Food stamp overhaul extends program at cost to 11.2 billion
The Senate approved a major overhaul and two year extension of the food stamp program making stamps free for qualified recipients to curb abuse by high income families and ensure aid reaches those truly in need. The $5.6 billion annual program is part of a farm bill adopted by the Senate and eliminates the cash contribution requirement from households.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
House
George McGovern
D-S.c
Sen
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Curtis
Carter Freezes $100 Million for Africans Under New Policy
The House approved a $3.2 billion foreign aid bill authorizing President Carter to steer a $100 million Southern Africa Special Requirements Fund to back African nations with black majorities and democratic governments. The move aims to advance human rights standards, with opposition failing 208-204. The bill also maintains heavy Middle East aid and outlines broader discretion for Carter in allocating funds to Mozambique and Angola.
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Washington
API
House
Carter
Senate
Middle East
Israel
Southern Africa
U.S
Richard Ichord
Dmo
Schord
Mozambique
Angola
Clement Zablocki
Dwis
Zablocki
Price of bugs climbs as inflation hits federal surveillance
Washington report says average cost of electronic surveillance rose from 12773 in 1975 to 1976 to 1976 1977. agents conducted 136 surveillances last year, 30 more than 1975, yielding 145 arrests so far. Since the Omnibus Crime Act, 1187 wiretaps have been logged, not counting secret national security surveillances by agencies like the FBI.
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Washington
UPI
Administrative Office of
United States Courts
Congress
FBI
Nuclear crash test at Sandia tracks shocks officials
A locomotive at 81 mph crashed into a 28 ton stainless steel and lead nuclear fuel cask at Sandia Laboratory. The cask on a trailer was dented but remained intact, though officials say the test is far harsher than prior ones and will culminate in a railcar impact into a concrete wall with a follow up fire.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Robert Jefferson
Sandia Laboratories
Jefferson
Podgorny removal signals power shift in USSR Politburo
In Moscow, Podgorny was relieved of his Politburo duties amid speculation on forced resignation or voluntary retirement. Diplomats see possible leadership transition from aging Kremlin leadership to a new generation as Brezhnev consolidates power while the Supreme Soviet may alter the elder statesman's ceremonial role. The Central Committee also approved a long draft constitution to replace the 1936 Stalin charter.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikolai Podgorny
Kremlin
Podgorny
Leonid Brezhnev
Radio Moscow
Central Committee
Communist Party
Andrei A. Grechkov
Grechkov
Dmitriy F. Ustinov
Africa
Troika
Nikita Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
No unemployment money for New York strikers
Federal judge rules a section of New York Labor Law unconstitutional delaying unemployment benefits after eight weeks of strikes. The decision cites conflict with federal labor policy and highlights a $49 million payout to strikers and a $40 million fund deficit for New York Telephone Co. recovery efforts proceed with interim relief planned.
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New York
UPI
U.S. District Court
Richard Owen
Owen
New York Telephone Co
Western Electric
Bell Telephone Co
New York State
Bell System
U.S
Two killed in Oakland airliner explosion during refueling
Two maintenance men died when a Trans International Airways L383 cargo plane exploded during refueling outside a hangar at Oakland International Airport. The inboard engine blew, burning fuel over the wing. eight workers inside the plane were shaken but unharmed. Victims were Michael Munoz and Gary Bokanich, neighbors from San Lorenzo. Investigation ongoing.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Trans International Airways
Oakland International Airport
Oakland Fire Department
Jim Carlin
Michael Munoz
Gary Bokanich
San Francisco Bay
San Lorenzo
Steelworkers win contract narrowing path to lifetime income
The United Steelworkers reached a three-tier wage and benefits agreement with Aluminum Company of America Reynolds and Kaiser, expanding layoff protection and a Rule of 65 pathway to full pension. The aluminum pact exceeds steel for income safeguards but falls short of longshoremen’s full lifetime guarantee in Port of New York. Wage gains total about 30 percent over the term with rising costs from escalators and broader fringe benefits.
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United Steelworkers of America
Miami Beach
Aluminum Company of America
Reynolds
Kaiser
Alhough
New York
New York City
Butterflies and house flies use feet to taste sugar
United Press International reports that both the butterfly and the house fly possess taste organs on their feet, making their feet unusually sensitive to sugar. The finding highlights how insects detect sugary substances through their tarsi, aiding feeding behavior.
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