Sugar Prices Jump As Retail Costs Rise
Washington AP reports a five pound sugar bag rose from 85 cents to 2.00 since January and expects further increases before stabilization. The Agriculture Department notes higher prices push up costs of sugar containing foods though per person consumption remains at 102 pounds annually. Retailers face ongoing price alignment with wholesale levels, with possible relief later if sugar output enlarges next year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
U.S
Cool Judge Disarms Angry Woman at Lunchroom Incident
Mayville reports County Judge Lee Towne Adams subdued a frenzied Mrs. Doris Mills who fired a loaded 12 gauge shotgun at her estranged husband, Robert Coleman. Coleman redirected the blast into an empty laundromat below. Mills fled to her apartment and was arrested at 12:30 by Police Chief Richard D. Hall.
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Mayville
Lee Towne Adams
Judge Adams
Ye Olde
Doris Mills
Robert Coleman
Coleman
Dawson
Adams
Sign goes wrong hospital misspelling on busy corner
Meadville fireman Captain Ronald Ross credits two police officers, Joseph Sedor and Jack Loutzenhiser, with pulling him from a burning house after he broke his left leg during the blaze. Ross, hospitalized at Spencer Hospital, said he tripped near the doorway as flames surged out, and the officers risked their lives to drag him to safety.
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Meadville
Ronald Ross
Central Fire Station
Joseph Sedor
Jack Loutzenhiser
Ross
Spencer Hospital
Evel Knievel Toasts Canyon Jump After Drink Spree
Evel Knievel bought a $500 round of drinks and toasted his Snake River Canyon jump with water as he prepared for Sunday’s launch. He sat at the Blue Lake Inn with friends and offered flamboyant stories while shuttling between Twin Falls and Butte. He displayed a 59 karat diamond cross and spoke of a tombstone inscription from Jack London about living fully.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Evel Knievel
Snake River Canyon
Knievel
Blue Lake Inn
Canyon
Ting
Butte
Mont
Bob Arum
Top Rank, Inc
Jack London
Jim May
Reenactment of First Continental Congress Opens Bicentennial
Delegates from all 13 states gather at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia to mark the 200th anniversary of the First Continental Congress with open sessions. The draft resolutions include a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee personal privacy and a broad reaffirmation of faith in the American system. President Ford expected to attend final session. Gov. Milton J Shapp hosts events amid ceremonies, music, and a Walnut Street Theater program.
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Philadelphia
Continental Congress
U.S
Massachusetts
Francis W. Sargent
Ford
Pennsylvania
Milton J Shapp
Carpenters' Hall
Army Old Guard
First Continental Congress
Independence Hall
Carpenters’ Hall
Congress
Walnut Street
Carpenters Hall
Shapp
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Corry
East Columbus Avenue
North Center Street
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Credit Police
Evel
Frank T. Chiricuzio
Agway
King Alfred
Darwin
Se Agway
BankAmeric
Corry Agway Co-Op
Pennsylvania Ave
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