Price Freeze On Gasoline Extended
Washington AP reports retail gasoline prices stay frozen through Sept 1 under a second extension of Phase 4 price controls. Diesel remains frozen for now. retailers must post government stickers by Sept 1 showing ceilings and octane.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Council
James W. McLane
Federal Reserve Board
Morita SU Ae
Morning World Daily
Daily Sun
Daily & Sun
Former Informer Testifies in Florida Conspiracy Trial
Louis Bernard Anchill testified that Scott Camil told him during a May 14, 1972 meeting that disgruntled soldiers supplied stolen weapons for use against police at the Miami Beach convention. He described planned three to five person fire teams to act as shock troops if rioting escalated.
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Gainesville, Ila
Miami Beach
Louis Bernard Anchill
Detroit
Scott Camil
Camil
Anchill
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Florida People's Coalition
Tial
U.S. District Court
Winston Arnow
Florida
Cam
Larry Turner
Alabama Could Double Hydro Power With Abundant Water
The Alabama Geological Survey says the state has ample water power to potentially double its hydroelectric capacity. Current hydro plants supply about 24 percent of annual power generation.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Alabama Geological Survey
Its A Gas and Its History in Hallmark Gallery
Neon, meaning new, was named by Sir William Ramsay after its discovery in 1898 while studying frozen air. The UPI report chronicles the gas’s history and uses in the Hallmark Gallery display in New York.
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New York
UPI
Hallmark
William Ramsay
Policy Changes At Louisiana School for the Deaf
The Louisiana Education Board approved policy changes at the Louisiana School for the Deaf to calm factions among students, parents, and community members who demanded the ouster of Supt Elton A Lamkin and principal Dr Alma Alexander. Lamkin proposed reforms including relaxing some language restrictions and retaining traditional sign language outside classes while granting him authority to reassign or fire staff with board approval. The protestors urged removal or replacement, while Gov Edwards and state Education Supt Michot urged patience and giving Lamkin a chance.
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Baton Rouge, la
State Education Board
Louisiana School For the Deaf
Elton A. Lamkin
Alma Alexander
Edwain Edwards
State Education
Louis Michot
Lamkin
State Board of Education
Officials Confer on Agnew Probe Turmoil in Secret Grand Jury
The Baltimore based AP report notes a secret grand jury probe into Vice President Spiro T. Agnew with federal prosecutors and the Justice Department criminal division head meeting. Indictments may appear soon as the case widens to Anne Arundel and related parties.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
George Beall
Agnew
Baltimore County
Henry E. Petersen
Washington
Beall
Maryland
Petersen
Lester Matz
Arnold M. Weiner
Joseph H. H. Kaplan
Weiner
Jerome Wolff
Anne Arundel
Annapolis
Joseph W. Alton Jr
Marvin Mandel
Goldwater Blames Liberals for Using Watergate
Sen. Barry Goldwater accuses liberal politicians of exploiting the Watergate scandal to undermine the 1972 conservative mandate. He says liberals misrepresent conservatives and equate Watergate with conservative principles, while condemning the crimes and rejecting the end-justifies-the-means argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
Washington (Ap
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Young Americans For Freedom
Daniel
Elisberg
Popeye Voice Actor Welch Dead at 74 in North Carolina
Harry Welch, long time movie and TV Popeye voice, died at 74 in Blowing Rock Hospital after weeks as a patient. A Annapolis native and Navy family son, he moved to Blowing Rock in 1968 after Miami years and entertained children locally. Survivors include his widow and daughter Ruth Caine of Poughkeepsie. Funeral at St Marys of the Hills in Blowing Rock with burial in Miami.
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Rock, N.C
Harry Foster’ Welch
Popeye
Blowing Rock Hospital
Welch
North Carolina
Miami
Fla
Hollywood
E. C. Segar
Sailor Man
Blowing Rock
Broughton Hospital
Morganton
Madison Square Garden
New York
Ruth Caine
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
St. Mary’s of the Hills
Investigators Probe Wreckage of Small Plane
Gulfport Mississippi crash leaves four dead when a single engine plane plunges into the Mississippi Sound. NTSB air safety investigator Henry Moyers says wreckage will be spread out and studied to determine the cause. FAA inspector Billy Miller notes the wreckage condition evident in the impact.
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Gulfport, Miss
Gulfport
Mississippi Sound
Henry H. Moyers
National Transportation Safety Board
Billy H. Miller
Federal Aviation Administration
Jackson
Fragmentary remark on safeguarding gains over years
A brief line notes the need to struggle to defend ground won in the past decade and a half. The statement signals continued effort and resilience amid changes.
Americans Seek Cheaper Beef Across Borders
The scarcity and high prices drive some Americans to shop for beef in Mexico and Canada. El Paso and Brownsville report 20 to 80 percent increases in Mexican beef imports. Tijuana butchers see long lines while Nuevo Laredo stores draw buyers from Houston and San Antonio. Canada offers smaller savings as shoppers cross border tolls. experts warn about quality and overbuying.
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Mexico
Canada
Kansas City
Omaha
Canadian
Texas
California
el Paso
Brownsville
Tex
Tijuana
San Diego
Calif
New York
Pat Householder
F.W. Curtis
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Maldonado
Houston
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Estanislao Esparza
Don Weedmark
United States
Curbs Proposed For Loans To Buy Vacation Homes
Washington AP reports the Federal Home Loan Bank Board proposes restricting second home loans by federally insured savings and loan associations. The rule would raise minimum down payments from 5 percent to 20 percent, aiming to free more funds for first home mortgages. Public comments will be accepted for about a month before any effect.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan
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Marvin Sherman
Weiss
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Turner
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Stanley J. Michelson
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John Kniffin
William J. Patterson
Autin
Alan C. Foss
Hialeah
Peter J. Mahoney
New York City
Donald P. Perdue
Deaf School
Viamkin
Alexander
Capitol Steps
Michot
State Board
Cenfer
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
4Th -Circuit Court of Appeals
Columbia
S.C
Edward S. Northrop
Dupay
Melvyn Dr
Monroe
Brents Witty
Metropolitan Life
New York, N. Y
Annapolis, Md
U.S. Naval Academy
His
Herber Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
U.S
Robert Battard
Sarnia
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Michigan
Mary’ S Flower Shop
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