U S living costs rise sharply in April
The Labor Department reports April consumer prices up seven tenths of a percent driven by food clothing and fuels. Food at grocery stores up 1.6 percent while broader goods rise after Nixon price controls were lifted. Wages show a 0.4 percent rise to 141.72 with a larger work week and hourly earnings offset by higher prices.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Nixon
McCord Testifies Again on Watergate Inquiries
James W. McCord Jr. denies pressuring the White House to avoid jail and admits sending an unsigned December letter to John Caulfield with a harsh threat aimed at the CIA if blamed for Watergate. He details attempts to be overheard on embassy taps to test government responses and discusses claims about clemency offers linked to Nixon.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
White House
John J. Caulfield
Central Intelligence Agency
Caulfield
McCord
One-Eo
Israel
Chile
Senate Watergate
Nixon
Gerald Alch
CIA
Alch
Jack
Richard) Helms
Howard Hughes
Las Vegas
G. Gordon Liddy
John N. Mitchell
Hank Greenspun
The
Las Vegas Sun
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Frederick County Budget Hearing Sets 1973 74 Tax Hike
A public hearing on Frederick County's proposed 12 617 567 budget for 1973 74 is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow in the county courthouse. The plan raises real estate personal property and machinery taxes from 3 40 to 3 70 per 100, adding about 120 000 in revenue. The total budget is up 47 percent from last year with much of the increase earmarked for schools including building and operating costs. state loans of 2 774 350 will subsidize much of the school construction.
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Frederick County
Jim Boyd
Storm slams south-central Kansas injuring family
A mobile home near Hutchinson was destroyed after winds over sixty five mph struck. Kimberly Mitzner, 20 months, died on arrival at a Hutchinson hospital and her mother Alice, 30, was in serious condition. Mitzner and two sons were injured and another son suffered fractures. The storm also caused trees and power lines to fall and damaged multiple homes and businesses in Hutchinson.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Jacob Mitzner
Hutchinson
Kimberly Mitzner
Alice
Twe Sons
Donald
Charles
Timothy
Oklahoma
Iowa
Predictions of Astronomical Gasoline Prices Challenged
Washington AP A Nixon official challenged forecasts of astronomical gasoline price rises this year saying the concern is unfounded. Deputy Treasury Secretary William E. Simon noted crude oil costs are only about 20 percent of gasoline, and described a voluntary allocation plan prioritizing essential services with possible mandatory fallback.
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Washington
Treasury
William E. Simon
House
Simon
Dick Appointed Principal at Frederick County Junior High
The Frederick County School Board named Wendell Dick principal of Frederick County Junior High School effective July 1. Dick, a 1958 James Wood graduate and longtime FCJHS assistant principal, will replace Robert B. Harper who moves to James Wood High School to teach agriculture. The board also approved social studies English and foreign language textbooks for six years, a special education policy guideline, and 19 new teachers for 1973 74.
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Frederick County School Board
Wendell Dick
Frederick County
Robert B. Harper
James Wood High School
James Wood
University of West Virginia
University of Virginia
FCJHS
County School Board
Memphis Gunman Kills Four Then Dies in Standoff
In Memphis Tennessee on Monday gunman David Sanders age 30 sprayed rifle fire killing four residents including William Farmer 73 and Jessie Dooley along with Henrietta Watson known as Candy Girl and wounding seven others including a federal parole officer. He shot a police patrolman and was killed when tear gas forced him from a house. Sanders had seven arrests including a 1963 rape conviction.
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Memphis, Tenn
William Edward Farmer Jr
John Aldridge
William Farmer
Jessie Dooley
Henrietta Watson
Henrietta Watson, Known As ‘Candy Girl
David Wayne Clark
Price
Sanders
Kissinger and Tho Meet in Paris for Fifth Round
In Paris Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met for the fifth time, after Kissinger said there was some progress in reviving the Vietnam cease-fire. The pair spent 18 hours in four talks, with their deputies holding a long interlude meeting.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Vietnam
Nixon
Countdown Begins for Skylab Repair Mission
Skylab salvage preparations converge at Cape Kennedy as astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz travel to Florida for a Friday launch attempt. Thermal management aims to balance extreme station temperatures with solar shield deployment for the $294 million lab in space.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alabama
Orbiting
Orbiting Laboratory
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
William C. Schneider
Space
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
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