Oil nations near price policy decision in three month freeze
In Quito AP reports OPEC members near a decision on crude oil price policy as they consider extending a three month freeze on posted prices while debating a proposed gas tax rise of two to three cents a gallon in the United States. In Phnom Penh Cambodia a power-sharing cabinet formed between Long Boret and Lon Nol allies. In New Delhi India reports China conducted an above ground nuclear test at Lop Nor with a yield near one megaton.
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Quito
Ecuador
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Companies
United States
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Long Boret
Republican Party
Lon Nol
Social-Republican
National Assembly
New Delhi
India
China
Lop Nor
Indian Atomic Energy
Watergate anniversary and public opinion in brief
AP reports on the Watergate scandal two years after the June 17 1972 break in. It notes 32 charged, many aides to Nixon accused or tried, with two acquittals and others awaiting trial. Also included are Alaska Mt McKinley cleanup complaints, FTC Ford settlement claim over misleading ads, and Nixon popularity rising from 25 to 28 percent after a cease fire with 61 percent disapproval.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Nixon
White House
Federal Trade Commission
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Princeton
N.J
Middle East
Gallup
New Miss Pennsylvania lauds pageants amid feminists critique
Karen Lynn Kuhn of Levittown, crowned Miss Bucks County, dismisses feminist criticism of beauty pageants calling them a wonderful institution. She credited a revised talent routine for her improved showing at the state pageant.
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Hershey
Karen Lynn Kuhn
Pennsylvania
Bucks County
Kuhn
Levittown
Meat Prices Down but Scarcity Looms in PA
A Pennsylvania report notes cheaper beef and pork locally than abroad but warns of looming meat scarcity as overproduction pressures farmers. Cattle and hog herds shrink as Harold G. Rohrer predicts a long-term shortage within about three years. Prices for chopped chuck vary, with regional surveys showing shifts since last July, while other grocery items also trend up or down across multiple markets.
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State College
Pennsylvania
Foreign Agricultural Service
USDA
Germany
Washington, D.C
Paris
Tokyo
Lancaster
Harold G. Rohrer
Rohrer
Associated Press
DuBois
Scranton
Union City Builds New School At High Tax Cost
Union City faces higher real estate taxes to finance a $3.5 million K-5 elementary school serving about 1,100 students. Tax mills rise to 48 in Erie County and 74 in Bloomfield. The district plans phased mill increases through 1977 along with a toil for teacher contracts. The new facility on Route 8 features movable interior walls, air conditioning, and potential reuse of old buildings as communities adapt.
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Union City
Bloomfield Township
Erie County
Bloomfield
William Young
Concord
Main Street
Young
Dr.Young
City questions on sewer bills and local issues
Letters debate sewer charges for single residents versus larger families, water lime filtration, and civic matters. Contributors complain about hospital raises, youth parades, speed enforcement, YMCA hoops, typographical errors, and local education. Readers call for clearer policies and better local governance.
France fires first 1974 South Pacific nuclear test
Australian officials report France detonated the first device of its 1974 atmospheric series over Mururoa Atoll. Prime Minister Whitlam and New Zealand leaders protested while France claimed the tests would end atmospheric detonations. Whitlam urged caution over radioactive fallout reaching Australia.
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Canberra
Australia
France
South Pacific
New Zealand
Mururoa Atoll
Tahiti
Gough Whitlam
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
U.S. District Court
Georgia
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C.J. Peterson and Son Sales & Service
South First Ave
Bank For Cour
Dial
Corry Journal
YMCA
Corry
Johnson and Ohio Street
Union City Hospital
Corry Hospital
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