Black unemployment hits 14.5 percent in August records
Unemployment among blacks rose to a postwar high of 14.5 percent in August, contributing to a 7.1 percent overall jobless rate. Black teen unemployment reached 40.4 percent, and disparities widened as total employment grew while labor force jumped. White job gains offset by rising total unemployment. Federal officials pledged to report findings to address the slowdown.
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UPI
Carter
Labor Department
Urban League
Jody Powell
Ray Marshall
Charles Schultze
Congressional Black Caucus
Powell
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Shiskin
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ron Brown
Carter salutes grit of workers on Labor Day
AFL-CIO chief George Meany and Teamsters president Frank Fitzsimmons condemned rising union busting as President Carter urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to 2.65 and pass a full employment bill. Labor leaders called for stronger federal labor law and denounced employer tactics to deter unionization. Data shows August unemployment rose to 7.1 percent.
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Congress
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Labor Department
Israeli border raid reported on two Lebanese towns
Beirut reports say Israeli troops backed by heavy artillery staged pre-dawn raids on Yaroun and Meiss al Jabal in Lebanon border areas abducting at least 31 civilians and a reporter Ali Ammar. Several captives were later released. several were still held as Israel announced the death of a soldier. heavy shelling reported in Hasbaya left 12 dead and 20 wounded.
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Lebanon
UPI
Yaroun
Meiss al Jabal
WAFA
Tel Aviv
Ali Ammar
Ammar
Yarin
Israel
U.N
Hasbaya
Hasbaya’s
Nine students study mint and nature at White Creek school
In White Creek New York nine students at Jerry Jenkins nature school explore mushrooms herbs and trees while gathering plants for natural dyeing and remedies. They travel from Vermont New Hampshire and New York with Williams College joining in. Local resident Judy Lowry assists as a botanical illustrator.
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N.Y
Jerry Jenkins
Shaftsbury Hollow Road
Paul Counterman
Averill Park
New York State Department of
Jenkins
Troy
Erica Beecher
Governor asks AG not to appeal NRC ruling on Vermont Yankee waste
Gov. Richard Snelling released a letter to state Attorney General M. Jerome Diamond urging no appeal of the NRC decision expanding waste storage at Vermont Yankee. Diamond, who disclosed the request, supported appealing the long term disposal issue. Snelling argued the matter now centers on the Vernon plant and transportation questions had been ruled out. Diamond indicated concern over long term waste impact in Vermont and suggested other intervenors may appeal.
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Snelling
Diamond
Charles Butler
Vermont
Lance praised for bounce-proof checks scheme in Georgia banks
The White House confirmed Budget Director Bert Lance arranged bank safeguards to prevent overdrafts. Press Secretary Jody Powell said Lance’s checks would largely be drawn on his Calhoun bank, with immediate funding routed from the National Bank of Georgia if funds were insufficient. Weather outlook: mostly sunny today highs in the 70s, clear tonight near 50, then sunny Sunday with mid to upper 70s.
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UPI
White House
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
Jody Powell
First National Bank of
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National Bank of Georgia
Powell
Calhoun Bank
Park's attorney: immunity possible for testimony in Congress case
Park's lawyer said it may be possible or probable he would testify under immunity about alleged influence buying in Congress if Seoul orders his return to the United States. He would fight extradition if he comes back to London to face a federal indictment. DOJ pressures on Korea could influence his return and immunity decision. Park has been living in London after spending time in Seoul and Korea, with FBI and House Ethics Committee investigations ongoing.
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UPI
Tongsun Park
Congress
Seoul
United States
William Handley
Park
Korea
London
Hundley
FBI
House Ethics Committee
South Korea
Justice Department
England
Handley
Koreanvernment
Banner Not Published Monday For Labor Day Holiday
Notice states The Banner will skip issue on Monday September 5 for Labor Day with normal publication resuming Tuesday September 6.
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