Inflation Reminder From Wholesale Gain Sparks Ford Outlook
Washington economists say the 1.2 percent July wholesale price rise signals inflation remains a problem but not a new surge. They cite a 14.4 percent annual rate for wholesale prices and a prior 9.6 percent jump in the June consumer index, with basic inflation around six percent expected to ease later. Meany and Goldfinger doubt the outlook, urging policy focus beyond current rhetoric.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Treasury Department
Edgar R. Fiedler
Hoffa Foster Son Target of FBI Suspension Gossip
DETROIT AP Hoffa’s foster son Charles O’Brien emerged as a focus as the FBI questioned him about Hoffa’s July disappearance. Sources say he may have been in the vicinity of the Machus Red Fox restaurant and was asked to take a lie detector test. Hoffa’s family holds out hope for his return.
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Detroit
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
International Union
Hoffa
Charles
Chuckie
O’brien
FBI
James P. Hoffa
Red Fox
West Memphis
Ark
James Burdick
Burdick
Nixon quietly adjusting to post presidency life in California
One year after resigning over Watergate Nixon remains reclusive in San Clemente. He works on his memoirs and maintains a private routine while a public interest lingers from his departure. Locals note his cautious privacy as tourists visit the coast and the estate.
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San Clemente
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
America
California
Emil Radics
San Clemente Chamber of Commerce
Three Lawrence youths injured in county road crash
Rodney D. Hardister 15 suffered a possible concussion and was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition after a car driven by him lost control on county road 1039 near Banning Corner. Passengers Jay Alan Livingston 13 and Mark Steven Hill 16 received minor injuries and were released.
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Lawrence
Banning Corner
Rodney D. Hardister
N.H
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jay Alan Livingston
Mark Steven Hill
Rodney
O.H. Hardister
Groundbreaking date set for LMH expansion work
Lawrence Memorial Hospital schedules groundbreaking for Aug 29 as part of an 200 bed expansion financed by a $12.655 million bond issue and HEW loan. A $600,000 HEW grant assists funding while bonds, insurance, and change orders are arranged for the project proceeding toward a Sept closing.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Don Lenz
Lawrence
Lanz
HEW
Fidelity
Case
Landreth, McGrew and Johnson
Parched soil triggers water line breaks in Topeka
Dry conditions strain Lawrence water dept with higher pumping and more leaks. In July the city logged 17 leaks linked to dry soil as utilities director Erv Hodges notes most breaks involved small 2 to 4 inch lines. A major main burst damaged downtown streets, while gas pipes remain unaffected due to deeper burial per VP Bill Salome.
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Emerson Construction Co
Eighth
Massachusetts
Lawrence Utilities
Erv Hodges
South Lawrence
Lawrence Water Department
Water Department
Erv. Hodges
Hodges
Topeka
Kansas Public Service Gas Co
Bill Salome
KU division taps Morrissey as research chief
Robert Morrissey was named director of research and development for the Kansas University Division of Continuing Education. He comes from SUNY Oneonta as associate dean for research and has held roles at the University of Oklahoma and South Dakota Commission on Higher Education Facilities. He was honored as one of Ten Outstanding Young Men of America in 1967 and 1970 and received the Civilian Outstanding Achievement Award in Education from the Strategic Air Command commander.
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Robert Morrissey
Kansas University Division of
T. Howard Walker
Morrissey
State University of New York College
Oneonta
University of Oklahoma
South Dakota Commission On Higher Education
U.S. Jaycees
Strategic Air Command
Longshoremen End Grain Loading Walkout in Beaumont
Longshoremen resume loading a Yugoslavian freighter Banija with American wheat at the Beaumont port after an overnight protest over grain sales to the Soviet Union. ILA Local 1610 and 325 members paused work citing a misunderstanding about Soviet deals and potential U S economic impact. The ship will sail once loading is complete.
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Meany
Earl L. Butz
Continental
Union
Banija
ILA
Gill
International Longshoreman’s Association
Russia
Soviet Union
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Perry
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Young Hoffa
Miami
Herb Klein
Baruch Korff
White House
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Kentucky
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