Price controls on gasoline extended through August
The Cost of Living Council said gasoline and petroleum price controls stay in force until August 19 to allow time for drafting oil industry rules under Phase IV. Director John L. Dunlop noted gas stations harmed by price wars will receive relief after the freeze ends. Coca Cola executives flee Argentina after a $1 million extortion demand.
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Washington
UPI
Cost of Living Council
John L. Dunlop
Buenos Aires
Coca-Cola Export Corp
Argentina
New York
Coke
Motevideo
Uruguay
Rio de Janeiro
Coca-Cola
Dollar Surges in European Markets to Week High
The dollar showed its strongest gain in weeks in European trade, closing at 2.4065 marks in Frankfurt. A U.S. banker noted surprise at the Friday strength as the dollar rose above its week-start level for the first time since July 11.
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London
UPS
U.S
Frankfurt
White House Acknowledges Aides Sought Rival Intel Before 1972 Vote
The White House said Nixon aides asked agencies for intelligence on Democratic rivals before the 1972 election. Gerald L. Warren did not confirm the Washington Post report but cited memorandums circulating at multiple White House levels.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Nixon
Gerald L. Warren
Washington Post
Secret Service
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Departments of Justice, Commerce and Defense and Interior
Nixon Signs Farm Bill Aims to Fight Inflation
President Nixon signed a new four year farm program designed to curb inflation. He said the compromise falls short of his goal to end government involvement in farming while Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz hailed it as an historic turning point encouraging farmers to expand production over crop restrictions. The program takes effect next year after months of wrangling with Congress.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Earl L. Butz
Congress
Shultz Says Meat Shortages Driven by Demand not Supply
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz warned there is no real meat shortage, only that created by frantic buying. He cautioned cattle raisers withholding beef may suffer when the price freeze ends on Sept. 12 if supply surges. He urged Americans to pace purchases to endure until then.
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United Press International
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Skylab 2 Astronauts See Solar Explosion on Day Off
The Skylab 2 crew observed a spectacular explosion on the sun during a day off and will study the Sun to seek clues for energy solutions. They plan to photograph Earth’s resources from opposite sides of the globe.
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Houston
UPS
Laird Says He Approved Secret Cambodian Bombing Reports
Former defense secretary and presidential advisor Melvin Laird stated he approved a system to keep U S bombing raids over Cambodia secret in 1969. He denied falsifying any official documents or ordering others to do so and said secrecy followed Cambodian requests to target North Vietnamese supply routes.
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Chicago
UPI
Melvin Laird
U.S
Cambodia
Laird
Congress
Fair and cooler tonight with weekend warm up
Weather forecast for Norwalk calls for tonight and tonight partly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s and a high of 85 in Norwalk. Sunday reaches the upper 70s to low 80s with a 10 to 20 percent precipitation chance and southwest winds 8 to 12 mph. Birth notices list a son for Mr and Mrs Walter Bishop of Monroeville and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Billy Sexton of 6 W Water St. A death notice for Mrs Corrine Close of rural New London is included.
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Norwalk
Walter Bishop
Monroeville
Billy Sexton
W. Water St
Army sergeant talks with boy in distress over radio
An Army sergeant reported three hours of contact with a boy named Larry crying for help on citizen band radio. Rescue operations spread across New Mexico Arizona and California as crews search the Manzano Mountains near Albuquerque and other ranges after signals suggested a possible overturned pickup truck. authorities warn the case may be a hoax but continue the hunt with air support and multiple helicopters.
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Albuquerque, N.M
UPI
W.A. Schmidt
Albuquerque
Larry
California
Mississippi
Phoenix
Ariz
Schmidt
Civil Air Patrol
Richard Cameron
New Mexico
Manzano Mountains
Cameron
Arizona
Chirichua
Frank Laughlin
Laughlin
David
Robinson Murder Trial Opens Monday in Huron County
The first degree murder trial of Larry D. Robinson begins Monday at 9 a.m. in Huron County Common Pleas Court with jury selection of about 50 prospects. Prosecutor William W. Owens seeks to present the case held against Robinson for the April killing of Alice White Womack in Willard.
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Larry D. Robinson
Huron County Common Pleas Court
Robinson
Willard
Norwalk
Alice White Womack
Greenwood Cemetery
Henry E. Young
William W. Owens
Robert J. Vetter
Owens
Huron County
John Brown
U.S. Supreme Court
Young
Walton couple sue Crow Lumber over inflated bill
Mr and Mrs Robert Walton of Monroeville file a 104824 damage suit in Common Pleas Court alleging misrepresentation by Crow Lumber Co of Norwalk and Huston Partin of Speedwell Ten. They claim a bill for supplies should be 4824 but came to 9000 with 4176 charged for Partin’s own house. Crow Lumber asserts the suit contains false claims and denies misappropriation.
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Common Pleas Court
Robert Walton
Monroeville
Crow Lumber Co
Norwalk
Huston Partin
Speedwell
Tenn
Waltons
Partin
Home Savings and Loan
Three Men Injured In Township Road 113 Crash
Three young men were injured in an early morning accident on Township Road 113 south of Peru. David A. Johnson 24 suffered a compound fracture of his left leg George Carter 23 neck injuries. Gilbert Burris Jr 23 of Sandusky was admitted for observation. Johnson and Carter were later transferred to Elyria Memorial Hospital Burris listed in fair condition. Ohio State Patrol said the 4 30 a m crash was under investigation and details were unavailable.
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Henley
David Brooks
East Texas
Gulf Coast
Houston
W. L. Young
Momma
Brooks
Peru
David A. Johnson
Jefferson St
George Carter
Norwalk
Gilbert Burris, Jr
Sandusky
Fisher-Titus
City Hall Briefs Police Get Radio Grants
Federal and state grants aid the Norwalk Police Department radio system with a total project cost around $20,000. The city will receive a $15,000 federal Administration of Justice grant and $1,250 from the state, with the city supplying $3,750. Roth Construction Co. will remodel the police station, starting next week with completion by year end.
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Norwalk
Wayne Goodsite
Ohio Department of Economic and Community Development
Administration of Justice
Roth Construction Co
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New London
Elmer Wayne Henley
Dean Allen Corll
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Piney Woods
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Charles C. Cobble
Marty Ray Jones
William Ray Lawrence
William Dreyer
Crow Lumber
City Hall
Norfolk and Western Railway
Benedict Avenue
Boy Scout Troop 218
Robert
Eggleston
Norwalk Fire Department
Jon Ewell
Kevin Timmons
Mark
Mike Cooperrider
Jim Rhoad
Mark Jones
Youngstown-Miller Corp
James MacMurray
Mississippi River
Ste. Geneieve
Father Jacques
Marquette
Louis Jolliet
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