Nixon Knew of Price Jump and Moves Began
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration anticipated the February 2.2 percent jump in food prices and issued a white paper to soften the impact. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said the administration was waging an all out war on food prices. Officials warned price relief may come late in the year with near zero rise by year end. beef prices had fallen $3 per cwt in wholesale markets.
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Senateepublican
Hugh Scott
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Chicago
American Meat Institute
AMI
Herbert Stein
Eco
Edgar R. Fielder
Treasury
Stein
They They You They and the Public Eye
An open letter density of rebukes targets a broad political class. The piece catalogs criticisms that they are crooked cowardly bunglers and overtaxing elites while blaming foreign and domestic policy failures on them. The author hints that the public may be as guilty as the officials.
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Boyle
Waiting for furniture in an age of instant everything
Americans face long waits for furniture as orders placed in January show an average 11 week lead time to shipment, with total delivery around three months when factory and retailer times are counted. Warehouses offer stock but mostly mid to low grade pieces.
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National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
NAFM
Better Business Bureau
New York City
Lewing
Consumer Protection Agency
President’s Office For Consumer Affairs
New Executive Eats
Washington
Teachers Union Votes Donation to Maine Special Olympics
Mrs. Mildred Hunter announces the Saco Teachers Association executive board unanimously voted to contribute to Maine Special Olympics. Maine and Alabama were named top states for such programs in 1972. Saco is repeatedly cited as an outstanding Maine community.
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Mildred Hunter
Saco Teachers’ Association
Saco
Maine
Alabama
Hunter
Canadian student tried for blue box long distance theft
Frank Schaedlich a 19 year old University of Toronto student became the first Canadian prosecuted for making free long distance calls with a blue box device. He pled guilty to theft of telecommunications and received two years probation after a December arrest and a Bell Canada security investigation.
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Peter Rickaby
Bell
Schaedlich
Mississauga
Ont
United States
Rickaby
Program Selected For Choir Festival Rehearsals
Rehearsals continue for the Palm Sunday Festival by the Biddeford Saco Council of Churches. Marie Holt of Portland Windham guest conducts a program of ancient and contemporary religious music with pieces by Lotti Bruckner Ireland James Stainer McAfee Davis Peloquin. The festival will be held Palm Sunday April 15 at 5 30 p m at St Josephs Biddeford with Rev Herve Carrier conducting.
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Biddeford-Saco
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