Milk cooperative sued by government
The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against Mid-America Dairymen Inc. in U.S. District Court Kansas City alleging monopolistic practices in the Midwest. The action follows two other suits against Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Dairymen Inc. The three cooperatives together contributed about $427,000 to President Nixon's re election campaign amid investigations into subsidy influence.
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Washington
Justice Department
Mid-America Dairymen Inc
U.S. District Court
Kansas City
Associated Milk Producer's Inc
Dairymen Inc
Nixon
Albertans Consume Most Dairy in Province, Survey Finds
A new report shows Albertans use 94 percent of dairy products produced in Alberta. The study highlights strong local demand and potential market implications for producers and retailers within the province.
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Vernon M. Riegel to be honored at services today
Vernon M. Riegel, 98, former Ohio superintendent of schools, died Wednesday. He taught elementary grades until 1914, then led Marion County schools and rose to Ohio assistant superintendent of public instruction, serving as state superintendent 1920 to 1927. A Lawn Mower Grand Prix note states a 1968 English record of 10.88 mph.
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Vernon M. Riegel
Ohio
England
Ohio Justice Paul Brown to Seek Chief Justice Post
Justice Paul W. Brown announced on Thursday his bid for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court in 1974. A former attorney general, Brown would succeed retiring Justice C. William O’Neill. A 1939 Ohio State University Law School graduate, Brown practiced in Youngstown before 1960 and then joined the Ohio Court of Appeals, later being elected to the Supreme Court three times.
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Ohio
Paul W. Brown
Ohio Supreme Court
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C. William O’neill
Ohio State University Law School
Youngstown
Ohio Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Document from Ray implicates others in King assassination
A document from James Earl Ray that reportedly implicates several persons in a conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. was delivered to U.S. District Court in Nashville. The contents were not disclosed, though WSM-TV reported Ray named people who allegedly contributed money to the plot. Ray is serving a 99-year sentence for the King slaying.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Nashville
Wsm-Tv
U.S. District Court
L. Clare Morton
Morton
Tennessee State Prison
King
Food prices rise as retail basket costs up in November
The Agriculture Department shows the annual cost of a market basket of U.S. farm produced food rose by $14 in November while farm prices fell. A typical 3.2 person household faced $1,634 yearly, up 0.9 percent from October. farm share dropped to $707, but middlemen’s marketing spread jumped $30, offsetting farm declines and keeping retail costs higher.
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Washington
U.S
Agriculture Department
Department
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