Surprising Price Shifts In Consumer Goods
Government data show almost 2 percent of items in the Consumer Price Index cost less now than in 1967 with nylon hose vitamins and tape recorders among cheaper items. Other goods like television sets and radios rose less than 10 percent, while sugar surged nearly fivefold.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Bargain Hunters
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Richard Kraft
Quasar Electronics Corp
Franklin Park
Ill
Kraft
London Subway Crash Kills 15 In Morning Collision
A subway train crashed into buffers at Moorgate station during London’s rush hour, killing at least 15 and injuring about 40. About 50 people were trapped in three badly damaged coaches as 100 workers used metal-cutting gear to reach victims.
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London
Rere
London Fire Brigade
Ernest Bright
City of London
Moorgate Station
Financial District
Cambodian Army Abandons Posts Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian army retreats from Tuol Leap and another position northeast of Phnom Penh after heavy shelling and ground attacks. Government troops withdraw from key outposts as reports detail advancing forces and battlefield pressure.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Tuol Leap
Khmer Rouge push toward Phnom Penh as siege tightens
Rebels near Prek Luong and Tuol Leap threaten the capital’s airport as government troops withdraw after heavy night attacks. An American airlift continues to supply rice and ammunition despite shelling, with near-daily clashes along the Mekong.
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Prek Luong
Mekong
Tuol Leap
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Saigon
Thailand
House approves tax cut aimed at under $20,000 incomes
The House passed a 21.3 billion tax cut largely for households earning under 20 thousand dollars. It includes 1974 tax rebates, lower 1975 taxes via withholding cuts, and repeals the oil depletion allowance. Senate action and possible filibuster warnings loom.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford letters fetch $1035 at New York auction
Fourteen letters written by Gerald R. Ford before his presidency sold for 1035 dollars in New York. Three letters brought 30 dollars each and two 35 dollars each while a Vietnam War note to Connie Heft of Sand Lake Michigan sold for 525 dollars, the highest price for a Ford signed letter.
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New York
Gerald R. Ford
Connie Heft
Sand Lake
Mich
Ford
Middletown Weather Forecast Clears Tonight
Clearing skies and low temperatures in the mid-20s are posted for Middletown tonight. Sunny skies and a high in the mid-30s are expected Saturday with an extended outlook of sun through Tuesday.
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Middletown
AT&T wins approval for 365 million interstate rate boost
AT&T won FCC approval for a 365 million dollar increase in interstate telephone rates as part of a larger request. The company aims to meet rising costs and prevent service deterioration while the FCC considers a bigger, 717 million dollar proposal.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
FCC
H. H. Hough
Dent Named Trade Representative Pick Likely Senate Passed
President Ford designates Frederick B. Dent as special trade representative with ambassadorial rank. Senate Finance Committee reports no opposition and will hold hearings. If confirmed, Dent would replace William D. Eberle who resigned from the post.
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Washington
Ford
Frederick B. Dent
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Dent
William D. Eberle
Trade Post
Eberle
Chrysler Reopens Plants as GM Plans Deeper Layoffs
Chrysler recalls 6,200 workers to reopen Hamtramck assembly line and 1,850 return at Newark after record four month shutdowns. GM to lay off 10,345 next week while shifting output for the new Seville with 900 more returning March 24. 127,000 of 370,000 hourly workers on indefinite layoff. American Motors also reports 2,000 Jeep workers affected with 950 remaining on furlough.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
GMC
Pontiac
Fleetwood
Seville
Hamtramck, Mich
Newark
Del
U.S
Chrysler
American Motors
Jeep
Toledo
Ohio
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