Beef Shortage Hits Stores Across the Nation
Shoppers report rationing signs and empty meat cases from Des Moines to Philadelphia as stores cope by custom slaughter and limited supplies. Cleveland, Metairie, and Chalmette report drastic cuts while larger chains vary, with some still holding limited cuts and others seeking alternatives. Prices and stockpiling fuel the crisis as 100 plants close or reduce output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Schmidt Bros
Philadelphia
Safeway
Georgetown
Washington
Catlano
Metairie
Chalmette
A&p
Mickey Boothe
Winn- Dixie
National Association of Food Chains
American Meat Institute
Court Keeps Cambodia Bombing Case Open For Full Court Review
Justice Douglas vacated a stay and signaled the case will go to the full Supreme Court. He noted agreements with Chief Justice Burger and seven justices over the decision, stressing the president cannot unilaterally declare war and that Congress holds that power. The suit, by Rep. Holtzman and three Air Force officers, awaits the full court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appeals Court
Warren E. Burger
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Marshall
Douglas
U.S
Cambodia
Congress
W Witten
Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Holtzman
Air Force
Phnom Penh Expatriates Gauge War's Shadow on Cambodia
In Phnom Penh, about a third of under 1,000 foreigners plan to stay despite rising tensions. French families remain tied to Indochina and plan delayed returns, while many diplomats and a skeleton embassy staff prepare for possible attacks. British diplomats say they will stay, others are advised to remain elsewhere as the situation shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Indochina
Cote d’Azur
France
Funds Continued in Courts as Congress Battles Impoundment
Congressional wrangling over impoundment persists with Senate and House splits. A Missouri case challenges withholding of highway funds, appealed after Circuit ruling. Courts impact education mental health housing and Indian education programs as HUD face uncertain program approvals decisions.
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Congress
Senate
House
Missouri
U.S. Atd Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Charles R. Richey
District of Columbia
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Will
HUD
Three Killed as Gunman Fires on Car in Grocery Lot
In Tracy City Tennessee a gunman fired on a car in the Geary's Grocery lot killing Gene McGregory his wife Phyllis and Edward Metcalfe all of Monteagle. Metcalfe's wife Johnnie Lawson Metcalfe was critically injured and a four year old girl was abducted by the gunman who fled in a red and black 1964 Chevrolet. Slugs of multiple calibers were found in the victims and vehicle as authorities pursued a parolee released from the state prison in Nashville last week.
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Tracy City
Tenn
Gene McGregrey
Phyllis
Edward Metcalfe
Monteagle
Geary’s Grocery
Metcalfe
Johnnie Lawson Metcalfe
Emerald Hodgson Hospital
Sewanee
McGregory
Altamont
Nashville
Peron Named For President In Show Of Hands
Delegates and newsmen scanned the red and gold auditorium as Torcuato Fino placed Peron’s name in nomination and José Martiarena called for a show of hands. The vote was declared unanimous. Norma Kennedy nominated Isabel for vice president, noting she is in Eva Perón’s “race.” Eva died in 1952. Perón was ousted in 1955 and later returned. Isabel and Perón met in exile, married in 1960, and Perón returned home in 1970.
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Party Council
Torcuato Fino
Peron
José Humberto Martiarena
Norma Kennedy
Peronist Movement
Isabel
Eva Peron
Eva
Panama
Madrid
Argentina
Fire ravages Broadway Central Hotel and nearby businesses
In a blaze that devastated the Broadway Central Hotel and a cluster of nearby firms including the George Vaught Insurance Co and Lambert’s Shoe Shop, investigators said heat likely caused the hotel to ignite from within. Firefighters later found two men and two women still missing as 19 people were reported injured.
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George Vaught Insurance Co
Hot Springs Fixture Co
Smith’s
Guaranty Title Co
Lambert
Dale’s Package
New York
Broadway Central
Skylab 2 crew faces alarms and a steering jet issue
Skylab 2 astronauts reported a possible emergency when telemetry suggested a third of the four steering rockets leaked. After verification a computer error triggered alarms. Two circuit breakers were knocked out and battery regulators shut down but were later restored. The crew jettisoned a bulky astronomy experiment to free the airlock. Commander Bean criticized Mission Control for overloading the schedule.
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Lewis
Mission Control
Bean
Space Station
Profits rise in second quarter amid mixed results
Strong gains in Bethlehem, National, and steel names contrasted with Jones & Loughlin and Wheeling-Pittsburgh. Analysts warn earnings growth will slow in the remaining 1973 quarters as auto sales and emissions rules loom, with expectations for 1974 declines.
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Bethlehem
National
Jones & Loughlin
Wheeling-Pittsburgh
Wall Street
James Miller
Merrill Lynch
Robert Williams
Argus Research
Williams
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Robert Stovall
Reynolds Securities
Venus Crater Discovery Challenges Views of Surface
Pasadena scientists using radar mapping report Venus has a cratered, Moon like surface with a dozen craters up to 100 miles across in a region the size of Alaska. Meteors likely formed the craters, implying erosion on Venus is slower than once thought and opening the possibility of folded mountains elsewhere.
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Pasadena
Calif
Venus
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Alaska
Moon
Richard A. Goldstein
Steven Saunders
Earth
Howard C. Rumsey Jr
Rumsey
Saunders
Mars
Mariner 10
Watergate Update From Camp David Weekend Pause
President retreats to Camp David as he mulls public response to Watergate. A two week timeline for a presidential statement is suggested. ABA leader Meserve says Atty Gen Richardson will cooperate in studying depoliticizing the Justice Department. NY judge weighs delay in Mitchell and Stans trial set for Sept. 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp David
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Robert W. Meserve
American Bar Association
Elliot L. Richardson
ABA
Justice Department
Meserve
Boston
New York
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
End to Cambodia Bombing Sought by Aug 15
The 151st straight day of U S air attacks in Cambodia aims to back Lon Nol against Communist rebels. Congress pledges to halt by Aug 15, while Nixon warns of dangerous consequences. North Vietnam counters that further bombing cannot save Lon Nol and cites the Paris accord violation.
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U.S
Cambodia
Congress
Nixon
Indochina
Saigon
North Vietnam
United States
Nguyen Thuc Dai
Vietnam
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit Zoo
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Perons
Big George
Vegil Partch
Pop
Om i
Automobile
Haile Life
Call
Gilbert's Insurance Agency
South
Boston Road
Watergate
Crane Tire CO
Callahan Cleaners & Laundry
Watson St
Stokesland
Five Forks
Wooding Ave
Franklin Turnpike
Gould Barker
American National
Maemare
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