Drought Hits Tobacco and Vegetables Across North Carolina
The 22nd day of a dry spell grips North Carolina with April without showers. Cape Fear farmers report damaged early tobacco and vegetables after a sudden freeze and 30 acres may need replanting. South Yadkin River flow sits well below April averages as sporadic thunderstorms offer uneven relief.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Cape Fear
National Weather Service
Raleigh-Durham
U. S. Geological Survey
Hugh Wilder
USGS
South Yadkin
Hoffa Killing Suspects Tied to Mafia and Teamsters
Federal officials in Detroit believe they know who killed former Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa but doubt solid evidence exists for court. Report cites Detroit area figures and New Jersey Mafia ties, with Anthony Provenzano named and Charles O'Brien possibly linked. Authorities say theory is viable but unproven in court.
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Detroit
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Detroit Free Press Today
Justice Department
The
Free Press
New Jersey
Hoffa
Richard Thornburgh
Bloomfield Township
Mich
Washington Bureau
Charles
Chuckie
O’brien
Michigan
O'Brien
Provenzano
Hof
Help with magazine subscription and lodging registration
Reader asks how to contact the Better Business Bureau regarding a Ladies Home Journal subscription and cites a canceled check. Also mentions Chamber of Commerce room registrations for private homes and patient communication concerns at a local hospital, urging respectful, clear medical discussions.
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Better Business Bureau
Joseph J. Kelleher
Publishers Clearing House
Channel Drive
Port Washington
N.Y
WATS
Q. L
Chamber of Commerce
Jamestown
Chamber
J.W
Coffee prices seen rising after frost hits Brazil crop
An AP report notes wholesale coffee prices around 2.09 per pound in the United States as frost in Brazil tightens supply. General Foods and Folger announce wholesale increases. USDA warns retail prices may rise months later. Raw beans trade near $1.25 to $1.30 per pound. roasting losses reduce usable output. World production for 1975 76 is just under 72 million sacks.
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New York
Brazil
Les Hart
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hurt
Hart
General Foods Corp
Folger Coffee Co
Procter & Gamble Co
General Foods
Sugar and Tropical Products
USDA
Foreign Agricultural Service
S. Hart
Clocks Move Forward Sunday Marks Beginning Of Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday with clocks moving forward one hour from 2 a.m. to 2 a.m. DST lasts six months, until Oct. 31, except in Arizona, Hawaii, and parts of Indiana. Congress debates extending DST while House hearings may be delayed.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House Commerce Committee
House Commerce Subcommittee
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Mexican Army Band Trooper Photo by Raul Gomez
Photographer Raul Gomez captured a disciplined Mexican Army Band trooper during the Mexican Olympic Committee ceremony. A pigeon perched on the trooper’s feathered hat gave a light distraction as the official event unfolded in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Raul Gomez
Gomez
Timber Woes Lift Furniture Prices Warns Bassett Chief
Bassett president Robert H Spilman warned at the Southern Furniture Market press conference that a Monongahela National Forest timber harvest ruling limits supply and could trigger a lumber price surge comparable to the 1973 energy crisis. Oak prices have already risen about 30 percent, with broader impacts feared unless Congress restores forest management to the Forest Service.
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Jim Hawkins
Robert H Spilman
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc
Monongahela
Southern Furniture Market Center
Southern Furniture Market
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Spilman
U.S
Monongahela National Forest
W. Virginia
US Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Forest Service
Piedmont North Carolina
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Hickory
Lenoir
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Sampson
Bladen
Robeson
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Salisbury
State
Charlotte
New Jersey Teamsters
Anthony
Tony Pro’ Provenzano
Jimmy Hoffa
Truro
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