Government investigates meat packers and supermarkets for price abuses
The Cost of Living Council targets major meat packers and supermarket chains as part of a price control drive. A Treasury meeting with executives from 12 chains plus IRS compliance surveys aims to curb alleged markups and rising grocery costs.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
Internal Revenue Service
Nationwide Storm Dumps Snow Across Regions
A major early spring storm brings heavy snow and rain from Montana to Illinois with up to four inches in Chicago area. Burlington Iowa reports four inches, Cheyenne five inches in six hours, and Kalispell two inches. Tornadoes, high winds, hail, and freezing temperatures accompany the system across the southeast and plains.
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Chicago
Snow Command
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Burlington
Rockies
Cheyenne
Wyo
Kalispell
Mont
Greenwood
Miss
Texas Panhandle
Rio Grande Valley
Lone Star State
Janitor performs marriages in Missouri court
In St. Louis a janitor who doubles as a minister marries couples after Missouri Attorney General Danforth ruled judges cannot take marriage fees. Rev. Louis C. Johnson, 63, works in an empty courtroom to wed pairs in about ten minutes, often accepting small tokens from newlyweds.
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ST. Louis, Mo
UPI
Missouri Attorney General
Civil Courts
John C. Danforth
Louis C. Johnson
Circuit Court
John C. Casey
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Christ Temple First Church
Lompoc Record Admits Legal Newspaper Status
Public notice states The Lompoc Record is adjudicated as a legal newspaper under Superior Court Decree No 47065. The paper is published by Lompoc Record Publications, a California corporation, with officers including Mrs. Kenneth L. Adam president and Harry J. Crompe editor.
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Lompoc
California
Act. of Congress
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Old Fashioned Family Picnic Planned at Miguelito Park
The Lompoc Valley Jaycees sponsor an April 9 family picnic at Miguelito Park with a free concert by the U S Air Force Strategic Air Command Band. The 60 piece ensemble, based in Omaha, Neb., will perform at 2 30 p m alongside a daylong picnic grounds open all day. Bob Gaston urges families to attend to enjoy an old fashioned afternoon in the park.
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Lompoc Valley
Jaycees
Miguelito Park
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Omaha
Neb
Air Force
Stars and Stripes
Red Skeleton
Anita Bryant
Columbia
Lompoc Jaycee
Bob Gaston
FDA proposes calorie and nutrient labels on foods
Washington UPI The Food and Drug Administration proposed regulations to require listing calories fat protein and vitamin content on food labels. Commissioner Charles G Edwards said the plan backed by industry and consumer groups could mark a fundamental shift in U.S. food labeling.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles G. Edwards
FDA reveals filth in food limits since 1911
The FDA released how much mold insect parts and other filth it has allowed in U S food over 61 years saying the amounts pose no health hazard. Action levels cover 79 items from chocolate to tomato soup with specified limits per product.
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Washington
Virgil O. Wodicka
FDA
Bureau of Foods
United States
James S. Turner
Ralph Nader
Wodicka
Navy chaplain denies adultery charges in court martial
Navy chaplain Andrew F. Jensen testified he denied 18 alleged incidents with Mrs. Curran and faced similar accusations from Lora Gudbranson. He said marital counseling and a doctor advised retreats to motel rooms to relieve work pressures amid constant phone calls and a frenzied schedule.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Navy
Andrew F. Jensen
Jensen
Mary Ann Curran
Curran
Seattle Seven members sentenced for contempt during 1970 trial
UPI reports federal Judge Russel Smith imposed five month terms on Charles Marshall III Joseph Kelly Michael Abeles Jeff Dowd and Susan Stern for contempt during the Seattle conspiracy case. Roger Lippman received 30 days and Michael Lerner 50 days with 10 suspended and 40 days credited for time already served.
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Seattle, Wash
UPI
Seattle Seven
Michael Lerner
University of Washington
Charles “Chip” Marshall III
Joseph Kelly
Michael Abeles
Jeff Dowd
Susan Stern
Roger Lippman
Lerner
Jail siege ends as convict killed during hostage jailbreak
A two hour and fifteen minute standoff at Santa Clara County Jail ended when a sheriff's deputy shot dead convict Jacob Zitzer after he and two inmates seized a hostage and demanded a car. The hostages, a medical secretary and a public defender, were released unharmed. Angela Davis's trial proceeded pending a later session.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Angela Davis
Jacob Zitzer
Santa Clara County
Don Tamm
Miss Davis
Zitzer
Marin County
Richard E. Arnason
Norman Lucas
Ted Guerrero
UFW Strike Ruled Illegal by State Court of Appeal
The State Court of Appeal ruled the United Farm Workers Union strikes against Salinas Valley lettuce growers with Teamsters contracts illegal. The decision upholds Monterey County Superior Court injunctions from August 1970 and allows only limited informational picketing and consumer boycotts while alleging unlawful five year sweetheart contracts with about 200 coastal growers.
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San Francisco
UPI
United Farm Workers Union
Salinas Valley
Teamsters
State Court of Appeal
Superior Court
Monterey County
UFW
William Carder
Coast Guard probes missing boat and missile strike near Oxnard
A missing boat report triggered searches by Coast Guard, sheriff’s deputies, and possibly the Navy and Air Force. A survivor questioned on Monday later said to have traveled from a tavern, then another report claimed a sailboat named Teacher's Pet was hit by a sky missile, with divers recovering an 81mm flare from a Coast Guard chase.
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Oxnard
UPS
U.S. Coast Guard
Ventura County Sheriff's Department
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
Kenneth Wade
Ojai Unified
Wade
Gregorio del Rio
Oxnard Beach
Sheriff
del Rio
Channel Island Yacht Harbor
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
California panel backs county courts plan for every county
The California Judicial Council urged creating a county court in each county to absorb Municipal and Justice court cases. In its annual report to the legislature, the council said the merger of 308 districts into county courts would deliver greater flexibility in judging and staffing.
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Sacramento
UPI
California Judicial Council
Ronald Reagan
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