House unit approves Jan 10 price reverse
The House Banking Committee voted to roll back all prices and interest rates to January 10 levels, reflecting Nixon era price controls. Chairman Patman led shifts away from earlier March 16 and May 1 rollbacks, amid Democratic hammering of the measure and Shultz criticizing new restrictions.
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Washington
UPI
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Wright Patman
Texas
House
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Patman
Haldeman Not Linked to Watergate Bugging Says Ervin
Senator Sam Ervin Jr reports no evidence ties H. R. Haldeman to illegal Watergate activities. He notes media reports implying Haldeman’s involvement remain unsubstantiated. Four Miami men linked to the break in appear before a federal grand jury as fresh leads are pursued.
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Haldeman
Ervin
White House
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
Miami
Massive South Florida blackout hits 150 mile stretch
A second massive power failure darkened South Florida from Fort Pierce to the Keys, affecting Gold Coast towns and Clewiston. At 9 14 a m the outage knocked out six plants and left 3 300 megawatts off line. By 11 a m crews reconnected some generation.
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Miami
UPI
South
Florida
Power Company
Gold Coast
Mobil seeks permits for five new wells on Santa Rosa Island
Mobil Oil intends to pursue five new wells on Santa Rosa Island and four additional wells under a land use permit. Environmental review is required. county staff and supervisors discuss discretionary issuance and emergency measures. A county ruling questions ministerial permit authority, while a conservation commission notes possible exemption under Proposition 20.
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Mobil Oil
Santa Rosa Island
John Gherini
Oil Company
County Petroleum
Santa Maria
Charles F. Catterlin
Slater
Frost
North County
Francis H. Beattie
Curtis Tunnell
South Central Coastal Conservation Commission
Santa Barbara
Commission
Mobil
Friends of Mammoth
Flood battle to stop Mississippi River advance near New Orleans
Sandbag crews defend levees along the French Quarter as the Mississippi floods stretch from Illinois to Louisiana. Gov. Edwards reports widespread inundation with millions evacuated and crews aiming to raise levees three feet at a key riverside stretch. National Guard units deployed for potential evacuations along the river system.
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United Press International
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Illinois
Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Avoyelles Parish
Jackson Square
French Quarter
National Guard
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Arkansas
Missouri
Tennessee
Kentucky
Meat boycott trims sales as thousands lose jobs
Retail meat sales fell up to 70 percent in some areas and packinghouse workers numbered in the thousands after the fourth day of a consumer boycott. Leaders urged a longer campaign with a broader price rollback, aiming for a 20 percent cut in food prices through April.
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United Press International
Thel Rosen
Women’s War On Prices
Chicago
Patrick Gorman
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Union
Weather Outlook With Highs Near 70
Mostly sunny today and Thursday with gusty northeast winds. Highs near 70, lows 48 to 55 tonight. Thursday highs 67 to 72. Tides reach 3.9 feet at 11 31 a m and 6 feet at 10 58 p m with low tides minus 0 9 and 1 3 feet at 5 12 a m and 4 40 p m.
Seventeen-year-old Debbie Johnson aces 13th hole at Village CC
Debbie Johnson, age seventeen, scored a hole-in-one on the 13th at Village Country Club. County Bane residents anticipate extra space as annex construction nears completion.
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Debbie Johnson
Miguelito Channel clash at Lompoc City Council meeting
City Council debates Miguelito Channel reconstruction with Sol Lefkowitz and Max Wilson trading claims over costs and feasibility. Wilson cites $7.3 million as inflated while proposing an alternate plan costing about $1 million. committee talks to reconcile views ahead of Washington priorities.
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Lompoc
Ray McCuen
Sol Lefkowitz
Max Wilson
Lefkowitz
Wilson
Emil Scolari
Miguelito Channel
Emil
Scolari
Santa Ynez
Laurel Avenue
Art Scott
Viet Cong Attacks Intensify Closer to Saigon
Heavy fighting reported in the Mekong Delta near Cai Lay as Communist forces press toward Saigon. Tong Le Chan camp near the capital held under siege with 500 troops suffering significant casualties amid renewed JMC walkouts and international protests.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Cai Lay
Tong le Chan
Capital
Joint Military Commission
JMC
International Conference On
Vietnam
Paris
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Saigon Command
le Trung Hien
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Charlie Rhodes
County Bane
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Barry Gustafson
Riverside
Ken Dawson
Cty Ene
Dawson
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
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