Wheat shortage claim disputed in Washington debate
Government and industry spokesmen clashed as Senate subcommittee heard dueling views on wheat shortages. Don Paarlberg argued open markets prevent flour scarcity while Robert L. Schaus warned of nationwide wheat shortfall before spring and bread reaching $1 a loaf.
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Washington
United States
Don Paarlberg
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Robert L. Schaus
The
American Bakers Association
Local Puzzle and Notes from Middletown Area
Crossword puzzle and brief text from the Middletown area page appear with scattered letters and fragment headings. The readable pieces mention ASMASANUCES and Ne County State with a placeholder puzzle section and scattered words.
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Asmasanuces, Oa
Sian Een
State
Middletown
Area
POLIS
Preels Phages
A. Ke
No Compromise 39 States Hurt by Truck Strike
The Associated Press reports an independent truckers' strike spread across 39 states, disrupting shipments and prompting widespread concerns. Officials and industry groups urged resolution as nationwide disruption continued, with transportation networks feeling the impact and drivers citing grievances.
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The
Associated Press
Independent Truckers
Kissinger-Gromyko Talks Focus on East West Dispatch
Kissinger hosts Gromyko dinner and plans more talks at the Soviet Embassy in Moscow ahead of a potential June trip to meet Brezhnev. Nixon and Gromyko held a two hour White House session covering East European issues and START while George Warren noted discussions on European security and a possible Nixon Europe visit.
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White House
Nixon
Gromyko
Gerald L. Warren
State Department
Kissinger
West Berlin
United States
Cuba
Protests Expand Across States Hit by Fuel Price Standstill
A six day trucker protest spreads across at least 39 states with layoffs topping 75 000 as violence and shortages emerge. An independent driver near Wilmington North Carolina was shot and seriously wounded during a blockade while talks in Washington stalled without a compromise.
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Wilmington
N.C
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Indiana
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Quake Shakes Palmer Anchorage and Fairbanks
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale rocked Palmer and nearby areas including Anchorage and Fairbanks Monday night. The epicenter lay about 70 miles north of Palmer with no damage reported. The Palmer Observatory issued the reading and explained the magnitude scale.
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Palmer
Alaska
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Palmer Observatory
Here
Four slain in Brooklyn mosque shooting at Ya Sin Mosque
Police report four men were killed and a fifth critically wounded when gunmen opened fire at the Ya Sin Mosque in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn. Abdullah Rahman 36 and Muhammed Ahmed 30 named as mosque ministers among the dead.
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New York
Brooklyn
Ya Sin
Bedford Stuyvesant
Abdullah Rahman
Muhammed Ahmed
Five Children Die In Fire In Grand Rapids Home
Five cousins aged 16 months to 5 years died in a Grand Rapids house fire left unsupervised. Police say the mother, Mattie McIntosh, was found at a nearby bar after the bodies were discovered. Preliminary findings cite smoke inhalation as the cause.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Mattie McIntosh
Elizabeth McIntosh
Yvette McIntosh
Anise McIntosh Jr
Sylvester Naves
Glenn Naves
Naves Boys
Mrs. McIntosh
Georgette Naves
Naves
McIntosh
Ohio National Guard Begins Daylight and Night Patrols
The Ohio National Guard started daylight helicopter patrols and planned night road patrols to assist truckers amid protests by independent driver-owners. About one third of 900 guardsmen would operate in daytime and the rest at night. no incidents reported Monday night.
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Associated Press
Ohio National Guard
British coal miners vote for national strike starting Saturday
The National Union of Mineworkers', 280,000 members, voted 81 percent in favor of a strike from midnight Saturday. Coal supplies provide about 70 percent of electricity and government stocks could last only to end of March under reduced output. Joe Gormley urged a cash offer while Employment Secretary William White invited further talks.
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London
Britain
National Union of Mineworkers
Joe Gormley
William Whitelaw
Gormley
Miners’ Union
Snow to Rain Forecast with Cold Temperatures Ahead
Snow is forecast tonight changing to rain late tonight and tomorrow. Highs on Wednesday in the upper 30s. Thursday and Saturday bring highs in the low 30s with overnight lows in the upper teens.
Oil Rollback Sparks Capitol Energy Fight
Congress debates an emergency energy bill as Senate House conferees back a rollback on some domestic crude oil. Treasury Secretary Shultz opposes any rollback while energy chief Simon signals flexibility, though he later denies a clash with Shultz. About 29 percent of U S crude would be affected.
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Washington
Congress
Senate House
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
House
Ways and Means Committee
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Shultz
United States
Nixon eyes rapid lifting of wage price controls
United States officials expect a push to end wage and price controls quickly while keeping some protections in health care and possibly construction and food. The April 30 expiration looms unless Congress extends authority, with Dunlop set to testify before a Senate panel on post April policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
John T. Dunlop
The
Cost of Living Council
Controls
Senate Banking
Council
Instea
President's Council of Economic Advisers
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Dale Wright
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