Tornado cleanup contracts awarded in two city zones
AP World briefs report two contracts for tornado debris cleanup in the city. Polk and Walser of Jarrettsville Md. were awarded the east side Main Street job, while Jack H Hawley of Beaumont Tex. won the west side contract. Bids for east side were decided in the morning and west side in the afternoon.
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Cen Pik
Efngineers
Main Street
Polk and Walser
Jarrettsville
Jack H. Hawley
Beaumont
Tex
Burglar Breaks In Eats Beer Spaghetti At Elmira Home
Elmira police report a burglar entered the apartment of Bonnie J. Bobby while she was away.ivery raided the refrigerator consuming beer spaghetti and meatballs and left cucumber salad potato chips. A shower was taken and three dirty towels were left behind.
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Elmira
N.Y
Bonnie J. Bobby
Miss Bobby
Governors meeting opens in Nevada
STATELINE Nev AP The nations governors launched their annual conference with Republicans and Democrats urging President Nixon to hold news conferences on the Watergate scandal. The Nevada gathering at Lake Tahoe focused on federal state fiscal relations and a rule requiring a three fourths majority may doom a Democratic bid to go on record against Nixon policies. Governors Ford Holton Strauss Mandel Evans spoke on press conferences to clarify ambiguities and regain public confidence as Nixon faced Watergate fallout. Attendance was expected from most governors except four.
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Stateline
Nev
Nixon
Lake Tahoe
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Republican Governors Association
Watergate Holton
NBC
Meet the Press
Robert 8. Strauss
Democratic National Committee
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Holton
Strauss
Coffee and Eggs Lead Higher Food Prices in AP Survey
The AP market basket of 15 items in 13 cities shows 35.4 percent price gains from March 1 to June 1, with coffee up in 11 cities and eggs up in 10. Wholesale rises and supply limits under Nixon price ceilings help explain the increases, while some items fell or held steady. Personal prices varied by city, with Boston seeing nearly 20 percent egg hikes and Chicago about 6.8 percent overall.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
London
International Coffee Organization
Brazil
Colombia
Africa
New York City
Boston
Agriculture Department
Miami
Weges
Sul
Gold drives dollar down as investors rush to bullion
The article notes gold’s ascent beyond 120 dollars an ounce, a 25 percent rise in a month, as demand shifts from dollar assets to gold amid inflation. It discusses the dollar’s decline and the belief in gold as financial security, reflecting a shift in investment behavior.
Class Action Suits Grow In Number Across Nation
In New Jersey a class action voided 24 home kit contracts worth about 40 dollars each totaling 6720, while California authorities allow class actions to pursue interest on mortgage tax escrows. The piece notes rising filings, varied court responses, and calls for tighter rules, with experts citing 3500 federal pending class actions and 25000 personal injury suits. It discusses standards, limits, and the debate over consumer remedies and business impact.
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Washington
New Jersey
California
Mark Budnitz
National Consumer Law Center
American College of Trial Lawyers
New York
U.S. Office of Consumer
District of Columbia
Chemical Bank of New York
Senate
Allin Named New Chancellor at Sewanee University
The Rt. Rev. John Maury Allin, Episcopal bishop of Mississippi, is the new chancellor of the University of the South at Sewanee. He succeeds the retired Bishop Girault M. Jones. Trustees also elected six new regents and a chaplain for the school and authorized girl guarding pupils at Sewanee Academy.
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Sewanee
Tenn
John Maury Allin
Mississippi
University of the South
Girault M. Jones
Louisiana
Allin
Sewanee Academy
New role seen for women in Presbyterian church
The Presbyterian Church U S is restructuring to include women at all levels, with Evelyn L Green of Atlanta heading the new Division of National Mission on a six member team. She cites plans to place more women in staff roles, create a Council of Women, and support both leadership hopefuls and traditionalists while preserving women’s circles and community involvement.
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Presbyterian Church
U.S
Evelyn L. Green
Atlanta
Women
Division of
National Mission
General Executive Board
Evelyn Green
Council of Women
Cope
Presbyterian Women
Christian Education
Texas
Oklahoma
Montreal
N.C
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University of Virginia
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Madrid
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Delaware
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Pacific Legal Foundation
California State Chamber of Commerce
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United States
William McChesney Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
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Senate Finance Committee
America
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