Congress Plans War Funds Vote and SS Hike
Democratic leaders aim to pass a 5.5 percent Social Security increase this week to curb inflation. The House votes on cutting off U S funds for military activity in Cambodia and Laos as part of a sprawling debt limit bill with added riders. The Senate will begin Watergate hearings with John W. Dean III and resume Nixon cabinet nominee hearings. The week includes four major appropriations bills and a continuing resolution to fund agencies.
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U.S
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Laos
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Senate Watergate Committee
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Clarence M. Kelley
Kansas City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Senate Finance Commiitte
United States
Bramwell Teen Wins West Virginia Oratorical Award
Rosalind Foulks, daughter of Mrs. Edythe Foulks of Bramwell, won the West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Congress Oratorical Contest. She earned a scholarship and cash prize for her speech Evangelism A Key to the Challenges in the Seventies. The Bramwell High School senior is president of the Future Homemakers of America and plans to study English and music at Marshall University.
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Rosalind Foulks
Edythe Foulks
Bramwell
West Virginia Baptist Sunday School Congress
Rosalind
Bramwell High School
Future Homemakers of America
Marshall University
Allende Caught In Middle During Miners Strike
In Santiago Chile President Salvador Allende faced a 10 week miners strike at El Teniente copper mine with 12 000 workers demanding a 41 percent wage rise. Violence rose citywide as Congress impeached two ministers over the labor clash while strikes spread to professionals and students.
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Allende
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
el Teniente
Christian Democrat Party
Congress
Sergio Bitar
Bitar
Figueroa
Campaign Promises Obeyed But Argentina Is Still Tense
Argentina faces ongoing political strife as Campora marks one month in office. The government implements leftward shifts and nationalist policies, frees political prisoners, legalizes the Communist party, and nationalizes some sectors. A two million crowd greets former President Peron on his homecoming amid a power struggle between radical and moderating Peronists.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Hector J. Campora
Campora
Juan D. Peron
Ezeiza
Peron
Spain
Farmers to Benefit as CCC Grain Stocks Sell Off
Local farm official J. C. Stanfield said CCC grain sales remove government surpluses from the market for the first time in 25 years. He noted most CCC stocks are sold or earmarked with oats remaining, and urged farmers to plan marketing with forward contracting and hedging to lock in profits.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
J. C. Stanfield
McDowell-Mercer County
USDA
Stanfield
U. S
Meat Egg Farmers Slow Production Amid Price Freeze
Meat and egg producers across the nation cut output as a 60 day price freeze bites. East Texas farms slaughter hundreds of thousands of chickens while egg producers lose four cents per dozen. Officials audit shortages as the Cost of Living Council probes the impact.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Texas
Nixon
Robert J. Williams
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Atlanta
United Egg Producers
Los Angeles Grain Exchange
Expert Links Chick Loss To Poor Planning In Texas
Dr. Donald E. Davis of Wilson & Co. says thousands of Texas baby chicks drowned last week due to misguided planning rather than feed costs or price freezes. He notes hatch timing and seasonal reductions, urging growers to adjust incubation and output before July and Labor Day markets.
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Texas
Donald E. Davis
Oklahoma City
Wilson & Co
Davis
Rockefeller Foundation
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