Prices Rise Across Staples Highlight 1970s Grocery Crunch
The article notes higher prices for meat, bread, and milk at Shaw's in Saco, with porterhouse up from 1.99 to 2.19 per pound. Milk climbs from 1.30 to 1.62 per half gallon, bread from three for 89 cents to three for a dollar, and flour costs soar. Industry sources warn of shortages amid rising costs, delayed flour deliveries, and higher freight and wage charges.
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Shaw’s
Saco Valley Shopping Center
Manger Everett Corthell
Shaw
Alton Varney
Cortell
Cumberland Farms
Shaw's
Bot Nissen’s
Baking Comany
Portland
Ed Jorge Baking Co
Biddeford
Gordon Woodworth
Nissen’s
Earl Butz
Woodworth
Delorge
George Lamoureux
Delorge’s
Quality Bakers of America Cooperation Inc
Lamoureux
Deforge
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Rumors Fly Over U.S. Wheat Import Relaxation
President Nixon suspended quotas on milling wheat and flour through June 30 to aid a record 1974 crop. Officials scoff at Russia selling flour while European Community supplies are possible. Canada remains the usual source. wheat growers doubt Russia’s extra milling capacity.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Agriculture Department
Canada
Asst. Agriculture
Carroll G. Brunthaver
Russia
Jerry Rees
National Association of Wheat Growers
Turkish jetliner crashes in Izmir killing 60 in flames
A Turkish Fokker 28 with 73 aboard crashed after takeoff from Izmir military airport. Sixty died, 13 survived with 12 in critical condition. Four foreigners among victims, including three Americans, while an infant survived with minor injuries. Cause under investigation, engine problems suspected.
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Izmir
Turkey
Istanbul
Aegean
Auto Workers Layoffs Raise Total To 64 000
Ford Motor Co. announced additional layoffs increasing total indefinite firings to about 64,000 auto workers. Production cuts will idle 13,000 workers over two weeks with 4,000 held indefinitely as Ford trims 23,000 cars from the schedule amid weak sales. Labor Dept. forms a task force to address energy-related layoffs across Michigan Ohio Illinois and Indiana. Ford’s 1974 unit sales for the first 20 days drop to 48,628 from 77,081 in 1973 for the same period.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Washington, D.C
Peter J. Brennan
Brennan
Chicago
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Chrysler Corp
Inside The Journal Classifieds Puzzle Column
Brief items and sections from Inside The Journal including classifieds puzzles Dear Abby horoscopes and lifestyle notes. Mentions the playful saying about youth sowing wild oats and old sage wisdom. Includes entertainment and obituary glimpses with sports and TV listings in a compact page insert.
Plans For Oil Price Cuts Could Roll Back Propane and Oil
Washington AP report details the Nixon administration weighing a rollback in new oil price controls and a substantial propane price cut. Energy chief William Simon said a rollback for new oil is possible but tied to congressional authority over stripper wells. He warned against quick predictions and noted possible gasoline rationing questions as Congress considers emergency energy legislation.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Federal Energy Office
Congress
Subcommittee
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Nixon
Arab oil ministers split over lifting embargo ahead of Tripoli talks
Arab oil ministers prepare for a Feb 14 meeting in Tripoli to decide the future of the oil embargo. Abu Dhabi favors relaxing the ban for more revenue, while Saudi Arabia and Kuwait push for a timetable linked to Israeli withdrawals. Egypt’s Sadat remains undecided as regional tensions shape the oil squeeze.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Tripoli
Libya
Abu Dhabi
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Henry A. Kissinger
Sheik Zayed bin Sultan
United Arab Emirates
U.S. Middle East
Sabah el Ahmed
Kuwait
Israel
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
DeWitt Trial Set After Suppression Motion In Murder Case
Lawrence G. DeWitt of Biddeford faces trial today for the stabbing death of Diane Belanger after a judge denied a dismissal and ruled on a suppression motion. A jury of eight women and four men plus two alternates was empaneled and sequestered for the trial. Assistant AGs Vernon Arey and Pat Perrino prosecuted for the state.
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Alfred
Lawrence G. DeWitt
Biddeford
Diane Belanger
DeWitt
George Wood
Saco
Smith, Elliott, Wood
Vernon Arey
Pat Perrino
Maine Court Expands Eminent Domain Review Factors
The Maine Supreme Court ruled the Public Utilities Commission must weigh environment and public interest, not just a utility’s capriciousness, when approving electric transmission line locations. The decision, on Bangor Hydro’s plan to cross a 150 acre Ellsworth farm, returns the case for reconsideration and signals broader safeguards.
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Portland
Maine
Public Utilities Commission
Maine Supreme Court
PUC
High Court
Bangor Hydro Electric Co
Ber
Commission
Stewardesses Rally Over Continental Tail Slogan
AP reports Continental Airlines faces protest from stewardesses over the slogan We really move our tails for you. Union leaders highlight degradation concerns while some staff defend the campaign as a plane tail reference. Executives cite Pride with the golden tail and note mixed reactions among crew.
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Los Angeles
Continental Airlines
Claudia Lampe
Air Line Pilots Association
Continental
Audrey Meadows
Robert Six
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