National Boycott Slashes Meat Sales Nationwide
The nationwide meat boycott leaves retail prices steady but meat sales fall sharply. Grocers report 40 to 70 percent drops, while some shift purchases to poultry and fish. Wholesalers see gains in fish, and industry leaders warn the boycott could damage the meat sector if it continues. Governors vary in beef and pork consumption, with 19 of 38 surveyed continuing or easing stance. Arizona Gov Williams notes mixed support among friends and officials.
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Dudley Lehen
Associated Press
J. Luther Hinds
Hinds Meats
Los Angeles
Frank Register
National Association of Retail Grocers
Ralph Sachs
W.M. Walker Inc
Chicago
Sachs
Robert Miller
Union Packing Co
Miller
Bohack
New York City
Daitch Shopwell
New York
Nixon
Hillman Food Chain
Arizona
Jack Williams
Twin City Hams Meet On Radio Aid And Flood Work
Twin City Hams Amateur Radio Club holds a meeting at 7 30 p m at the Civil Air Patrol building Selman Field to discuss club activities in furnishing radio communications during the flood. Ouachita Youth Association for Retarded Children to sponsor Easter Egg Hunt April 14 at Westside School and College Baptist Church park at 3 p m.
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Twin City
Hams
Civil Air Patrol
Selman Field
Ouachita Youth Association For Retarded
Westside School
College Baptist Church
Grand Union trims meat prices amid nationwide boycott
New York Grand Union stores cut beef pork lamb and veal by at least ten cents a pound under the federal ceiling. President Charles G. Rodman says the move aims to attract customers and restore farm to table flow, despite calls for deeper price rollbacks. The cuts take effect Friday and run through the month in about 500 units.
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New York
Grand Union
Charles G. Rodman
Rodman
Mule steak draws Paris shoppers to horsemeat shop
In Montmartre, Charles Fougeat sells horsemeat labeled mule steak at 2.86 a pound as a Delicacy. He notes mules grow rarer and beef isn’t sold. Paris hosts 1,600 horsemeat retailers since the 19th century when Napoleon’s armies popularized the fare.
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Paris
Charles Fougeat
Montmartre
Fougeat
Rue Riquet
Boucherie Chevaline
Moscow
Nixon Vetoes Rural Water Grants Bill
President Nixon vetoed a bill to spend about 120 million for rural water grants he halted Jan 10. He warned the plan would risk inflation and higher taxes, calling it unconstitutional and a disservice to taxpayers. House plans to vote on overriding the veto.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Carl. Albert
House
House Banking Committee
Edwards approves Louisiana civil service pay raise plan
Gov. Edwin Edwards announced he will sign a plan granting a July 1 raise for state civil service workers. The package costs about 16.5 million dollars in the first year and rises by roughly ten percent annually. Edwards indicated a concurrent cost of living increase for teachers is unlikely given revenue projections, while stressing the budget will avoid deficits.
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Baton Rouge
Edwin Edwards
Louisiana
Civil Service l
Edwards
Afl-Cio
Victor Bussie
Continued Sunny Skies Forecast for Twin Cities
The forecast calls for sunny skies with cool temperatures. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 30s with patches of frost possible. Northerly winds 10 to 15 mph today, then 5 to 10 mph tonight. No rain expected today through Friday.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Missouri Flood Crest Steady As Areas Flooded
Mississippi and Missouri rivers stabilized after days of heavy rainfall. Levees held but remain stressed across Illinois Missouri and Louisiana as floods threaten towns and force tens of thousands from homes. Crests reached St Louis and Winfield amid high water forecasts and relief shipments ordered by Missouri Governor Bond.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Corps of Army Engineers
Winfield
Civil Defense
St. Charles
Illinois
Army
Louisiana
Hannibal
Herbert Bittick
Belief Bias Across Repeated Lies and New Facts
A saying notes people tend to accept familiar lies over unfamiliar facts. It highlights the ease of believing hearsay repeated many times compared with a truth not yet heard.
Monroe City School Board Tables Power Shift Proposal
The Monroe City School Board voted to table a motion by President Paul J. Neal that would give the board final approval over hiring and transfers of most district staff. Acting Supt. Gus Petterson noted current policy lets the superintendent hire and fire teachers with principals handling maintenance needs. The board also reviewed a potential year-end deficit and approved capital purchases and lunchroom facility bids, with an executive session on personnel matters.
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Kathy Myrick
Monroe City
Paul J. Neal
Mickey Yerger
Neal
B. A
Gus) Petterson
Petterson
Yerger
Yvonne Nash
Henry Carroll
Berg Jones
Carroll High School
Adriamycin Shows Broad Activity Against Cancers
NCI official reports Adriamycin, an Italian anti cancer drug, has activity against ten major tumor types in U S tests. Dr Stephen K Carter cites potential with radiation or surgery, notes heart damage risk and high cost, with FDA filing expected within a month for wide use.
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Nogales, Ariz
UPI
United States
National Cancer Institute
Stephen K. Carter
NCI Cancer Therapy
Carter
American Cancer Society
Science Writers Seminar
Farmitalia
Milan
Europe
NCI
Food and Drug Administration
March Wholesale Prices Jump 2.2 Percent in March
The government reports wholesale prices rose 2.2 percent in March the sharpest monthly gain in 22 years led by a 4.6 percent jump in farm products and processed foods. Industrial commodities rose 1.2 percent and finished goods 2.1 percent as inflation fears grow and calls for tighter controls intensify from Nixon administration and lawmakers.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Organized Labor
Congressional Democrats
Calhoun School Remains Open After Early Fracas
Calhoun High School halted activities briefly after a disturbance involving four or five students but resumed normal operations by late morning. Principal Pace denied racial unrest prompted closure as some parents removed children while others stayed. Ouachita Parish official Bill De Moss vowed to investigate and keep the school as an institution for learning.
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Calhoun High School
Meta Pace
Pace
Ouachita Parish
Bill DeMoss
Calhoun Area
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