Meat stockpile underway in some parts of nation
AAP reports shoppers stockpiling meat amid price fears and shortages. Bulk buyers including New York City and Navy installations ran out of beef while the Cost of Living Council price freeze stays in place. Treasury Secretary Shultz asserts the freeze through Sept. 12.
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Associated Press
New York City
Navy
San Francisco
Cost of Living Council
U.S. District Court
Robert F. Peckham
Pacific Meat Jobbers Association
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Quonset Point
R.1
New England
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New York
Culberston
Stevie Wonder in satisfactory condition after highway wreck
Blind soul singer Stevie Wonder, 23, is in satisfactory condition at Baptist Hospital after a collision near Salisbury involving a logging truck and a car driven by John Harris, 24, of New York City. Harris is listed in good condition. both were treated at Rowan Memorial Hospital before Wonder’s transfer.
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Winston - Salem, N. C
Stevie Wonder
Baptist Hospital
Wonder
John Harris
New York City
Salisbury
Harris
Rowan Memorial Hospital
Anderson reshapes state government with new operations chief
Gov. Wendell Anderson names Richard Brubacher as vice president in charge of operations to give the governor direct authority over agency performance. Brubacher can take over agency operations to fix problems, while Thomas Kelm remains chief of staff and coordinates with the Administration Department.
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Kelm
Anderson
Brubacher
I-94 bridge opens Wednesday linking Hudson and Lakeland
The new Interstate 94 bridge over the St. Croix River between Hudson Wisconsin and Lakeland Minnesota will open to westbound traffic on Wednesday for one week. Eastbound traffic will use the old bridge while it is closed for repainting and floor work.
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Hudson, Wis
St. Croix River
Hudson
Lakeland
Minn
Nuclear plant Monticello shut for week for safety check
CHECKED MINNEAPOLIS Minn AP The Northern States Power Co nuclear generating plant at Monticello has been shut down for a week so any earthquake ee device can be checked.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Northern States Power Co
Monticello
High Interest Rates Prompt U S Banking Committee Probe
House Banking Committee chair Rep. Wright Patman says hearings will occur in September to examine the credit crunch and financial structure. The prime rate neared 9 percent, up from 6 percent at year’s start, with reform bills planned for autumn.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Banking Committee
Congress
Patman
Independent stations face cut price challenge from majors
Independent discount gas stations battle rising fuel shortages while major oil firms expand discount brands. Justice Department probes possible antitrust violations as majors defend increased competition. Major outlets like Exxon Phillips Shell and Mobil operate discounted stations nationwide with varied brand names and mixed fuel additives.
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Washington
Justice Department
Justice
Titrust
Exxon
Phillips Petroleum
Blue Goose
Blackjack
Excel
Red Dot
Bonanza
Seaside
Shell
Atlantic Richfield
Standard of Ohio
Patman Marks 80th Birthday With Day on the Job
Texarkana report notes Patman, elected to the House in 1928, says he has never had a vacation. On his 80th birthday he spent the day working, stating that working is his vacation. He has served longer in Congress than any current member.
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Texarkana
Tex
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Scientist pins tailings as asbestos source for Lake Superior
EPA chemist Dr. Philip M. Cook testifies in the Lake Superior case, insisting Reserve Mining Co. tailings from its Silver Bay plant are the sole source of asbestos fibers found in the lake. Judge Miles Lord has supported that the tailings, not natural means, carry the fibers as the trial continues amid a 67,000 ton daily discharge dispute.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Reserve Mining Co
Silver Bay, Minn
Lake Superior
Phillip M. Cook
Cook
Silver Bay
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Duluth
Miles Lord
Robert Sheran
Reserve
Canadian
Lake
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