01 Feb 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1972
Page
1
Washington AP reports beef prices hit record highs with January cattle at 31.40 per hundredweight and December retail beef averaging 1.08 per pound. Officials warn antibiotic use in livestock may be curbed, raising costs. Cattle costs have risen beyond farmers' share, as demand remains strong and supply tight ahead of an election year.
Washington AP administration officials told the House Ways and Means Committee there are no plans to raise revenues this year or next though deficits loom and a value added tax is under study. Rep Ullman pressed for possible revenue sources while noting a safer debt path might require a mid year review. Connally warned against looming tax increases while Shultz echoed cautious language about broader tax changes.
Senate Armed Services Committee endorses Kenneth Rush for deputy defense chief after Barry Goldwater blasts defense spending as waste. Goldwater cites delays in weapon development while Rush pledges contractor records oversight. Committee also backs Eberhardt Rechtin for assistant secretary but will delay full Senate submission until next Wednesday.
A four part Journal series notes mobile homes offer luxury at reduced expense but depreciate in value unlike traditional houses. Dorothy Damele continues the exploration on page 3 with analysis and examples.
Rep. Bob Eckhardt, D Texas, told the committee that closing remaining income tax loopholes could nearly erase the deficit within the current budget. He estimated reform could add 14 to 19 billion dollars in annual revenue.
During a Monday dinner meeting fewer than 100 of the 1000 physicists at a conference discussed a resolution demanding the American Physical Society publicly disavow support for William Shockley’s racist theories. The proposal, needing approval from the society council, marks an unprecedented action against a Nobel laureate. Shockley offered no comment, while president Robert Serber argued the measure was irrelevant to the society’s core purpose and it was defeated at the meeting.
Shockley a 61 year old professor of physics at Stanford University in Palo Alto won the Nobel Prize in 1956 for his work in physics.
In Londonderry and Dublin clashes unfold as Catholics strike back with protests and bomb blasts. British Prime Minister Heath seeks a special tribunal to probe Bloody Sunday while Catholic leaders warn against cooperation with a government seen as Protestant-leaning. Miss Bernadette Devlin faces potential censure for assaulting Home Secretary Maudling in the Commons. Ireland's Jack Lynch recalls ambassadors, declares mourning, and pledges funds to back peaceful minority rights amid planned Catholic marches despite bans.
Government and teachers condemn performance contracting after a $6.5 million pilot shows no learning gains for 13,000 pupils and 10,000 in a control group. CEO officials say back to the drawing board as unions demand teacher involvement and proven methods.
Federal Trade Commission orders sixteen cough and cold makers to document claims within 60 days. The action, part of a broader push to verify advertising, affects products like Contae, 4-Way Nasal Spray, Alka Seltzer Plus, and Listerine brands. Firms including Warner-Lambert and Menley and James Laboratories pledge substantiation for several advertised benefits.
A cloudy forecast calls for snow tonight with lows in the 20s. Snow tomorrow should transition to rain by late afternoon with highs in the middle 30s. Yesterday's high reached 33 while the overnight low was 25.
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