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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1975
Page
4
Prices farmers receive rose 5 percent from April 15 to May 15 led by cattle hogs cotton apples and calves while wheat and soybeans softened the gain. May 15 farm price index up 2 percent from a year earlier and farmers pay costs rose 11 percent.
Washington AP reports a House vote to override President Ford's veto of a 5.3 billion emergency employment bill is tentatively set for next week. Mahon argues the measure accelerates needed government projects, while Ford warns it would inflate deficits and delay real growth. Congressional action resumes after recess with supporters urging override.
Dorman Baird of Gadsden Alabama won 600000 in a U S District Court suit against Day Zimmerman Inc Texarkana operators of the Lone Star Arsenal for loss of his left leg in September 1969 when a 105 millimeter howitzer shell exploded prematurely at Chou Lai. Baird testified the shell casing defect caused the blast as another soldier died.
At Ft Irwin Road Barstow two other soldiers were injured when their 24-ton Army truck overturned. The deceased was Theodore Curtis, 22, of Oceanside. Local authorities said the incident occurred Friday.
President Ford's advisers report unemployment will stay around 8.7 to 9 percent through 1975 with a late fall improvement. Inflation is steadier, output is forecast to rise in late 1975, and the administration keeps a $60 billion deficit cap while warning against more stimulus spending.
SAN DIEGO reports that hundreds of wild rabbits at Miramar College keep the campus lawns manicured without mowing or fertilizer. Fred Ruane, the night custodian, says rabbits arrive around 4 30 p m in large groups and work through the night, disappearing at daybreak. The chancellor’s report says the rabbits provide cost savings and maintain a golf course like appearance.
Redding report says part time trucker Tom Clough who earned five months driving last year may frame his $4 income tax rebate check because cashing it costs him $3. He lacks a bank account and would travel 100 miles roundtrip to cash at a relative’s Weaverville bank, making framing a tempting option.
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