Unemployment rates by state in September
The September unadjusted unemployment rate was lower than or equal to the national 7.4 percent in 35 states and the District of Columbia, while 13 states including California Florida Michigan New Jersey and New York showed higher rates. A UPI chart lists state percentages.
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District of Columbia
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Labor Department
California
Florida
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
United Press International
Four more major steel firms raise sheet prices six percent
Four more big steel companies announced six percent hikes in sheet steel, pushing 1976 price increases toward a 12 percent rise for car and appliance components. The CWPS said it would study the action after Jones & Laughlin and National Steel led the latest moves.
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Ford
Camp David
Jimmy Carer
Plains
Council On
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
National Steel Corp
Armco Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Youngs Wwn Sheet & Tube Co
Inland Steel Corp
Detmit
General Motors
Drunken Driving Arrests Rise During Thanksgiving Weekend
Los Angeles area and statewide totals show 956 drunken driving arrests reported by the California Highway Patrol during the Thanksgiving holiday. The force added 225 extra officers for the long weekend, with 240 arrests in Los Angeles County.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
Val
Highway Patrol
Tito warns West and East pressures threaten Yugoslavia
Belgrade Yugoslavia president Josip Broz Tito told the national assembly that pressures from both sides threaten Yugoslavia's independence. He urged unity to resist forces exploiting nationalism and outlined concerns over Western hijackings and Soviet border pressures while calling for faster growth and regional development.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPLJ
Josip Broz Tito
Tito
Balkan
Moscow
Oarder
Amin declares himself uncrowned King of Scotland
Amin says friends in Scotland have crowned him King of Scotland and he will attend independence celebrations if Scotland becomes independent. He criticizes Kissinger, supports Carter, urges arms for Africa, and notes Uganda arms from the Soviet Union. He grants citizenship to two American journalists and plans to advise Carter on African problems.
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Amin
Scotland
Nairobs
Kenya
UPL
Idi ‘Amin
Uganda
Britain
Wales
Radioganda
London
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Henry Kissinger
Town mourns beloved Gail Gray in massive Windsor farewell
In Windsor Missouri a funeral drew about 174 mourners for Gail Gray, a lifelong town figure described as physically deformed and mentally retarded. He helped at livestock shows, delivered papers, and saluted at many funerals. The Rev Ralph Prosser praised him as part of a family of over 3,000 in the town.
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Windsor. Mo
Gail Gray
Gray
Windsor
Gail
Ralph Prosser
Kansas City
Arenas
Merryfield
Persis
Baie
Prosser
Asumueh
Crop pesticide eyed as bird killer in California town
In San Luis Obispo authorities speculate a recently sprayed crop pesticide may be killing hundreds of pigeons and blackbirds. Police cite a possible pesticide ingestion as a cause while a Fish and Game researcher searches for a precise illness. 387 birds have died.
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SAN Luis Obispo
UPI
California
Barry Gregory
Department
Raittop
J.C. Penney Co
Cop charged in bizarre shooting of N.Y. teen
New York City police officer Robert Torsney, 31, is charged with murder for fatally shooting 15 year old Randolph Evans on a Brooklyn street after a meeting with officers. Bail set at 520,000 with psychiatric testing ordered due to claims he appeared not lucid during questioning.
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New York
Torsney
Brooklyn
Gordon Hastings
Brooklyn Criminal Court
Hastings
George Farkas
Edward Rappaport
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
State Supreme Court
Kings County Hospital
Centerville Store Opens with City’s New Partners
The piece notes the opening of the Centerville Blvd. store and identifies co-owner Ramish Patel alongside the unnamed partner. The report highlights the collaboration and local business growth within the Centerville shopping area.
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Imich
Alaska
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Hawaii
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OKLA
Texas
ARK
MISS
N.A
United States
America
United States Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
United Auto Workers
National Steel
A.G. Scott
Wheeling Pittsburgh
William Lilley II
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Council On Wage and Price Stability
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National Assembly
TVA
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Kissinger
Middle East
Africa
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N.Y
Evans
Vijay Patel
Fremont
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