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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1974
Page
3
Dispatches from Madison and Washington report Wisconsin processors warn vegetable plantings fall as costs for soybeans wheat and feed rise. Shoppers may see six cent per can increases next winter while a wind energy project advances in the federal agenda.
Most National Guardsmen called to quell violence during the independent truckers strike in Pennsylvania have been sent home. Police report more trucks on the road Monday while some truckers say they will keep holding out against the last week’s settlement.
Rural senators and three Philadelphia Democrats blocked a Shapp administration measure allowing statewide bank branching in a 23-23 tie. Prime sponsor Sen. Edward Zemprelli said the bills would be called up again soon as supporters and opponents predicted passage.
A second letter from the Symbionese Liberation Army was received at KPFA Berkeley after the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst. Randolph Hearst said the letter arrived at the station while FBI officials expected contact within 24 hours. The group claimed responsibility and provided Hearst’s gasoline card for authentication.
Governor Milton Shapp says the proposed agreement to end a 12 day truckers strike is the best achievable. He urges federal action in weeks to secure a permanent diesel price fix while noting some groups reject the deal and demand prices roll back from about 50 cents to 32 cents. Shapp announced Oregon style rationing for Pennsylvania during a statewide TV broadcast after meeting drivers and federal officials in Washington. Truckers are returning to work as Shapp cancels a China trip to monitor the situation.
Associated Press reports freight by independent truck drivers is near normal as a 1-day strike ends. Production and deliveries resume with 80 to 100 percent of normal truck traffic in hard-hit areas. Some drivers plan new strikes. meat and produce supplies rebound, prices may rise briefly.
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