Transportation Problems Threaten Grain Shipments in 1973
Farmers and midwestern elevators warn of a looming traffic jam as railroads struggle to move vast grain backlogs. Export demand, especially for Russia, plus weather and USDA actions, may force farmers to liquidate stocks and push 1.5 billion bushels into markets by midsummer. Railcar bottlenecks and higher prices affect poultry feeders and feedlots nationwide.
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The
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corp
USDA
U.S
Russia
James R. Scoggins
National Grain
Feed Association
Jury Frees Stella Alberson With Four Year Manslaughter Term
A District Court jury found Stella Alberson guilty of first degree manslaughter in the July 9, 1972 stabbing death of her husband Jimmy and recommended the minimum four year sentence. The panel deliberated about three hours and 25 minutes and was polled, with the defense urging sympathy for the unskilled laborer. Judge Ron Jones denied a mistrial after a juror explained a long debate, and sentencing was set for February 22 at 10 am.
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Steve Knickmeyer
Stella Alberson
Jimmy
Ron Jones
Bob Bennett
Bennett
Gordon Melson
Don Kaiser
Kaiser
Coy Young
Young
Mrs. Alberson
Melson
Jimmy Alberson
Rich Little on Impressions and Ills of Fame
New York AP Rich Little discusses the perks and pressures of fame as an impressionist. He recalls rude interruptions from young fans and the question of who he’s impersonating, noting how the field attracts aspiring imitators and his own early struggles in clubs and touring.
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New York
Rich Little
John Wayne
President Nixon
Ed Sullivan
Little
ABC
Jack Paar
POWs Face Adjustment To Our Food
Lt Georgiana Banellis, a Navy dietitian at Memphis Air Station, will lead the diet reconstruction for POWs from mid-South states staying at the base hospital. She notes POWs will face a tricky transition to modern American foods, with convenience and fad items being new to them. The plan starts with 1,200 calories daily in six light meals as they ease back into U.S. fare.
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Memphis, Tenn
Navy
Georgiana Banellis
Memphis Air Station
Logan, Utah
mid-South States
United States
Senate to probe Watergate bugs and GOP espionage
The Senate voted 77 to form a special committee to investigate Watergate bugging and alleged GOP espionage in 1972, rejecting calls to widen inquiry to 1964 and 1968 Democratic campaigns. Chairman designate Sen. Sam Ervin Jr. said hearings may start in months. Mansfield and Scott will appoint members. White House pledged cooperation and favored an even split panel.
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Washington
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DNC
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Panel Warns Soaps May Not Be Safe for Use
Washington AP panel of doctors appointed by the FDA says existing substitutes for hexachlorophene are not proven safe in deodorant and toilet soaps. They warn that all such chemicals are absorbed through intact skin and can damage internal organs, with lifetime safe amounts unknown as the FDA ban follows a September recommendation to severely restrict hexachlorophene.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
U.S
Farmers Call to Reinstate Programs in State
In letters to U S Senators Bellmon Bartlett and several Congressmen, Stone urged reinstatement of three programs arguing their termination harms farmers and the broader economy. Bellmon already opposes ending the FHA Emergency Loans Program for disaster areas and has introduced a bill to reinstate it.
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Stone
U. S
Henry Bellman
Dewey Bartlett
Carl Albert
House
Tom Steed
John Jarman
Happy Camp
Jim Jones
Clem McSpadden
Bellmon
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Soviet Union
Stella
J Alberson
Norris Field
Robert S. Kerr Activities Center
East Central
ADA
Evening News
Rich
Oklahoma
Ronald Coleman
Walter Pidgeon
Quebec
Mel Torme
America
St. Petersburg
Fla
Joan Fairfax
Ronalds Coleman
Mittee
Nixon
Watergate Complex
Justice Department
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