Beef Price Jump Drives U S Food Costs Up in February
UPI reports the Agriculture Department shows food costs for an average American rose 2.9 percent in February led by a 6.7 percent beef price rise. The market basket cost at an annual rate reached 1409 dollars, with beef hitting a record above 1.30 per pound.
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UPI
Agriculture’ Department
Agriculture
Herman E. Talmadge
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
U.S
Reorganization urged for Northeast railroads
Washington sources say the Transportation Department will urge Congress to create a semipublic agency with power to drop unprofitable routes and realign the Northeast system. The plan targets six bankrupt lines including Penn Central and Erie-Lackawanna, with no large new federal aid but potential route closures and job losses.
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UPI
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Lehigh Valley Central
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Redding
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Erie-Lackawanna
ICC
Nixon pressures banks to roll back interest hikes
In New York two top banks, Chase Manhattan and Franklin National, pledged to temporarily lower prime rates to 6 percent after talks with Arthur Burns, head of Nixon era panels. Chase floated a graduated lending plan up to 500000 at 5.4 percent, while Burns needed more study before a verdict. Chemical Bank of New York and First Pennsylvania also cut to 6 3 percent after talks, with Franklin warning re assessment if conditions rise.
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UPI
Simday
Chase Manhattan Bank
Franklin National Bank
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Chase
Burns
Hank
First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Company
Philadelphia
Franklin
Christina Olson home eyed as national historic site
Legislation in Congress would designate the Olson home in Cushing Maine, famed from Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World, as a national historic site administered by the Interior Department through the National Parks Service. The 174 year old house is owned by the Joseph Levine Foundation and houses a Wyeth painting collection.
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UPI
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Cushing
Maine
Andrew Wyeth
Christina
Wadd
Sena
Edward F. Kennedy
D-Mags
William D. Hathaway
Edmund
Muskie
Peter Kyros
Department of Interior
National Parks Service
Joseph &. Levine
IRA warns of hike in Ulster violence
Belfast reporting five men died and eleven wounded in a violent weekend tied to a Provisional IRA warning of intensified activity near Crossmaglen. The toll reaches 758 since the sectarian conflict began, with gun battles, ambushes, and attacks across Belfast and surrounding areas including an army vehicle incident and a missed rocket strike.
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UPI
Irish Republican Army
Crossmaglen
Irish Republic
Belleek
EPA weighs delay on 1975 auto emission standards
EPA begins hearings on whether to postpone the 1975 auto emission standards as major U.S. automakers seek a one-year delay while Honda and Mazda contend the standard is meetable. NAS says tech exists, a pollution device maker offers a compliant unit, and Ruckelshaus could act if good faith effort is shown.
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UPA
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Mazda
National Academy of Sciences
Wiliam J. Ruckelshaus
American Motors
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Alas
Alabama
U.S. Geological Survey
United States
Egyptian cabinet to resign for Sadat to lead new policy
Cairo sources report the Egyptian government will resign to let President Anwar Sadat form and personally head a cabinet focused on preparing for a possible military confrontation with Israel. Sadat plans to announce the move in parliament and to become his own premier to oversee day to day policy.
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Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
Agiz Sidky
Arab Socialist Union
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Middle East
al Amam
Israelis Jews and Arabs convicted in Syrian spy ring
A Haifa district court sentenced two Jews and four Arabs to prison terms from two to ten years for organizing a Syrian spy ring aimed at overthrowing the Israeli government. Daud Turki and Ehud Adiv received lengthy terms. Vered and others were given multi year sentences. The case marked the first time native born Israeli Jews were convicted as spies. The ring allegedly operated since 1968 and passed information to Syria likely to harm Israeli security.
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Israel
UPI
Daixi Turki
Ehud Adiv
Adiv
Dan Vered
Vered
Anis Karawi Drew & Seyear
Subhi Narani
Simon Hadad
Syria
Daud ‘Turki
Edward Steichen dies at 93 pioneer of new photography
Edward Steichen the renowned photographer died at 93 in West Redding Conn He was director emeritus of the NY Museum of Modern Art Photography Collection and oversaw the 1955 Family of Man exhibit He is survived by his third wife Joanna Taub Steichen two daughters and sister Lillian
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UPI
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Wayne Miller
New York Museum of Modern Art
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Luxembourg
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Wisconsin
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New York
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Family of Man
Seichen
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Delphiniuma Society of America
Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Whitney Museum
Mary S. Calderone
Old Brockeville
N.Y
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Hakin Harte Theatre Announces Double Bills
The Hakin Harte Theatre on Main Street debuts its first double bills under new management. Raquel Welch and Kevin Mc Carthy star in Kansas City Bomber a sharp look at the roller derby scene while Skyjacked features Charlton Heston as a troubled airline captain. The Ruling Class with Peter O Toole delivers sharp British humor and strong supporting turns by Arthur Lowe and an unnamed Bishop actor. Watch him closely. Rated R.
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Arthur Lowe
Tucker
Bishop
Poseidon Adventure praised for adventure and star power
Weekend cinema features The Poseidon Adventure with Gene Hackman Shelley Winters Jack Albertson and Ernest Borgnine plus Irwin Allen as producer. Also Jamestown western The Cue and Times of Judge Roy Sean stars Paul Newman Ava Gardner with Anthony Zerbe Stacy Keach in supporting roles. Full schedules at 442-6179 for Williamatown cinemas tonight and Sunday.
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Shelley Winters
Jack Albertson
Ernest Borgnine
Irwin Allen
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TL Jamstown
Roy Sean
Paul Newman
Ava Gardner
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