Butz defends record amid food price debate
Secretary Earl Butz faced questions about food prices at a press conference this week. He highlighted a 21 percent drop in farm beef prices while retail beef costs fell about 4 percent last month, noting a disconnect between farm declines and consumer prices and suggesting someone profits from the gap.
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Earl Butz
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Buzz
Pentagon Strangeloves
Butz
Inflation and the hidden price drop in meat costs
A&P spokesman cites inflation as the driver forcing a large cut in wholesale meat prices to offset rising handling, shipping, and packaging costs. The piece argues that consumers bear the burden, as real worker earnings fell over 3 percent last year while profits for major industries rose, noting Dr. Butz's disconnect from average family budgets.
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A&p
Butz
Ford Fends Off New Hampshire Editorial Attack
In Manchester New Hampshire William Loeb publisher of the Union Leader blasted Vice President Gerald Ford calling him a jerk. Loeb once backed Sam Yorty as a national savior but that effort failed and Yorty faded. Loeb continues his rightward crusade while Ford faces the long odds of reaching the Oval Office.
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Gerald Ford
William Loeb
Manchester, N.H
Ford
New Hampshire
Loeb
White House
Sam Yorty
Yorty
Los Angeles
William McKinley
Oval Office
Kissinger at Center of Watergate Fallout and Plumbers Inquiry
The article examines Secretary of State Henry Kissinger amid shifts as Haldeman and Ehrlichman face possible trials. It notes Kissinger’s past friction with the Nixon aides, questions about wiretap lists, and Kissinger’s explanations of orders and tapes. It highlights contested views on the plumbers and potential impact on Kissinger’s standing.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
White House
H.R
Bob’ Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
Kissinger
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Former White House aide surrenders in Washington
A former White House staff member, hidden since Watergate, turned himself in after 26 years. Mitchi Haldesaki wore a tattered suit, surrendered his White House ID to Gen. Hiram Cordite, and claimed his last order in spring 1974 was to hide and seek readout tapes. He said he survived on leftovers from receptions and nearly was found near a wax Rose Mary Woods figure. He awaits a pardon upon delivering tapes to the Special Prosecutor.
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Putnam Square
Washington
White House
Mitchi Haldesaki
Hiram Cordite
Haldesaki
Watergate Museum
Rose Mary Woods
John Dean
Public Hearings on Pollution Law Need Plain Speech
A Vermont observer recalls a Killington meeting analyzing October 1972 amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. He argues public understanding and simple summaries are essential for effective hearings and citizen participation in state and federal water protection efforts.
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Jamaica
Killington
Congress
Vermont
Green Mountain Riders respond to editor on trail use and etiquette
Kenneth Comar of Pownal writes the Banner to explain that enduros are timed events, not races, with penalties for early or late arrivals. He urges respect for designated motorized trails, urges co existence with hikers and landowners, and notes new maps developed with NETRA to guide motorcyclists in New England.
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J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
David Young
Plumbers
Secretary of State
Young
Pakistan
Pentagon
Green Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club Inc
Wellern
Cen- Nixon
The
New England Trail Riders Association
Green Mountain
New England
Netra
Behind closed doors neighbors clash over pajama party
Alice Wells from North Bennington laments neighbor complaints about a pajama party for 113 and 11 year old girls held in a Route 67 trailer. She defends supervising parents and asks neighbors to mind their own business. The letter echoes tensions over privacy and local standards.
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North Bennington
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Green Mountain Riders
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