Meat price decline eyed after grocer meeting
Large food chains met with Treasury Secretary Connally Agriculture Secretary Butz and White House advisers in Washington to discuss meat prices. Officials said prices should fall in weeks due to market forces not government action with chains to report weekly price data. The group included Safeway Acme Allied First National Grand Union Great Atlantic Jewel Kroger Lucky National Stop Shop and Supermarkets General.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Connally
William Mitchell
Safeway Stores
Mitchell
Mills
Allied Supermarkets Inc
First National Stores Inc
Grand Union Co
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Jewel Tea Co. Inc
Kroger Co
Lucky Stores
National Tea Co
Stop & Shop Co. Inc
Supermarkets General
County pays Tri-City Paving for highway resurfacing
The Minnesota state examiner reports Hubbard County paid Tri-City Paving Co. of St. cloud 12024 in January 1971 for resurfacing part of Minnesota Highway 13. No bids were requested, no contract signed, and no performance bond required. State law calls for competitive bids on projects of 5000 or more. The county engineer could not explain why payments went to six officers rather than the company.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota State Examiner
Hubbard County
Tri-City Paving Co
St. Cloud
TriCity Paving Co
North Vietnamese Attacks Hit Eight South Vietnam Bases
In Saigon, North Vietnamese forces launched coordinated attacks on eight government bases in the northern South Vietnam area. Officials say it is too early to know if this signals a broader offensive. A Communist SA-2 shot down an AC130 gunship. all 14 crew are missing and feared dead.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
ITT President Acknowledges San Diego Convention Pledge
ITT chief Harold S. Geneen told the Senate panel the firm’s pledge of 100000 to San Diego for a Republican National Convention site hinges on Sheraton Harbor Island Hotel serving as Nixon headquarters. The ultimate decision to seek refunds would rest with ITT Sheraton Hotels of America head Howard James.
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Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
San Diego
Sheraton Harbor Island
ITT
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen
Howard James
Sheraton Hotels of America
Sheraton
Senate Judiciary Committee
James
Nixon
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Dita D. Beard
Denver
White House
Explosion kills British officer in Belfast amid Northern Ireland crisis
A huge blast on Wellington Street near City Hall in Belfast killed Maj. Bernard Calladene, a 39 year old bomb disposal expert, as violence surged across Northern Ireland. Police blamed the IRA for the car bomb, the third and fourth blasts in hours.
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Belfast
London
Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Edward Health
House of Lords
British Defense Ministry
Ulster
Wellington Street
City Hall
Lower Falls
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Cooper
Jury Deliberates in Boyle Campaign Contribution Case
A federal jury begins deliberations on the UMW president W A Boyle secretary treasurer John Owens and James Kmetz in a conspiracy and campaign contribution case. The trio faced 11 donations totaling 49250 from the United Mine Workers union apparatus.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony’’ Boyle
UMW
Shortage of funds found by examiner
Shortage totaling 2757.50 was found in Hubbard County District Court funds by Minnesota public examiner Robert Whitaker. Deputy clerk Della M. Brault admitted taking county court money for personal use between December 1, 1971 and February 25, 1972 and agreed to restitution.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Hubbard County District Court
Minnesota State Public Examiner
Robert Whitaker
Della M. Brault
Whitaker
Brault
Bell workers get holiday weekend
Northwestern Bell Telephone's business office will close Friday for a three day Easter weekend. Most other offices and businesses remain open Friday and Monday. All government offices and Bemidji facilities like the Post Office and library will operate on regular schedules.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone
Bemidji
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Ann Manthei
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Senate
Harrisburg
Philip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Selective Service
Kleindienst
Londonderry
Ivan Cooper
Boyle
U.S. Dist
Charles R. Richey
W.A. Boyle
Arthur J. Hilland
Hilland
Montana
Charles Ruff
Ruff
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League
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Owens
Bell
Mary Jordon
Bagley
Joel Highberg
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