26 Apr 1973
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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1973
Page
1
Agriculture officials warn that banning DES, a growth stimulant for cattle and sheep linked to cancer, could lift meat prices by up to 8 cents per pound for beef and raise feed costs as farmers switch to more expensive grain. FDA ban takes effect Friday with substitutes potentially costlier.
Leone's Meat Market in Oaklyn New Jersey saw brisk sales on opening day as customers bought equine steaks and chops amid protests by about 40 demonstrators riding horses outside. Protest organizer Ken Carver condemned the practice as immoral while co owner James Leone and staff served buyers seeking cheaper chuck sirloin and T bone cuts.
Washington UPI report cites columnist Jack Anderson saying John W. Dean told federal prosecutors two weeks ago that H R Haldeman and John D Ehrlichman knew of cover up efforts. Dean allegedly accused Mitchell and Magruder as well. Magruder reportedly confessed. Anderson did not name sources.
President Nixon sorts out the Watergate crisis and weighs a major staff overhaul. Haldeman's future looms as resignation rumors grow, while Melvin Laird is floated for a top White House post to straighten the mess.
The final federal regulations on welfare services tighten federal participation and cap spending while preserving some aid for mentally retarded children. A sliding fee for day care will help near poor families buy services, and states may use private donated funds with safeguards. The rules aim to focus aid on the neediest and curb abusive spending.
A trash fire escaped control yesterday morning on Oren Avenue near the Stanley Sach residence in Corning. It burned a quarter acre of grass before three Tehama County Rural Fire units and one Corning Volunteer Fire unit stopped it. Fire authorities warn suppression costs may be charged and legal action could follow if fires escape owner control.
Tehama County deputies investigate a burglary of a house trailer on Lassenview Drive in the Bowman district. Entry was through a water heater access door and items missing include a refrigerator a chair a domestic water system with pump and bed coverings.
Two truck drivers were unhurt when their trucks collided on California’s Highway 99E just south of 68th Avenue. Leo Clarence Day, 49, of Los Molinos, was turning into a private drive when his dump truck was struck by Alfred LeRoy Hill, 54, of Chico, who was passing two vehicles and did not see Day’s signal, CHP reported.
Entries are being accepted at the Red Bluff Tehama County Chamber of Commerce through June 1 for the Miss Tehama County contest. The winner advances to the California State Fair to compete in the Maidh of California contest.
Floods across fourteen states push Mississippi Valley towns toward evacuation. Levee breaches from Quincy to St. Louis delay crests by 36 to 48 hours while Grafton Illinois faces imminent evacuation and sandbag shortages strain flood crews. National Guardsmen and volunteers battle to shore defenses as losses mount.
United Air Lines announced the stoppage of its Sacramento to Los Angeles service effective June 1 due to high operating losses. Regional Manager Tom Campbell said larger aircraft would replace the current eastbound flights from the capital.
Engineers conduct a dual countdown drill for Skylab and its Saturn 5 rocket while a separate test targets the Apollo command ship and Saturn 1B near Cape Kennedy. The events involve simultaneous rehearsals, propellant loading, and launch pad installations as U.S. and Soviet space activity unfold.
Thunderstorms rolled across the South while rain hit the Plains and portions of the East. Hail reached two inches in south central and southeast Texas, with near that size in north central Alabama. A Jacksonville Florida tornado was reported with no damage or injuries. Rain totals mostly under six hours varied, with Little Rock and Tallahassee surpassing an inch and a half.
Fair conditions continue through Friday with a cooler Friday. Highs today and tomorrow in the upper 70s to low 80s and lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday mostly fair. Temperatures show yesterday's high 90 and a 53 low. River levels noted at several bridges with elevations in feet above mean sea level. Sunset 6:59 p.m. and sunrise 5:14 a.m. PST.
Cambodian gunfire at Phnom Penh airport leaves 21 dead and 62 wounded while rebels allegedly use toxic gas against government troops 21 miles south of the capital. In Saigon, plans for August 26 senatorial elections proceed despite Viet Cong rejection of supervised general elections.
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