Plan to insure swine flu vaccine makers eyed by U S
Washington officials weighing federal funding to insure manufacturers against lawsuits from the planned nationwide swine flu vaccination drive. Dr. Theodore Cooper said the plan is among options to resolve an insurance dispute that could derail mass immunization. He likened the plan to flood insurance and noted unused funds would return to the government. Private insurers have refused coverage for suits arising from the program.
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MIT studies jet pollution to meet 1979 emission rules
Engineers at MIT seek ways to reduce jet engine pollutants while preserving safety and performance. The work, funded by NASA, explores emission improvements that could also aid home heating efficiency and complies with new 1979 federal standards for landing taxiing idling and takeoff. Professor John B Heywood notes challenges in meeting limits during takeoff and landing.
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New England small firms raise capacity use amid recovery
The First National Bank of Boston reports July capacity utilization by New England small businesses rising in line with a national economic upswing. The survey, released Tuesday, sees higher capacity use as an indicator of improved business conditions and profit margins, with data from the bank and the Smaller Business Association of New England.
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British Labour official expects Carter to win U.S. presidency
Ronald G. Heyward, 59, general secretary of Britain's Labour Party on a three week U.S. tour, says Britons expect Carter to become president and a continuation of Anglo American defense and economic cooperation. He notes Carter is not well known in England but adds Britons anticipate a different leadership after the election.
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Mass Rhode Island Quarantined Over Hog Cholera Spread
UPI reports the U S Department of Agriculture quarantines all hog herds in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and bans movements from Cheshire Hillsborough and Rockingham counties in New Hampshire after a hog cholera case in Holden Massachusetts involving 400 hogs. Kathy Ellis of the Hog Cholera Task Force confirmed the joint state and federal quarantines.
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Senate extends tax cuts through 1977 despite gasoline deduction clash
The Senate voted 66 to 28 to extend current income tax cuts through 1977 and keep the deduction for state and local gasoline taxes intact, reversing the Finance Committee's plan to cap deductions and contesting a broader tax revision bill. The move preserves popular credits while setting up House action and a potential further debate on child care and retirement tax breaks.
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UPI
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Nations pool data on terrorists via Interpol
Western governments quietly began supplying descriptions and key information on suspected political terrorists to Interpol. Experts say Interpol dissemination could hamper future terrorist actions while giving governments better intelligence, despite concerns from Communist regimes about a dangerous precedent.
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UPI
Boston Herald American
Interpol
Inflation Demands Rise in UAW Auto Talks
UAW negotiators in Detroit outline key seeks as GM Ford and soon Chrysler AMC enter talks. They demand full inflation protection through cost of living adjustments, end to parts imports during layoffs, and pension relief for 210,000 retirees. Wage hike and retiree protections loom large as strikes remain a risk.
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Ford
Mutiny in Uganda Army Over Kenya Invasion
Nairobi reports that more than 2,000 Ugandan troops have revolted against President Idi Amin, vowing to fight to the death after orders to prepare an invasion of Kenya. Two battalions refused orders since Sunday, the Kenyan Nation says, a figure about one sixth of Uganda’s 12,000-man army.
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UPI
Id Amin
Sad Today
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Uganda
Daily Nation
Amin
Heavy strike fears hit California canneries
Northern California farmers warn a Teamster driven walkout of 60,000 workers at 74 canning plants could trigger major crop losses and push up prices across America. California Farm Bureau President Fred Heringer says millions of dollars of fruit and tomatoes may be ruined, with effects felt in every household through higher food costs. Talks in Washington with Federal Mediator James F. Searce are urged to resume negotiations while workers are urged to return to work. In Pittsburgh, Westinghouse reports agreements with three unions ending strikes that had closed about 90 of its plants.
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California Farm Bureau
Fred Heringer
Washington
James F. Searce
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FBI fills post created by ouster of Callahan
Richard G. Held, 66, longtime FBI official in Chicago, was named associate director to direct day to day operations after Nicholas P. Callahan was fired from the number two post. Held has 35 years in the bureau and an attorney general’s distinguished service award. The Justice Department declined to comment on reports linking Callahan to an FBI recreation fund misused during J. Edgar Hoover’s era.
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