Price of eggs climbs across regions despite falling production
A Wednesday AP survey shows egg prices rising across numerous areas while production and per capita consumption dip. Regions cite higher costs with notable price jumps from Richmond to Minneapolis and New York, though national averages show a different trend.
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England
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Civil rights debate over voting act divides Republicans
Rep McCulloch denounces the administration bill as a bad bill while noting the 1965 act’s regional limits. Mitchell cites federal remedy, Ford backs the administration yet GOP is deeply split as Congress weighs extending or replacing preclearance and literacy test bans.
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New Jersey Officials Face Grand Jury Probes Over Corruption
Union County District Court Judge Ralph DeVita faces indictment on bribery and obstruction counts linked to organized crime inquiries. Newark Mayor Addonizio resists questions amid federal probes. Essex County officials push to turn county grand jury findings over to federal authorities as investigations widen.
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Lacey
Essex County
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Air Force probes clubs in Thailand bases amid irregularities claims
The Air Force says it has not yet developed enough evidence to prosecute anyone from hearings on club operations. Brig. Gen. Joseph Cappucci leads a special investigations unit with recent unannounced spot checks. Senior NCOs like Sgt. Maj. William C. Wooldridge face pending retirement actions while reviews continue. About 35,000 Air Force personnel serve in Thailand across seven major bases with clubs for NCOs and officers.
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Seamans
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Air Force
J. P. McConnell
Joseph J. Cappucci
Special Investigation Branch
Office of Special Investigations
Formaldehyde Abundant in Interstellar Space Hints Life origin
New York AP reports astronomers find formaldehyde far more plentiful in interstellar space than expected, indicating methane ammonia and water also exist there. Discovery raises possibility that complex biological molecules formed in space before reaching Earth, suggesting life may arise on other planets as well.
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University of Chicago
Buhi
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American Astronomical Society
David Buhl
National ‘Radio Astronomy Observatory
Green Bank
W. Va
Buhl
Lewis E. Snyder
Benjamin Zuckerman
University of Maryland
Patrick Palmer
Milky Way
Galaxies
Bull
Green Bank Observatory
Burhi
Arab and Israeli artillery blaze along two fronts
The report notes artillery duels on the Syrian and Israeli Jordan fronts. UN observers in the Golan Heights area reported a strike on their post and shelter but no casualties. An Israeli spokesman denied knowledge of the hit. Syrian and Israeli forces fought for hours. detachments on the Rafid ceasefire line and near the Suez region saw shelling and air action.
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Israel Curtis
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Drive Slated To Generate Desegregation Backlash
Mississippi Governor John Bell Williams unveils a civil legal strategy to attack school desegregation via a nationwide suit campaign. The plan, directed by State Atty. Gen. Summer, seeks funds from lawmakers or donors and invites civil rights groups to join. The move follows the Supreme Court ruling ending delays to desegregation and aims to pressure Congress to return school control to local authorities.
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Dean Martin II Seeks Divorce After Wives Statement
Hollywood AP reports singer actor Dean Martin's wife Jeanne announced the end of their marriage stating he met someone and asked for a divorce. She hopes the children remain sheltered. they have three children with Martin plus four from a prior marriage.
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Vietnam forces tighten grip as Saigon swelling armed ranks
In Vietnam coastal plains light contact persists with reinforcements. The 173rd Brigade faces threat from the 18th North Vietnamese Regiment and the 2nd Viet Cong Regiment, mainly North Vietnamese regulars. Saigon reports armed forces up by about 88,000 in six months to 1,090,000, aiding a possible third U.S. troop withdrawal. Over six months 60,000 U.S. troops left, 28,000 fewer than Saigon’s reported strength gain. Militia surged, regular army fell by 6,000. Breakdown shows army 374,000 down 6,000. navy 28,000 up 3,000. air force 32,000 up 12,000. marines 11,000 up 2. regional forces 252,000 up 32,000. popular forces 178,000 up. paramilitary 215,000 up 35,000. Thieu says armed forces grow stronger and the U.S. should not be asked to continue fighting.
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Staunton Officer Charged in Burglaries
Staunton police officer Carl E. Rexrode, 21, was charged with larceny and receiving stolen goods tied to county burglaries including a Verona Hardware burglary on Dec 7 and a Nov 96 Eds Gulf Service break in. Rexrode, released on 1000 dollars bond, was dismissed from the department after arrest amid a six month probation. Four Staunton men, Paul Colbert, Roy Sprouse, Charles Gully, and Gary Argenbright, were also arrested on breaking and entering and grand larceny charges. Sprouse and Gully face additional counts.
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Roy W. Sprouse
Charles A. Gully
Gary W. Argenbright
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Kennedy Autopsy Debate Highlights Drowning Theory
The court heard Kopechne motions and autopsy debate as Dinis noted blood on Kopechne clothing and in her nose and mouth while experts said residue aligns with drowning. Testimony questioned Kennedy telecast accounts and police reports, yet no alternate death cause was urged. Kennedy said he would not run for president in 1972 but would seek re election in 1970.
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Needy help evicted families move into barracks
Needy aided three families evicted to barracks on September 8 with more following. Authorities ordered relocation but families refused, saying nowhere else to go. About half rely on welfare. others should, per SDC spokesman. He quoted average family income far below poverty lines and cited a family of five living on about $86 a month.
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SDC
Shakeup at FDA to coordinate environmental health oversight
A new deputy assistant secretary for health will coordinate all environmental control activities at the department following a two month task force study led by Frederic V. Malek. The FDA’s subordination to a new Consumer Protection and Environmental Health Service prompted criticism of morale and funding, while industry and advocates clash over drug and food safety enforcement.
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Frederic V. Malek
Newly
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FDA
Ralph Nader
Weather rips through Casselbery as winds wreck roofs
High winds hit Casselbery snapping trees onto Power lines. Ormord Beach reports several roofs torn off as winds ranging 40 to 300 mph sweep the area. Weather Bureau ties storm to a low pressure system over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Apollo Astronauts Released From Lunar Quarantine
The astronauts Conrad Gordon Bean and others departed quarantine after lunar material tests showed no infection. They began quarantine November 14 after moon walks. arrival and isolation details included medical staff, family communications, and the USS Hornet transport. Eleven others were quarantined on December 1 after exposure to moon material.
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Charles Berry
Donald K. Slayton
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Christopher Kraft
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