Nixon lifts meat import restrictions in short-term move
President Nixon ended all quota limits on meat imports to ease a short-term shortage and curb rising prices. Treasury Secretary Shultz cautioned the impact may take weeks or months, stressing the goal to stabilize wholesale meat prices rather than guarantee immediate relief.
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
White House
United States
Shultz
Cost of Living Council
Proxmire to probe Litton shipbuilding finances in Senate
Wisconsin senator William Proxmire accused Litton Industries of shifting its costs to taxpayers. He asked the SEC and GAO to examine Litton's ability to fulfill government contracts and urged Navy to reject inflated claims. He cited $450 million in Litton shipbuilding claims as evidence of financial distress.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Litton Industries Today
Litton
Proxmire
McGovern gains black delegates for first ballot support
Uncommitted black delegates pledged to George McGovern bolster first ballot nomination prospects. Rep. Louis Stokes leads the Congressional Black Caucus in backing McGovern and urging nine million black voters to register for November. Humphrey counters, criticizing McGovern on platform positions as convention opens.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Congressional Black Caucus
McGovern
Sen
Rep
Louis Stokes
Ohio
National Black Political Convention
Sen. McGovern
Stokes
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Shirley Chisholm
New York
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Atlanta
Columbia
S.C
Richmond
Houston
Nixon
Miami Beach
Platform Committee
Patricia Harris
Humphrey
Dairy Day crowns Green County Dairy Queen at Monticello
Wendy Hartwig, 16, from the Monroe area, was named Green County Dairy Queen during Dairy Day festivities in Monticello. Her crowning capped a weekend that also featured the Heidi Festival in New Glarus and other county events. Barbara Marty of Browntown was named Green County Dairy Princess as clear skies and cool breezes helped mark the day.
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Wendy Hartwig
Green County
Monticello
Barbara Marty
Rt. 1
Browntown
Monroe Area
William Hartwig
Rt. 3
New Glarus
John Marty
Arleigh Frautschy
Green County Ag Chest
Dayton 4-H Club
Robert Wolfe
Brodhead Ffa
Bill DeBruin
Juda Ffa
Jacalyn Voegels
Little Hill High
Maureen DeBruin
Juda Jolly Jr
Orville Flaherty
7Th St
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
Flaherty
Carlyle Firkins
Rt. 2
Wilbert Christen, Jr
Lawrence Dunphy
Albany
Robert Gaulke
George S. Flaherty
Brodhead
North Vietnam Says New Forces Join Struggle Over Transport
AP dispatch reports in Hong Kong that North Vietnam claims new forces have joined its effort to maintain transportation amid heavy bombing. Radio Hanoi says maintenance is succeeding, while U.S. forces say bombing has cut supply movement. In Belfast, British troops say 14 guerrillas killed as cease-fire nears with Irish violence tallied at 383 dead.
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Hong Kong
North Vietnam
U.S
Radio
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Pilot doubts hijacker survived jet parachute leap
Chicago Tribune reports pilot Leroy Berkebile and co pilot Art Koester believe the hijacker likely died after leaping from the American Airlines 727 over north central Indiana during a hijacking. The pilots cite high speed and engine slipstream as fatal factors and note no body is expected to be found.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
American Airlines
St. Louis
Indiana
Leroy Berkebile
Palatine
Ill
the Tribune
Berkebile
Art Koester
Prospect Heights
Koester
The
Tribune
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Catherine T. Clark
William Lalley
Wisconsin
Mrs. Clark
Brownberry Ovens, Inc
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Salley
Flambeau Plastics Corp
Baraboo
Thomas Kleppe
U.W. Small Business Administration
Heritage Banks
Robert K. Baggs
Cedarburg
Glenn R. Davis
Wis
Baggs
Davis
Ozaukee
Washington, Jefferson
Waukesha
Karen McDonald
Okauchee
Okauchee Lake
James Ahiness
Hickory Hill, Jr
Lake Michigan
Door Peninsula
Kenneth E. Fry
Fry
Eugene Obrachta
Fish Creek
Jane Hedeen
Sister Bay
Door County
Eugene A. Reuter
Menomonie
Polk County
Turtle Lake
Fennimore
Dawn Richardson
Fennimore Street
William Peters
St. Paul, Minn
St. Croix County
Robert Keepke
Waupaca
Dairy Day
Steven Mitschel
AP News
Eileen DeBruin
Gerrit DeBruin
David Wolfe
Decatur
Barbara Albright
Cadiz
Eugene Thompson
Eileen Albright
Debbie Hartwig
Clarno
Randy Bollig
Dayton
Daniel Brunkow
Argus
Robert Wolfe Jr
Monroe Ffa
Ron Schilt
Marty Robinson
Rex
Hoesly
John Schilt
Steve Mayer
Juda Jolly
Holstein
Heifer
Ken Christen
Silverview
Jody Wegmueller
Billy DeBruin
Nancy Fulton
Spring Grove
Randy Pinnow
Jersey
Michael Schultz
Guernsey
North Side
Monroe Cheese Corporation
Juda Jolly Juniors
Dutch Hollow
Story Creek Ramblers
Frederick S. Voegels
Monroe
Tom Saunders
Howard Voegels
William Henguinet
Nelson McCammon
Ed Quade
Green County Agricultural Chest
Green County Extension Homemakers Council
Hahn Floral
Channel 3
Ag Building
Monroe Evening Times
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