09 Nov 1974
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1974
Page
1
The Agriculture Department warns 1974 weather losses will push retail food prices up through the first half of 1975. Beef, pork, poultry, dairy and processed foods face higher costs as reduced grain and soybean harvests limit animal feed.
Former Army Lt. William L. Calley, the My Lai massacre defendant, faces bail court after the 5th Circuit ordered bail and Army Secretary Callaway announced parole effective Nov. 19. Calley, moved from Ft. Leavenworth to Ft. Benning, has served most of a 10 year sentence for killing at least 22 Vietnamese civilians.
Negotiators report progress toward a new coal contract as 120,000 UMW members finish weekly work and prepare for an official strike at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. If no settlement emerges, key industries including TVA plants and railways brace for shortages. Arnold Miller returns to bargaining with the industry’s latest offer.
The Education Review Committee works on a new equal yield funding plan with a Dec 15 deadline for recommendations to the 11th General Assembly. It would cap state aid and require local districts to raise more locally, aiming for a 50 50 state local share. The panel meets again today and Sunday.
Secretary of State Kissinger heads home from eighth Middle East mission with Arab and Israeli leaders urging continued mediation. He vows progress remains possible step by step as diplomacy shifts to quiet talks and renewed negotiations between Egypt and Israel.
The EPA will lead a national reconnaissance survey after tests showed New Orleans water contains traces of 66 organic chemicals at low parts per billion. Officials stressed no acute harm is proven, but the study aims to gauge how widespread and serious the issue may be.
Clear skies and lows around 40s in Middletown. Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers late Sunday. Highs in the mid 60s tomorrow. Extended outlook shows a shower chance Monday, then fair skies on Tuesday and Wednesday.
International sugar experts say three consecutive Soviet sugar beet crop failures helped spark a price rise. Russia halted exports in 1971 and switched to buying, pushing demand above supply and driving higher costs from refining to marketing.
President Ford’s pick Andrew E. Gibson faces Senate scrutiny as Sen. Henry M. Jackson seeks FBI results. Questions center on a $90.6 million subsidy to Interstate Oil Transport tanker venture and Gibson’s post at Interstate plus a $1 million guarantee when he departed.
American and Middle East traders pushed gold to an all time peak of 184.50 dollars per ounce with potential to reach 200 dollars soon. The price rose 6.26 dollars on Friday amid fears of instability, driving talk of returning to fixed pricing to stabilize the world monetary system. Market sources cite Arab Israeli tensions and inflation fears as key drivers.
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