Grocery bill rises as prices push up June to July
An Associated Press market basket survey shows July grocery bills higher across 13 cities, with average increases of 3.4 percent from June. Butter eggs and sugar lead price gains, pork chops rise, while all beef frankfurters fall. Nonfood items stay steady and farm price increases accompany the shift in costs.
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Grain sales to Russia lift farm prices in July
U S farmers received 3 percent higher prices for grains and livestock in the month ended July 15, helped by Soviet purchases. Wheat corn and barley led gains while cattle prices fell. overall 6 percent above a year earlier though still below 1974 highs.
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Earl Butz
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Portugal Ousts 13 Security Officers in Crackdown
Thirteen top military security men were removed from their posts in Lisbon on Gen. Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho orders for lack of discipline and political conscience. The army said they were transferred to the chief of staff and did not specify arrests. The move followed the Revolutionary Council handing unlimited power to Carvalho and the formation of a new cabinet.
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Pulp mill proposal divides Walpole community
A $200 million pulp mill plan in Walpole New Hampshire polarizes residents over economy versus environment. Citizens for Walpole oppose the project while supporters cite tax relief and jobs. zoning changes loom as Parsons Whittemore weighs sites in Walpole and nearby Vermont.
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N.H
Austin N. Stevens
Citizens For
Stevens
Parson & Whittemore
Dartmouth College
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Toll hike on Kansas Turnpike rejected by authority
The Kansas Turnpike Authority rejected a report proposing a 15 to 18 percent toll increase. Chairman Jerry Brindle said a smaller rise would be considered after engineers from Toups Wemple advised reviewing the turnpike’s finances following a 12.1 percent revenue fall in 1974. Future talks will ask the firm to tighten its recommendation.
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Jerry Brindle
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Toups-Wemple
McLean
Brindle
Kansas City
Kan
Oklahoma Line
Wichita
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