Nixon Threatens Steel Price Hike Competition to Imports
President Nixon vowed to curb steep steel price increases after Bethlehem Steel proposed an 11 to 13 percent rise by March 1. Threatened imports from Japan and Western Europe could force rollbacks. Lukens Steel also raised carbon steel plate prices by 17 dollars a ton. In California, a mushroom plant fire caused about 200000 dollars in damage at Fred's Mushroom Co. in South Lebanon, destroying new hydraulic equipment and a dump truck.
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Ivan Combs
South Lebanon
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Lebanon
Maineville
Morrow
Fred
Exaggerated auto prices urged to FTC by industry
Ford and Chrysler spokesmen urged the FTC to keep allowing manufacturers to post sticker prices that keep cars affordable. They argued suggested prices should ensure buyers can purchase at or below advertised prices, while the FTC noted 98 percent of autos sold below list price. The hearing examined a proposal to require listing prices 3 percent above the lowest price within the top 30 percent of sales.
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Federal Trade Commission
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John J. Nevin
Ford Motor Co
FTC
United States
Oil talks threaten 85 percent of non Communist world supply
Tehran reports negotiators from OPEC nations accuse Western oil firms of refusing to discuss price and tax increases. OPEC plans to decide action next Tuesday if talks fail. The group, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Libya, Algeria, Indonesia and Venezuela, controls 85 percent of non Communist oil. Delegates said simultaneous action could follow if demands remain unmet.
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Amuzegar
Kuwait
Qatar
Abu Dhabi
Libya
Algeria
Indonesia
Venezuela
Caracas
Secretary’s Filing Nerve Gas Plan Sparks Satire
A pointed quip mocks an alleged plan to hide nerve gas by asking a secretary to file it, highlighting absurdity and distrust surrounding dangerous schemes.
East Coast Conspiracy Indicts Priest in Plot to Kidnap Kissinger
A federal grand jury in Harrisburg indicts Rev. Philip Berrigan and five others in a plan to blow heat tunnels under federal buildings in Washington and kidnap presidential adviser Henry Kissinger. The scheme aimed to force U.S. bombing end and political prisoner releases.
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Nixon
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U.S
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Elizabeth McAlister
Marymount College
Tarrytown
N.Y
Neil Raymond McLaughlin
Baltimore
Anthony Scoblick
James P. Scoblick
R-Pa
Eqbal Ahmad
Chicago
Pakistan
Adlai Stevenson Institute of Public Affairs
University of Chicago
Wenderoth
Violins Are My Life Longshoreman Turns Violin Maker
Howard Moore a 61 year old longshoreman from Wilmington California is also a violin maker. He has crafted 37 instruments and sold 30 at prices between 300 and 600 dollars. Moore discusses his fixation with violins, his first repair as a boy and the rare woods he uses including maple from a library table that once belonged to the White House and spruce from a cathedral built in 1459 in Munich.
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White House
James Madison
Munich
Weather outlook: milder with showers tonight
The forecast calls for cloudy and windy conditions with showers tonight and ending by tomorrow. Lows drop to 35 to 40 degrees with highs in the 40s tomorrow. Yesterday’s high reached 33 degrees and this morning’s low was 31.
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