Final summit dividend Vow for world peace
Nixon and Brezhnev pledged to deepen U S Soviet friendship as the basis for lasting peace. A joint communique announced a future Moscow meeting, aims to limit offensive nuclear weapons, reduce conventional forces in Europe, and expand trade toward 3 billion over three years. The leaders urged cease fire in Indochina and a European political settlement free of outside interference.
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Price ceilings eyed to ease shortages in meat and eggs
Washington via WSN Herbert Stein chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers said shortages could force higher price ceilings on meat poultry and eggs. The Nixon administration plans to outline Phase IV price controls before mid July while noting farm gate costs may rise and production could fall if ceilings remain.
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IRS enforcers roll back gas prices nationwide
More than 1,100 service stations cut prices after IRS checks on consumer complaints, with 741 independent and 365 company owned sites found charging above the freeze. The average overcharge was 2 cents per gallon. Special freeze director James W. McLane stressed strict compliance and said agents will continue follow ups. The largest overcharge noted was a Connecticut wholesaler over 0.5 cent per gallon on 500,000 gallons, totaling $2,500 to customers.
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High court upholds Hatch Act
The Supreme Court on a 6-3 vote upheld the 1939 Hatch Act restricting political activity by federal employees, ruling the law applies equally to all and does not target any view or group. Justice Byron White wrote the majority opinion, noting aim to shield civil service from partisan pressures and prevent spoils systems.
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Arson mull in bar blaze in New Orleans
Police investigate arson as cause of deadly Upstairs bar fire in the French Quarter that killed 29 people and injured 15. Witnesses recall a fight and gasoline odors. investigators question survivors while coroner notes the mass casualties and difficulty of identification.
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