06 Dec 1974
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1974
Page
1
The Veterans Administration plans to mail about 1.2 million retroactive GI education benefit checks totaling roughly 300 million dollars. The law increases most benefits by 22.7 percent and 18.2 percent for specific programs, with amounts varying by enrollment and dependents.
Thousands of students and Buddhist monks seized the body of U Thant at Rangoon and carried it to a university convocation hall before the funeral. About 20,000 participants involved. The government closed all universities and schools and gave no reopening date.
Interior Secretary Rogers C. Morton warns voluntary fuel cuts may fail and mandatory conservation measures could be imposed. The Ford administration plans a meeting of top energy advisers at Camp David, Md., amid signals of tough gasoline limits.
Beirut reports basic agreement for Saudi Arabia to buy 40 percent of Aramco from Standard of California Texaco Exxon and Mobil. Saudis would pay about 1.5 billion dollars plus 500 million received earlier. Deal could reshape price royalty and tax structures and reduce current international oil tensions.
The Labor Department reported 5,979,000 unemployed and 85.7 million employed, a 482,000 rise in unemployment and a nearly 800,000 drop in employment as auto, electrical, textile, and retail layoffs drove the increase. The jump marks the highest jobless rate in 13 years, signaling a deepening recession and pushing policy action.
United Mine Workers begins resuming work after contract approval by 56 percent. Hundreds of miners report to the midnight shift in southern West Virginia as safety inspections restart and mine owners coordinate returns. Interior Department orders spot inspections to ensure safe conditions on the first return day.
Kroger ordered all Kroger label beef stew cans removed nationwide after a Georgia woman died of botulism linked to a July 11 batch produced by Kelly Foods of Jackson. The CDC traced the illness to the stew, prompting recalls and consumer guidance to return unused cans.
Weather outlook shows rain in Middletown starting late tonight with lows in the mid 30s and Saturday highs in the 40s. Yesterday's high reached 38 and overnight 18. Chance of rain continues Sunday and Monday with clearing skies Tuesday.
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