No Massive Food Shortages Likely
United Press International reports no nationwide food shortage this year though beef chicken and fruit may be scarce and costly. Farmers warn price ceilings under the 60 day freeze reduce profits and may force cuts in processing and staffing as producers struggle to sell with low prices.
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Mathis Chazanov
United Press International
Alan Grant
California Farm Bureau
Cost of Living Council Weunes
Commerce
Frederick Dent
Independence
Iowa
Louis Sandbouer
Corn Blossom Foods
Marshall Ellis
Riverside
Calif
Mississippi
Missouri
Washington State
Georgia
Texas
R. J. Hodges
Texas Extension Service
Tokyo
U.S
O.W. Fillerup
Council of California Growers
Delhi Man Shot At Home. Suspect Arrested
A 67-year-old Delhi man was shot at his residence in Delhi and is in critical condition at E A Conway Memorial Hospital in Monroe. Richland Parish Sheriff’s officials arrested Willie Hampton of Delhi in connection with the shooting and he is held in Rayville jail on aggravated assault charges.
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News - Star News Service
Delhi
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Richland Parish
Willie Hampton
Rufus Crockham
Hampton
Rayville
Peach Festival Opens with Day of Activities in Ruston
The 23rd annual Louisiana Peach Festival in Ruston launches with a full day of events. Junior bowling tourney opening at 10 a.m. at Ruston Lanes, Earl Scruggs Revue at Memorial Gym, and public opening of the Peace Cookery Contest at the Holiday Inn. A bowling tournament, wildlife fish fry, tennis, and Jaycee softball play begin in the afternoon and evening. Lincoln Parish leads statewide peach production with orchards ranging from 100 to over 10,000 trees. statewide production adds over a half million dollars to the north Louisiana economy. Peach season runs late May to early August, peaking mid-June through July.
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Ruston
Ruston Lanes
Earl Scruggs
Memorial Gym
Louisiana Tech
Holiday Inn
Lincoln Parish
Tech
Richland Parish
Lincoln
Louisiana
Dave Pearce
Pre Fourth of July Celebration Set At Tech Campus
Louisiana Tech hosts a campus wide pre Fourth of July celebration Monday from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Student Association and Union Board the event includes speakers contests and a barbecue at the swimming pool. Tech President F Jay Taylor and a faculty representative speak at 4:45 p.m. Leon Emanuel delivers the welcome. Coordinator Tommy Chester says the program welcomes students faculty and administration. WLPI provides music. Barbecue 5 to 6 15 p.m. swimming contests 6 30 to 7 30 p.m. $1 for off campus and faculty meals with ID cards required. Pool stays open until 9 p.m.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Student Association
Union Board
Tech
F. Jay Taylor
Leon Emanuel
Shreveport
Emanuel
Tommy Chester
WLPI
Florida Caverns. lone major cave in panhandle region
Orlando report notes Florida contains abundant limestone and many sinkholes but features only one major cave, Florida Caverns, located just north of Marianna in the panhandle.
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Orlando
Fla
Former POW Kavanaugh dies in apparent suicide in Colorado
Former POW and Marine Corporal John Kavanaugh shot himself at his father in law s home in Commerce City Colorado while on convalescent leave His doctor said he feared military action to keep him in service He was among eight former POWs charged with aiding the enemy at a Hanoi area camp and a Navy inquiry is possible The case highlights the stress faced by veterans returning from Vietnam with unresolved fears and suspicions
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Commerce City
Colo
Vietnam
Timin
Kavanaugh
Ae Force
Edward Brudno
Harrison
N.Y
John W. Bolin
Aurora
Denver
Bolin
Hanoi
Theodore W. Guy
Tucson
Ariz
U.S
Secretary of the Navy
Baldwin
Steve Garbo
Sandra
Guy
Amsterdam
Kavenaugh
Peggy Elwess
South Vietnam
Sacramento
Calif
Joseph Rembho
S. Set
Alfonso E. Riate
Lincoln Center Unveils Largest Recital Series
New York AP Lincoln Center announces its largest recital series in nine years featuring 15 concerts plus a three part Bach series at Alice Tully Hall. Highlights include Yehudi Menuhin with Ravi Shankar and Pavarotti with Jessye Norman in New York debuts. Performers also include Beverbly Sills Christa Ludwig Evelyn Lear Thomas Stewart Andre Watts Entremont Arrau Argerich and Alicia de Larrocha along with the English Chamber Orchestra Gaurneri Quartet Brandenberg Ensemble and two pop rock folk subscription series.
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New York
Lincoln Center
Alice Tully Hall
Yehudi Menuhin
Ravi Shankar
Philharmonic Hall
Luciano Pavarotti
Jessye Norman
Guarneri
English Chamber Orchestra
Brandenburg Ensemble
Beverly Sills
Christa Ludwig
Evelyn Lear
Thomas Stewart
Embargo On Soybeans Aims At Soaring Costs
The Nixon administration ordered an immediate embargo on soybeans and cottonseed exports to next fall, citing rising export rates. Commerce Secretary Dent said the move would save about 30 million bushels, worth roughly 300 million at current prices, with limited impact on foreign sales overall.
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Washington
Nixon
Butz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
George B. Watts
National Broiler Council
Watts
Dent
U.S
Kelley to lead FBI says non-political stance after Senate vote
Kelley, confirmed 96 to 0 as FBI director, vows independence from parties after 12 years as Kansas City police chief. He praises J Edgar Hoover, promises to resist political pressure, and outlines openness to public disclosures while facing ongoing Watergate investigations. He defends lawful use of wiretaps and signals readiness to reform agency operations.
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Kelley
FBI
Senate
Kansas City
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
L. Patrick Gray III
E. Howard Hunt
Submarine Torsk Displayed In Baltimore Inner Harbor
The U S S Torsk, the only submarine credited with sinking a railway train, is shown in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Decommissioned and given to the Maryland Naval Militia, the Torsk also records as sinking the last two Japanese ships of World War I after a Tokyo Bay incident where rear torpedoes aimed at a tanker hit a railroad bridge, triggering an explosion-lit wreck.
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Baltimore
UPT
U.S.S
Torsk
Maryland Naval Militia
Tokyo Bay
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