Price Commission tackles rising food prices including meat
The Price Commission opens discussions on controls to curb meat and food price increases with options under review and action possible within two to three weeks. Officials caution against broad measures like price freezes or rationing, aiming to preserve market function while addressing inflation.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
the Price Commission
Gold Rumors Roil Markets Amid Dollar Backing Doubts
Report outlines rumors of a possible high level secret U.S. Russia gold price pact and a Treasury shakeup. It notes gold’s allure and uses as currency backing, the end of dollar convertibility, and questions whether Russia or South Africa want to retain backing while speculation swirls around Nixon Brezhnev ties and Connally’s resignation.
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New York
Russia
United States
Treasury Department
South Africa
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Treasury
John B. Connally
Swine tattoo plan for market identification program
The Agriculture Department outlines a tattoo and numbering system for slaughter swine to identify herds and trace outbreaks of brucellosis, tuberculosis, and hog cholera. The six character code, three letters and three numbers, will be applied to the shoulder and last four months, with readability improved on slaughter.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Camp Pow Wow gains support from community groups
The fifth annual Camp Pow Wow, a day camp for the retarded, was sponsored by the Hempstead County Association for Retarded Children at Fair Park during the week of June Sth. Camp offered arts and crafts, nature study, music, physical activity, and storytelling for campers aged four to 25, with daily swimming and occasional water therapy. Lunches were donated by local groups and businesses, including Hope Junior Auxiliary, WSCS of First United Methodist Church, Hope Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Village Rexall Pharmacy, and Deanna Drug. Transportation for 17 of 30 campers was provided by the Southwest Arkansas Development Council, using a bus funded with gas.
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Hempstead
Council of Garden Clubs
Hope Junior Auxiliary
WSCS
First United Methodist Church
Hope Coca- Cola Bottling Company
Village Rexall Parmacy
Deanna Drug
Southwest
Court overturns marijuana conviction amid sting by female agent
In a 3-0 ruling the First District Court of Appeal voided the marijuana charge and one year jail term for Tom Spencer of St. Augustine. The decision followed testimony about Shapely beverage agent Shirley Thompson who posed as bar pickup to lure men into smoking cannabis.
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Tom Spencer
St. Augustine
Spencer
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Whitey Ford
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Hope, Ark
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