FDA DES ban to raise beef costs and retail prices
The FDA banned DES use in beef cattle, raising production costs and delaying finishing cattle. The Texas Cattle Feeders Association predicted retail meat could rise about eight cents a pound, or roughly 1.8 billion dollars annually, as producers adjust to lighter weights and longer finish times.
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Patterson
USDA
Associated Press
FDA
C. W. McMillan
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Constitution Revision Commission Hears Suggestions
The panel gathered in a Quality Inn meeting room to collect citizen ideas on rewriting the constitution. More than 200 people attended the first of 18 hearings as 12 members listened in the morning with two more at the afternoon session.
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Quality Inn
Beryl Milburn
Aus
Constiutional Revision Commission
Amarillo
Barbara Culver
Midland
Roy Barrera
Texas
Mike Frost
McAllen
Amarillo Hearing Examines New Texas Constitution
Commission hearings feature speakers led by Dr. James P. Cornette and Mrs. Marguerite Parchman urging accessibility and constitutional clarity. Attendees push for tax and property changes, salary rules, education provisions, and local-government safeguards as the panel weighs revisions.
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Milburn
National Republican
Hal Ochsner
Sunlite
Amarillo
Cliff Chesser
Dreyfuss
U.S
Ochsner
Bob Ashworth
Amarillo Public
Ernest Denney
S. Tyler
Dallam
W. D. Henson
Inner Cities Blamed for 1970 Census Undercount
The Census Bureau said it undercounted about 5.3 million people in the 1970 census, notably 7.7 percent of the black population. Officials cited fear of enumerators in inner cities as a factor, while whites were undercounted by 1.9 percent. The undercount totaled 2.5 percent of the 203.2 million residents. Chicago and other cities complained, but no recounts were ordered.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Joseph Waksberg
Lion
Robert L. Hagan
Bureau
Waksberg
Chicago
Weather outlook with chances of thunderstorms this week
Considerable cloudiness with afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms through Friday. High today in the mid 50s. Low tonight in the mid 30s. High Friday in the 60s. Northerly wind 10 to 20 MPH today, becoming strong and gusty near thunderstorm activity. Chance of rain 20 percent today and 30 percent tonight.
Nixon aides used fund to distort mining support claim
Washington reports state that Nixon campaign aides used at least 8400 dollars from a legal fund to create a distorted impression of broad public backing for mining Haiphong harbor. Jeb Stuart Magruder authorized the spending, which was not reported to the GAO. A $4400 Times ad and telegrams to the White House were cited as evidence.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Haiphong Harbor
Eger Post
Wednesay
Jeb Stuart Magruder
General Accounting Office
White House
New York Times
Citizens
New York
Times
The
Patricia O’leary
Haiphong
Ronald Ziegler
New Credit Union Regulations Drafted in Texas House
Gov Dolph Briscoe ordered swift action on credit union regulation and the Texas House introduced an amendment to tighten penalties for charter violations. Credit Union Commissioner Bruce Gibson would gain enforcement powers amid the Amarillo Air Force Base Credit Union collapse and ongoing investigations.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas House of Representatives
Bruce Gibson
Amarillo Air Force Base
Briscoe
Aafb Credit Union
Potter County District Attorney's Office
Fantastic Scheme Unfolds Across Equity Funding Fraud
California insurance commissioner Gleeson L. Payne describes Equity Funding Life Insurance Co. as built on an intricate fraud that created fictitious policyholders and policy loans to generate profits. He says about 30 000 legitimate policies remain at risk and notes a two billion dollar face value with 25 million in annual premiums.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co
Gleeson L. Payne
Payne
Bowty Fritzaing
Equity
Associated Press
Equity Funding Corp. of America
Beverly Hills
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Bud Patterson
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
H. H. Cole
Amarillo Civic Center
Terest
Cole
Department of Animal Science
University of California In
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Des
Constitution Panel
al Revision Commission
John Roby
Tin
Henson
Texas Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Revision Commission
Calvert
Larry Milner
Gainsborough
Southwestern Public Service
Milner
Neal Allen
Bremond
Potter County
Atty
Tom Curtis
Inside News
GOP
Gibson
Sunday News-Globe
Amarillo Globe News
9Th and
Harrison
Family Weekly
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