Steel and auto price hikes seek approval across industries
United States steel giants U S Steel and Bethlehem plan price increases of 8 to 12 dollars per ton for sheet and strip steel under Phase II rules. Auto makers GM and Ford request 102 and 106 dollar model-year raises amid safety and emission cost factors. Chrysler and AMC seek earlier increases. Beef price ceilings face renewed opposition from Agriculture Secretary Bulz and restaurant groups. Wheat futures spike then ease while Chicago taxi fares rise three cents for the initial mile, with added charges per extra quarter mile.
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Chrysler Corp
American Motors
Charles Kineley
Cost of Living Council
Chicago
Global reaction mixed to Cambodia bombing halt
The world largely welcomed a pause in U S bombing in Cambodia but Phnom Penh residents faced stoic views. A Cambodian veteran who lost a leg said the halt changes little for him while a refugee hoped to return home and farm. A Viet Cong spokesman called the move a failure of Nixon era policy, and Japanese officials urged an end to intervention.
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Cambouit
Fernhill residents seek sale to ease Gatwick noise
Families in Fernhill, 20 miles south of London, want to sell the village to an industrial developer to escape aircraft noise from nearby Gatwick Airport. John Monk, chairman of the Fernhill residents association, calls the idea of living under aircraft traffic at 160 feet over homes unthinkable.
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England
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London
Gatwick
John Monk
Auto workers seize Chrysler plant over safety concerns
Detroit scene as a group of United Auto Workers members occupy Chrysler's Mack Avenue Stamping Plant to demand better health and safety conditions. A fired leader sits atop a conveyor. guards are beaten, injuries reported, and about 60 workers remain inside with supporters outside. Chrysler plans to clear the site but avoidance of immediate force is noted. The plant, aging six stories and assembling body frames, employs 4,000 workers.
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Gilbreth
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Chrysler
William Bavenger
UAW
Douglas Fraser
Fraser
Police Name Suspects in $73 Million NYC Drug Theft
New York City police officers are identified as participants in a two year scheme that stole about 26 pounds of heroin and 147 pounds of cocaine from the police property clerk’s office. Prosecutor Maurice Nadjari said evidence is insufficient for grand jury indictments but the names are known. Vincent Papa, linked to the case, has been indicted for refusing to answer a grand jury question.
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New York Daily News
Nadjari
Nelson Rockefeller
Vincent Papa
Papa
Atlanta
Joseph Coimperiati
Henley
Houston
Fiidinger
Grand Jury
Carol 5
Vance
Aremendous
Puzzle Tourists Target No 10 As Door Goes Undistinguished
London officials said tourists wandered Downing Street seeking No 10 the prime minister’s residence but the door lacks a distinguishing number while being repainted. A government spokesman apologized for any confusion caused by the temporary removal of the number.
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Two Houston youths indicted in mass murder case
Houston youths Elmer Wayne Henley 17 and David Owen Brooks 18 were indicted on murder charges by the Harris County grand jury. They are linked to a 27-bodies killings tied to a man named Dean Allen Corll, with testimonies detailing a sex and torture spree. Henley shot Corll in self defense. Brooks aided burial sessions.
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UPI
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David Owen Brooks
Billy Ridinger
Grand Jury
Ridinger
Dean Allen Corll
Henley
Brooks
Chicago
Herman Webster Mudgett
Mudgett
Texas
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Foreman
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At the Movies Roundup of The Tast of Sheila and More
A roundup notes The Tast of Sheila with Richard Benjamin Dyan Cannon James Coburn Jane Mason and others rated PG. Paper Moon stars Tatum O Nea l and Ryan O Nea l with Bogdanovich not high praise. Local listings include Mary Poppins Sound of Music Disney favorite and Let the Good Times Roll. Also The Legend of Boggy Creek promises horror tones with Support Your Local Sheriff as a second feature.
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Chubby Checker
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Boggy Creek
Janes Garner
Walter Brennan
Rennington
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