JPL
Sunny Mild Virginia Weather In Christmas Showing Ad
A high pressure system brings mostly sunny and mild conditions in Virginia. The ad promotes local shopping events and lists shoe stores including Smalts Garden Center and Wilkins Shoe Center with offerings like Converse basketball shoes and hunting boots.
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Richmond
Virginia
Smalts
Garden Center
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
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Henry E. Howell Jr
Holton
Howell
Williamsburg
Rumsfeld
Vietnam
John F. Seiberling
Sato
China
USS
Kiwanis
Aew Memorial
California Institute of Technology
Wilkins’ Shoe Ctr Inc
Glass Barn
South
Winchester
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