Food Council to Hear Joint U.N. Aid Proposal
The United States and Yugoslavia propose an 8.3 billion program to aid poorer nations by 1980. They seek 6.5 billion in long term loans or grants from developed nations and remaining aid for food production. The 36 nation World Food Council meets as malnutrition and starvation worsen in poorer countries.
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Mexico City
United States
Yugoslavia
U.N. World Food Council
U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization
Fungus Threatens Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper
Experts warn modern Milan pollution and humidity are fading and cracking Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie. A fungus linked to smog accelerates deterioration of the 480 year old wall painting despite its storied survival through war.
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Milan
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Santa Maria Alle Grazie
Payroll Loss Could Reach 206 Million From Pentagon Cuts
A study for Northeast and Midwest members of Congress estimates that Pentagon cutbacks would eliminate over 10,000 military and civilian jobs in the region, causing a further 8,000 private-sector positions to disappear. The total payroll loss could total 206 million dollars.
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Washington
Pentagon
Midwest
Northeast
Northeast-Midwest Institute
No Restraint Repeals Asked For
A House study finds neither President Carter nor the State Department has asked to repeal congressional foreign policy restraints. The memorandum to Speaker ONeill notes the administration seeks clarification on restrictions. Zablocki and committee leaders told Carter there has been no official request to repeal or modify any provisions.
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Washington
House
Carter
Congress
State Department
Thomas P. O'Neill
Clement J. Zablocki
D-Wis
House International Relations Committee
Zablocki
O'Neill
Executive Branch
Price Rise Called Anti-Inflationary Move by Bethlehem Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp. plans a 3 percent price increase on mill products starting July 30. The move, described as the administration’s anti inflation benchmark, is cited as a strong example of corporate citizenship by Robert Strauss, Carter’s inflation adviser.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Carter
Bethlehem
Robert Strauss
Judge Supports Capital Punishment for Berkowitz
Justice Joseph Corso, one of three Berkowitz judges, backs the death penalty saying Berkowitz is sly and cunning with a sexual problem. He would have used the electric chair if New York had capital punishment and hopes for a parole ban in murder cases.
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NEW York
David Berkowitz
Berkowitz
Joseph Corso
Corso
State Supreme Court
Last Israeli troops leave Metullah after Lebanon invasion
After three months of occupation Israel withdraws the last invasion force from southern Lebanon as Moslems and Palestinians clash over a Christian bid to control the area. By Monday night the six mile strip near the Litani River is garrisoned by a few forces. Israel says it will maintain security for border settlements and Christian allies.
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Metullah
Israel
Lebanon
Litani
United Nations
Alligator Crashes Night Quiet Outside Florida Trailer
In Jacksonville a night scare ended with a 9-foot alligator found under a neighbor’s trailer after noises woke Nancy Coleman. She used a BB gun to investigate, then the trapping team from the Florida Game and Fish Commission relocated the reptile to a safer area.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nancy Coleman
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