Ada Households Buy Less Meat Because Of Rising Costs
A survey of Ada area supermarkets shows a clear drop in meat pounds sales amid sharply higher prices. Managers from Safeway, Dutch’s, Best Yet, Gibson’s, Dicus, Humpty Dumpty, and Reeves Packing report reduced meat purchases, with substitutions to tuna, frozen meals, and cheese as beef and poultry prices rise.
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Garland Nichols
Safeway
Jim Robbins
Dutch’s
Mississippi
Robbins
Best
Jim Logan
Logan
Earl Craddock
Gibson’s
Frank Dicus
Dicus Super
Illinois wins team titles at seventh national wheelchair games
At New York event, University of Illinois men and women capture team titles as handicapped athletes compete in table tennis, track and field, and swimming. Other items note Kingfisher Oklahoma seeking to withhold a $110,000 post office project and a Versailles Kentucky wrecking yard sign promising “Our business is picking up.”
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The
University Ofllinois
New York
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Versailles
Kentucky
Crosswords and a meat price note challenge readers
A cryptic crossword list tests across and down clues. An accompanying paragraph notes housewives reducing meat purchases could push prices down as demand drops, with no protests or boycotts but a clear market effect implied.
Sudden Price Freeze Could Affect Farmers
Washington reports that a government price freeze on food would barely aid farmers if current rates for livestock were assured. Officials warn retail-level freezes could reduce demand and push live stock prices down, as the Nixon administration rejects controls on raw agricultural products. Earl L. Butz notes the stance.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
USDA
Omaha
Illinois
Nebraska Senate Approves Death Penalty Measure First Reading
Nebraska's unicameral legislature voted 28 16 to advance a death penalty bill while stripping amendments that allowed for life as an alternative and provisions for suicide or chemical death. The measure reflects a shift toward reinstituting capital punishment with limited safeguards.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Clarence A. H. Meyer
Bank Cuts Back Prime Interest Rate To 6 Percent
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co raises and then lowers its prime rate to 6 percent amid Nixon administration pressure and Fed scrutiny. The bank says the March 19 increase was not within the committee's guidelines and will hold at 6 percent for the time being.
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NEW York
Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co
Manufacturers Hanover
Arthur F. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Hanover
Kent Thompson to Earn Eagle Scout Rank at First Christian Church
Kent Thompson 15 will be advanced to Eagle Scout in Sunday ceremonies at the First Christian Church where he is a member. A AJHS freshman, he is son of Dr. and Mrs. Max Skelton of 101 W 22nd. He belongs to Troop 4 sponsored by the First Christian Church. Angus McFarlane is scout master.
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Kent Thompson
First Christian Church
AJHS
Max Skelton
Angus McFarlane
Food Price Spiral Tests Nixon Phase 3 Plan
C Jackson Grayson Jr warns the food price surge strains Nixon Phase 3, urges avoiding direct controls on farm products while supporting supply increases as the best cure. He cites rough months ahead and notes food inflation skews public perception while nonfood prices ease.
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Washington
Nixon
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Home Builders Plan Action on Lumber Costs
Ada Home Builders Association members met Friday to urge Sen Henry Bellman Dewey Barnett and Rep Carl Albert to curb rising lumber prices. Wes Watkins, a local builder, travels to Washington Thursday and Friday to present the group's request to the congressional delegation.
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Ada Home Builders Association
Henry Bellman
Dewey Barnlett
Carl Albert
Wes Watkins
Washington
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Art Beeman
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Spender
Sonny South
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Ayer
BY AL Smith
BY Kern Pederson
Pops
BY George Wolfe
Wolfe
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BY Tom Oka
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White House
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
New Eagle
Grayson
Lee Whitney
U.S
Douglas
Arkansas
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