Meat Price Cuts Lead Nationwide Meat Boycott Response
Retailers largely held prices steady as the nations top food chain cut beef pork lamb and veal prices by at least 10 cents per pound. Protesters staged counter actions in several cities while unions and consumer groups planned continued boycotts into next week and on Tuesdays and Thursdays after April 8. The National Beef Packing Co announced its Liberal Kansas plant would close Friday for unspecified duration, affecting about 500 workers.
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Guttenberg POW Returning Home
Sgt Daniel Hefel twenty two of Guttenberg Iowa a prisoner of war for three years and two months will return to Iowa first arriving at Waterloo airport then Dubuque where he will be greeted by his parents and thirteen siblings. He plans to stay in the army helicopter corps and will receive further medical treatment in Denver for a back injury and malaria. He was held alternately by Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces during the war and was not treated as harshly as some POWs.
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Rumors Point to Several as Gray's Possible Successor
A Justice Department official and other high level figures are named in Washington rumor mills as possible successors to Patrick Gray as FBI director. Nixon has withdrawn Gray citing likely Senate rejection and says no definite replacement is set.
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Wide Battles Continue in South Viet Nam
The Saigon government reports intensified attacks around Hue and in the Mekong Delta with heavy shelling near Tongle Chan. Casualties rise for South Vietnam while Communist losses are not listed as officials note no major changes in activity. International monitors discussed Tongle Chan with no agreement to halt the offensive.
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Man Offers Midnight Scrambled Eggs to Help Guests
A man tries to assist by offering to scramble eggs at 2 a.m. as guests depart. The scene unfolds with his wife managing the lingering crowd and preparing to send everyone home.
Talks in Washington To Seal Indian Accord At Wounded Knee
Militant AIM leader Russell Means travels to Washington to negotiate a presidential treaty commission and a six point accord ending the 37 day siege at Wounded Knee. Means faces arrest in Rapid City as militants contemplate laying down arms Saturday.
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Meany Demands Congress Act On Prices As Nixon Struggles
Meany accuses the administration of floundering on price controls and urges Congress to act. He warns rising prices will force larger wage settlements in upcoming contracts while Shultz defends meat ceilings and lawmakers debate rollback or extensions amid a contentious fight in the House and Senate.
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Nixon Backers Predict Veto of Water Grant Will Stand
In Washington, Nixon loyalists in Congress say they can sustain the President's veto of the 1985 rural water and sewer grant program. Rep Poage leads the push to resurrect the program, predicting a Senate override if passed. GOP member Teague says the odds favor sustaining the veto.
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Nixon plans delayed Hanoi aid effort amid Capitol opposition
Sources say President Nixon delayed seeking congressional approval for rebuilding North Vietnam as a peace incentive. Officials cite cease fire violations, strong congressional resistance, and lack of broader international backing for a multinational aid program. State Department notes the hold does not diminish commitment to rehabilitation.
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March Jobs Jump To New High As Unemployment Drops
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports total employment rising by 700 000 in March to 83.9 million, with the unemployment total easing to 4.37 million and the jobless rate at 5 percent. Teens boosted gains, average hours rose to 37.2, and earnings increased. Adult men and women held steady unemployment at 3.4 and 4.9 percent respectively. White workers saw unemployment fall to 4.4 percent.
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Market Stages Strong Rally on Inflation Hopes
The stock market rallied Friday reversing a five day decline. Investors hoped the Nixon administration would curb inflation and reacted to March unemployment easing. The Dow Jones 2 pm average rose 949 to 932.95 with advances nearly 2 to 1 over declines.
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