Orange juice prices rise after freeze. officials weigh impact
Officials say the freeze pushed orange juice prices higher as supply tightened. Grocers report brisk sales then a pullback, while industry leaders warn gouging concerns but see no broad pattern. Government stops short of large purchases, awaiting USDA crop data to gauge future pricing.
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Adams
Ficquette
Richard Arens
Barlow’s
Cedar Rapids
Arens
Lee Roush
Eagles Discount Supermarkets
Milan
Rich McMullen
Midwest Food Distributors
Myers
The
Florida Citrus de
Chuck Braden
Usda Fruit and Vegetable Division
Agriculture Marketing Service
Braden
USDA
Produce Prices Show Effect of January Freeze on Markets
Area supermarket and wholesale officials say the January Florida freeze had limited effect on local produce while a western drought threatens pricing. Eastern buyers shifted to California, pushing up banana and several vegetable prices. strawberries remain scarce and costs could rise further.
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Florida
Lee Roush
Eagle Discount Supermarkets
Milan
Ill
California
Merl Wooden
Midwest Food Distributors
Cedar Rapids
Northwest
Warnke quotes labeled doctored by senator during disarmament debate
Sen. Robert Griffin charged that Paul Warnke rewrote quotes from Warnke's 1972 views on nuclear arms to appear more concerned about Soviet numbers. Griffin cited a 37 page response to Sen. Henry Jackson as the source and warned of a crisis of confidence in Warnke's nominations. Senate Democrats weighed the record as Byrd studied Warnke's armed services testimony.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Griffin
R-Mich
Paul Warnke
Senate
Griffin
Carter
Warnke
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Armed Services Committee
Arms Control Agency
Robert Byrd
Armed Services Committee
Amin’s death lists target 7000 Ugandan professionals
UPI reports Kampala sources say Idi Amin drew up a 7000 name death list of Christian professionals and sent squads to village outposts to execute targeted killings. Refugees describe systematic massacres with hammers and axes, many on Christian Acholi and Langi.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Kampala
Amin
Radio
Uganda
Libya
Fidel Castro
Muammar Khadafy
Africa
Mbale
Snowstorm and floods lash eastern U S and Midwest
A blizzard like snowstorm hit upper Great Lakes states with drifts and road closures on Interstate 75. Torrential rains and flash flood warnings swarmed the South as storms moved eastward. Nine inches fell in Eagle River Wisconsin as schools closed and a bus accident near Whitewater Minn. caused no injuries.
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Mississippi Valley
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Eagle River
Wis
Vilas
Marinette
GOP Overtime Pay Probe Could Lift Campaign Costs
The Republican National Committee faces a Labor Department overtime investigation sparked by a worker complaint after the 1976 election. A ruling mandating overtime pay for political staff could nearly double the $21.8 million presidential campaign subsidy. The Fair Labor Standards Act covers most non supervisory workers interstate commerce.
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UPI
Republican National Committee
Labor Department
GOP
Congress
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St. Charles
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