Meat prices hold steady despite boycott and rising sales
An Associated Press check shows beef lamb and pork prices largely unchanged or higher a month after a nation wide meat boycott. About 44 percent of items held steady 29 percent rose 20 percent fell and 7 percent unavailable on both check dates. Roast beef led price increases with rises up to 40 percent in Detroit.
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Carbondale Man Faces Five Felony Counts in Murphysboro Shooting
Moham med Meldid Balazadeh aged 23 faces five felonies in circuit court in Murphysboro after a weekend shooting. He is charged with attempt to murder aggravated battery two counts of aggravated assault and unlawful restraint tied to the incident that wounded Danny Riggio a former deputy sheriff and current private detective. Police say a .32 caliber revolver was seized. Riggio was treated for a gunshot wound to the left cheek at St Joseph Memorial Hospital.
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Leone
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Job health risks rise as government trims safety agency
The AP reports rising workplace hazards from asbestos to carbon monoxide while Nixon cuts funding for NIOSH and its training program. Labor unions push for stronger safety clauses as inspectors focus on high-risk industries and researchers warn of evolving costs to workers’ health.
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HEW
Nixon
Smithsonian Institution
Marcus M. Kay
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