Farm Prices Steadied With Mixed Shifts
The Agriculture Department reports farm price levels held steady for the month ending August 15 as declines in cattle potatoes and tomatoes balanced by gains in wheat milk hogs corn soybeans eggs and cotton. Ford denies talking about Amway FTC complaint with Grand Rapids friends. A New Orleans evangelist plans a Labor Day prayer crusade for Hoffa’s safe return.
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Butz backs lifting domestic oil price controls
Secretary Earl Butz says removing oil price controls aids farmers in the long run by increasing gas and propane availability for drying and easing nitrogen fertilizer shortages, since fertilizer production relies on natural gas. He notes distribution remains unfair if gas supplies are tight.
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Food stamp enrollment slides to 19.1 million in July
UPI reports that July enrollment in the federal food stamp program fell to 19.1 million, a drop of 100,000 and the lowest since February. The Agriculture Department cut its projected total cost for the year to 5805 billion, about 890 million higher than 1974-75 spending but roughly 1 billion less than Ford’s earlier estimate to Congress.
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Lawmakers challenge plan to pass fuel costs to flyers
Reps. John D. Dingell and John E Moss argue the administration proposal allowing airlines to automatically pass higher fuel costs to passengers is illegal. They filed a formal reply with the Civil Aeronautics Board amid a joint petition from DOT, FEA, and the Council on Wage and Price Stability for a new fare system tied to fuel pace changes. The Ford administration favors a temporary procedure until jet fuel costs stabilize.
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City Deficit Reaches 3.3 Billion Amid NYC Budget Fight
New York officials and financial experts converge after weeks of budget dispute to confirm a 3.3 billion deficit for the city. Big MAC leaders and Mayor Beame, Governor Carey, and state officials hold a three hour session as Felix Rohatyn calls the figure shocking and near default level.
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Ford Limits Pay Hikes For Officials And Workers
President Ford capped pay raises at 5 percent for Congress judges cabinet officers the Vice President and about 5 million federal white collar workers after rejecting the Civil Service Commission 8.66 percent recommendation. Labor leaders condemned the decision calling it unconscionable and unfair while Ford cited a cost of more than 49.7 million dollars.
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Execs Drink More Than Workers, UK Doctor Says
Dr Julius Merry of West Park Hospital reported to the British Association for the Advancement of Science that excessive drinking is far more common among professionals than the working class. He noted cirrhosis of the liver linked to heavy drinking is 22 times higher among company directors than average adults.
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Timor Civil War Fighting Dims After Talks
Indonesia and Portugal agree on effective measures to end the Timor civil war as fighting subsides in the interior of Dili. The Macao spokesman calls the situation chaotic while a mercy ship with 732 refugees arrives in Darwin. A Jakarta statement says officials will settle Timor's problems and restore peace.
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Basque Cop Killers Sentenced to Death in Spain
A military court in Spain sentenced Antonio Garmendia and Angel Otaegui to death for the premeditated murder of policeman Gregorio Posadas in Azpeitia. The case drew human rights observers amid nationwide anti terrorism actions and spurred protests and strikes in Europe.
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Angolan Factions Agree To Cease-Fire Proposal
In Lisbon, representatives of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola announced principles for an immediate cease-fire and prisoner exchange. The talks, aided by Portugal’s decolonization commission, sought to curb civil strife ahead of Angola’s November 11 independence.
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