Chief Conspirator In Watergate Case Sentenced
A former Nixon campaign official received up to 20 years in prison in the Watergate case and sentencing for another defendant was postponed after he claimed perjury had occurred. James W. McCord Jr. read a bench letter saying his family feared for his life if he spoke fully.
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Washington (Ap
James W. McCord Jr
Democratic Party
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
McCord
Sirica
Dairy Crisis Looms Threatens U.S. Milk Supply
AMPI general manager Dr George L Mehren warned of a drastic dairy shortage and higher prices unless federal dairy policies change He cited low parity prices and increased imports as factors endangering domestic milk and cheese supply amid farm cost pressures.
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John C. Ellenbecker
Minneapolis
AMPI
Wisconsin
Blair
Western Wisconsin Dairies Cooperative
Pure Milk Products Cooperative
Fond du Lac
Mehren
J. Phil Campbell
Nixon
U.S. Tariff Commission
Cost of Living Council
U.S
Jehren
Congress
Labor Department
Chicago
Canada
Mexico
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Senate Overrides Nixon Veto On Rural Water Sewer Funds
The Senate votes 66 22 to require the President to spend 150 million dollars for rural water and sewer projects from last year. An amendment to limit spending to active applications fails as 66 23. Wisconsin Democrats Proxmire and Nelson join the majority.
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Senate
Washington
Nixon
House
Department of Agriculture
White House
Agriculture Department
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Weather outlook: cloudy with showers Friday night and mild
Friday night remains mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and a low near 35. Saturday turns cloudy with rain likely and a high near 52, southeasterly winds 8 to 18 mph increasing to 12 to 25 mph. Sunday stays cloudy and cool with a chance of rain and a low around 32.
Lucey budget proposal blasted by Senate Republicans
Senate Republicans blasted Gov. Patrick Lucey’s budget proposal and vowed to include some of their ideas in the final product. Page 12. Aquinas High School senior forward Joe Topinka earned AP third team honors in the 1972-73 all Wisconsin high school basketball selections. Honorable mentions were Mark Navis of Mauston and Buck Burnstad of Tomah. Page 9.
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Patrick Lucey
Senate
Joe Topinka
Aquinas High School
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Mark Navis
Mauston
Buck Burnstad
Tomah
Housewife Offered Free Calf In Beef Price Study
In Rawlins Wyoming a cattlemen group offered a 500-pound calf to housewife Mrs Robert Claypoole for a meat boycott study. The offer carried conditions to raise it to slaughter weight and process it, while she tests if land and law allow keeping a calf at home. She remained undecided citing yard space and local regulations.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Carbon County Cattleman’s Association
Robert Claypoole
Association
Dick Hiser
Administration Pressures Meat Packers Banks and Rates
The Nixon administration pressures meat packers and banks to moderate interest rates to aid farmers homebuyers and consumers. Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co Chicago cut its planned prime rate increase to 6 percent for top customers while Franklin National Bank New York aims to keep 6 percent. The seven banks had raised to 6.4 percent, and the panel urged a dual rate for large corporations and small businesses.
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Washington
Nixon
Continental Illinois Bank & Trust Co
Chicago
Continental
Franklin National Bank of New York
Franklin
Arthur F. Burns
Burns
Meat Boycott Gains Ground Across Nation in April Push
A week long meat boycott beginning April first gains momentum as Los Angeles housewives spearhead action over high prices. National groups report price drops and reduced beef orders while organizers promise stronger action in April with leaflets and meatless recipes.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Washington
National Association of Food Chains
Western States Meat Packers Association
West Coast
UAW backs weeklong meat boycott amid price protests
United Auto Workers delegates approve a one week meat boycott starting April 1 amid rising meat prices. The measure aims to pressure stores and suppliers as talks with GM, Ford, and Chrysler approach, with broader support from consumer groups and officials nationwide.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
June Donavan
Arline Mathews
Associated Press
Eva Sartwell
Concord
N.H
Dreama Thomas
Grove City
Ohio
Nixon
Nell Weekley
Mayor’s Office of Consumer Affairs
New Orleans
Meldrim Thomson Jr
New Hampshire
New York
Consumer Federation of California
National Consumers United of Chicago
The
Consumer Assembly of Greater
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George F. Mehren
Bureau of Prisons
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Liddy
Bernard L. Barker
Eugenio R. Martinez
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Hunt
James W. McCord
Watergate
CIA
FBI
Ann Landers
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
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