Beating Beef Prices by Giants: West Markets Under Scrutiny
Washington Post reports Safeway dominates Western and national chains with 2,438 stores, 500 in California, while lawmakers led by John Garamendi probe beef pricing. Cattle drought pressures California’s 5 million cattle on 15,000 ranches as chains dispute claims of market manipulation. Safeway cites small share of beef purchases and says it buys at packer quotes. lawsuits cited as reason for testimony reluctance.
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California
W. S. Mitchell
Safeway
Mitchell
Buzz Aldrin and KUAT leader loom in Tucson scene
Inside the paper, Buzz Aldrin weighs a second career as a science fiction author while Frank Barreca, KUAT’s public broadcasting head, clashes with government over air content. The page also notes Tucson Sky back for 1978 with coach Byron Sherman and a North Korea bid to claim a 200 mile offshore zone affecting South Korean fishing.
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Edwin
Buzz) Aldrin
Frank Barreca
Kuat
Arizona
Tucson Sky
Byron Sherman
North Korea
Sun Tran bus drivers approve last minute wage rise
City buses resumed service after drivers and mechanics accepted a new two year contract with American Transit. The deal adds 50 cents per hour in pay plus retroactive increases and extra sick leave, but officials warn higher costs could force service cutbacks.
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Sun Tran
American Transit Corp
All the Wase
American Transit
St. Louis
Allen’. Cook
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
William McCollum
Son of Sam fires again in New York killings
The killer known as Son of Sam wounded two twenty year old Brooklynites Stacy Moskowitz and Robert Violante in a late night attack near New York harbor. Moskowitz lay gravely injured with a skull base fracture and swelling brain, while Violante regained alertness after surgery and described seeing the shooter. Both were on a first date when shot. authorities said the suspect’s reign continued as police review the case.
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NEW York
Sam
New York Harbor
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Stacy Moskowitz
Robert Violante
Kings County Hospital
Miss Moskowitz
Ira Clark
Violante
Clark
Monsoon Storm Brings Rain and Damage to Tucson Area
Monsoons arrive in Tucson with thunderstorms, high winds, and blowing dust expected through tomorrow. A late yesterday storm knocked down power lines and signs, with rainfall peaking in Sabino Canyon and Tanque Verde areas. No injuries or major damage reported though several traffic lights and a marquee were affected.
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National Weather Service
Sabino Canyon-Tanque Verde
N. Oracle and
River Roads
W. Speedway Blvd
N. Camino de Oeste
E. 5Th St
N. Wilmot Road
Randolph Park
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