Housewife blamed for rising food prices in Asia tour
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, visiting Tokyo, blamed January and February price hikes on housewives and politicians seeking price ceilings. He said price ceilings cut production, urged profit to producers, and defended U S policy shifts toward sustained food supply and private stockpiling. He opposed international food stockpiles and promoted better reporting of shortages and surpluses.
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Tokyo
Earl Butz
Butz
Asia
Japan National Press Club
Traxler Wins Michigan 8th District Defeating Sparling
Democrat Bob Traxler captured Michigan 8th District seat, ending GOP 42-year hold with about 51 percent of the vote. President Ford called the result a bad omen for the nation, noting a potential Democratic House majority. Traxler led 59,918 to 56,575 with 296 precincts reporting.
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Bob Traxler
Michigan
Gerald R. Ford
America
Ford
Traxler
James Sparling Jr
Nixon
Sparring
Kamchatka Volcano Erupts After Seven Years Quiet
A 15,584 foot Kamchatka volcano has begun erupting, with Tass reporting ashes spread over about 300 square miles. The active area is near Ust Kamchatka, a town of more than 10,000 people located about 60 miles away.
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Moscow
Kamchatka Peninsula
Soviet Union
Tass
Ust Kamchatka
Public urged to save fuel to curb shortages
Government energy officials warn shortages may recur despite end of embargo. John Sawhill and Eric Zausner urge continued conservation this summer and next winter, including lower speeds, fewer trips, car pools, less air conditioning, and energy saving measures.
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Washington
John C. Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
Sawhill
Eric Zausner
FEO
Zausner
Israelis and Syrians clash on Mt Hermon slopes
Israeli and Syrian artillery and tanks fought again on Mt Hermon and the Golan Heights. one Israeli soldier wounded as fighting spread along the 40 mile front amid renewed clashes and a Soviet pledge to boost Syria's military capacity amid Middle East tensions.
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Associated Press
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Golan Heights
Damascus
Syria
France
Hal McClure
Frank McGee NBC newsman dies at 52 in New York
Frank McGee a longtime NBC television newsman and regular on Today died in New York at age 52 of pneumonia. He had been ill for months and was treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Monroe Louisiana he began in 1950 at WKY TV and joined NBC in 1957 after stints in Oklahoma City and Montgomery Alabama.
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Frank McGee
National Broadcasting Co
McGee
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Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Monroe
Wky-Tv
Oklahoma City
Wsfa TV
Montgomery
Ala
NBC
Jaworski seeks 63 Watergate taped talks in court bid
Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski asks U.S. District Judge John Sirica to compel the White House to produce 63 Watergate conversations. The bid intensifies a clash with the White House as prosecutors prepare for the Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell trial set for September 9.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Leon Jaworski
Jaworski
Archibald Cox
U.S
John J. Sirica
House
Major Ohio School Damage From Disaster Estimated at 33.6 Million
Federal Disaster Assistance says 76 school buildings were hit with 33.6 million dollars in repairs. Central State University in Wilberforce sustained 20 million in damage across 36 campus buildings. Xenia public schools faced 12 million in damage across 12 buildings. Others affected include Mason School District in Warren County, Sayler Park and Millvale Elementary in Cincinnati, Oak Hills District in Cincinnati, St. Brigid in Xenia, Wilberforce University, and Cedarville College with varied losses.
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Dayton
Central State University
Wilberforce
Xenia
Mason
Warren County
Sayler Park
Millvale
Cincinnati
Oak Hills
St. Brigid
Wilberforce University
Cedarville College
Middletown Area Forecast Calls for Clear Tonight
Clear skies with overnight lows in the mid 40s are expected in the Middletown area. Sunny Thursday brings highs in the low 70s, after yesterday's 59 high and 32 low. The extended outlook shows a chance of showers Friday to Sunday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
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Middletown
Harvard psychiatrist finds no extra adjustment problems for Vietnam veterans
Dr. Jonathan F. Borus reports a study comparing 577 Vietnam veterans with 172 nonveterans at a East Coast Army post. He finds 23 percent of Vietnam vets show maladjustment within seven months of return, including 21.5 percent in disciplinary or legal trouble and 4.1 percent with emotional difficulties.
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Vietnam
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Borus
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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Washington
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