Nixon hears from critics on wage freeze postpolicy
President Nixon convenes top labor leaders including Leonard Woodcock to discuss retracing wage hikes after the August 15 price-wage freeze. Key figures I W Abel and Joseph A Beirne also attend, amid word the administration may retroactively restore negotiated raises.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Organized Labor
J. D. Hodgson
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Labor Department
Labor
Hodgson
Asst
W. J. Usery
United Steelworkers
I. W. Abel
Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers
Aflcio
George Meany
Congress
America
U S Troops Support South Vietnam Offensive Near DMZ
The U S Command confirmed 1500 to 2000 American personnel are directly aiding a South Vietnamese push south of the DMZ near Laos. Major Gardner said these troops provide air and artillery support as U S fighter bombers hit two North Vietnamese antiaircraft sites while escorting a reconnaissance flight.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Richard Gardner
North Vietnam
Dmz
Gardner
Republic of Vietnam
Chihuahua mothering again prompts town’s curiosity
A 19 year old chihuahua raised by Daisey Hicks at 37 Southwerk St has produced nearly 75 puppies in her lifetime with litters of two or three. She just became a grandmother as one daughter has two puppies two weeks old. Calls about emotional youth issues go to Concern at 667 0145.
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Daisey Hicks
Southwerk St
Specialist Sees Quarry Pollution Concerns Report Planned
Dr. N. T. Stephens of Virginia Tech viewed the W S Frey quarry near Clearbrook with Frederick County officials after citizens claimed pollution. He noted possible compliance but could not judge controls’ effectiveness and will file a report after reviewing all data.
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W.S. Frey
Clearbrook
VPI
N.T. Stephens
WS. Frey
York
Vincent Lord
David Smith
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
N. T. Stephens
Stephens
Frederick County
Frey
State
Air Pollution Control Board
Stevens
Air Pollution Board
Richmond
Board of Supervisors
Convicts Remain Out of Control at Attica
Prison officials pressed a new bid to end the Attica riot as inmates holding about 30 guards and four civilian workers hostage refused to release them. A federal court order barred physical reprisal while negotiations continued after a Thursday meeting with corrections commissioner Russell Oswald.
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Attica
N.Y
Russell Oswald
Oswald
John T. Curtin
U.S. District Court
Buffalo
Albany
Demartus
Winchester Council study feasi bility for regional sewerage facility
Winchester and Frederick County plan joint wastewater disposal study with Alexandria Potter Associates. A special Sept. 22 meeting will decide on a water supply agreement with the Frederick County Sanitation Authority and related funding. The study costs $22,000 with $11,000 each from the city and county.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester
Frederick County
Approv
Wendell Seldon
Sanitation Ra Ity
Alexander Potter
William. M. Battaile
Bayliss
H. W. Butler, Jr
S. H. Reaves
Battaile
Sanitation Authority
Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
William A. Stevens
W.A. Stevens and Company, Inc
Richmond
Stevens
Environmental Protection Agency
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Calm Returns as Alexandria Desegregation Evolves
In Alexandria the desegregation plan shows progress as students board buses and enter F. C. Hammond and George Washington high schools without incident. Police remain on duty after a tense week with six arrests and six injuries. juniors and seniors attend T. C. Williams High School with no reported incidents.
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Aleria
Alexandria
F.C. Hammond
George Washington
Hammond
T. C. Williams High School
Blandy Farm at UVA Finds New Roles in Photos and Story
Star Reporter Lulu Williams and photographer Hank Leland tour Blandy Experimental Farm near Boyce. The long established facility operated by the University of Virginia now features a new role highlighted in pages 6 and 7.
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Blandy
Boyce
Lulu Williams
Hank Leland
University of Virginia
Fern Blusters Ashore With Drenching Rains
Hurricane Fern made landfall on the Texas coast with drenching rains and lightning. Winds near hurricane force threatened Galveston while Edith ravaged Honduras with 175 mph winds and heavy rains.
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Associated Press
Fern
Texas
Edith
Honduras
Nixon pressed for quick report on post-freeze measures
President Nixon faced congressional pressure to outline post-freeze policies as the wage-price freeze ends November 13. Lawmakers from both parties demanded clear plans, while some Democrats lauded ending the freeze and others warned against hasty, ill thought out proposals.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Unseasonably Warm Weather Persists in Virginia
Richmond reports a ridge of high pressure keeping Virginia sultry with unseasonable warmth today. showers are expected mainly in southern sections as a growing chance increases.
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Richmond
Virginia
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