Telephone Rates Rise As AT&T Seeks Increases
NEW YORK AP Telephone rates are rising across the country as American Telephone & Telegraph seeks an additional 1.2 billion dollars in 18 rate cases. AT&T defends the request, saying inflation and demand require funding to maintain first class service, while critics blame mismanagement and argue for tighter oversight. The piece notes AT&T’s scale, profits, and past capital-raising since 1969, alongside regulatory context and differing views on rate need.
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F. Mark Garlinghouse
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the Price Commission
Ma Bell
Bell Companies
FCC
Boston
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
John D. deButts
Oaly
Garlinghouse
Ende
Flood toll tops two hundred in Rapid City disaster
RAPID CITY flood death toll reaches 208 with cities officials fearing more bodies in streams from Black Hills. Civil Defense estimates 500 missing and unknown injuries as 3,000 homeless and damage exceeds 100 million dollars. National Guardsmen and volunteers work through debris to recover victims.
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S.D
Black Hills
Duane L. ‘Duke
Corning
National
Wallace's Woodstock Fundraiser Draws Thousands in Lakeland
A day long benefit at Old Plantation Music Park raised funds for injured governor George Wallace. Donkeys in campaign banners competed with country stars Tammy Wynette Ferlin Husky and Wallace Jr. for supporters as 7000 to 10000 attend.
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George Wallace
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Woodstock
Alabama
Dewey Smith
Smith
Polk County
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Maryland
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George McGovern
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George Wallace Jr
Builder Wage Hikes At 5.1 Percent
Washington AP Nixon's Construction Industry Stabilization Committee approved annual wage hikes averaging 5.1 percent since Phase 2 controls began. The measure covers 117 contracts for 72,185 workers, with first-year boosts averaging 48 cents per hour and second-year increases about 49 cents.
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Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
Knievel Appears in Ambulance at Atlanta Show
Evel Knievel arrived at Lakewood Park in an ambulance and told fans he promised to be there despite a back fracture and hand injuries from a practice crash. He announced his doctor would not allow the planned leap of 13 cars, then mounted his bike and performed two wheelstands down the straightaway.
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Evel Knievel
Lakewood Park Racetrack
Knievel
Brown Pelicans Seem To Be OK
SAN JOSE Calif AP between 150 and 300 California brown pelicans feared endangered have been sighted nesting off the Ventura Coast Dr J Gordon Edwards a San Jose State University professor said he observed from sea and air on Santa Cruz Island He also noted an abundance of the birds on South Coronado Island south of San Diego Edwards disputes DDT as the cause of shell thinning arguing mercury and lead from the spill area and cleanup are to blame.
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Ventura
J. Gordon Edwards
San Jose State University
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South Coronado Island
San Diego
Edwards
Santa Barbara
Roos Heads Republican Delegation
Jefferson City Missouri Lawrence Roos St Louis County supervisor was elected Saturday delegation chairman to lead the Missouri GOP to the Republican National Convention in Miami August 21 24 J Nick Grey called Roos exemplary in the role The state committee outlined voter identification and registration plans with George Parker and Michael Fox urging house to house drives to boost turnout ahead of November actions by a standing committee chaired by Grey and others
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Columbia
Michael Fox
GOP National Committee
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Grey
Rosemary Ginn
John Nangle
Joan Crawford
Electric Fork Helps Them Diet
Miami researchers use portable electric forks to curb rapid eating among overweight women. Psychologists attach a shock device to delay bites and pace meals, guiding patients to extend pauses between forks. The approach rewards slower eating with weight loss, with some patients dropping up to 80 pounds.
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Miami, Fla
Miami
Michael 8. Stokels
Center For Psychological Services Inc
Stokels
Secret Move Puts Marines In Thailand
A contingent of U S Marines has secretly moved into Northern Thailand near Nam Phong Air Base to prepare it for Marine fighter bombers. Thai officials say Americans are not welcome. the Embassy has not confirmed numbers, but vehicles with USMC markings are visible around Nam Phong. Reports state squadrons moved from South Vietnam may be relocated there as U S strength in Thailand rises to about 40 000 men, up 7500 since March 30.
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Khon Kaen
Thailand
U.S
Nam Phong
Bangkok
Marine Corps
Washington
South Vietnam
Seek Two Escapees From Kahoka Jail
Two prisoners fled from the Clark County Jail in Kahoka late Sunday night. Authorities in Missouri and the Iowa Highway Patrol began an immediate search for James Chamberlain, 19, of St. Paul Minnesota, and Jerry Kleise, 18, of Montrose Iowa. Chamberlain was jailed for a parole violation and car theft while Kleise faced burglary and stealing convictions. Sheriff Verlin Waide identified the jailer as Ray Dunn of Kahoka.
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Kahoka
Clark County
Missouri
Iowa
James Chamberlain
St. Paul
Carbon monoxide kills two in Arkansas car crash
In Mountain View Arkansas two men died from carbon monoxide poisoning after their car crashed into a tree and became stuck in a ditch. Ronnie Kirby 14 of near Marked Tree and Jimmy Kit by 32 of Marked Tree were believed to have turned on the engine while awaiting help after the Saturday night wreck reported by state police.
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Mountain View, Ark
Ronnie Kirby
Mountain View
Jimmy Kit
Mexico Night With Cardinals Tickets On Sale Now
The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce announced tickets for Mexico Night with the St. Louis Cardinals are on sale at 3 per person. Deadline noon July 3. Bus options offer family and adult rates with beer provided for adults. 250 tickets reserved along the third base line for Mexicoans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Houston
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Falstaff
Allen Carriere
Chamber
Cardinal
Candidate's Grandchild Stays On In Hospital
LOS ANGELES AP Ann Mead George McGovern's eldest daughter was released from California Hospital Medical Center after giving birth to the senator's third grandchild named Kevin. The baby remained for observation following the Friday release while Mrs Mead, 27, campaigned for her father. She lives in Washington DC.
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Ann Mead
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kevin
California Hospital Medical Center
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