Gas Station Price Ceilings Face Legal and Business Pushback
Gas station owners criticize price ceilings as courts weigh Phase 4 controls. Oklahoma City reports 25 percent shut down citing unprofitable margins while others mark up to 4 cents above legal price. Senators warn of small business closures without relief.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Bud Waich
Oklahoma City
Raymond McDonald
Albuquerque
N.M
Council
John Dunlop
Justice Department
William C. White
Lawton Council Approves Water Billing Amendments and Utilities Actions
City council approves a 20 day due window with a 1.5 late fee and 20 day cutoff after due date for water bills, with hardship extensions up to 60 days subject to finance director review. They also authorize property conveyance corrections and multiple contracts for surveying devices and equipment, plus a Lions Club dance permit.
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Larry Fountaine
McMahon Foundation
Institute of the Great Plains
Institute
AGA Corporation
Sims Industries Inc
Oklahoma Equipment Wes Inc
Jeset Acer Strong
Lions Club
Agnew resignation rumors scrutinized amid pressure
A Maryland probe into Agnew's alleged political corruption drew fresh reports of a possible resignation. Thomson says Agnew resists but pressure on his family and White House signals may push him out. GOP figures like Hugh Scott and John McClory cited. Nixon's stance remains uncertain as Congress weighs the 25th Amendment successor process.
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Thomson
Agnew
Maryland
the Post
Baltimore
Nixon
Post
Senate
Hugh Scott
John McClory
R-Ill
White House Oval Office
White House
Cincinnati
GOP
George Bush
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Air Force analyst dismissed in RIF amid tenure dispute
The Air Force fired an analyst earning 28900 annually on Jan 5 1970 as part of a manpower cutback. The Fire commission found Fitzgerald appointed deputy for management systems without tenure and that only his position was abolished among 80 offices. The ruling stressed personnel action must be nonpersonal and based on justified business reasons.
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Air Force
Fitzgerald
Stainman
Alabama pasture acreage and brood cows rise unevenly
Total pasture acreage in Alabama has grown by about 100000 acres since 1960, while the number of brood cows has increased by nearly 250000, indicating a shift in livestock density and land use.
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Alabama
Mississippi capture ends search for Bomb-Slayer Brinlee
Brinlee, long sought after in connection with a fatal Bristow schoolteacher bombing, was arrested in Biloxi Mississippi on a federal warrant for interstate flight. Oklahoma officials expect extradition while Mississippi hearings will verify identity.
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Brinlee
Mississippi
Oklahoma
U. S
Biloxi
Muskogee
Okla
FBI
U.S
Dist
Don Roberts
McAlester
State
Roberts
David Hall
Ernor
Rex Brinlee Jr
Tulsa
Tommy D. Frasier
Bristow, Okla
Frasier
State Penitentiary
Liquid supplements may cut dairy ration protein costs
If used correctly liquid supplements can reduce protein costs in dairy rations by improving efficiency and potentially lowering feed expenses.
Bushbaby Galago: Small nocturnal forest dweller of Africa
A bushbaby or galago is a small, gray forest dweller from Africa with large eyes and a long tail. It lives in trees, is nocturnal, feeds on fruits and insects, and typically bears one young. Some species may have twins. they are kept in zoos for conservation, though extinction threats exist.
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South Africa
Voluntary labeling plan aims to end meat cut confusion
Washington AP reports a voluntary labeling plan for meat cuts aims to reveal origin parts of animals for products labeled His and Her steak and Yankee pot roast. The plan, blessed by government and unveiled by the National Live stock and Meat Board, follows complaints about confusing names such as deli roast versus top round in New Jersey where prices vary by store.
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Washington
National Livestock and Meat Board
New Jersey
Consumers Union
Food and Drug Administration
A&p
Kroger
Safeway
London
Cost of Living Council
Minnesota
Oregon
Agriculture Department
Don Paarltberg
Chrysler UAW reach 14 hour overtime cap and retirement pact
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers announce a tentative three year contract ending a major 1973 strike. The deal limits overtime to 14 hours weekly, bans more than nine hours in a day or six days a week, and adds a 30 year retirement with raised pensions. Wage hikes, parity with Canada, extra holiday, and safer plants are included.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
John Henderson
Mack Avenue
Watergate Aides to Face Questioning in Probe Hearings
President Nixon aides Ehrlichman and Dean Jr along with Buchanan and Weicker are slated for subpoenas to appear next week as the committee examines political investigations and campaign practices. Segretti plans to plead guilty and cooperate. The Food Safety and Lead levels in evaporated milk also face scrutiny as the FDA reports safe brands amid higher consumer concerns.
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Ervin
Nixon
Donald H. Segretti
Segretti
Weicker
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Consumers Union
A&p
Borden Silver Cow
Carnation
Food Fair
Grand Union
FDA
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Charles H. Percy
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Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Federal Power Commission
Haskell P. Wald
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Wald
Commission
John A. Love
House Public Health Subcommittee
Environmental Protection Agency
Russell E. Train
Charles Beller
Lawton Industrial Foundation
Great Plains Area Vocational Technical School
City of
North Texas - Wilbert Vault Corporation
Lawton
House of
Congress
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National Bank
BERRY
NEA
Ine Kingn
Henry
Woodcock
David H. Stroud
Watergate
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean
Ragan
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Aid
Buchanan
Ou Coor
Pursley
Dearborn
Gibson Pharmacy
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