United States posts first trade surplus in six months
The Commerce Department announced a September trade surplus of 2.654 billion dollars as exports hit an all time high of 4.5 billion amid dock strikes and a 10 percent import duty. Officials said the year to date deficit totaled 670.7 billion through September, with ongoing needs for monthly surpluses.
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Washington
UPI
Nicon
United States
Commerce Department
U.S
Weather outlook with warmer days ahead
A brief forecast notes continued nights with slightly warmer days. Temperatures rise from the upper teens to mid 60s tomorrow. Lows drop from the upper 30s to around 40. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph.
Reapportionment shaves voters in Alameda County districts
A partial OCR fragment notes that the 14th and 16th Assembly Districts would significantly reduce Southern Alameda County voting power, altering Assemblyman Carioe Bee's 13th District by more than 104000 voters under a reapportionment plan announced by the Assembly Democrats.
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Alameda County
Carioe
Bee
Assembly
Reagan governors tax writers seek final hope for relief
In a private half hour meeting Gov Ronald Reagan with Republican and Democratic tax writers yields cautious optimism that property tax relief could be saved this session. Livermore vows to oppose a nuclear power project at Point Arena if evidence shows environmental harm. Assembly restores 17.8 million for faculty salaries and 3.6 million for disadvantaged student programs, but approval remains contingent.
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Ronald Reagan
State Resources
Norman 3. Livermore
Point Arena
Bens
China to Send Delegation to United Nations
An informed diplomatic source says Communist China plans to dispatch a sizeable delegation to the United Nations around November 4. The group is expected to fly directly from Beijing and be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Chi Peng-Fei.
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China
United Nations
Chi Peng-Fei
Combat deaths rise in Vietnam and Laos tally reaches 90084
Six servicemen were killed in South Vietnam last week and a seventh in Laos, the U S Command in Saigon reports. It marked the third consecutive week with fewer than ten deaths, bringing American KIA in Vietnam over nearly a decade to 90,084.
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Laos
U.S
Saigon
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Commerce on Surplus Import Surcharge Impacts
The Commerce Department cautioned it is too early to gauge the full effect of emergency measures on U.S. foreign trade while Assistant Secretary Harold Passer noted that many ports were exempt in September due to in transit status. He warned a concern over higher import costs affecting competitiveness.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Commerce
Harold (. Passer
Inflatable Dam Under Construction Near Alameda Creek
A large inflatable barrier built in Alameda County aims to shape the flow of Alameda Creek. The millimeter sized device stretches 275 feet with a height of 15 feet and a volume of 475,000 dam, as engineers test its ability to deploy and seal before full integration at the site.
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Alameda Creek
Washington Township
Boege rails against new South Bay super sewer plan
Fremont official Ray mond Boege, USD general manager, warns a South Bay improvement district would add a government layer and threaten local control of sewage. He cites a 2500 South Bay Dischargers Study proposal for giant pipelines and a deep water outfall, noting BASSA already holds power to design and operate facilities.
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South Bay
Raymond & Boege
UnWn
Boege
USD
Dumbarton Bridge
Wever
Bay Area Sewage Service Agency
BASSA
Ronald Reagan
Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Delta
Kaiser Engineers
Senate rejects bid to cut United Nations funding
The Senate defeated a bid to trim U.S. financial support to the United Nations amid a broader vote on foreign aid. Senators also blocked a proposal to withdraw U.S. troops as part of funding for Southeast Asia operations. The day featured heated debates over ceilings on military and economic aid for Cambodia and restrictions tied to Vietnam-era policy.
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UPI
Senate
United Nations
U. S
James L. Buckley
New York
U.S
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BuckJey
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Cambodia
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
Nixon war policy blasted as inviting mutiny
Rep Paul N McCloskey declared Nixon Vietnam policy invites wholesale mutiny by U S fighting men. He noted incidents of disobedience at Fire Base Pace near the Cambodian border and argued officers should rescind orders that could drive troops to defy commands.
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UPI
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U. S
Mousey
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Vietnam
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Ptrol
Ican
Wind driven San Francisco fire kills youth and injures seven
A wind whipped blaze in the Oceanview district killed 18 year old Paul Thompson and injured seven others while damaging 11 homes. Firefighters, aided by strong winds, battled the two story frame dwelling as nearby houses suffered ruined roofs and walls. A passerby pole inspector Leona Scott and a child were rescued from a home as smoke inhalation sent him to hospital.
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UPI
William ‘Thompson
Paul
Thompson
Cecil Phartis
Leona’ Scott
Cubans seized by federal agents rushed to Navy base
Federal agents loaded 22 uninvited Cubans into six cars and sped through heavy traffic to Naval Air Station Belle Chasse near New Orleans. Officials gave few details, saying only that the group attending the International Sugar Cane Congress was moved for unknown reasons amid tight security.
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Naval Air Station
UN Novi Facility
Bell Chasse
United States
International Sugar Cane Congress
State Department
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Belle Chasse
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