Beef Price Ceiling Ends as New Rules Begin
Shoppers faced possible price rises as the beef ceiling ended and new regulations allowed increases in other foods. Experts doubted exact effects, noting consumer buying patterns will drive prices. Grocers say higher operating costs will be passed on. Cattlemen fear volatility after the freeze ends. Prices may bulge before settling, with consumer resistance once again shaping the market.
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Nixon outlines openness to compromise on national issues
President Nixon, delivering a 15,900 word State of the Union to a Democratic Congress, urged faster action on his priority bills while signaling willingness to compromise on fiscal restraint and education, defense cuts, and school busing to promote racial balance. He warned he will veto excess spending and defend executive powers, calling for constructive partnership and reform. The address highlights tax, trade, energy, pension, crime and campaign reform measures as top priorities, though he cautioned action this year on all proposals.
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Explosions hit London stations injuring eleven
Bombs exploded at Euston and King's Cross stations in London injuring eleven people with one initially reported killed. Victoria Station was evacuated after a bomb warning and a separate blast damaged a ticket office. The incidents occurred as IRA bomb activity blamed by Scotland Yard increases.
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Agnew Presses Counteroffensive on Watergate Criticism
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew spoke at a Republican fund‑raiser in St. Charles asserting GOP resilience and accusing detractors of creating a “morbid preoccupation” with Watergate. He credited GOP wins in several states and urged moving beyond politics while defending Nixon and party voters.
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Bath Hotel Fire Claims Four Lives
A Bath hotel fire killed four people and prompted investigations into the blaze. Meanwhile a couple began storing a year’s supply of fish in their backyard, a separate domestic note reported alongside the tragedy.
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Beef prices may drop after lift of price freeze
G Ronald Smith of Cummings Bros portends lower meat costs following the Friday announcement lifting the beef price ceiling two days early. He cites early reductions in school ham and bacon plus a broader hopeful trend echoed by Midwest meat vendors.
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Kissinger Nomination Hinges On FBI Wiretap Review
Kissinger's nomination to be secretary of state faced no major hurdles as senators expected an early meeting among Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders, Attorney General Richardson, and former FBI Acting Director Ruckelshaus to resolve access to FBI wiretap summaries from 1969 and 1970. Committee members anticipated sufficient information to proceed with the confirmation hearing.
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