Campaign Cash In Milk Price Boost
Washington AP reports large dairymen campaign contributions to Nixon aided the March 1971 reversal to raise federal milk price supports from 4.66 to 4.93 per hundredweight, boosting industry payments by up to 700 million. Letters in a lawsuit cite political leverage, while officials study the material and lawmakers review the case.
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Washington
Nixon
Washington Post
the Post
National Farmers Organization
NFC
Ward Rowley
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary
William A. Powell
Mid-America Dairymen, Inc
White House
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Powell
TAPE
Associated Milk Producers, Inc
The
Post
Ralph Nader
Mediation Try Made In NFO Dairy Cases
Sister M Thomas More offers mediation between the National Farmers Organization and dairy cooperatives amid costly court suits draining farm groups. A mediation team will meet in Chicago with Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Downley and Msgr George Higgins, who helped settle the California grape picker strike, as mediation efforts are initiated. The dispute involves AMPI and Mid-America Dairmen andmembers, with 149 lawyers and a San Antonio cooperative's budget of 125000 per month. AMPI claims 44000 members, 17000 in Wisconsin, and talks proceed without firm commitment.
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Milwaukee
National Farmers Organization
M. Thomas More
Holy Family College
Manitowoc
Catholic Rural Life Conference
Chicago
Auxilary
Joseph Downley
Hartford
California
Higgins
U.S. Catholic Conference For Social Development, Peace and Justice
Sister Thomas More
NFC
Associated Milk Producers Inc
San Antonio
Tex
Mid-America Dairmen Inc
Springfield
Kansas City
John Butterbrodt
Burnett
Ilinois
AMPI
Wisconsin
John Fitzpatrick
Brownsville
Mid- America
J Roy Stockton Dies at 79 in Florida
Peters burg Florida AP J Roy Stockton longtime sports editor of the St Louis Post Dispatch for 12 years before retiring in 1958 died Thursday of leukemia He was 79 years old
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J.roy Stockton
Petersburg
Fla
J. Roy Stockton
The
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Bakers Seek Bread Price Hikes Amid Wheat Deal
American Bakers Association asks Cost of Living Council to approve price increases to offset higher flour costs from the U S Soviet wheat trade deal. A bill for a government backed Wheat Industry Council faces opposition over potential consumer price impacts.
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Washington
American Bakers
Cost of Living Council
U.S
Congress
United States
American Bakers Association
Donald Rumsfeld
Russia
Joseph M. Creed
Bakers Group
Kansas City
Wheat Industry Council
Martinsburg Personal News and Missouri Democratic Plan
Personal news from Martinsburg lists visits and travels of residents including Arens Ploss Jacobi Mullins Coil Fennewald Matthis and others. In Jefferson City Missouri Democratic chairman David Donnelly urges focus on state issues over national matters while planning the party platform convention and aiming to unite factions to elect Democrats.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
David Donnelly
Lebanon
George McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Donnelly
McGovern
Tom Eagleton
Eagleton
Senate
Ramada Inn
Phil Donnelly
Edward Dowd
Delton Houtchens
Clinton
Paris Personal News and Church Guest Speaker
The item notes brief personal updates from Paris including a guest speaker planned for Sunday worship. Richard Stone, city electrician, is recovering from knee surgery at Boone County Hospital in Columbia and hopes to return home soon. Emmett and Mrs. Kirkland of Phoenix visited Paris friends, and Daniel Lewis of Mexico spent days with cousin Timothy Vanhuis. Goss Pentecostal Church youth raised funds to buy a church bus and took their first trip to Keokuk Iowa supervised by Pastor Rev. William Siron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Stone
City Electrician
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
Daniel Lee Lewis
Mexico
Timothy Vanhuis
Paris
Goss Pentecostal Church
Monroe County
Keokuk
Iowa
William Siron
Hatton Area Personal News At The Illinois State Fair
Hatton residents HELEN VORHIS and several familiar names joined families to attend the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. LOUIS BECKER, Hatton McCredie custodian, will undergo eye surgery at University Medical Center in Columbia this week. Also mentioned are JEFF RUDASILL and JO DEAN MILLER with VEE VORHIS, Charley and George Fry with Auxvasse families, and Andy Fry with relatives at the Lake of the Quarks. Washington report notes Philip V. Sanchez underwent kidney obstruction surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Pete) Becker
Hatton-McCredie
University Medical Center
Columbia
Jeff Rudasill
J.D. Rudasill
Jo Dean Miller
Vee Vorhis
Springfield
Charley
George Fry
Robert Lee Taylor
Auxvasse
Lake of the Quarks
Andy Fry
Bobby
People IN News Washington
Phillip V. Sanchez
Office of Economic Opportunity
Phony Names On Blackwell Tax Petitions
In Missouri, petitions for an antitax increase referendum were not submitted due to fictitious signatures. Campaign manager William N. Davis said volunteers collecting signatures got careless and Blackwell, who placed fourth in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, was advised not to file with the secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Louis
Missouri
Earl Blackwell
Hillsboro
Blackwell
Secretary of State
William N. Davis
Referendum Petitions Withdrawn Before Filing Deadline
In a political move Davis said Blackwell ordered withdrawal of petitions one day before the June 6 filing deadline for the November ballot. He claimed the real reason was to protect Blackwell's campaign. Blackwell could not comment. Also noted is a Busy Mexico-Audrain library bookmobile schedule for next week with stops across several towns and times.
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Davis
Blackwell
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Ross Barber
Gulf Service
S. Clark
Ipeps
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Martinsburg
Arens
Anna Ploss
Henry Ploss
Columbia Health Care
Wilhelmina Jacobi
Dallas
Texas
William Leagure
Paul Arens
Quincy
Elizabeth Arens
Linton Vomund
Ray T. Cox
Mr. Cox
Orlando
Laddonia
Wellsville
Montgomery City
Nora Bonnell
Floyd Mullins
Benton City
Herbert Coil
Omaha
Neb
Red Oak
Owa
Melvin Fennewald
Helen Matthesuis
Billy
Patty
Melvina
David
Cathy
Barbara
Joliet, IU
Arnold Fennewald
Dennis Matthis
Medford, Wis
Emmett Kirkland
Phoenix, Ariz
Homer Levings
Hatton
Helen Vorhis
John Hopkins
Ill
Pend
Mevatad Alldes
Lawrence
Drug - CO
Tom Doyle
Curryville
Mnad
WIG Sale
Italy
Veniceton
Vogue
Harpers Bazaar
Women's Wear Daily
S. Washington Y
IBC
Sun
Meadow Lark Lane
Columbia, Mo
Auto Race Promotions, Inc
Audrain County Fairgrounds
Mexico Lions Club
Bookmobile
Mexico-Audrain County
Strother
Maple Grove
Fox II
Friendship
Excelsior
Vandalia
Littleby Baptist Church
Rush Hill
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