Agnew Takes Desert Weekend Retreat Amid Probe
Vice President Spiro Agnew rests at a Palm Springs resort for a long weekend as federal prosecutors in Maryland pursue a probe into political kickbacks. His lawyers review possible immunity while a Baltimore grand jury hears witnesses. Agnew says he has nothing to hide and will provide records at the appropriate time.
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Spiro T. Agnew
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Jay H. Topkis
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the Post
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Gerald L. Warren
GED test offered Aug 17 and 18 in Vigo County
The High School Equivalency Test will be administered starting at 1 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Washington Building, 1201 S. 13th St., Room 24, with five multiple choice parts. Applicants must be 19 or older, Indiana residents for six months, and pay a $5 fee. scores are given immediately after testing. Enrollment deadline is next Wednesday.
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Peg Aitken
Ucsc Administration
Indiana State Fair to get meat despite supplier shutdown
Officials at Stark-Wetzel Foods Inc announced they would supply meat to fair concessions despite a recent shutdown of its beef cooler operation after the plant halted Saturday due to inability to secure beef. The action affects about 25 workers.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Stark-Wetzel Foods, Inc
Stevie Wonder Recovers Food First Time Since Crash
Stevie Wonder, 24, began eating normally on Thursday after a brain contusion from Monday’s auto crash. Doctors say he shows slow but steady improvement and can recognize visitors, following two days of unconsciousness at a Winston-Salem hospital.
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Stevie Wonder
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Price Freeze Rules Outline Gasoline and Heating Oil Caps
The council previewed final Phase 4 rules for petroleum with ceiling retail prices for gasoline and home heating oil. Gasoline retailers must post lawful prices and octane ratings at pumps, aided by a council issued posting sticker to be in place by month’s end.
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Dunlop
United States
Ceil
Petroleum price ceilings and pork cost concerns loom large
Officials outlined 7 cent minimum markups on gasoline and heating oil with automatic monthly adjustments for heating oil costs, plus a two tier crude oil pricing plan. The Nixon administration voiced worry over rising pork costs despite ending the food price freeze, while experts urged lifting the beef and price ceilings to stabilize markets.
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Nixon
Kenneth Fedor
Cost of Living Council
GenTel Reports Nothing New In Strike
GenTel notes no local incidents in Terre Haute and Richmond as about 100 CWA members strike in the area. IBEW members honor CWA lines while Richmond reports over 40 vandalism cases since July 23 affecting 9,100 phones. A Ft Wayne session with company officials yielded no results and future talks will be arranged by a federal mediator.
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Tom Merritt
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Terre Haute
Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Ft. Wayne
Merritt
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