Federal inspectors to cover 1000 Texas plants
The U S Department of Agriculture plans to send representatives next week to about 1000 Texas meat packing plants to extend federal inspection under the Wholesome Meat Act of 1967. Nixon administration farm officials are at odds over the 1971 feed grains program and whether to lower the set aside from 20 percent to 15 or 10 percent.
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Office of Management and Budget
White House
West Has Oil Reserve By The Associated Press
London report notes oil nations around the Persian Gulf could shut wells after February 15 without price gains. Western Europe holds reserve stocks lasting two to six months, with Austria Belgium Spain Switzerland at six months, France four months, Britain three, and West Germany two and a half.
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Switzerland
France
Britain
West Germany
Kennedy Portraits Spark White House Reaction
At the White House the public first sees two Kennedy portraits. One artist predicts controversy, saying they will be controversial as hell. A group of 300 women porch tea for the unveiling and offered pointed remarks.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Mercury Tests Continue in Tuna and Swordfish
The government says tuna contamination is lower than feared while many swordfish tests remain, delaying uninspected shipments. The FDA also announced 19 other fish varieties are being tested for mercury.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Rail Walkout Threat Looms After Tentative Deals
Washington based report notes that while some rail worker unions reached tentative contracts, most railroad employees still poised for a nationwide walkout in March. The Federal Mediation Service said negotiators for railroads and the AFL CIO unions reached tentative terms, with details to be reviewed by union executive committees.
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Federal Mediation Service
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Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
East Lands Severe Storms With Fatal Tornadoes
A fierce winter storm struck the eastern half of the nation bringing wind rain snow and ice. Tornadoes spawned in the Deep South ripped through Alabama and Mississippi killing eight people including six children at Grenada Miss one death at Bear Creek Ala and injuring twelve. The system stretched from the Deep South to the Great Lakes.
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Nixon Seeks Open Press Relations With New Formats
President Nixon aims for greater openness with reporters and considers new formats for news conferences and press contacts. Communications director Herbert Stein says Nixon is exploring ideas to improve accessibility while avoiding appearances of evasion.
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Nixon
Herbert G. Stein
Klein
British Hope Nixon Aid Rolls Royce Engine Deal
London officials expressed hope the Nixon administration would underwrite a new contract for Rolls Royce to bail it out of financial difficulties. The aid would support engines for the Lockheed Tristar airbus.
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Rolls-Royce
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Shepard Mitchell Walk On Moon Lift Off Set Saturday
Two Americans walked the moon today after a near abort. Alan B. Shepard Jr. became the fifth person to plant a footprint in lunar soil at 9 54 a.m. EST and Edgar D. Mitchell followed ten minutes later, as they began a planned science mission atop Fra Mauro highlands with Roosa orbiting above.
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AP Aerospace
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Spacewalkers use cart and carrier on second EVA mission
On February 6 at 1 47 P M EST astronauts Shepard and Mitchell perform second EVA using a two wheeled handcart tool and cemetery carrier plus portable workbench to carry equipment during spacewalk.
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U S Predators Hit North Vietnam Missile Sites and Laos Border Push
U S fighter bombers attacked two antiaircraft missile sites inside North Vietnam in the tenth protective reaction strike this year. South Vietnamese reconnaissance units cross into southern Laos with reports of helicopters carrying troops. combat continues in Cambodia as 20,000 Saigon troops mass near Route 9 and others engage 69 North Vietnamese killed 7 S Vietnamese killed 28 wounded in a clash 110 miles northwest of Saigon.
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War Embargo Lifts on Lao Border Operations
Washington reports end of the Vietnam war blackout as U S and South Vietnamese troops conduct a major sweep toward the Panhandle of Laos to cut Ho Chi Minh trail supply lines. Officials refuse to specify future movements while stressing no troops crossed into Laos.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Creighton W. Abrams
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Egypt Demands Partial Suez Pullback as Cease-Fire Extends
In Jerusalem, Egypt’s Sadat presses for a limited Israeli pullback from the east bank of the Suez Canal during a 30 day cease-fire extension. Israel studies the proposal as Cairo says shipping will reopen if met while Jordan signals alignment.
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Cigarette Ads To List Tar and Nicotine Contents
Washington AP reported that most U S cigarette makers will publish tar and nicotine levels in ads as ordered by the Surgeon General. Government tests show tar from 3 to 31 milligrams, with about 3 percent of brands under 15 mg. The industry and firms like Philip Morris and Lorillard gave cautious responses.
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U.S
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Federal Trade Commission
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Lucky Strike
Lorillard
Kent
Philip Morris
Stephano Brothers
Philadelphia
Surgeon General
Unemployment at High Levels Despite Small January Dip
AP reports January unemployment fell from December but remains at a peak not seen since the 1960 61 recession. In London a small auto maker seeks a group to buy Rolls Royce car division to keep luxury cars from foreign ownership. In Houston a Sam Houston High School fight left 12 pupils injured, one stabbed, in the second straight day of brawls.
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Labor Department
London
Rolls-Royce
Weather extends warm weekend in Pecos region
West of the Pecos forecast calls for a fair tonight and Saturday with mild warmth. Tonight temperatures drop to 25 to 42 degrees, with afternoon readings warming to 58 to 72 on Saturday.
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