World meat prices show broad rise steadied by city
U S agricultural attaches report higher prices for beef pork and lamb in cities including Bonn London Tokyo Rome Paris Stockholm Brasilia and Washington Sirloin in Washington rises to 1 69 a pound while Tokyo offers Kobe beef at 317 40 a pound Prices vary with markets but overall show inflationary pressure amid labor unrest and import costs
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Don Kendall
Washington (Ap
U.S
Bonn
London
Tokyo
Rome
Washington
Japan
Kobe
Agriculture Department
Brasilia
Stockholm
Brussels
Brazil
Hague
Ottawa
Former police chief indicted for mail fraud in four states
A federal grand jury indicted James E. Helton, former Rio Hondo police chief, on 30 counts of mail fraud tied to Texas Reserve Law publishing. He allegedly mailed statements to firms in Edinburg, Houston, San Benito, McAllen, Austin, Corpus Christi and other cities to collect unwarranted payments. Helton faces surrender to federal authorities in Oklahoma.
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Brownsille
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Reserve Law Magazine
James
E. Helton
Tulsa
Okla
Rio Hondo
U.S
Auxiliary Police and Reserve Law Officers Association
Croup Life
Helton
Texas Reserve Law Publishing Co
Leon £. Schumacher
Grand Prairie
One Main Plaza
Houston
Association
Edinburg
San Benito
Quanah
Port Isabel
McAllen
Austin
Corpus Christi
St. Louis
Metairier
Portales
N.M
Seven Texas wildcat wells drilled in late March
The Railroad Commission reports seven wildcat oil wells drilled in Texas in the latter half of March, raising the year total to 46, 22 fewer than a year ago. Oil well completions and gas activity are also noted with district breakdowns and state totals.
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Austin, Tex
Texas
Marcel
Railroad Commission
Houston
Corpus Christi
San Angelo
Midland
Wichita Falls
San Antonio
San Antonio No. 2
San Antonio No. 1
Abilene
Feedlot Firms Seek Tax Break To Avoid Sales Tax
Texas cattle feedlot operators backed a bill to classify feedlots as farming and ranching to exempt heavy machinery purchases from state sales tax. Supporter Charles Ball argued it helps farmers. opponents warned it benefits feedlot owners and firms buying cattle. Estimates on annual revenue loss ranged from 200000 to 400000 dollars.
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Austin
Tex
Charles Ball
Amarillo
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Ball
Bryan Poff
D-Amarillo
Frank Calhoun
Kenya's Tsavo National Park Largest in East Africa
Kenya's Tsavo National Park spans about 8 024 square miles of arid terrain and hosts over 70 mammal species making it East Africa's largest park.
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Kenya
Tsavo
East Africa
Men paid to stay in bed in space bone study
Four healthy young men in San Francisco are paid 1066 weekly to lie in bed for nine months as part of a Public Health Service NASA financed study on calcium loss during weightlessness. The trial tests phosphate and calcium supplements with a control group, extending a five year program involving 40 volunteers.
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San Francisco
Mars
Stephen Hulley
U.S. Public Health Service
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hulley
Supreme Court Denies Pipeline Review Delays Alaska Project
The Supreme Court refused to hear the Alaska oil pipeline case stalling a major environmental review. Congress must act to amend the 1926 Mineral Leasing Act right of way before construction, with Alyeska urging action and Alaska officials calling for a national emergency declaration if needed.
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Washington
Alaska
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
Arctic
Interior Department
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
U.S
Environmental Defense Fund
Friends of the Earth
The
Wilderness Society
Interior
U.S. District Court
George A. Hart
Hart
Environment Groups
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Canada
High Court
William A. Egan
Nixon
Egan
Juneau
Bellevue
Wash
Edward L. Patton
Alyeska
Volvo recalls 10000 cars for dashboard screw issue
About 10,000 1973 Volvo cars are recalled in the United States after screws loose inside the dashboard rub the steering column. The recall follows a December action and aims to fix the screw placement that caused the problem. A spokesperson said the issue could affect steering.
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Lyndhurst
N. J
United States
Insurance Board quits competitive rate fight
The Texas State Insurance Board abandons its push against a fully competitive car and house insurance rating system. It will instead issue a board backed plan with prior rate approval and supervision to keep companies solvent. The House Insurance Committee plans a vote on Cavness's bill, which would allow firms to set rates, subject to board oversight.
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Austin
Tex
State Insurance Board
Joe Christie
House Isurance Committee
Don Cavness
Cavness
Christie
Durwood Maliford
Former POW blasts Jane Fonda in Dallas
Maj. Robert Jeffrey, a 31 year veteran of a Vietnam prison camp, attacked Jane Fonda calling her comments hypocritical and foolish while defending returning POWs. He said her remarks echo Communist propaganda and voiced sympathy for the actress. Col. Samuel Johnson of Plano joined the news conference saying Fonda is the most despicable woman in the world.
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Dallas
Tex
Robert Jeffrey
Jane Fonda
Miss Fonda
Jeffrey
Burbank
Calif
Vietnam
Poe
Col
Samuel Johnson
Plano
Meet Your Public Office Candidates in Pecos Area Directory
A paid political directory lists candidates for Pecos City Council and Pecos-Barstow School Board plus the County School Board race. The April 7 election is highlighted with candidate names and districts.
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Hte
Stanley Teyiha
Pecos
Barstow School Board
Power failure hits South Florida as four FP&L units trip
More than 2 million FP&L customers in Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties lost electricity after four Port Everglades generating units tripped offline. The company began restoring service and expected full restoration within two hours. Cause was not yet known.
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Miami, Fla
Florida Power & Light Co
Dade
Broward
Palm Beach
Port Everglades
Lory Snipes
Snipes
Joseph Scott
Fp&l
Fort Lauderdale
Scott
Broward County
Dade County
Homestead
Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach
Small grocers exempt from meat price ceilings
The Cost of Living Council announced that small grocery stores with annual sales under 166000 dollars are exempt from the meat price ceilings Nixon announced last week.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
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Lions Club
Fleet
Bonnie McPherson
Tucson, Ariz
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Insurance Board
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Frank R. Perea
Clem Crowley
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Arnie Calderon
John T. Prewit JR
Jose Tercero
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County School Board
Manuel Trujillo
Roddy Villescas
Bob Bickley
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