Inflation Near Century High as Wholesale Prices Rise
The Labor Department reported August wholesale prices climbed 5.8 percent unadjusted and 6.2 percent seasonally adjusted, with farm products surging 23.1 percent led by livestock, grains, oil seeds, poultry, eggs, cotton and milk. Unemployment rose to 4.8 percent as officials fear Phase 4 anti inflation moves face a blow. Meat prices hint at further increases after the Sept. 13 beef price freeze ends.
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Jobless Rate Edges Up as August Figures Released
Washington AP reports the unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 4.8 percent with about 4.2 million jobless. Nonfarm employment rose 290,000 to 75.8 million, led by service industries while manufacturing stayed flat. The report also notes mixed gains and ongoing concerns about a potential rise in the rate as the economy cools.
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Gas Price Ceilings Kick In At Midnight Across Nation
Government price ceilings require gasoline retailers to cut back by one to three cents per gallon. Stations must display red white and blue stickers with ceiling prices and octane ratings. Courts weigh possible delays as retailers warn of widespread rollbacks and consumer channels advise reporting suspected overcharges.
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Krogh says 1971 White House break in was authorized
Egil Krogh Jr. testifies in Los Angeles that the 1971 Ellsberg psychiatrist break in was presented as urgently necessary for national security and fully authorized, though he regrets the outcome and harm to innocents. He states the plumbers unit was created by Nixon and plans to defend on security instruction.
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Woodstock family surprised by birth of triplets at Winchester Memorial
Mrs. Holley Halterman 33 of Woodstock birthed three babies at Winchester Memorial Hospital weighing 4 lbs 7 oz for Donna and 5 lb 4 oz and 5 lb for David and Darrell. The event came as a total surprise with no family history of multiples. The Haltermans have four older children and the father, Holley, works as a driver for Concord Mobile Homes.
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Darrell
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Sharon
Central High School
Dwayne
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