Coffee price surge and consumer response spark nationwide debate
The Brazilian Coffee Institute raises export taxes to 103 per 132 pounds fueling higher U S prices from 250 to 300 a pound. A New York boycott grows with Elinor Guggenheimer leading the Consumer Affairs drive while tea advocates urge switching to tea as prices rise. Shops in Cleveland and Cincinnati push leaflets and coupons. Lipton plans a 10 to 15 cent February rise in New York.
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New York
Consumer Affairs
Elinor Guggenheimer
Brazil
U.S
New York City
Consumer Affairs Department
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Wall Street
Herbert Thomas
Lipton
Anglicans and Catholics Seek Unity Over Papal Infallibility
London dispatch reports 18 theologians publish Authority in the Church after six years of study by the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission. The agreement supports papal universal primacy but Anglicans oppose infallibility and seek clarified limits on papal jurisdiction while bishops may reinterpret Vatican lines. The document notes potential changes to 1870 doctrine and aims to advance unity by stages.
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London
UPS
Rome
Arkansas lawmaker proposes 3000 dollar tax on unmarried couples living together
Arkansas Rep. Arlo Tyer says unmarried couples who live together and pass as a married pair would register with the county sheriff, undergo blood tests, obtain a court permit, and pay a 3000 dollar tax. A 2000 dollar fine would apply for living together without a permit. He also introduced a bill to ban R and X rated films in Arkansas.
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Little Rock, Ark
UPI
Arkansas
Arlo Tyer
D-Pocahontas
Tyer
Randolph County
Rope tightens in oil price tug of war
United Press International reports OPEC's 13 members failed to agree on a uniform price hike for January. A two tier system emerges with 11 producers seeking 10 percent increases while Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates push only 5 percent. Saudi production measures aim to keep prices in check. Iraq Iran and Kuwait suffer revenue declines as oil sales fall. Emergency talks loom as Iran seeks aid and unity among OPEC members shifts with Saudi diplomacy and audit demands on majors Exxon Texaco Standard Oil of California and Mobil.
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United Press International
International
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Persian Gulf
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Valentin Hernandez
OPEC
Caracas
Middle East
Exxon
Texaco
Standard Oil of
California
Mobil
Oklahoma ministers react to first U.S. execution in a decade
Oklahoma clergy split over Gary Gilmore’s execution. A Unitarian minister calls capital punishment murder. a Baptist preacher calls it a social necessity. Assembly of God and other pastors express confusion or moral conflict as they weigh sin, punishment, and potential for redemption.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Assembly of God Church
Oklahoma
Gary Gilmore
Utah State
James L. Jones
First Unitarian Church
United States
Robert Hill
Sunnylane Assembly of God Church
Gilmore
Harold Law
South Memorial Baptist Church
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Delauro Baumgratz
Colombia
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Steamex Carpet Cleaner
Wal-Mart
Delta Paper
Sara
Gibson
W. Cherry —Chanute
Ue TS
Usda Choice
Morton
Ass‘t Flavors
Shurfine
Campbell
Emperor Red
Hdweise
Jar
Baan
USDA
Big T Boneless
R.B. Rices
Swift’s
Air Freshener
Glade
Am. Beauty
Dole
T. Flavors
Pringles Triple Pak
Ivory
Uiquio
Keebler
Budweiser
Rap
Fr. Fries
Kraft Philadelphia Cheese
Foremost Cottage Cheese
Iraq
Iran
Kuwait
Tehran
Ldwei
The
Chanute Tribune
Pat Markham
Evergreen
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