Food price rise seen as 1975 costs climb
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz and economists warn supermarkets and restaurants will raise prices about 1.5 percent over the next four months. By year end 1975 prices could be 9 percent higher than 1974 due in part to Soviet grain purchases and slow pass-through to retail meat and cereal prices.
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Washington
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
U.S
Soviet Union
Russia
Richard E. Bell
Ahab
Amarillo man finds giant diamond at Crater of Diamonds Park
Murfreesboro Arkansas AP A 62 year old retired Amarillo public school maintenance man found a 16.37 carat frosted diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in two hours on a sunny afternoon Officials say it may be largest ever found by a tourist The Amarillo Starlight is about the size of a small pecan and comes with no state cut Johnson plans to have it appraised and likely sell it He was visiting with family and was surprised by the discovery The mine is a unique site in North America where diamonds occur in natural matrix
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Murfreesboro
Uncle Sam
Johnson
Star of
Arkansas
Amarillo
Lake Greeson
North America
Poultry prices to rise through early autumn say officials
U.S. Agriculture Department outlook says prices and production of poultry eggs turkeys and broiler chickens will continue higher into autumn. Broiler and turkey prices remain near break-even with profitability returning for many in the spring room red meat prices boosted broiler values to highs since 1973. July broiler prices averaged 51 cents per pound in a nine city survey, with a seasonal decline projected later.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Assistant fire chief resigns amid Pine Bluff strike
First Assistant Chief E V Ashcraft, 58, of the Pine Bluff Fire Department resigned after 33 years. His departure, effective Sept 15, comes during a nine day strike by Local 358 IAFF that has stretched city protection thin and increased workloads on supervisory staff.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
E. V. Ashcraft
Pine Bluff
Ashcraft
International Association of Fire
Kissinger Shuttles Mideast Talks From Jerusalem to Egypt
Secretary of State Kissinger kicked off a new peace shuttle with five hours of talks in Jerusalem and moved to Cairo for meetings with Sadat. Israeli and Arab leaders voiced cautious optimism amid demonstrations, signaling a staged approach prioritizing Sinai then Golan Heights and the west bank. Egypt and Israel edge toward a Sinai accord while Syria and Jordan coordinate to influence disengagement terms. The article notes the 1893 invention of the zipper by Whitcomb L. Judson.
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Kissinger
Allen
Sinai
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Syria
Jordan
Egypt
Israel
Hussein
Hafez Assad
Assad
Sinai Desert
Cairo
Golan Heights
West Bank
Jordan River
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Hope Junior High
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Alan Dater
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