26 Jul 1972
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1972
Page
1
The Agriculture Department reports a 0.9 percent June rise in the typical family food basket to a record 1299 dollars, driven by beef and hog price jumps. Farm values hit a record 528 dollars while the spread between farm and retail prices narrowed, signaling higher retail costs despite margin reductions.
Virginia Attorney General Andrew Miller reports a 13 percent drop in highway condemnation cases over the past year as streamlining cuts delays. He has reduced outside firms from 107 to 45 and banned legislature members from handling highway work or owning financial interests in firms that do. The remarks came at a conference with private condemnation attorneys.
Henry Coleman Columbia College dean was shot five times by Elridge McKinney a suspended junior who had been refused readmission for poor grades. Coleman 45 in St. Luke's Hospital in good condition. McKinney, 20 of Chicago, sought readmission earlier that day.
Prime Minister Golda Meir urged President Anwar Sadat to meet as equals to seek peace, saying Israel must move beyond deadlock and not freeze cease-fire lines. Abba Eban called it a serious peace initiative amid Cairo’s claims of U.S. bias hindering a solution, while the ASU urged Arab mobilization for liberation of occupied lands.
The People's party starts its five day national convention in Lou is with caucuses for women blacks homosexuals and Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Delegates from about 40 states plan to pick presidential and vice presidential candidates with Benjamin Spock and Julius Hobson as placeholders to secure ballot access. Some regional members back George McGovern while others oppose him, fueling anticipated debates as workshops cover tenants unions free clinics and food programs.
Acting FBI Chief L Patrick Gray defended opening the agency to women amid talk of criticism as the first female agent could be killed or wounded in the line of duty. He noted 11 women passed initial tests and 25 to 30 applied, with women expected to serve as full special agents.
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