Plastic spools replace whalebone in thread making
Our Daily Bread notes spools are shifting from whalebone to lighter plastic to stabilize thread prices and conserve wood. A Wisconsin home economist calls it good news though some doubt forests will be safe unless toothpick makers curb use. The piece ends with a playful Wayne- Virginia News-Virginian query about using a plastic spool for a Halloween window rattler.
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Alex
Washburn
University of Wisconsin
Waynesboro
Virginian
Fight over farm subsidy ceiling moves to $20,000 cap
Backers of a House bid to cut the farm subsidy limit from $55,000 per crop push for a $20,000 cap. Rep. Silvio Conte leads the effort with support from GOP leaders and major groups. debate on the three year farm bill could decide the measure next week. The White House backs $55,000, while allies warn the lower cap could risk passage.
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Robert A. Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
Silvio 0. Conte
Rmass
Conte
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Afl-Cio
Americans For Democratic Action
Urban Coalition
Action Council
House Agriculture Committee
J. G. Boswell Co
Corcoran
Calif
Paul Findley
R-Iil
Clifford Hardin
White House
Treasury bars broad library record searches
Washington AP report says Treasury agents may not conduct sweeping searches of library records but can check if a suspect has a police record. The policy was announced by Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy after disclosures agents visited libraries in four cities to see who checked books about explosives.
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Washington
Treasuy
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Wholesale Price Rise Surprises Economists in July
NEW YORK AP The wholesale price index jumped 6 percent at an annual rate in July shocking investors and challenging the administration’s optimism. Officials had linked a hopeful trend to lower increases after two slow months, but the surge may filter into retail prices weeks later. Some experts, like George Stigler, doubt the government WPI accuracy, arguing widespread price cuts aren’t reflected in official figures.
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New York
Labor Department
George Stigler
University of Chicago
James Kindahl
University of Massachusetts
Stigler
Faulkner County Singing Convention 92nd Session
In Greenbrier Ark the 92nd Faulkner County Singing Convention holds a Sunday session at a small church. James Lawrie presides while J W McGinty describes the tuning issues of pianos and guitars. More than 200 delegates fill the pews as Stratton sisters lead a lively set amid heat and casual church life.
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Clyde Dent
Democrat Greenbrier
Ark
Little Methodist Church
Serosa Arkansas
Hughes - General Merchandise
Missionary Baptist Church
Enders
Faulkner County
James Lawrie
Greenbrier
J. W. McGinty
McGinty
Cecil Glenn
Lawrie
Stamps-Baxter
Aitose
Stratton Sisters
Walter Raleigh
Heber Springs High School
Faulkner
Lonoke
Pulaski
White
Antioch Community Church
Beebe
Motel Noble Will Close to Public
Jonesboro Arkansas reports that the four story Hotel Noble operating since 1691 will stop accepting guests today after the city council condemned it on July 20 at the request of City Inspector J E Martz and Fire Chief Fred Rorex.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Noble
J. E. Martz
Fred Rorex
Nixon Price Limit Power Debate Hits Senate Roadblock
The House sent to the Senate a Defense Production Act provision granting President Nixon authority to cap wages prices rents and interest rates for nine months. Democrats see it as a tool for negotiation while Republicans view it as an election tactic. The act authorizes a cost accounting board to set defense contractor cost standards.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Lead Gas Tax Aims to Cut Pollution and Fund Government
The Nixon administration proposes a $1.6 billion tax on lead additives in gasoline to curb air pollution and raise funds. The plan, part of three revenue measures, would push faster gift and estate tax payments and delay excise tax cuts. Kennedy calls the tax vital to shift to lower lead content fuels.
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James Phillips
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
New York City
Los Angeles
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Retrial Set in Robert Pruitt Case
Circuit Judge Russell C. Roberts set August 11 as the retrial date for Robert L. Pruitt 31 of Phoenix on four counts of embezzling funds from State College of Arkansas.
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Conway
Ark
Russell C. Roberts
Robert L. Pruitt
Phoenix
Ariz
State College of Arkansas
Star Writer Remembers Two Weeks in Land of Dreams Hawaii
Star Feature writer Mary Anita Laster recalls a two week sojourn in Hawaii for the 1970 National Convention of the Business and Professional Women Clubs in Honolulu. She notes Hawaii as a remote land with a rich history, Twain’s hawaiian impressions, and the popularity of the muumuu among convention attendees, including commentary by Liz Carpenter. About 3,200 women at the convention bought 15,000 muumuus.
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Hawaii
Mary Anita Laseter
Atar
Honolulu
Captain Cook
Mark Twain
Sacramento
California
Twain
M.R Twain
Dorthy Lamour
Liz Carpenter
White House
Women’s Liberation Movement
Pipeline Committe Reorganizes In Alaska Oil Project
Eight TAPS members aim to end the consensus stalemate by creating Aleyska Oil Pipeline Service Co. to manage the Alaska pipeline project. Agreement among three principal members reached. five minority shareholders to approve. Final announcement possible by Saturday.
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Jean Heller
Associated Press
Washington
Alaska
Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
TAPS
Valdez
Aleyska Oil Pipeline Service Co
May Confine ABM Spending to Research
Senator foes of Nixon's Safeguard antimissile system urge restricting ABM outlays to research and development to save hundreds of millions now and billions later. They support completing phase one while warning against relying on unproven tech, arguing SALT talks hinge on weapons capacity and potential radiation hazards.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Senate
Nixon
John Stennis
Dmiss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Soviet Union
Ground Water Management Viewed By Conference Leaders
George W. McClesky of Lubbock Texas urged the Southern Water Resources conference in Hot Springs to limit withdrawals to a safe yield and shield aquifers from salt water and pollution, while Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller called for balancing ground and surface water through greater interchanges.
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Hot Springs
Ark
George W. McClesky
Lubbock, Tex
Southern Water Resources Conference
McClesky
Winthrop Rockefeller
County Cited for Too Low Assessment
Hempstead and three other counties are cited for too low a property assessment average by the State Assessment Co-ordination Division. Hempstead stands at 17.44 percent, with Pike 17.19, Carroll 17.34, and Cross 15.92. If not corrected, the counties face reduced state aid, as assessors shift tax burden to municipalities.
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Hempstead
Hope
Joe T. Burlingame
Pike
Carroll
Cross
Burlingame
Man Dies of Head Injuries Near Harrisburg
Coy Recel Tackling Tarkington, 23, of Trumann, died from head injuries after a night drive with his sister and brother in law. He allegedly tried to jump from a car near the Harrisburg city limits as his wife remained in the hospital. Police ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause.
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Harrisburg
Ark
Coy Recel Tacking
Trumann
Arkansas
Here
Ree Poeran
Tarkington
Coraleen Trammell
Kunstler Seeks Appeal Over Wiretap Conspiracy Trial
Chicago AP William M Kunstler says a motion was filed in the 7th Circuit asking to reverse convictions and contempt rulings for seven defendants in the Chicago riot conspiracy case. He alleges government wiretaps recorded conversations involving Bobby Seale and attorney Charles Garry while Seale was jailed.
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Chicago
William M. Kunstler
Kunstler
Bobby G. Seale
Black Panther Party
Charles R. Garry
Seale
Cook County
U.S. 7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Sealey
Agen
Leonard L Weinglaas
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
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