Butz says he will not use new farm bill power to fix prices
Secretary Earl L. Butz said he does not intend to exercise sweeping authority to raise food prices under the new farm bill signed by President Nixon. He called the power advisory and stressed decisions remain a joint executive process with the President and Cabinet.
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Washington
Earl L. Butz
Butz
White House
Nixon
Earl Butz
Secretary of Agriculture
Harold V. Froehlich
R-Wis
Froehlich
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Banks raise prime rate to 9 1 4 percent in tenth hike this year
AP reports major banks lift the prime lending rate from 9 to 9.4 percent, a 12th increase this year. The move, aimed at cooling inflation, does not affect most consumer loans, while Wall Street drops as Shultz calls it a desirable short-term step. Also: China to sign the Tlatelolco nuclear ban treaty in Mexico City with Peking envoy set for Aug 21. France joins the pact, US and Britain previously signed.
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New York
Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Mexico City
China
Latin America
Russia
Peking
Hsiung Hsiang-hui
France
United States
Britain
Storm Caps Hot Week With Thunderstorm Rainfall
A week of heat ended with 1.3 inches of rain from a thunderstorm. Potomac Edison reported outages due to blown fuses and tree limbs over lines, plus a downed wire at Whitlock and Valley Ave. Most service restored by 9 p.m. One transformer lost. Damage from lightning struck a trailer electrical box at Stonewall Trailer Court.
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Potomac Edison Company
John Boettner
Potomac Edison
Whitlock
Valley Ave
Frederick County
Front Royal
Shenandoah Shores
Boettner
Stonewall Trailer Court
Stephenson
Clearbrook Fire Co
Israelis Silence on Air Pirating Arabs Airliner
Arab officials demand international action and hint at reprisals after Israel diverted an Arab charter airliner over Beirut and searched 74 passengers and 8 crew for two hours. Israeli jets intercepted an Iraqi flight bound for Baghdad allegedly to capture Palestinian leaders including Dr. George Habash.
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Lebanon
Israel
Baghdad
Middle East
Arab League
Cairo
International Air Transport Association
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Cambodian Capital Said Out of Danger
Government forces reported big gains around Phnom Penh southern defenses and said the capital was out of immediate danger. Rebels hit the international station west of the city and a two hour firefight followed a grenade attack and mine.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Here
Kompong Tuol
Mekong River
Neak Luong
Nixon to Deliver Public Watergate Response Next Week
President Nixon plans a national televised address in the middle of next week from Camp David to respond to Watergate developments. He is at the mountaintop retreat with White House aides and speechwriters including J. Fred Buzhardt, Patrick Buchanan, Raymond Price, Alexander Haig Jr., Ronald Ziegler, and Rose Mary Woods.
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Camp David
Nixon
White House
J. Fred Buzhardt
Patrick Buchanan
Catoctin Mountain Compound
Washington
Raymond K. Price
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rose Mary Woods
Teens Charged in Seven Murders Linked to Houston Toy Town Case
Houston two teens Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. and David Brooks face six murder counts for killings tied to Dean Corll. They led investigators to 23 mutilated bodies and claim as many as 7 more may exist. Corll, 33, supplied victims. Henley says he shot Corll.
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Houston
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr
David Brooks
Dean Corll
Henley
Corll
Marty Ray Jones
Charles C. Cobble
Harris County
Asst. Dist. Atty
Michael J. Hinton
Jones
Cobble
Brooks
William Ray Lawrence
Lawrence
San Augustine
Texas
Lake Sam Rayburn
Jones and
High Island
Galveston
W. L. Young
Junior
Robert Corskey
Corskey
Utility Company
Pasadena
Piney Woods
Dean
Woman Fatally Injured on Rt. 522 South
Bernice Neubrough Myers 62 of Winchester was fatally struck by a car 1.3 miles south of the city on Rt. 522. Winchester Memorial Hospital pronounced her dead on arrival. Driver Vanessa Comer Ritter White Post was treated and released. hospital reports confirm details. In Front Royal, Henry Aguilar 21 was charged with DUI and driving without a license after a one car crash into the Warren Press building.
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Bernice Neubrough Myers
Rt. 1
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Vanessa Comer Ritter
White Post
Frederick County
Front Royal
Henry H. Aguilar
Warren Press
6Th St
Aguilar
Warren Memorial Hospital
L. C. Armentrout
Five killed in highway crash near Agua Dulce Texas
A Houston family of six vacationers suffered five deaths and one serious injury after their car collided with a truck on Texas 44 near Agua Dulce Nueces County. The car occupants were Harold Gailey 42 Frances 44 Frances 12 Kathy 10 Paul 14 and Mark 15 listed in critical condition. The truck driver escaped serious injury.
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Houston
Texas 44
Nueces County
Department of Public Safety
Harold Gailey
Frances
Kathy
Paul
Mark Gailey
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