Phase 4 wage price rules take effect in US
The nation enters Phase 4 of wage price regulations under President Nixon. Small and medium firms may raise prices to cover cost increases since late 1972, while 1 700 large firms must give 30 days notice. Beef and gasoline stay frozen, phase aims to ease gradual increases and curb profits. Officials expect Phase 4 to end this year with no Phase 5 planned.
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Nixon
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Frederick B. Dent
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Shark meat for supper idea gains interest in Florida
In Key West a Sea Farms operation hunts sharks for hides as beef prices rise. Shark expert Dr. Perry Gilbert says some may try shark flesh if aversion to the name fades. The firm processes 400 to 500 sharks weekly. hides go to Ocean Leather Co. in Newark for leather.
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Perry Gilbert
The
Mote Marine Laboratory
Sarasota
Sea Farms, Inc
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Sea Farms
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Newark
N.J
Clawson
Gilbert
Record crops fail to ease grain shortages price surge amid Russia sales
Reports show crops still below needs and prices at or near records. Heat futures topped 4 dollars per bushel, bread rose by a few cents, and beef remains scarce in parts. USDA warns crops under harvest forecasts and global shortages push prices higher. Government cites 18 to 22 percent annual rise with a prior peak of 21.3 percent in 1947. Food spending could reach about 150 billion dollars, with a typical family of four paying roughly 500 more, driven by export surges and grain scarcity affecting flour, bread, corn, and cereals.
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Washington
Russia
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
U.S
Debris of Defeat McGovern Reflects on Nixon Victory
McGovern says Nixon’s landslide and Watergate revelations may have helped the nation more than a McGovern win would have. In The Washington Post Sunday edition he reflects on the November defeat and the erosion of democratic norms.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
South Dakota
Washingtonist
Henry Adams
Jetliner Crash Sparks Fear of Mass Loss
Aviaco officials expressed fear that all aboard may have been killed after a jetliner crash. Airport officials said there were uncertainties about casualties at the scene.
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Aviaco
Madrid
Montrove
Alverde
Europa Press
Weather Outlook for Middletown with Rain and Heat
Showers and thundershowers are forecast for the Middletown area tonight and tomorrow with lows in the mid-60s and highs in the mid-80s on Tuesday. Yesterday’s high was 88 and overnight low 70. A weekend rainfall total reached 6.1 inches.
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Middletown
Gallup poll finds more liberal attitudes on premarital sex
The Gallup Poll shows shifts in American views on premarital sex and nudity since 1969. In a July survey of 1,544 adults, 48 percent said premarital sex is wrong, down from 68 percent in 1969. Nudity perceptions also softened, with 55 percent offended by magazine nudes and 59 percent by topless waitresses, down from higher percentages in 1969.
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Gallup
Midwest
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