Ulster Assembly Vote Sees Mortar and Sniper Attacks
Polling booths guarded as Northern Ireland holds a high stakes election seen as peace’s last chance. Mortar strikes hit a Protestant Belfast station and a Londonderry Catholic ward faced sniper fire with no injuries reported. Turnout nears 75 percent of 1.03 million eligible voters amid 210 candidates from 17 parties for 78 seats. Counting starts today. first results later. Gerry Fitt urges moderation for a workable assembly. An army spokesman notes two mortar rounds hit Kelvin Street school yard and another struck an empty bus.
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Food shortages loom as profit squeeze squeezes supply
In a nationwide shift, retail shelves may face shortages next month as profit pressures hit food processors and retailers while Nixon price ceilings on meat and other items remain in force. In Middletown, stores report normal supplies with no shortage warnings, though mills note slower grain deliveries and real shortages in inventories. Industry figures warn shortages, if they occur, could last three months unless ceilings ease. beef packers warn of potential cutbacks if costs rise.
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Teamsters Reach 35 Cent Raise Pact For 400000 Workers
Washington unions and trucking officials announced a 33 month agreement delivering 35 cent increases per hour, aiming for three years of labor peace in the highway transportation sector. The pact covers about 400000 workers.
Truckers Win Modest Pay Rise In New Contract
Orange County releases note on a new trucking contract covering 1,400 firms. A spokesman says pay increases of 35 cents per hour effective July 1, plus 30 cents hourly raises in each of the next two years. Drivers paid by mile gain 4.0 cents per mile next year and 0.5 to 1.0 cent per mile thereafter. Pension and welfare contributions rise to $3 weekly next year and $2.50 in later years. An 8 to 11 cent hourly cost‑of‑living bonus is included.
Dollar slides as gold prices dip in London market
The dollar dropped to historic lows against West German, Belgian, and Dutch currencies for a second day, while gold fell to 121.75 per ounce in London. Frankfurt saw the steepest one day drop since the devaluation on Feb 13, with the dollar down 21.1 percent against the mark.
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Nixon to name energy czar
President Nixon will propose to Congress a plan to cope with the energy crisis and will name Gov. John A. Love of Colorado as a White House aide to coordinate energy efforts. He seeks creation of a Department of Energy and Natural Resources combining Interior and energy functions, plus a new agency for energy research and development to coordinate federal efforts, with Atomic Energy Commission nuclear energy roles folded into the new agency.
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