Economic picture brightens as unemployment falls
Washington reports unemployment at 7.3 percent in May with wholesale prices rising 0.3 percent and a record high 87.7 million employed, led by women. Ford cites signs of progress, while inflation likely to rise in summer due to metal and finished goods costs.
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House Demos seek to clean up image
Washington report says House Democrats formed a three member task force to improve accountability and the appearance of propriety in spending. Speaker Carl Albert and others expect Wayne Hays to resign asAdministration Committee chair after Ohio primary amid sex scandal claims.
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Hays
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Flushing
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Wayne
Faulty brakes cited in fatal Yuba City choir bus crash
Sacramento report says faulty air brakes caused a charter bus crash in Martinez on May 21 killing 25 people including 24 Yuba City High School choir members and an adult advisor. Investigators noted a worn compressor belt and a disconnected low air pressure buzzer while driver Evan Prothero attempted to brake.
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Glen Craig
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Marysville
County strike closes four library branches in Fremont area
The county wide strike by 3,000 workers caused Fremont Main to stay open while Newark Union City Centerville Niles and Irvington branches closed. Dublin and Hayward branches remained open. Officials expect reopenings to restore normal service today as part-time hiring was debated and rescinded in a session that revealed fewer emergencies than feared.
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Americans press Hanoi on missing U S prisoners in Vietnam
Three Americans visited the North Vietnamese embassy in Paris and said Hanoi implied some U S prisoners remain in Indochina. The group urged U S action to restart talks on war damages and a full accounting of MIAs and POWs, noting Hanoi offered no details on living prisoners.
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Fraser
Mich
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Irs
Amsdill
United States
Robert Tucci
Amedill
Ford
Southeast Asia
Youth found dead near Half Dome in Yosemite
A 17 year old from Fremont, James Mumalo, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff on the west side of Half Dome. Rangers report no foul play. he likely died Wednesday, eight miles from his camp. His brother and another teen last saw him Monday evening. A helicopter recovered the body.
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Boys Town
Curryville
Saturday Weather Outlook And Mixed News Snippet
The forecaster notes fair weather through tomorrow with a small temperature shift. lows mid 40s to low 50s and highs mid 60s and 70s. Various international and national items are cited, including political letters, border crime warnings, Gulf Oil executive indictment, power supply optimism, Bolles bombing probe, German counter espionage, and Canada fishing jurisdiction expansion.
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