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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1972
Page
7
Washington AP reports wholesale prices for food and industrial goods rose by about 0.9 percent last month, marking the sharpest increase in a year. Farm products and processed foods climbed about 1.9 percent while raw materials and manufactured products also advanced.
A plane that refueled at the Wichita airport yesterday crashed near Wichita Kansas killing one man and injuring another from Goshen Indiana. Freeman Miller died in the crash and Lloyd Bontrager survived but in critical condition after clinging to a wreckage door. Both were employed by Jayco Enterprises at Harper Kansas.
President Nixon had an unannounced eighty minute breakfast with AFL CIO chief George Meany marking their first face to face meeting since Nixon drew a chilly reception at a Miami union convention last fall.
Six people gave figures for income tax and the results diverged, reflecting differing calculations and interpretations. The story notes the range of methods used and questions consistency in tax reporting across individuals.
Washington AP columnist Jack Anderson charged that John Mitchell as attorney general knew early last year of a pledged ITT contribution to the Republican National Committee, while denying it. He said Mitchell ran the party from inside the Justice Department and faced possible perjury. The issue sparked a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing into ITT settlement improprieties.
In Harrisburg the defense rejected the FBI informer Boyd C. Douglas Jr claim that he gathered conspiracy evidence on antiwar priest Philip Berrigan for extortion rather than patriotism. Douglas called the assertion a lie as the government’s chief wit-
UTU vice president George Lechner said the surprise 6 am strike over switchmen job eliminations left about 11 000 commuters stranded on the San Francisco Peninsula as pickets spread from El Paso Texas to Portland Oregon Nearly 20 000 SP employees including conductors trainmen enginemen brakemen and switchmen are affected The union says the action targets jobs eliminated despite a national agreement dated January 27 Cargo for perishables will still move under supervisory staff The Texas Louisiana SP service and Cotton Belt into Missouri are not affected A spokesman said talks with management are not scheduled at this time.
Washington and state regulators report severe natural gas shortages triggering rationing in major cities. Utilities refuse new customers as supplies dwindle. experts warn crisis may deepen into 1974 75. Production lag and legal battles delay Alaska North Slope reserves.
Senator Dole charged AT&T violated the law by agreeing to install telephones at the Miami Democratic National Convention while a $1.5 million debt from 1968 remained unpaid. He called for public hearings to probe whether the deal was a loan or gift and said the party would owe about $80,000 more to AT&T beyond the outstanding balance. An AT&T spokesman said service would be cash-based and that the party will pay the bill in full before the convention.
The Missouri Public Service Commission approved railroad freight rate increases of 18 to 20 percent for agricultural products. The hikes cover carload lots of farm products seeds soybean oil cake meat fertilizer and related materials and apply to in state shipments with March 17 effective date.
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