29 Oct 1974
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1974
Page
1
President Ford visits his hometown Grand Rapids Michigan to campaign for Republican challenger Paul Goebel Jr. against Democratic Rep Richard VanderVeen in Michigan's 5th District race. He plans to depart Washington by mid afternoon and return later tonight.
Page reads as a historic community section with Ann Landers column, local notices, a crossword puzzle, and vital statistics. It lists Middletown area items, local names, and age references, plus section markers for women’s news and other features.
Former President Richard Nixon is reported stable after a Long Beach hospital operation to stop a blood clot in his left leg from traveling toward the heart or lungs. Surgeon Dr Eldon Hickman said Nixon returned to his room to recover and the family described him as exhausted but improving.
President Ford signs a bill ending the federal requirement for an automatic seat belt interlock in cars. He reiterates a strong recommendation to buckle up for safety. He also urges motorists to observe the 55 mph speed limit.
The Ohio Controlling Board gave the Department of Administrative Services blanket authority to buy up to 5 million dollars of coal without bidding to stockpile for possible miners strike. The move comes ahead of a November 12 strike deadline set by the United Mine Workers.
Showers may hit Middletown tonight and tomorrow with a low mid 50s and a high in the low 70s. The extended outlook calls for chances of rain Thursday and Saturday with fair skies Friday. The Ohio Emergency Energy Commission pledged to expand coal stockpiles to ensure essential services, while a $5 million price tag raises concerns of possible price gouging as eastern power companies buy coal. The Mental Health and Retardation Department was authorized to buy $99,000 of coal for Orient State Institution at $33 per ton, after initial hesitation to use blanket authorization.
New York AP reports wholesale price hikes of 70 cents per 1 000 cigarettes by two major tobacco firms. The change could push costs for smokers higher, impacting purchasing when products move through retailers.
Saudi Arabia plans to reduce its oil price next week by less than a dollar from about 11.65 per barrel, with other producers expected to follow. The country controls over 30 percent of world oil reserves as reports cite the New York Times. Also, tobacco price actions: Lorillard of Loew's sets Nov 4 increase, Philip Morris to start Oct 31, and Reynolds plans a 50 cent per 1000 cigarettes rise.
A private research group calls for a federally directed food reserve policy to buffer against harvest shortfalls and world hunger. It notes U.S. grain stocks at 26 year lows due to heavy export sales and argues private trade alone cannot sustain large reserves of wheat corn soybeans or milk to offset shortages or stabilize prices.
The piece contrasts the 1929 Great Crash with the 1973 74 bear market. It notes tighter regulation since 1933, far larger market size today, and slower, less abrupt declines in 1973 74 compared with the two weeks of the 1929 collapse. It cites Dow declines from 1051 to 584 and NYSE paper value drop from 871.54 to 450 billion.
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