Bethlehem Steel Rolls Back Hikes After Nixon Critique
Bethlehem Steel Corp cut its proposed price rise on major steel products to 6.8 percent after President Nixon criticized the initial 12.4 percent increase. The rollback aligns with U S Steel changes and aims to stay competitive amid calls to curb steel pricing and potential imports.
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Jail Terms Vowed For Drunk Drivers
Chief Judge Harold Vietar and the district judges in Linn, Johnson, Jones, Iowe and Cedar counties approve a policy setting two to five day county jail terms plus fines for first offense drunk driving. The Gazette reports the unified district plan aims to curb drunk driving and related accidents with harsher penalties for repeat offenses to come.
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Cowles Firms Fined In District Counsel Action
Cowles Communications Inc and five subsidiaries agreed to a permanent injunction over alleged deceptive magazine subscription practices and faced $50,000 in fines. The actions, filed in Des Moines federal court, included civil and criminal counts of mail fraud. The White House hailed the settlement as a response to inflation and consumer protection concerns.
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Iowans Talk Two Hours with North Viet Nam Delegation
Paris AP Iowa leaders Donald Canney and the Rev Russell Schilling met Monday with North Vietnamese diplomats to discuss U S prisoners of war. The delegation delivered more than 100000 letters urging release of PWs and planned to deliver 120 pounds of mail. They sought identification and fate of about 1500 missing service members in North Vietnam South Vietnam and Laos.
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Thant Rules Out Another Term At UN
Secretary-General U Thant said he has no plan to serve beyond his term ending in 1971. He will be 62 Friday and spoke at a news conference during his 10th year in office. The statement followed questions about whether he would seek reappointment.
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Judge may order treatment for alcoholism in second offenses
The text notes a judge may commit a defendant to alcoholism treatment for second and subsequent offenses before imposing sentence. It also states licenses must be revoked for first offenders for at least 120 days and for second offenders for at least 240 days, with further continuation on page references.
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Phony Calls Bring Nearly Everything to His Door
DENVER AP For more than two weeks the Marold Rosenblatts watched as fire trucks ambulances tow trucks and other emergency or delivery vehicles pulled up in front of their home all in answer to phone calls made in their name. Rosenblatt says he has no idea who placed the calls. Authorities are trying to discover who is behind the prank and the family has arranged with fire and police to verify real emergencies.
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Fires Kill 25 Children in Several U.S. Blazes
AP reports 23 young lives ended in New York Colorado and Massachusetts fires on Sunday and Monday, with seven more deaths in a Toronto blaze. In Beverly Mass a mother and three Bagley children perished. in White Sulphur Springs New York a kerosene heater caused a two story blaze killing five children. in Denver five youngsters were trapped as flames engulfed an upstairs room. Firefighters and police described heroic efforts and tragic losses as families faced the deadliest days.
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Harvey
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Merle Adams
Max Tafoya
McGovern Makes Run for 72 Nomination Official
Democratic Senator George S. McGovern announced his 1972 presidential bid in a formal push to appeal to Americans as a leader of candor and reason. He pledged a campaign built on honesty, with a wide outreach to newspapers, donors, and student groups, and noted his liberal stance and Vietnam-war opposition.
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First Drop In Output Since '58
Washington reports 1978 price inflation outstripped any year since Korea War, with GNP falling 0.4 percent in real terms. Nixon urged wage price relief measures, considering repeal of the Davis Bacon act but not ready to act. Bethlehem Steel rolled back price increases while CEAs monitor wage and price trends for early 1979 recovery.
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Agnew
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Chuckle Lines on Politicians and Promises
A comic quip notes politicians resemble cheap stockings with a 4 cent price tag. The speaker claims he won’t run, though certainty remains elusive. Copyright text appears at the end.
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