Carter Signs For Funds
President Carter signed a 16.9 billion dollar bill to fund federal programs through September 30. It covers food stamps black lung benefits Cuban refugees flood relief for Mount St. Helens and unemployment benefits resuming for hundreds of thousands. The Labor Department begins rushing unemployment payments to about 600 000 workers whose benefits were halted.
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Grave smuggling blunder blamed for Arizona desert deaths
In Arizona a desert tragedy killed 13 Salvadorans after a smuggling party failed to provide water. Four smugglers are involved with two surviving and in custody. one suspect is among the dead. Survivors dispute claims of intentional abandonment. Nationalities of two suspects are Mexican and two others undetermined.
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Mondale Minds The Store as Carter Leaves
Vice President Mondale, after a long 1980 campaign schedule, is staying near the White House to oversee duties while Carter travels. He plans a trip to Africa, a stint in New York for the Democratic National Convention, and a family vacation on New Jersey beaches.
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Potential Jurors Set In KKK Trial
Fourteen potential jurors were approved by prosecutors in the trial of six American Nazis and Ku Klux Klansmen in Greensboro North Carolina. Prosecutors sparingly used peremptory challenges and planned to screen more jurors. Defense will evaluate the approved jurors on Thursday. District Attorney Mike Schlosser said 59 of 84 challenges had been used and efforts focus on fair impartial jurors.
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