29 Sep 1977
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1977
Page
1
President Carter signed an $11 billion farm bill at the Rose Garden, calling it a good investment and the most far reaching farm legislation in 40 years. The measure boosts grain incomes, revamps food stamps, expands research, and will be in effect four years.
The Commerce Department said the leading index rose eight tenths in August after July's two tenths gain, with contracts and orders for plant and equipment up three tenths. Job outlook unchanged as layoffs held steady and the average workweek fell, while building permits and money supply rose and stock prices declined.
The St. Louis County Probate Court in Duluth rules Elisabeth Congdon's two adopted daughters are eligible heirs to the Congdon multimillion dollar trusts and estates. The ruling clarifies succession in a high profile Minnesota case with regional legal impact.
Police probe a murder in Manhattan's diamond district after gem broker Shlomo Tal, 31, led detectives to the body of Pinchas Joroslawicz. Tal, not charged, is held as a material witness while two masked intruders are sought in a case mixing robbery and kidnapping.
For sale palm this advertisement offers a dinette with a formica top four chairs a double bed and a dresser plus a 12 by 22 green nylon carpet. The note indicates the ad ran two days in miscellaneous household goods and was scheduled for six days.
Senate leaders push toward a possible deal on price controls for natural gas. Senator Henry M Jackson proposes raising wholesale gas prices to 2.03 per thousand cubic feet while keeping federal controls, as Byrd threads a 400 amendment filibuster aside. Carter and Jackson offer different public price ceilings, with both plans extending controls to unregulated markets in producing states.
The Minnesota PSC heard that higher daytime prices under time-of-day pricing for NSP electricity may raise overall costs for most residential customers. A joint NSP PSC study projected metering and rate changes could boost annual bills for about half of NSP’s residential customers, with only about one-seventh seeing a small reduction.
Washington AP reports that the Labor and Health and Welfare departments could exhaust federal funds this weekend if Congress fails to resolve differences on abortion funding. A conference committee meets to seek a compromise before midnight Friday, the fiscal year end, or payrolls would go unmet.
Moshe Dayan said the United States pledged Israel that Palestinians would not be excluded from Middle East peace talks. He urged a denial of a Syrian claim that President Carter backs a unified Arab delegation including the PLO. Officials noted talks continue with Egypt and the U.N. while the Arab delegation composition remains unresolved.
Ford Motor Co. under Lee Iacocca warned that cheaper foreign steel may push Ford to reduce U.S. steel use to compete with imports. Ford currently buys about 1.2 million tons of U.S. steel yearly while foreign steel costs around $50 per ton less. GM says it uses only domestic steel. Chrysler has used foreign steel since 1963 but is cutting usage. AMC did not comment.
The Carter administration fights to limit approval to the Senate for the Panama Canal treaty. Atty. Gen. Bell testified that only Senate consent is required, while opponents insist both houses must ratify any transfer of U.S. property. Critics warn of broader implications including possible Soviet influence.
Japan accepts a $6 million ransom and nine prisoners to secure the release of 146 hostages aboard a hijacked Japanese airliner at Dacca. Five American hostages are freed including the wife of Walter Karabian. others remain aboard with two bankers and their spouse. Hijackers set a midnight deadline and threaten to kill hostages if demands are not met.
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