House Appropriations Panel Advances Cancer Funds and Youth Jobs
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 6.8 billion emergency bill including 100 million for the National Cancer Institute and 100 million for urban youth summer programs. The package also provisions 250 million for low income families and 2.66 billion for Defense pay raises, with additional allocations for the Neighborhood Youth Corps and other programs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Vietnam
Defense Department
Congress
National Cancer Institute
Inter-American Development Bank
Rogers Opens Israel Peace Talks Amid Middle East Quest
Secretary of State William P. Rogers arrived in Tel Aviv after Cairo talks with Anwar Sadat and Egyptian officials. He urged momentum in stalled negotiations and noted strong U S Israel ties while signaling Egypt and Israel share common principles guiding further explorations.
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Tel Aviv
William P. Rogers
Egypt
Middle East
Israel
Rogers
Cairo
United States
John Foster Dulles
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Sadat
Mideast
Dollar Value Gains In Europe Trading
The dollar rebounded on European exchanges as speculation covered short dollar positions amid a widening monetary crisis. The pound fell to 2.4155 dollars in London while West Germany set to revalue the mark amid a coordinated plan with other nations.
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Europe
London
U.S
West Germany
Austria
Belgium
Finland
Netherlands
Portugal
Switzzerland
Ket
Germany
Brussels
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Wholesale Price Index Advances In Past Month
The Labor Department reports April wholesale prices rose three tenths of one percent, with industrial commodities up four tenths. On a seasonally adjusted basis the overall index gained five tenths, while farm products and processed foods and feeds showed mixed changes.
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Washington
Nixon
Labor Department
Department
Record heat tops nation at 108 in Laredo
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature outside Alaska and Hawaii as 108 degrees at Laredo Texas on Wednesday. Duluth Minnesota recorded a low of 26 degrees today.
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New York
Johnny Langston Celebrates 39th Birthday Night Out
Twin Cities notes Johnny Langston of Monroe Rt 1 Box 140 turns 39 today and plans a night out. Also, Mr and Mrs W W Brewer of West Monroe 315 Stewart St announce a two week trip to Spain leaving Saturday.
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Johnny Langston
Rt. 1
Box
Monroe
W. W. Brewer
Stewart St
West Monroe
Spain
Bombers Strike California With Fresh Bombs and Damage
AP reports two new bombings in California with no injuries. A 2:18 am explosion at a PG and E substation near San Jose caused a temporary blackout and damaged cooling equipment. In East Los Angeles a blast hit a Standard Oil tank car facility, tearing railing and walls but causing no fire. Authorities consider possible links to prior attacks and antiwar protests.
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Los Angeles
California
San Jose
Chico
Sacramento
Pacific Gas & Electric
Pg&e
Los Gatos
Standard Oil of California
Sheriff's Department
Bank of America
Chuckle Caption on TV Knob as Humanity’s Boon
A witty remark claims the best boon next to TV is the knob that turns it off. The quip frames control as supreme among modern time savers and entertainment devices.
FDA Warns Swordfish Unsafe to Eat Nationwide
The FDA urged the public to stop eating swordfish after testing found 95 percent of 853 samples contaminated with mercury. Children and women of childbearing age are advised to avoid the fish, with recalls and seizures totaling 832000 pounds noted and a possible limited return if a certification program proves safe.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Edwards
Japan
Canada
Northeast
California
Small Business Administration
U S Reports 68 Viet War Deaths For Past Week
Saigon is the scene as the U S Command releases a weekly casualty tally showing 68 American deaths last week. The total includes 38 killed in action 21 previously listed as missing now dead and nine from battle wounds. Wounded reach 592. 20 die from nonhostile causes.
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Saigon
Laos
Republic Steel Increases Prices On Flat Rolled Goods
Republic Steel Corp follows U S Steel in raising prices about 6 14 percent on flat rolled products with most changes effective June 16 Electrogalvanized sheets are also increased, a spokesman said, aligning dates with U S Steel.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Republic Steel Corp
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic
U.S. Steel
Inside The News-Star Highlights byline and sections
A listing of sections and page codes from Inside The News-Star includes Abby 2C Lowman 3C Broadway 8D Popenoe 7A Classified 4D Radio-TV 4D Comics 6B Sports 1D Crossword 2B Theater 8D Editorial 4A Van Dellen 6C Horoscope 7A Women 1c Jumble 7D Weather 6A, indicating page layout and feature placement.
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Abby
Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Thunderstorms Again Drench District Today
Thunderstorms drenched the district with high winds knocking out power to over 75 percent of Twin Cities. KNOF stations were off air for almost two hours due to a lightning strike near Forsythe Avenue. Power was restored by 10:20 p.m. Oak trees uprooted, but no major damage reported. Weather today 80 to 86, tonight 68 to 74, FAA recorded 0.42 inches rainfall.
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Twin Cities
Monroe
Knof Television
AMFM
Forsythe Avenue
Racine
Sauville
Louisiana Power and Light Co
KNOF
Fula Pettis
S. St. St
Monroe Utilities Commission
Jackson
South 2Nd Streets
Lakeshore
West Monroe
Sterlington
Federal Aviation Agency
U S Justice to Present Grand Jury in Chicago Seven Case
The Department of Justice plans a grand jury probe likely to indict at least two Chicago Seven defendants for conspiracy linked to anti war protests in Washington. Rennie Davis and John Froines face conspiracy charges, while Abbie Hoffman is jailed in New York on riot related counts.
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Washington
Justice Department
Chicago
Capital
Rennie C. Davis
John R. Fraines
Davis
New York
FBI
Abbie Hoffman
Oklahoma University
Richard G Kleindienst
Fraines
Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
Davis and Froines
Michigan pilots five year medical training program
University of Michigan designs a five year combined premedical and medical curriculum supported by a 1.5 million dollar NIH grant. The plan reduces eight years to five by eliminating duplicated courses and integrating humanities into the medical track.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
George R. DeMuth
Medical School
Ing
DeMuth
Detroit Police Officers Indictment Ties to Gambling Ring
An FBI operation across Michigan arrested 150 people, including 16 Detroit officers led by Inspector Alex Wierzbicki, in a $15 million yearly gambling scheme. Kingpin Charles Sherman allegedly ran a $40,000 daily operation from Anchor Bar as indictments cite protection payments to officers.
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Detroit
FBI
Michigan
Alex Wierzbicki
Police
Neil J. Welsh
Welsh
Charles “Chickie” Sherman
Southfield
Flint
Sazinaw
Mount Clemens
Lansing
Jackson
Pontiac
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
Monroe
John F. Nichols
Sherman
Wierzbicki
General Service Bureau
Nixon seeks 250 million loan guarantee for Lockheed aid
President Nixon urges Congress to approve a 250 million loan guarantee to prevent Lockheed Aircraft Corp from bankruptcy over the Tristar jet program. Treasury Secretary Connally warns a failure to back Lockheed could ripple through the economy and tax revenues, despite likely congressional opposition.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Lockheed
Rolls Royce Ltd
U.S
Treasury
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Inside the News-Star
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