Beef State Congressmen Rage Over Fed Price Gaps
Washington report notes Texas Rep. Poage and Sen. McGee join Sen. McGovern in criticizing beef prices. Lawmakers question if lower cattle prices reach housewives as major chains defend pricing amid a suspected monopoly. Probes target whether a $2 billion drop in livestock producers income has reached consumers.
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Opposition Grows to Move Abolish Narcotics Bureau Plan
Washington dispatch reports strong objections to a proposal by the Presidents Advisory Commission on Narcotics and Drug Abuse that would abolish the Bureau of Narcotics and shift enforcement to the Justice Department. Treasury and Justice departments oppose, noting existing cooperation and efficiency. The Narcotics Bureau, with 295 agents including 14 overseas, would face major reorganization amid 20 other commission recommendations on addiction and enforcement.
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Britons Warned On Red Contacts
London AP reports the Home Office warns British government employees about security risks in contacts with Communist envoys. A circular orders staff to report all contacts outside normal business and to interpret officials widely as Sino Soviet bloc nationals abroad may be officials of various kinds.
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Industrialist In Land Case Freed From Jail
A Lowell industrialist, Ernest Reiss of Belmont, released by U S District Judge Charles E Wyzanski Sr after a February 24 entry into Danbury prison. He had been sentenced to a year for conspiracy in a land taking deal and fined 95000. The case involved false appraisals in a Lowell highway land taking financed largely with federal funds. The defense argued confinement would harm his family and business, with about 20 employees also affected, and noted a spinal condition needing treatment not available in prison.
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Foreclosure attempt halted by park occupation
Two Black Muslims tied to a panned land claim spent the weekend in jail after attempting to foreclose on a public park mortgage. They cleared trees, plowed, and seeded the park, then revealed Black Muslim emblems causing park workers to realize the ruse.
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