Grain swaps could ease trade and fuel oil needs
Longshoremen oppose grain exports while urging a barter plan with the USSR to swap wheat for oil. The piece argues for selling American technology and agricultural surplus to strengthen the economy, reduce inflation, and improve trade balance, noting barter could bypass currency and credit constraints.
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Atlantic
Texas Gulf
Adam Smith
Ussr
U.S
Wharton School of Economics
George Meany
Weather by United Press International Eastern Plains
Partly cloudy conditions forecast for the Eastern Plains. No significant precipitation expected with mild daytime temperatures and light winds.
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United I’ress International
Paralyzing drug suspected in Michigan hospital deaths
Unidentified killer injected a muscle-paralyzing drug at a Veterans Administration hospital in Ann Arbor, causing 15 respiratory arrests and two deaths. FBI has joined, no suspects identified, pharmacy access tightened, and admissions limited.
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Michigan
VA Hospital
Ann Arbor
Mich
UPT
Veterans Administration
Duane T. Freier
Ann Arbor Hospital
Joe Bailey
Detroit
FBI
Bailey
FHI
Dmy
Butz Plans To Leave Administration For Indiana Return
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz said he will back Ford for re election next year and plans to leave the administration at term end. He told a South Bend TV station he intends to return to Indiana in 1976 after serving as Purdue University dean of agriculture previously. He joined the cabinet under Nixon and continued into the Ford era.
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South Bend
Ind
WPI
Earl Butz
Ford
Butz
Indiana
Richard Nixon
Substitute Teachers Meet in Lovington Schools
The annual meeting for substitute teachers in Lovington Schools will be held in the radio room of the administration office at 3 30 p m on Wednesday August 27. The substitute teacher handbook will be distributed and issues discussed. Attendees should bring their social security number and health certificate if possible. Tuberculosis test and transcript of credits must be on file. Questions contact Gloria Miller or Morris Jennison at 396 2892.
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Lovington
Gloria Miller
Morris Jennison
Mrs. Phillips Dies in Hobbs After Illness
Mrs. Mary Mandell Phillips 48 of Lovington died in a Hobbs hospital Friday after a long illness. Born October 9, 1926 in Aspermont Texas she was widow of Arthur Lester Phillips who died April 5. She leaves a son Robert G. Gofinch Amarillo a sister Ruth Barnett and a brother Billy N Blakley and two grandchildren and two step grandchildren. Funeral at Smith Rogers Chapel Sunday at 2 officiated by Rev Jasper Robertson with interment at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens beside her husband.
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Mary Mandell Phillips
W. Ave. E
Lovington
Hobbs
Phillips
Aspermont
Tex
Arthur Lester Phillips
Robert G. Gofinch
Amarillo
Ruth Barnett
Billy N. Blakley
Bisbee
Madera probes hospital board over deadlock resignations
County commission chairman Robert Madera says the Lea County hospital board should resign if no decision is reached on the county hospital system. Board members Carroll Martin and James Murray discuss possible quits amid four meetings of disarray as Martin pushes a 50 50 county city plan and no alternative is offered.
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County Commission
Robert Madera
Jal
Lea County Hospital Board
Lovington
Carroll Martin
Martin
James Murray
Hobbs
Murray
Jai
Eunice
Madera
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San Francisco Supervisors Move to Punish City Workers
San Francisco, a board of supervisors, backed by taxpayers groups, approves charter amendments aimed at halting the emergency powers used by Mayor Alioto to end the police and fire strike. Measures would bar future emergency salary rises, dismiss strikers, and revoke retirement benefits. A grand jury probe into alleged sabotage by strikers is ordered as the mayor’s move draws criticism.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Joseph L. Alioto
Grand Pry
Alioto
Fireme
Sorrells Home From Hospital
Billy Sorrells, recently discharged from Albuquerque hospital for leukemia, says he is home through next weekend and hopes to return to work after another hospital visit. Doctors are unsure if remission has begun, pending a bone marrow test, as he undergoes weekly blood counts and thanks well wishers. He is married to Vancan Humble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sorrells.
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Billy Sorrells
Albuquerque
Billy
Vancan Humble
Bill Sorrells
Moderate Upturn For Lovington School ADM
Lovington reports a rise in average daily membership for the first week of school reaching 2755, near the 2760 projection for 1975-76. First grade enrollment surprised officials at 282, while third grade declined. superintendent Larry Crouse notes overall growth amid previous declines blamed on smaller families and birth control.
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Lovington
Larry Crouse
Crouse
Greece high treason verdict for Papadopoulos and two allies
A special appeal court in Athens sentenced former dictator George Papadopoulos Stylianos Pattakos and Nickolaos Makarezos to death by firing squad for high treason in the 1967 overthrow of democracy but executions were not carried out with a final constitutional phase allowing sentence reduction. The cabinet planned to review the decision sparking opposition protests and calls for parliamentary action.
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Athens Wpi
George Papadopoulous
Papadopoulos
Stylianos Pattakos
Nickolaos Makarezos
Ioannis Deyannis
Administration of Justice
Constantine Caramantis
Andreas Papandreou
Cater Union Party
George Mavros
Howden Denies Embezzlement Indictment as Political Move
Valencia County Grand Jury indicted District Attorney Frederick B. Howden on three counts of embezzling funds from the Perea estate while he served as private attorney. Howden alleges the action was orchestrated to force his resignation, a claim denied by Judge Filo Sedillo. The case, presented by James R. Beam, notes misappropriated trust funds during 1972 and 1973.
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Los Lunas
UPD
Frederick B
Ted” Howden
Valencia County Grand Jury
Filo Sedillo
Howden
Grants
Sedillo
Aquilino Pera
Omds
Sedillo Sai
Laryelly
Inves
Perea
James R. Beam
Albuqiergie
Bee
Junior Football Signing and Physicals Set for Monday
Junior football players ages nine to twelve will sign up and take physicals Monday evening at Lea County Electric at 7 30. Boys must bring birth certificates to register and those who already registered must attend for examinations.
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Lea County Electric
Kissinger Sees Progress Toward Middle East Pacts
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reported no unexpected obstacles as he laid groundwork for a Syrian Israeli peace pact and resumed Israeli Egyptian talks. He conferred five hours with Syrian President Assad in Damascus and met Rabin in Tel Aviv. Demonstrators protested outside the guest house while Kissinger stayed at Jerusalem's King David Hotel.
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UPN
Harry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Damascus
A Hafez Assad
U.S
Assad
Israel
Middle East
Yitzhak Rabin
Tel Aviv
King David
David
Allen
Rabin
Alexandria
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Man Sues Government Over Fraud Claims in Russell Court
J D Hart files a handwritten Russell County suit seeking 1 trillion dollars in damages against the federal government. He alleges the government is worthless fraudulent and operates under false pretenses and that a grand jury never accepted Nixon resignation. He cites alleged undisclosed documents signed by Ford.
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Russell, Kan
UPI
Russell ‘County
J.D. Hart
Richard Nixon
Gerry Ford
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