Chicago spring storm claims sixty three lives across region
A sweeping April storm from Iowa to New England left 63 people dead, 46 in the Chicago area, with heart attacks while clearing snow, toppled mobile homes, destroyed trees and disrupted transport and power. The system battered Pennsylvania, Washington and New York, closing airports and highways and forcing emergency operations.
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New England
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Michigan
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D.C
National Zoological Park
Hope Rosado
Wrightsville
York County
Kathryn Foardman
Laurel Mountains
Somerset County Civil Defense
Somerset
New York
Buffalo
N.Y
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Upper
Unemployment at 8.7 Percent in March Reported
UPI reports that unemployment rose to 8.7 percent in March, affecting nearly 8 million Americans. The Labor Department notes a 0.5 point monthly increase, the highest since 1941, with blue collar and construction sectors hardest hit and significant hidden unemployment among part timers and discouraged workers.
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UPI
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Ford
San Diego
Thurs
Treasury
William E. Simon
Massachusetts unemployment hits postwar high at 11 percent
Massachusetts faces a worsening economy with unemployment at 11 percent in February, a 320,600 jobless count, and a $500 million fiscal-year deficit. Auditor Thaddeus Buczko warns conditions will deteriorate further, noting a shift in unemployment calculations. Also reported is Tung Pi-wu, 90, former CCP acting chief and founder, dying in Peking.
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UPI
Massachusetts
Thaddeus Buczko
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Buczko
Bentley College
Michael S. Dukakis
Division of Employment Security
John D. Crosier
Crosier
Hong Kong
Tung Pi-wu
Chinese Communist Party
Peking
New China News Agency
Progression gas tax proposed by Sawhill
LEWISTON Maine UPI John Sawhill the former head of the Federal Energy Administration has proposed a five cent per gallon annual progression tax on gasoline to address long range energy problems He said higher energy costs are coming and Americans must change their lifestyles to a different price of energy He described the automobile as a major wasteful user.
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Lewiston, Maine
UPI
John Sawhill
Federal Energy Administration
Sawhill
Maine Oil Dealers Association
Ramada Inn
Edmund Muskie
D-Maine
Annon Card
Police chief shot by two still at large
In Concord New Hampshire two men who handcuffed and shot Bos cawen Police Chief Clayton Downing as he investigated a burglary remain at large. Downing, 28, is listed in good condition with a stomach wound at Concord Hospital.
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UPI
Boscawen
Clayton Downing
Downing
Concord Hospital
Warren Rudman
Rudman
New Hampshire
Thomas Rath
Bennington Banner Classified Rates and Contact Info
The Bennington Banner publishes daily except Sunday and legal holidays at 425 Main St in Bennington Vermont. It lists telephone numbers 447 7567 and 447 0332 for classified advertising and other inquiries. Subscription rates within Vermont and nearby areas are 3 months 9 dollars, 6 months 18 dollars, 1 year 36 dollars. Out of state rates are 3 months 9.75, 6 months 19.50, 1 year 39 dollars.
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Main St
Bennington
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Banner Publishing Corp
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New York Times
Matthews, Shannon & Cullen Inc
Vermont
U.S
Ford sees lower prices but more unemployment
The Ford administration cautioned that while an economy recovery appears underway, unemployment will rise as thousands lose jobs before the recession ends. A separate report notes February unemployment at 8.2 percent, with forecasts of potential rises to 9 percent or more by summer.
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San Diego
Simon
Labor Department
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