Banks Raise Rates to 8.75 Across Major Banks
The prime lending rate was raised to 8.75 percent by several large banks led by First National City Bank of New York. Other movers included Bankers Trust Marine Midland and Philadelphia institutions First Pennsylvania Philadelphia National and Girard. Economic data showed mixed signals with productivity slipping while leading indicators rose. Inflation risk grows if productivity softens further.
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Washington Post
Washington
Labor Department
Commerce Department
New York
First National City Bank
Bankers Trust and
Marine Midland
First Pennsylvania
Philadelphia National and
Girard
Philadelphia
DNR Orders Rebuild Clinton Street Causeway in Catgut Slough
The Wisconsin DNR orders La Crosse County to submit reconstruction plans by Jan 1 and to begin by June 1 1974 with completion by Dec 31 1974. The action follows 1952 53 deposits on Catgut Slough bed and prior lack of PSC permits, citing public rights to navigable water and water flow.
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
DNR
la Crosse County
Clinton Street
Catgut
la Crosse
French Island
Richmond Bay
Public Service Commission
PSC
Thomas Frangos
DNR Environmental Protection Division
Arson Suspected In Onalaska Lumber Fire
In Onalaska Wisconsin a fire at Erickson Hardwoods destroyed 100000 feet of red oak lumber and a shed contents including a forklift planer and motors. A state fire marshal investigates after a gasoline can was found. loss estimated at least 150000 dollars.
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Erickson
Onalaska
Wis
Erickson Hardwoods, Inc
Paul Skogen
Eau Claire
Skogen
Highway 53
Lyle Nelson
Nelson
Erickson Hardwoods
Skylab 2 Spacemen Start 59 Day Orbit Mission
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma launched from Cape Kennedy aboard Saturn 1B to begin a 59 day orbital stay aboard the Skylab space station. They aim to study the sun stars earth and man and to test the effects of prolonged spaceflight. The crew will link up with the unmanned lab later and may perform the sunshade replacement via a space walk.
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Skylab
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Earth
Conrad
Court Delays Bombing Halt in Cambodia Case
A three judge U S appeals panel stayed a lower court order halting bombing in Cambodia for now and set August 13 for arguments in the constitutional challenge. The stay maintains U S air raids pending further court action as Congress has halted funding and an agreement with President Nixon sets a stop date of August 15 unless renewed.
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Los Angeles Times
New York
Federal Court of Appeals
U.S
Cambodia
Orrin G. Judd
Judd
Appeals Court
Wilfred Feinberg
Congress
Nixon
Skylab 2 mission overview and crew details
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Here are the key facts on Skylab 2 mission to be launched today Astronauts Navy Capt Alan L Bean 41 Dr Owen K Garriott 42 Marine Maj Jack R Lousma 37 Purpose linkup with orbiting Skylab for 59 days in space Experiments medical earth resources astronomy solar physics materials processing Skylab size 118 feet long main living area cylinder 21.6 feet diameter space 13 398 cubic feet Total weight over 190 000 pounds Orbital path 270 miles high passes over 75 percent of the world s land mass between 50 north and 50 south latitude
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Nixon Privilege Claim Rejected in First Court Test
U S District Judge William B Jones ordered the government to produce 67 dairy industry memos and a 1971 Agriculture Department decision for in chambers review despite White House opposition. Justice Department argued privilege could cover even an outline, but the judge pressed for production by Aug 6 to determine the papers.
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Washington Post
Washington
Nixon
U.S
William B. Jones
Chambers
Agriculture Department
Justice Department
Jones
White House
Leonard Garment
Irwin Goldbloom
Goldbloom
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen, Inc
Country Miss Deal Not Final Yet Cordes Says
Country Miss Inc plans to buy La Crosse Garment Co. North Side plant at 513 Gillette St. but no signed agreement exists. Negotiations yielded an agreement in principle but key La Crosse principals did not sign, with a rewritten draft expected to align terms within 30 days.
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Country Miss, Inc
New York City
la Crosse Garment Co
North Side
Gillette St
Michael Cordes
la Crosse
Garment Co
la Crosse Tribune
Cordes
The
Tribune
Miss Buys Garment Co. Plant
Weekend Weather Outlook Clear and Cooler Night
Clearing and a bit cooler Saturday night with a low in the mid 50s. Fair and a touch warmer Sunday with highs in the upper 70s. Light variable winds continue as partly cloudy and cool conditions persist.
Rev Hiram Frakes Hurt En Route To Crusade In La Crosse
The 85 year old Methodist missionary Rev Hiram Frakes, famed for uniting Kentucky mountain communities, lies hospitalized in La Crosse after an injury suffered while traveling to a Billy Graham crusade. Day to day price gyrations unsettle global financial leaders. River Falls opens title bid in Stars of Tomorrow 12 and under tourney with 31 teams in second round action on Saturday.
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Hiram Frakes
Kentucky
la Crosse
Billy Graham
River Falls
Stars of Tomorrow
Ehrlichman Presses Campaign Tactics Beyond Issues
Ehrlichman told the Senate Watergate committee that campaigns may cite drinking problems sexual habits and domestic matters. He defended controversial White House hires and disputed John Dean’s testimony while confirming Nixon’s views on executive privilege and the cover up.
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Washington
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Congress
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Ehrlichman
United States
Weicker
White House
John W. Deanei
Dean
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
John Dean
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