Butz sets 1974 wheat crop to meet expected domestic and export needs
Secretary Earl L. Butz announced a 1974 wheat allotment of 55 million acres for harvest to satisfy anticipated export and domestic demand in 1974 75. Officials expect farmers to exceed the allotment with high prices, potentially reaching 60 million harvested acres, under a program tied to government payments and a target price of 2.05 per bushel.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture Department
Glenn A. Weir
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Weir
Nixon
United States
Department
Defense fights to block Henley psychiatric exam
Houston AP report on Elmer Wayne Henley Jr seeks to prevent a state psychiatric test amid his role in the Houston area mass killings. Prosecutors cite extreme atrocity while the defense questions competence. Henley faces multiple indictments with fellow suspect David Brooks. Weather notes follow with forecast highs in the 60s and warm trend into Friday.
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Henley
Houston
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr
Charles Melder
Harris County
Melder
Asst. Dist
Atty
Mike
St. Augustine
Brooks
Hinton
Rusk
Dallas
Dean Corll
Melcher
Rural air service and safety stressed by aeronautical official
A House subcommittee tour in Bemidji heard Minnesota needs long term planning for safe air transportation in rural areas. State Rep. George Mann and Commissioner Lawrence McCabe urged education, local cooperation, and readiness for larger aircraft and longer runways within three years.
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Aeronautical
House of Representatives Aeronautical Subcommittee
Bemidji
George Mann
Minnesota
Mann
Lawrence McCabe
McCabe
North Central
Aeronautic Department
World at a glance marks Phnom Penh clashes and US bombing halt
Reports of small scale fighting on three sides of Phnom Penh surface while the government claims no new offensive. In Los Angeles Omar Bradley undergoes emergency surgery for a sieve device to stop clots. In Jerusalem Israel vows to hunt guerrilla leaders despite UN condemnation as the US leads a Security Council vote, unanimity against the interception of a Lebanese airliner.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
Jerusalem
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United States
Security Council
Nixon urges Watergate fates be left to courts
President Nixon appeals for the nation to let the courts decide guilt or innocence in Watergate cases. He accepts responsibility for abuses during his administration and campaign, defends tape secrecy, and says the Senate panel failed to show his knowledge of the break in.
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Nixon
Washington
Senate Committee
Senate Watergate Committee
America
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
George Bush
Republican National Committee
Robert Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
White House
Justice Department
FBI
Bogus Payroll Check Alert Issued in Metro Area
Beltrami County Sheriff reports bogus printed checks circulating in the Metro area. Teletype notes reproduce paychecks with white stock and six digit hand-stamped numbers such as 656255 658534 or 658537. Amounts range from 100 to 245 dollars and magnetic line is unclear.
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Beltrami County
Tom Tolman
St. Paul
State of
Nixon Says Watergate Saps Confidence in Foreign Policy
President Nixon acknowledged Watergate is weakening trust in U S foreign policy at home and abroad while pledging to push negotiations to limit strategic nuclear weapons and reduce troop levels in Europe. Kissinger echoed the call for maintaining international responsibilities amid domestic trouble. Confidence in economy currency and policy is eroding, Nixon warned.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Europe
Southeast Asia
Henry A. Kissinger
European Economic Community
Kissinger
Cambodia
Vietnam
Watergate
Heavy rains flood Duluth area with minor damage
Rainfall in Duluth reached 2.29 inches with most falling between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday causing flooded basements and street flooding but no serious damage. Other Minnesota totals included Mora 0.56 inches and Hibbing 0.33 inches with Rochester 0.20 and St. Cloud 0.18 inches.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Minnesota
Mora
Danbury
Wis
Hibbing
Rochester
St. Cloud
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