Lawmakers squabble over who will set gas, oil prices
Washington lawmakers clash over who should fix oil and gas prices as Carter's energy cabinet plan shifts. Senate panels back a three member board with presidential veto while House keeps pricing held by the energy secretary. Separate debates touch Social Security funding and anti filibuster reforms. Representatives also ratify four contested House elections and ponder Nixon aide subpoena over Vietnam aid.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
House
Senate
Government Operations Committee
White House
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
James Schlesinger
Capitol Hill
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Saudi Arabia
Stevens
Senate Energy
Lester Wolff
Dn.y
Richard Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
First Lady Rosalynn Carter to visit Latin America
Rosalynn Carter plans a two week trip to Brazil Venezuela Colombia Peru Ecuador Jamaica and Costa Rica to discuss U S hemispheric policy focusing on human rights and economic cooperation. The White House will announce the full itinerary and name additional governments charged with human rights violations.
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Washington
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
U.S
Brazil
White House
United States
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
el Salvador
Guatemala
Cuba
Battles in Rhodesia kill 35 villagers in Dabwa raid
Police in Buffalo Range report 35 black villagers killed and 30 wounded in a clash between Rhodesian troops and guerrillas near Dabwa. A sentry fired first, triggering widespread panic as troops returned fire over five to seven minutes amid dim visibility.
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Buffalo Range
Rhodesia
UPI
Jim Carse
Dabwa
Carse
Coffee diehards dwindling chicory boom across major cities
Americans grow tired of rising coffee prices and cut back on coffee purchases across the nation. While affluent buyers cling to certain beans, demand falls 10 to 25 percent in several markets and chicory sales surge by 500 percent due to price sensitivity and inflation. Experts note changes in retailers loss leaders and shoppers stocking up while importing brands remain costly.
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Ben Maddox
McNulty’s
New York City
Murray Kline
St. Louis
Joseph Sciales
Chicago
Jane Byrne
Brazil
Maddox
Manhattan
Ted Simmons
Colonial Stores
Atlanta
Sylvia Gottlieb
Mott’s Shop Rite Group
Connecticut
Gene Marks
Happy Herman’s Specialty Shop
Kenya
Bennington Banner Classified Rates Notice
Bennington Banner lists contact numbers and subscription rates for home and motor delivery. Rates include 20c per delivery and $5.60 per month, with mail options at 1, 3, and 6 months. Publisher is Banner Publishing Corp. Daily except Sundays and holidays.
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Bennington Banner
Main St
Bennington
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
Landon Associates, Inc
Hearst Given Five Years Probation by California Judge
Patricia Hearst receives five years probation for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Judge E Talbot Callister cites diminished threat, earlier confinement, and cooperation with authorities as factors. Conditions include restitution for Mel's Sporting Goods damages, supervision, and schooling or training.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Good Housekeeping
Hearst
San Francisco
Superior Court
E. Talbot Callister
Samuel Mayerson
Callister
Mel’s Sporting Goods
Inglewood
Carroll Huett
Too many hysterectomies says women's doctor
Boston physician Dr. Kenneth J. Ryan told a U S House subcommittee that hysterectomy rates in 1973 reached 647.7 per 100 000 women, urging surveillance and hospital level responsibility. He cited frequent second opinions, regional variation, and potential bias among physicians' wives, arguing against availability as a blanket standard of care.
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United States
National Center For Health Statistics
Kenneth J. Ryan
U.S. House
Washington
Ryan
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigation
U.S. House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Young Opens Africa Tour From Ivory Coast Stop
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young arrived in Abidjan on the first leg of a 12 day Africa tour. He plans meetings with 36 U.S. ambassadors and a controversial potential visit to South Africa. His itinerary then covers Ghana Nigeria Gabon and Mozambique for a U.N. backed conference supporting black majority rule in Rhodesia.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
UPI
Andrew Young
U.S
United Nations
Washington
Africa
South Africa
Young
Hotel d'Ivoire
Carter
Johannesburg
Georgia
Congressional Black Caucus
Walter Mondale
John Vorster
Vienna
Black Africa
State Department
Maputo
Mozambique
U.N
U S Steel holds line on price hikes amid inflation pressure
U S Steel Corp caps its 6 percent price rise delaying sheet and strip increases until June 19 while rivals like Republic Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube push 8.8 percent on flat rolled products and 6.8 percent on bar steel. Phoenix Steel adds 6 percent on carbon plate and 4 percent on alloy plate as Carter calls for restraint. U S Steel executives describe the moves as moderating actions to curb inflation.
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Robert Crandall
The
Council On
U.S. Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Phoenix Steel
Claymont
Del
Bethlehem Steel
Carter
London
Republic and
Youngstown
Edgar B. Speer
Washington
Understanding Closing Costs in Home Buying
Prospective buyers calculate mortgage payments and taxes and decide they can afford a home, but closing costs emerge as a hidden factor. The piece explains what closing costs cover, why they matter, and how buyers can prepare for them during negotiations.
Closing costs and real estate fee basics explained
Closing costs cover fees in home sales including title work surveys and taxes. The text notes keeping buyers informed from the start to avoid surprises during negotiations. Mrs. Hoisington, Principal Broker of Hoisington Realty, holds leadership roles in real estate organizations and is licensed in Vermont and New York.
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al Ulman
D-Ore
Robert Byrd
Clamshell Alliance
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Alliance
National Guard
Seabrook
Mrs. Carter
S. America
Guitars
Bennington, VT
Chickory
Kenneth R. Clark
Byrne
George Caster
Stop ‘N Shop
Cleveland
Cedric Flower
Olga Felgemacher
Nick Coppola
Larry Engler
Pady Blackwood
Howard Mandel Carroll Spinney
Bennington College
Vermont
Patty Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Mayerson
Randolph Hearst
Catherine
Boston
Boston Hospital For Women
Delicatessen
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First Vermont Bank
FDIC
Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Greenberg’ Alata
H. Greenberg & Son
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