Carter signs 200000 youth jobs bill to spur economy
President Carter signs a $1 billion youth employment program in the Rose Garden to create 200000 jobs for ages 16 to 23 in national and local parks, forests, and other public works. The measure aims to cut dropout rates and reduce youth unemployment amid a broader stimulus package.
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Rose Garden
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Young Adult Conservation Corps
Money found near Laporte tied to fugitive William Cooper
Investigators focus on a $25,000 stash found a mile south of Laporte in a sock and linked to William Cooper. The money was found by a Dana Morris family dog and comes amid a large multiagency manhunt involving the FBI and U.S. Marshals. Cooper’s calls to Laporte and nearby cities, envelopes of cash, and prior drug smuggling record are under scrutiny.
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William Cooper
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Minneappolis
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U.S. Marshall
Dana Morris
Viciity
the Tribune
FBI
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U.S. Marshall's
Mexico
Minnesota
U.S. Marshall's Office
Cutoms
Hubbard
Pine County
Hennepin County
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Piper kidnaping trial delayed to October 3 in Minnesota
The trial of Kenneth Callahan and Donald Larson on Virginia Piper kidnapping charges was postponed to Oct. 3 at defense requests due to more than 14,000 pages of government material. Judge Edward Devitt set a 10 a.m. start. Proceedings include pretrial motions and a possible dismissal focus.
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U.S
Thor Anderson
Devitt
Ronald Meshbesher
Callahan
Bruce Hartigan
Larson
Meshbesher
FBI
Lake Minnetonka
Piper
Jobless Rate Dips to 6.9 Percent in July
The U S government reports that the nation's unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in July resuming a downward trend after a rise to 7.1 percent in June. Earlier, unemployment had slipped from 8 percent last November after peaking in May at 6.0 percent.
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Washington
Federal abortion funding ends unless life is endangered
The government will stop funding abortions for poor women except when the pregnancy endangers the mother's life. Health secretary Joseph Califano ordered enforcement of a year-old provision after court challenges blocked it, reining in federal money previously used for over a million abortions.
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Congress
Health, Education and Welfare
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Runaway Shelter Counselor Assaulted in Bemidji
A 21 year old female counselor at the Evergreen House runaway shelter in Bemidji was assaulted Thursday night by two unidentified adult males. She was treated for minor cuts and ammonia exposure and remained in good condition. Police followed multiple leads with possible ties to five men who threatened her at the shelter the prior Sunday.
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Gloria Ann Nelson
Bemidji Community Hospital
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Dave Simonder
Evergreen House
Minnesota Avenue
Vergreen House
Police Department
Ray Leinbach
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New radar to outwit radar detectors for Minnesota troopers
Minnesota state troopers will get KR 11 radar sets from Custom Signal Corp, first in the nation, to defeat Fuzzbuster and similar detectors. installation by mid August allows hold mode and quick speed readouts, with limited disclosure on units and stations.
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Gerald R. Kittridge
Kittridge
Fuzzbuster
Rudy Perpich
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