Weather Dictates Timing of Record Beef Price Cuts
Weather will determine when retail beef prices fall. Industry experts note a large cattle herd and higher costs, with fattening trends rising in feedlots and grassy pastures. If weather stays favorable, ranchers may delay slaughter until fall, easing supplies and lowering prices.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Howard Madsen
The
American Meat Institute
Is Ralders
Madsen
Moore pitches Coalcon on West Virginia plant
West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. pitches Coalcon on building a hydrocarbonization plant in the state with federal backing and set price coal commitments. He mentions tax breaks, a $35 million investment cap, and potential site options along the Ohio and Monongahela rivers, while Union Carbide holds a key site.
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New York
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Coalcon
Est
Virginia
Union Carbide
Carbide
Moore
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Point Pleasant
Ravenswood
Bens Run
Tyler County
Ohio River
Fort Martin
Monongahela River
Third Straight Jump In Index Encourages Economic Advisors
Washington reports confirm a third consecutive May rise in the leading indicators index, with Commerce Department economists calling it proof of economic strength and recovery potential. The May index up 2.1 percent signals breadth and duration, bolstering hopes for a rebound. The report cites a near record $1.05 billion May trade surplus driven by a 21 percent drop in oil imports and notes ongoing unemployment near 9.2 percent as experts debate timing of a sustained recovery.
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Washington
James L. Pate
Commerce Department
Department
Virginia Firms Attack SCC Natural Gas Plan
Virginia gas users clash over an SCC Utilities Division proposal for priority allocation amid anticipated winter curtailments. Transcontinental Gas Pine Line forecasts a 44 percent systemwide cut. distributors urge end use based tiers, citing inconsistent interruptible and firm definitions and limited supplies.
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Virginia
SCC Natural Gas
Richmond
Sion
SCC
Utilities Division
Transcontinental Gas Pine Line Corp
Columbia Gas
Co! Gas Transmission Co
West Virginia Officials Push for Low Sulfur Coal
The Kanawha County Board of Education was asked Thursday about local matters and officials urged diligent income tax returns. State figures report high intoxication among highway crash victims and wage price study on coal increases.
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Washington
The
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Council
Albert Rees
Charleston
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Kanawha County Board of Education
House
Lewis N. McManus
Alan Susman
Raleigh
Ional Congress
Aid Mission in Laos Closes After 20 Years
The United States ends the USAID mission in Laos on June 30 after a two month push amid Pathet Lao gains. Washington doubts new aid will pass Congress as anti American tensions rise and aid property transfers are disputed. Saigon reports Vietnam seizes farmland from ex president Thieu. Thai official cites Meo tribal concerns.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Laos
Pathet Lao
Congress
United States
U.S. Agency For International Development
Southeast Asia
Saigon Radio
Bangkok
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Chatichai Choeonhavan
Veteran Arbitrator to Umpire UMW Appeals
The United Mine Workers named Rolf Waltin as chief arbitrator to head a three member review board for appeals under a new four stage grievance procedure agreed in the national contract with the soft coal industry. Arnold Miller said the system aims for quick fair resolutions to avoid costly strikes. The plan imposes definite time limits for hearings and decisions, addressing past delays that fueled many wildcat strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Mine Workers
Rolf Waltin
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
National Academy of Arbitrators
Bituminois Coal Operators Association
Waltin
Feud at Ballard Elementary Sparks Local Dispute
The Ballard Elementary School in Monroe County becomes the focus of a local feud as community tensions surface around school activities and policies. Nearby pages mention plans for Tazewell County's July 4 celebration at Witten Fort, demographic changes in Wythe County before 1980, and obituaries, weather, and poetry notes.
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Ballard
Monroe County
Page
Tazewell County
Celeratin
Witten Fort
Shots Exchanged On Reservation Believed Dead
Two FBI agents were shot while serving arrest warrants on Pine Ridge Reservation in southwest South Dakota. Officials say the agents were believed dead after gunfire erupted five miles southeast of Oglala as roadblocks were set up on Highway 18. The site is near Wounded Knee.
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Pine Ridge
8.D
FBI
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Oglala
Wounded Knee
Gandhi Censors Press and Declares Emergency in India
In New Delhi and across India the Indira Gandhi government announced a state of emergency and arrests of hundreds over 12 hours. Authorities restricted presses while nine states reported detentions including opposition leaders before the Supreme Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Gujarat
Bombay
United News of India
Nani Palkhivala
Mrs. Gandhi
Supreme Court
Palkhivala
Atrested
Jayaprakash Nara
Madhya
Gandhi
PCH To Receive 4 Million Grant For Hospital Additions
Princeton Community Hospital will get 4 million dollars in Hill Burton Act funds July 24 to finance two additions and equipment cost 4.6 million. Revenue bonds will cover the remaining 3.3439 million with bids from Salem Virginia and Bluefield noted.
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Jim Gilreath
Princeton Community Hospital
William L. Sheppard
Charleston
J. M. Turner
Salem
Construction Company of
Bluefield
B. F. Parrott
Roanoke
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American National Cattlemen's Association
Wth Coalcon
Carl Beard
John Ashcraft
William Ritchie
Richard Dailey
Gov. Moore
Coalton Consortium
Treasury
E. Simon
Senate
Ford
Governor’s Highway Safety Administration
Louis Harris
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate
Christian A
UMW
Arnold Miller
Wythe County
Billy Graham
Giles County
Suzie Scarecrow
Ray Arentzen
Sedro-Wooley
Wash
Suzie Me
Yan
PCH
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