Inflation Watch and Weather Impact on Prices
Freshly named anti inflation chief Robert Strauss faces a 1.3 percent April rise in the wholesale index and warns against over reacting to a single month. Food price spikes driven by weather may ease in May while broader price trends remain stubborn. He urges budget and tax action to curb the deficit as the key to inflation control.
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Robert Strauss
Strauss
California
White House
Carter
Congress
How To Grow Kudzu In Your Spring Garden
Athens observer Merritt advises beginners to grow kudzu citing hardiness and simple rules. Plant at night to avoid neighborly rocks and fertilize with heavy motor oil while mulching and cement-blocking shoots. Crop rotation and a future move are suggested as strategic options.
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Athens
Tifton B. Merritt
Merritt
Television violence on trial sparks debate over crime link
A San Francisco trial questions whether television incites crime and if networks must pay damages for a 9 year old girl's assault. The case cites multiple incidents worldwide where crimes followed TV programs, with experts offering conflicting views on TV’s influence and a lone warning of a possible broader impact.
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Television
San Francisco
You and
F-15 Planes For Saudis A Shoo-in
A secret Saudi memo outlines a lobbying strategy to win Congress support for selling F-15 jets to Israel and Saudi Arabia. It urges a light touch, high level contacts, and portraying oil interests as economic benefits while predicting Israeli pressure to oppose Carter. The plan cites 19 registered agents in Washington and warns of a pro Israel bloc opposing the sale.
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Saudi Arabia
Washington
Congress
Israel
Capitol Hill
Congressional Friends’ of Israel
United States
Carter
Letters comment on South Carolina governor race and public service
A reader urges skepticism about candidates Richard W. Riley and Lt. Gov. Brantley Harvey while endorsing William Jennings Bryan Dorn citing experience and influence. Other letters praise letter carriers and thank radio stations for assisting Aiken Community Hospital during a storm and phone outages.
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People of
S. C
S. C. Public Service Commission
Carolina Power and Gas Company
Harvey
S.C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Brantley Harvey
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Aiken Community Hospital
WAKN
WNEZ
WBBQ
WLOW
WVAP
Aiken
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