Retail milk costs rise toward record levels
Washington AP reports a January half gallon of milk averaged 79.4 cents nationally, near last May's record. Despite farm herd reductions and high feed costs, the Agriculture Department cautions further moderate price rises, with some impact expected in March and April after Congress debated milk price supports.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Congress
Ford
Earl L. Butz
Hostage freed as police shoot robber at Las Vegas bank
In Las Vegas a teller was freed unharmed after police shot and killed James S. Dutton Jr. 30 of Santa Barbara who held Anita Jetland 34 hostage during a six hour standoff at the Home Savings and Loan office near the Strip. FBI traced the $100000 demanded. Dutton had a lengthy arrest record and was said to be calm and dangerous.
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Nev
Savings and Loan
Las Vegas Strip
FBI
Home Savings and Loan Association
James S. Dutton Jr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Dutton
Anita Jetland
Jetland
Barton Jacka
Weather giving birds extra time
In Fort Campbell Kentucky the Army delays mass bird spraying due to warm weather and legal opposition. Officials say millions of blackbirds, starlings and grackles may be killed with a chemical spray, with carcasses left to decompose as Environmental groups seek an injunction over the method and disposal.
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FT. Campbell, Ky
Army
Kentucky
Tennessee
Bruce Tengriss
Washington
The
Humane Society of the United States
Society For Animal Rights, Inc
U. S
Ohio set to start Daylight Saving Time two months early
Ohio residents will move clocks ahead at 2 a.m. Sunday to observe Daylight Saving Time two months early due to a 1973 emergency act. Darkness will be one hour later under the new schedule, with Ohio returning to Eastern Standard Time in the fall.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ehrlichman seeks Indian rights work instead of jail
Ehrlichman, jailed for Watergate, asked Judge Sirica to allow him to aid impoverished New Mexico Indians with land use and water rights. He received a 2 to 8 year sentence. Haldeman Mitchell and Mardian face similar terms, with appeals planned.
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Washington
John Dd. Ehrlichman
New Mexico
Ehrlichman
Ira M. Lowe
Nixon
Alaska
Taos Blue Lake Pueblo
White House
Barbara Kilberg
Leonard Garment
Herman Agoyo
Rain Expected in Middletown with Weekend Temperatures
Rain is forecast for the Middletown area tonight and Sunday with lows in the low 40s and highs in the low 50s. The extended outlook shows a chance of rain or snow Monday and Tuesday and rain Wednesday, with highs in the 40s and lows around the mid-20s.
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Middletown
GM trims prices on nine compact models at Chicago show
GM plans price cuts up to 313 dollars on nine small cars as rebates end February. Base prices drop 104 to 313 dollars by removing some standard equipment to boost March deliveries. GM aims to offer more affordable options while forecasting Cadillac Seville’s spring debut and a shift toward lighter, fuel-efficient models.
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Detroit
General Motors
U.S
Thomas Murphy
Chicago
Murphy
Iran Eyes Pan Am Investment As Stake Talks Continue
Iran may invest in Pan American World Airways with a tentative U.S. authorization. Asst. Treasury Secretary Gerald Parsky said Tehran has not finalised the deal and wants assurance of real return. Zahedi suggested up to 13 percent stake with at least $230 million, plus Pan Am hotels.
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Washington
Pan American World Airways
Treasury Department
Ford Administration
Iran
U.S
Treasury
Gerald Parsky
Parsky
Pan American
United States
State Department
Ardeshir Zahedi
Pan Am
Intercontinental Hotels
Judge upholds oil tariff plan amid national security rationale
Federal judge Pratt upheld President Ford’s $3 per barrel oil import tariff for national security reasons, despite acknowledging potential harm to Northeastern states. The ruling follows a hearing where nine states sought a temporary injunction, with Massachusetts Attorney General Bellotti planning an appeal.
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Washington
Ford
U.S
John Pratt
Massachusetts
Francis X. Bellotti
Minnesota
Pratt
White House
Congress
Two Die in Tornado Striking Altus Oklahoma
A tornado tore through Altus Oklahoma early today killing a woman and her son and injuring more than 20 others. The Jackson County sheriff's office cited 60 to 70 mobile homes blown over. Altus Air Force Base said its hospital treated 20 injured personnel and dependents, two in critical condition.
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Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
Jackson County
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Altus Air Force Base
Robbery Suspect Arrested After Bank Heist Again
Raymond T. McClellan 40, of Lexington, Indiana, is held after allegedly robbing East Enterprise State Bank a second time in five weeks, taking about 1555 dollars. officers recovered cash on him and exchanged shots with deputies near a wooded area. He had skipped bond on earlier charges and faces further inquiries into other local robberies and a bad check case.
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East Enterprise
Ind
Raymond T. McClellan
East Enterprise State Bank
McClellan
Lexington
Ohio County
Ora Colen Jr
Francis Colen
Ora Jr
Ora Colen
New Albany
U.S
First Bank
Madison, Ind
Aurora, Ind
Five Ohioans Face Trial in Spain on Drug Charges
Five Ohio residents including brothers Gary Michael Frankovich 25 and David Joseph Frankovich 22 are set to stand trial March 18 in Seville on smuggling and drug possession charges. They were arrested June 21 and have awaited trial. the U S Consulate says the prosecution seeks seven years each. Other defendants were unnamed at their request.
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Seville
Spain
Ohio
U.S
Gary Michael Frankovich
David Joseph Frankovich
Gilford Lake
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