02 Aug 1973
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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1973
Page
1
Minch's Wholesale Meats in Red Bluff warns of ongoing beef shortages and price rises as a national freeze impacts supplies. Robert Minch says he secured cattle before the freeze and expects limited, rationed beef for local customers while urging consumers to relax and adjust buying.
Washington report notes July wholesale prices fell 1.3 percent the largest monthly drop in 24 years. Farm products and processed foods declined 4.1 percent amid a 27 percent rise year over year. analysts expect the consumer price index later this month and a July employment survey Friday.
Tehama city council approved placing its 1200 dollar share of revenue sharing funds in a railroad crossing arm fund with a total project cost near 16000 dollars and half covered by the public utilities commission. A Sept 1 deadline to notify the government of use of funds was noted by clerk Carolyn Steffan. The meeting also required Bill Villa to obtain a use and business permit for a fishing tackle service and approved a 65 dollar backstop at the city park amid street danger concerns. Engineer J E Ed Anderson presented an official city map to be recorded with the county.
Former CIA chief Richard Helms testified before the Senate Watergate Committee that ten days after the break in John W. Dean III asked the CIA to pay bail for suspects and hire them on the agency payroll. Helms said General Vernon Walters rejected the plan, and he urged Walters to stand firm against White House pressure. He added that the CIA had previously paid one burglar, Eugenio R. Martinez, briefly, for reporting on Cuban exiles, a relationship not connected to Watergate.
Skylab 2 astronauts Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma report peak condition since launch and mission controllers note sunlit views beyond clouds They will run instrument checks to study Earth's resources and continue weightlessness medical tests Doctors were mildly concerned about Garriott after pre fainting symptoms
Standard Oil Co. of California urged employees and stockholders to support the Arab position to ensure Western oil supplies. In a letter, Chairman O N Miller said the future welfare of the Western world depends largely on Arab oil availability.
Four insurgent battalions attack government positions within 13 miles of Phnom Penh as U.S. warplanes raid outskirts. Military police round up thousands of young men to bolster the capital’s defense amid advancing rebel forces.
Red Bluff High School trustees approve a 2,257,656 budget for 1973 74 with a lower tax rate of 1.90 per 100 due to valuation and enrollment changes. Major spending covers instruction and staff, with 20,000 placed in a building fund and 15,000 for site improvements.
The Red Bluff elementary district trustees approved a 1 462 451 budget for 1973 74 with a 10 cent tax rate reduction to 2 30 per 100. State aid under SB 90 accounts for the drop, while 16 000 over the publication budget was added to the building fund. Bargh Johnson was hired as new assistant principal on a ten month contract.
Wholesale and retail meat markets show rising black and gray market activity as price ceilings persist. Industry officials warn housewives will face shortages and heavier fat in cuts while government probes target higher priced offerings. Agriculture Secretary Butz says lifting beef prices before Sept. 12 is being seriously considered.
Fair weather continues through Friday with cooler temperatures and 90 degree highs. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons. nights in the 60s. Saturday looks fair and warmer with no notable rain. River levels at Lake Red Bluff 15.7 feet Bend Bridge 20.7 Tehama 204.0 Woodson Bridge 168.3 feet above mean sea level. Sunset 8:22 p.m. Sunrise 6:08 a.m. PDT.
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