Watergate talk and space aims span nation in AP dispatches
Julie Nixon Eisenhower likens Watergate to a cancer and notes slow judiciary while Skylab astronauts plan early return. Alaska reports an offshore 5.8 quake with no damage. Explorer 49 moons satellite launches from Cape Kennedy to study deep space signals for a year. The Tiber faces pollution concerns as dead fish drift ashore near Rome. Trade unions protest hiring at Korvette's Fifth Avenue. A Picasso drawing recovered in Austin. Parr faces reindictment in Corpus Christi on tax charges. Fort Worth notes church assembly debates withdrawal and counseling. NATO studies potential new declaration urged by Nixon admin in Brussels. Canada imposes temporary export controls on gas and heating oil. Sam Rayburn home restoration in Bonham planned as museum. Marines permit wigs only in three cities. other reserves adhere to hair rules.
Devalued dollar ups foreign prices
AP News analysis notes that dollar devaluation raises prices on imported goods across sectors from artichokes to automobiles. Economists cite mixed effects as exports rise and inflation pressures persist, with April showing a trade surplus but critics warn about sustained higher consumer costs.
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Argus Research Corp
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United States
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Wharton School of Fingne
Color slides to preview Texas surplus highway gear auction
The 14th State of Texas Surplus Property Auction at the Austin City Coliseum on June 23 will feature sixty heavy highway machines plus 100 Department of Public Safety vehicles and assorted other state equipment. Homer Foerster notes color slides from Nelson International aid viewing since items are too bulky to move.
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Historical Survey Committee
State Board of Control
Eggs offer affordable protein says Texas official
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White extols eggs as a cost effective protein source. A dozen eggs cost 75 cents, about 50 cents per pound, with stable prices expected six weeks ahead despite weather related production shifts. He notes high quality, low rejection rates by inspectors and modern, welfare minded large scale egg production.
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Trade with Soviet Union Prompts BoA Optimism for Peace
A W Clausen Bank of America president led a San Francisco delegation to Moscow for three days of talks with Gosbank Gosplan and others. He said Western private financiers will fund any mutually beneficial project and stressed that U S and Soviet economies complement each other. He cited energy and agricultural needs and noted political differences as solvable.
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Soviet Union
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San Francisco
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State Committee For Planning
West
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GI Bill expiration affects some benefits for Vietnam Era veterans
The Veterans Administration clarifies that May 31 1974 expiration does not end job training apprenticeship flight training or farm cooperative programs for veterans of the early Vietnam Era. About 1.4 million of 4.1 million veterans have used education benefits. overall participation runs around 46 percent. VA urges eligible veterans to contact VA offices county service offices or veterans service organizations for guidance.
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Jack Coker
Waco
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Veterans Service Organizations
Insurance Board weighs prepaid medical plans in Texas
The State Insurance Board held a hearing to decide if Health Maintenance Organizations can be established under Texas law. Chairman Joe Christie said HMOs could offer affordable, high quality care and attract testimony from Texas Medical Association officials, insurers, and Houston physicians.
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Houston
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