May production rise at 11 month low signals cooling boom
May production across factories mines and utilities rose at the slowest pace in 11 months, the government said. The slowdown suggests the boom is losing steam as the Cost of Living Council enforces the 60 day price freeze to curb inflation. The report notes auto output may level off and outlines how regulated prices, including postage, fall under the freeze. A Phase 4 wage price plan is being prepared under John Dunlop with multiple agency officials participating.
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Vietnam cease fire tensions persist with 84 violations claimed
Saigon command reports 84 cease-fire violations by Communist forces in the first halt period from Friday noon to Saturday 6 am while South Vietnamese units continue firing. Officials note no large-scale fighting, with casualties exceeding 60,000 since January 28. Talks between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho continue amid rhetoric and stalled meetings. In Cambodia, fighting and U S air strikes persist as the 4 point plan omits that theater.
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Brezhnev Heads to Washington for Historic Nixon Summit
Moscow reports Brezhnev flies to Washington for a summit with President Nixon to chart Soviet American relations, including arms talks and cultural exchanges. He will stay at Camp David before talks, with no major new treaties expected and side trips ruled out.
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Nixon urges Americans to focus on virtues amid Watergate fallout
President Nixon urged the public not to let the Watergate mistakes of a few obscure virtues of most in politics. He spoke at the dedication of a research center for congressional scholars in Pekin Illinois, near Dirksen’s hometown, and said summit talks with Brezhnev could yield significant agreements with hard bargaining expected. He expressed hope the talks will ease war risks and arms burdens while crowds cheered along his 14 mile motorcade route.
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Skylab crew photograph a massive solar flare explosion
Skylab astronauts captured the sun’s largest solar flare on film, noting the shots as exceptionally significant. Officials decided no second sun shade is needed for Skylab 1. crews plan a space walk next Tuesday to retrieve film from the solar telescope.
Six Appetite Suppressants Added to Controlled Substances List
Washington AP reports the government added six appetite suppressants to the controlled substances list to curb potential abuse. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs announced hearings on two additional prescription diet pills later this month.
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New weight loss drugs moved under tighter federal control
The Federal Register reports a new group of appetite suppressants such as benzphetamine fenfluramine and phendimetrazine are now restricted like amphetamines. Placed in class three under the controlled substances act these drugs require registration and security safeguards for manufacturers wholesalers and all handling personnel.
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Parents Of Young Student Learn Kidney Decision Was Son's Wish
ROANOKE AP It was less than three weeks ago that Phillip Greer Wright a 20 year old student at Virginia Western Community College spoke of death after the death of his girlfriend's father Harold George Moeller 49 a former Salem Rescue Squad captain who campaigned for funds to save Joe Wertz of Salem a boy who died of kidney failure Wright told a neighbor he wished to donate his kidneys to science when he died Last Monday Wright died of a massive brain hemorrhage His parents Mr and Mrs Thomas G Wright of Salem are involved in the case and await word on the kidney decision
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Nixon order rattles farm prices on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago AP The two day drop in farm prices on the Chicago Board of Trade follows President Nixon’s 60 day price controls. Brokers liquidate amid inflation worries while some expect prices to rebound if future export policies clear. Traders cite uncertainty over Congress action and the impact on foreign demand for grain. Julius Mayer notes limited commercial activity as traders wait for government plans.
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Scope Of Two Investigations Related To Political Spying
Washington(AP) The House Judiciary chair and a Cox aide said probes into the Political Espionage scandal may broaden. Vorenberg said written requests are pending and Cox staff may pursue major yet undisclosed lines of inquiry tied to Watergate. Rodino suggested a staff study could probe the Justice Department for possible political influence and related Watergate handling, FBI information sharing with campaigns, wiretapping, and antitrust actions against big business.
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House Panel Opposes Pesticide Exposure Regulations
The Agriculture Committee voted 20 to 5 against the Labor Department plan to limit farmworker exposure to pesticides. Critics warn the rules could economically ruin farmers growing peaches tobacco apples grapes citrus and other fruits. The plan would set field reentry times after pesticide use and was to take effect next Monday, but the date is suspended while a revised plan is prepared by June 25. The panel approved Rep Wilmer Mizell’s proposal to declare the Labor Department See FARM BILL, Page 2-A.
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Weather Summary for Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia shows Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy with likely afternoon and evening thunderstorms in the southwest and a lesser chance in the east. Highs near 90 inland and in the 80s in mountains and near shore. North Carolina partly cloudy through Sunday with morning fog and scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in afternoons and evenings. Lows in the 60s and 70s, highs mostly in the 80s, some low 90s southeast. Downtown log notes 24 hour low 66 and high 89 with .34 inch rain and varying winds.
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