Butz predicts 7 to 8 percent rise in food prices for 1975
Washington based reports show Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz forecasting food prices to climb 7 to 8 percent next year driven by higher costs for sugar and fruits while pork poultry and eggs gain. Congressional staff study questions the middleman profits narrative noting grocery chains earned varying returns and suggesting profits be measured against equity rather than sales.
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Nine Watergate aides face verdict in conspiracy trial
In Courtroom No 2, nine women and three men hear the guilt verdicts for five Nixon aides including Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman and Ehrlichman plus Parkinson. Sirica instructs jurors not to consider Nixon pardon. The 62nd day of the trial may end with a verdict on conspiracy and obstruction of justice carrying up to five years and $5,000 per count.
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Etiquette authority Amy Vanderbilt dies in fall
Amy Vanderbilt, famed etiquette authority, died after plunging from a second story window in her Manhattan townhouse. An autopsy cited hypertension and dizziness as possible factors, while detectives pursue whether the fall was accidental or self-inflicted. Her husband Curtis Kellar reported she had dizziness related to high blood pressure.
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No ticket after S B chase CHP sifts Reagan speeding incident
In Santa Barbara California Governor Ronald Reagan was followed by CHP units for 27 miles before a planned felony stop. CHP officials said no ticket would be issued and explained the pursuit focused on the back-up car rather than the governor. Reagan denied speeding and said the state car was not speeding.
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Benny Benny funeral honors a national treasure in Culver City
Friends and fans bid farewell to Jack Benny at Hillside Memorial Cemetery as George Burns Bob Hope and other celebrities attended. Police kept back a 2000 strong crowd while pallbearers Frank Sinatra Gregory Peck Milton Berle and Billy Wilder paid respects. Benny died Thursday night at 80 after a sudden cancer attack.
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