8 Per Cent In 1975 Food Prices Below Predictions
Washington AP report notes retail food prices likely rose about 8 percent in 1975, down from earlier 9 percent forecast and well below the 14.5 percent gains of prior years. Beef and pork prices eased in December while farm-retail spreads widened 4.1 percent from October to November, reflecting costs through transport, processing, and selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
J. Dawson Ahalt
Action Line readers seek school lists and pot legality advice
Long reader letters ask where to find lists of vocational schools for boys to avoid dropping out. A question about pot legalization is answered with a joke. The Wildlife Resources Commission clarifies gun laws near roads, noting local acts in Richmond County. A donation appeal and holiday greetings conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Richmond County
D.T. A
Curtis
Wildlife Resources Commission
N.C. General Assembly
American Official Killed By Gunmen In Athens
Greek police tighten protection for American diplomats after the assassination of Richard W. Welch a 46 year old U S career diplomat. A Greek newspaper named six other Americans and ten Russians as CIA and espionage targets and suggested the embassy and U S military mission were covers. Welch and his wife were returning from a Christmas party when he was ambushed and died at a local hospital.
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Athens
Greece
U.S
Richard W. Welch
Jack B. Kubisch
Welch
Kubisch
CLA
Washington
CIA
Roland E. Estes
William S. Lofgren
James MacWalliams
John Palavich
Stephen Winsky
William Bright
Scene Of Snowy Greeting Cards Has Little Christmas Cheer
Ware Massachusetts faces high unemployment with 20 to 25 percent jobless rate. A textile town since the 1890s shows vacant stores and a gutted hotel. The state employment office operates in a former furniture showroom as families cut back on Christmas shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Mass
New England
State Employment Office
Bethlehem at Christmas Under Israeli Rule and Arab Trade
Bethlehem, site of Jesus birth, remains an Arab town under Israeli occupation since 1967. Soldiers man checkpoints as Christians prepare for midnight mass in the Church of the Nativity. Passes and permits regulate entry. traders sell crucifixes and olivewood artifacts amid security concerns and festive lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Jordan
Christ
Palestine
Israel
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Manger Square
America
Europe
Shepherds’ Field
Neglected Girl Gets New Home
NORRISTOWN PA AP three year old Jenny Jones, once neglected and malnourished in a Korean village, arrived in the United States for medical care and a new home with adoptive parents Leah and Ronald Jones of Norristown. Government action and a Senate bill aimed to allow Jenny to stay. Jenny flew into New York on Christmas Eve, after delays over federal adoption quotas and a guardian’s death left her without care in Song Nam.
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Norristown
Jenny Jones
Leah Jones
Jenny
Song Nam
Stars and Sleipes
Associated Press
James Greene
Department of Immigration and Naturalzation
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Jennny
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
Joneses
Enterprise Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule Noted
The Enterprise announces no Thursday edition on Christmas Day following standard practice. Today’s issue released early to grant staff and carriers extra time off.
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Seasons Greetings
North State
Anon
High Point
Amme Byerly
W. Kay
Spaper
Roscoe Erbe
Phoenix
Sree la Crossword
Reeda
Ta Eaeld
Holy Land
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