Faltering Farm Bill Pulled Off Floor By Backers
Washington AP report says a battered farm bill bound for a veto was pulled off the House floor by backers seeking changes before reintroduction Monday. Chairman Poage notes possible lifespan cuts from four years to two or even one year as debates continue. If not revived, the 1970 Agriculture Act would lapse December 31 and programs revert to old permanent laws drawing heavy criticism.
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Washington
Agriculture Committee
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
House
Food price rise eyed under Phase 4 anti inflation plan
A spokesman for food chains predicts up to 15 percent increases on fresh produce and certain foods under the administration Phase 4 program. Clarence G. Adams cautions lawmakers amid House debate over farm subsidy reforms and target price concepts potentially affecting millions.
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Washington
Clarence G. Adams
National Association of Food Chains
House
Stock markets fall on Nixon illness and Phase 4 timing
New York trading was broadly lower as analysts cited investor indecision over President Nixon's illness and its potential influence on the timing of the Phase 4 announcement.
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New York
Nixon
Packing Firm Resumes Hog Purchases In Ohio
The Ohio Packing Co. in Columbus resumed buying live hogs on Thursday. A company spokesman said the move responds to anticipated changes in federal price regulations.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Packing Co
Nixon Hospitalized With Pneumonia At Bethesda
President Nixon remains at Bethesda Naval Hospital with viral pneumonia and chest discomfort. White House spokesman Ziegler said he had a restless night, a high fever, and would stay about a week while doctors monitor him and he continues light work from the hospital.
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Washington
Nixon
Bethesda Naval Hospital
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Maryland
Walter R. Tkach
Air Force
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Tkach
Campora Resigns to Clear Path for Peron Return
President Hector Campora and Vice President Vicente Solano Limas quit to enable elections likely to reinstall Juan D. Peron. Their resignations, signed at the Pink House, awaited approval by Congress as Peron’s allies plan a 40 day transition and a Balbín–Perón coalition outcome.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hector J. Campora
Juan D. Peron
Campora
Vicente Solano Limas
Congress
Peron
Peronism
Ricardo Balxin
Radical Civic Union
Raul Lastiri
Chamber of Deputies
Jose Lopez Rega
Watergate Papers Question Unsettled by Nixon Subpoena Fight
Senate Watergate Committee chair Sam Ervin predicts a vote to subpoena White House documents if Nixon refuses to release them. Nixon plans a meeting with Ervin but won’t back down on withholding papers. The dispute follows battles over $1.3 million in security installations at Nixon residences.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Nixon- Ervin
Bethesda Naval Hospital
General Services Administration
Baker campaign finances eyed in investigation
Sen Howard Baker Jr central to a Watergate era probe after raising 185000 from undisclosed sources. The schedule allowed anonymous funds before required disclosure. Baker says there is no conflict with the investigation and Branson asserts full compliance while names may be released soon.
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Washington
Howard H. Baker Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Tennessee Republican
Baker
Watergate Committee
J. Hugh Branson
Nixon denial and Watergate testimony headline shift
Richard A. Moore testified that until March 19 he viewed the Watergate raid as an unauthorized adventure and not directed by official or campaign entities. He said he did not believe Nixon knew of a cover-up, while John Mitchell and John Dean gave differing accounts amid Senate pressure and Nixon’s hospitalization for viral pneumonia.
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Washington
Richard A. Moore
James Bond
Moore
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
White House
Bethesda Naval Hospital
John W. Dean III
la Costa
Calif
Dean
New York
Watergate
Laurelville Firemen Plan Annual Festival
The Laurelville Firemen host a week long Old-Time Festival from Tuesday to Saturday with daily attractions including a 5 p.m. fish fry, old fire truck rides, bingo and free entertainment. Highlights feature Tuesday church sing along, Wednesday Little King contest, Thursday Miss Laurelville’s court, Friday country music, Saturday tractor pull parade concert and hog calling contest.
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Laurelville
Ball Field
Ohio
Ed Merriman
Adelphi Community Band
Ball Park
Eveland
Ada Steele
Foodtown
Ohio Lawmakers Pace Major Pay Hike and Edits
Ohio lawmakers advanced several broad measures before weekend recess including a pay raise plan lifting governor and official salaries from 14000 to 17500, and a campaign spending bill loosening limits while population safeguards. The Senate backed equal pay for equal work, a state lottery funding scheme, and eminent domain reforms for slum rehabilitation with two thirds municipal approval. A handgun registration bill died in committee for the third straight session, while parochial school aid and Vietnam veterans bonus funding faced ongoing talks and possible ballot timing.
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House Judiciary Committee
House
Ohio
Senate
Guage
House Finance Committee
Vernal G. Riffe
D-89
New Boston
Local Government and Urban Affairs Committee
Thomas Fries
Dayton
Judiciary Committee
Paul R. Matia
Westlake
Ronald M. Mottl
Parma
Ohio Power Talks Pushed
A federal mediator will convene the first of two sessions next week to negotiate between Ohio Power Co. officials and striking power plant workers. The July 20 meeting in Steubenville involves Ohio Power and Utility Workers of America negotiators. a second session is set for July 23 with union reps from Canton Coshocton Tiffin and Lima areas. Supervisors have staffed plants in Ohio and West Virginia since the strike began last month. The IBEW is also on strike, but no meetings with them are planned.
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Canton, Ohio
Ohio Power Co
Steubenville
Ohio Power
Utility Workers of America
Canton
Coshocton
Tiffin
Lima
Ohio
West Virginia
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
Coffman Workers Vote To Continue Wildcat Walkout
A wildcat strike at the Coffman Stair Co. plant entered day three as Local 1279 of the Carpenters and Joiners of America voted to stay off the job. Local president Willard Dutcher said the near unanimous vote occurred at the union hall with International Rep. Jerry Riker of Toledo and other workers present. The walkout stems from the plant canteen remaining closed. No further union meetings are planned.
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Coffman Stair Co
Local 1279
Carpenters & Joiners of America
Willard Dutcher
OCAW
Dutcher
Jerry Riker
Toledo
Goldwater Attacks Kennedy Over Watergate Remarks
Senator Barry Goldwater criticized Senator Edward Kennedy for acting as judge and jury in the Watergate matter during a Young Republicans convention in Atlanta. He linked Kennedy to Chappaquiddick and accused him of political posturing in a 1976 presidential bid. An aide said Kennedy’s camp would send Goldwater the five volume Chappaquiddick inquest record.
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Atlanta
Barry Goldwater
Edward M. Kennedy
Goldwater
Arizona
Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick Island
Weather Outlook for Hocking Valley Weekend
A cloudy and warm forecast for Saturday in the Hocking Valley with a chance of showers and highs in the mid 80s. It was 80 sunny at 11 a.m. today, up from Thursday’s high of 77, with an overnight low of 61.
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Hocking Valley
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