Auto and steel price hearings set by cost of living council
United Press International reports the Cost of Living Council will hold hearings next week on auto and steel price increases sought by GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors. Hearings for autos are scheduled Aug 28 and for steel Aug 30 81. Both industries said they would raise prices after controls were lifted under Phase IV. Major retailers reported second quarter gains Sears Roebuck Kresge Lerner Stores. Crown Zellerbach Canada tacked on $10 a ton newsprint price citing pollution control costs. Cattle rustling in Illinois hit a record high with 978 head stolen in first six months of 1973. San Francisco bakery prices rise eight to nine cents per loaf. Whittier College hires Joe Blatchford to a Nixon chair in political science.