Oil price controls extended as phase 4 set
Washington reports a one week extension of the price freeze for gas, heating oil, and other petroleum products to Aug 19. Phase 4 would tighten ceilings further, with pump signs showing price and octane, while crude oil pricing and two tier regimes reshape the market.
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Washington
Nixon Corn
Frig
John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
FHA
Department of Labor
Dunlop
Subpoenas Issued In Effort To Get Agnew's Records
U S attorney in Baltimore issued two subpoenas to Maryland state offices seeking campaign records dating to 1962 related to Spiro Agnew. Officials said records only go back to 1966, covering his governorship and campaigns. Prosecutors pursue possible extortion bribery conspiracy issues ahead of potential turnover of personal papers.
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Agnew
Washington
U.S. Attorney's Office
Baltimore
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Thearyland
Ox Agnew
Henry Lord
U.S
Judah Best
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Beall
Baltimore County
Best
Spiro Agnew
Signed Farm Bill Creates Target Prices For Farmers
President Nixon signed a landmark four year farm bill creating target prices 2.05 a bushel for wheat 1.38 for corn and 38 cents a pound for cotton to stabilize markets reduce taxpayer costs and spur production while cushioning consumers. The measure aims to curb inflation by enabling farmers to operate at full capacity despite market highs while trimming government payments during strong demand periods.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Two defendants deny role in 1972 Graziani shooting
In Charleston on Friday the defendants told jurors they did not participate in the April 1972 shooting of former state Assistant Attorney General Phillip J. Graziani. The testimony aimed to distance themselves from the incident and its alleged planning.
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Charleston
Phillip J. Graziani
Banks’ Quick Prime Rate Rise Drives Market Decline
The stock market fell sharply on Friday as major banks posted an unexpectedly fast rise in their prime lending rate. Prices dropped across sectors amid investor concern.
Two More Bodies Found in Mass Murder Probe
Police uncovered three additional victims in the high-profile case tied to Dean Corll, bringing the death toll to 24. David Brooks and Elmer Henley led investigators to graves in High Island and Near Broaddus, with two identifications confirmed: Marty Ray Jones and Charles Cary Cobble.
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Houston
David Brooks
High Island
Beach
Elmer Wayne Henley
Broaddus
Texas
Henley
Marty Ray Jones
Charles Cary Cobble
Yuba City
Calif
Juan Corona
Breck Porter
Brooks
Dean Allen Corll
Porter
Moore Carbide Officials Report Kanawha Growth
Gov Arch Moore and Union Carbide officials announced a 100 million expansion in Kanawha Valley operations by 1976 including 40 acres cleared for new facilities. The plan targets production of advanced chemical products with earlier job cuts offset by new plant and support roles while overall regional employment steadies. Initiatives include environmental upgrades and a shift of order handling to Kanawha Valley.
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Charleston
W.va
Arch A. Moore Jr
Union Carbide Corp
Carbide
Kanawha Valley
Warren Anderson
New York
King Moore
South Charleston
Institute
Anderson
Moore
Kirk Doing Fine After Kidney Transplant
Kenneth Allen Kirk aged 19 from Mullens underwent a kidney transplant at Medical College of Virginia Richmond with his mother as donor. Both are reported doing fine. Community donations to the Kirk Kidney Fund in Princeton and Mullens help cover medical and family expenses. A Princeton Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary party raised 156 dollars for the fund, presented to Marshall Lytton by Emma D Bailey and Lillian Bassett.
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Kenneth Allen Kirk
Mullens
Bright
Medical College Virginia
Richmond
Allen
Allen Kirk
Princeton
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Unit 31
Memorial Building
Kirk
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Marshall Lytton
Emma D. Bailey
Lillian Bassett
Southern Offered Mental Health Director Post
Ira Southern, Princeton City Manager, was offered the executive director position of the Tri-County Mental Health Program by its Board of Directors. Terms were not disclosed as Southern has not officially accepted the offer and will discuss with the Princeton City Council before announcing a decision.
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Jack Honaker
Tri-County Mental Health Program
Therogram
Ira Southern
Inceton
Harold Tomchin
Princeton
Southern
Tomchin
Princeton City
Pane
Tri- County Mental Health Group
Millionaire McDonough's Fortune Spans West Virginia to Ireland
Bernard McDonough, in his seventies, built a multi nation fortune with a West Virginia shovel plant and cement and shoe operations in Texas New York and Ireland He owns 65 percent of D Ames Co maker of the world’s largest shovels and controls a sand and gravel fleet on the Ohio River His wealth is estimated at around 62.5 million with yearly income above 1 million He guides his business personally and keeps offices reachable by telephone.
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Parkersburg
W.va
Bernard McDonough
Ireland
West Virginia
Texas
New York
McDonough
Oan Ortune Magazine
Ames
Maine
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Crete
Houston, Tex
Ohio River
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Edward Saffold
Camelot
Saffold
Richard Ramirez
Fort Worth
Ramiriz
Safford
Drago
Dade
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Israel
Camp David
White House
Senate
Nixon Ia
Wall Street
Here
Elmer Heary
Wilm F. Viewig
U.S. Department of Labor
Amos Bolen
State Board of Regents
Viewig
Wheeling
Labor Department
Coal Miners Compensation
Laird
Ancce
Malvin Laird
D. Ames Co
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