Envoy regrets uncleared apology on U S role in Allende coup
Geneva reports a U S delegate to the UN Human Rights Commission said he regretted an uncoordinated remark praising U S involvement in Chile’s 1973 overthrow of Salvador Allende. Washington disavowed the comment as personal and not government policy.
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AFL-CIO Urges Immediate Minimum Wage Rise to 3 Dollars
In testimony to a House subcommittee AFL-CIO labor lobbyist Andrew Biemiller argued the current 2.30 dollar hourly minimum falls 58 cents below the poverty line and urged emergency legislation to raise it to three dollars with no tip exemption. He noted wages and living costs have risen since 1972, and the measure seeks a standard of living for health and efficiency.
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Amin rules out murder inquiry in Uganda crisis
Ugandan President Idi Amin ruled out an international inquiry into alleged mass murders and proposed the United States be investigated instead. At a news conference he denied Cuban military advisers and claimed he is on a CIA death list. He suggested sending an independent inquiry to America to investigate the martyring of President John F Kennedy.
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U S Warns Romania of Possible Second Major Quake
The United States warned Romania a second earthquake could strike within days or months with magnitude 6 or greater, following a 7.2 quake that killed about 1,058 people. Washington offered full aid to monitor and predict aftershocks and aid recovery amid widespread devastation in Bucharest and surrounding areas.
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Carter’s $50 tax rebate clears House vote
The House passed President Carter’s $50 rebate plan 282 to 131 as part of a $12.7 billion tax package. The measure would issue $50 per eligible family member to those under $30,000 income and include a standard deduction rise and business tax credits, with Senate action expected.
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Carter on the road to gauge public opinion in New England and beyond
President Carter plans a tour through Massachusetts West Virginia and New York next week to meet voters attend a Clinton town meeting March 16 and stay with a friend He will fly to Charleston for a White House energy panel then travel to New York City to address the United Nations and attend a reception in his honor A parade appearance in New York for St Patrick s Day was considered but rejected by the press secretary
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No clues found of missing miners
In Tower City Pennsylvania families of five missing miners urged new efforts as workers bored into an unexplored mine area at Kocher Coal Co to locate the men thought trapped after a flood. Despite a TV crew and a sound detector failing to reveal life, officials reported only air woosh and dripping water.
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