United States posts third largest monthly trade deficit
The Commerce Department reports the U S imported 757.7 million more in goods than it exported in the latest month, marking the seventh monthly deficit this year and a cumulative 2.6 billion shortfall through August. If trends hold, the year could close with a 3.9 billion deficit, the largest since 1972.
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UPI
United States
Commerce Department
Department
U.S
Poison exposure rises as new chemicals flood workplace
Washington based UPI report cites House Government Operations Committee findings that workers face increasing poisoning risks due to secret ingredient lists and the proliferation of new products. Dr John F Finklea of NIOSH notes about 700 new chemicals enter commerce each year per Council on Environmental Quality estimates.
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Washington
UPI
House
Government Operations Committee
John F. Finklea
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Council On Environmental Quality
Government to deport seven alleged Nazi collaborators
The INS announced plans to start administrative deportation proceedings for four aliens and to proceed in court to strip citizenship from three naturalized citizens. The seven suspects, from Germany, Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, are accused of Nazi collaboration in Latvia and Lithuania.
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Washington
UPI
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Germany
Poland
Latvia
Lithuania
INS
Leonard F. Chapman
Soviet Union named top self sufficient mineral producer
The UPI report says the Soviet Union is the world's most self sufficient industrial nation in mineral raw materials. It leads in petroleum raw steel and iron ore production with high output and low consumption boosting independence. Expansion stems from more labor and capital rather than new technology.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
U.S
Porpoise deaths tied to tuna fishing hover around sixty six thousand
UPI reports William W. Fox Jr. says U S fishermen will kill about 66 000 porpoises this year while pursuing yellowfin tuna. The figure drops from 134 000 in 1975 as hearings examine purse seine bycatch and court orders require a halt by next January.
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UPI
U.S
William W. Fox Jr
Oceanic Fisheries Resources Division
Southwest Fisheries Center
Commerce Department
House Fish and Wildlife
Pacific Ocean
Pound Falls to Record Low Amid Economic Woes
The British pound slid to a record closing low of $1.6810 in London and $1.6715 in New York, extending declines over the week as unemployment hits 30 year highs and inflation remains high. Dealers say weak currency sentiment and lack of Bank of England intervention worsen the slump.
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John Jones
London
UPI
New York
Britain
Venezuelan oil price hike to hit New England markets
Venezuela announced a 25 to 70 cent per barrel increase in heavy fuel oil exports, primarily to the United States, with the biggest rises in high sulfur content heavy fuel oil. The action, the fourth price rise, is expected to affect New England where oil imports from Venezuela are sizable, especially for winter heating.
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New England
Caracas
Venezuela
Harvey Michaels
Massachusetts Energy Policy Office
United States
U.S
Canadian
Venezuelan
Revenue sharing accord extend funds with civil rights safeguards
Washington UPI civil rights protections accompany a negotiated revenue sharing extension. The plan, worth 25.6 billion over nearly four years, extends programs through September 1980, with added enforcement provisions including administrative law judge review, citizen suits, local court appeals, and two public hearings to guide fund use.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Congress
Rumsfeld outlines Soviet arms pace and U.S. response
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld says the Soviet arsenal shows quantitative and qualitative gains with over 1500 ICBMs and 800 SLBMs, plus MIRV warheads. He notes no urgent need to alter U.S. plans and urges continued Minuteman III production and updated missiles like Trident and MX within SALT limits. He stresses maintaining a healthy strategic balance without dramatic changes.
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UPI
Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S
Rumsfeld
Ford
Jimmy Carter
San Francisco
United States
Congress
Portugal begins returning 101 farms in land reform test
Portugal’s Socialist minority government starts a phased handback of 101 illegally occupied farms to original owners. Premier Soares faces leftist protests while hoping for peaceful law enforcement, with four settlements on day one in Santarem and Evora.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Antonio Lopes Cardoso
Mario Soares
Santarem
Beja
Portalegre
Evora
Communist Party
Pagina Um
China conducts 19th nuclear test amid Mao’s death
China announced its 19th nuclear test since 1964 and the second this year, saying the test is part of a necessary and limited weapons program. The New China News Agency linked the test to Mao Tse-tung's death and a campaign to prepare for defense and to break the nuclear monopoly of superpowers.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
New China
Mao
Belle hit trees think it's spring along Rhode Island coast
Coastal trees turned brown after Tropical Storm Belle Aug. 9 salt spray scorched leaves. Landscapers report new buds forming on horse chestnuts and cherry trees in exposed spots as warm weather followed the storm. Experts note salt injury extended to New Bedford and Connecticut coast, with Long Island also affected.
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R.I
UPI
Belle
Frederick T. Kirby
Richard Champlin
Redwood Library
New Bedford
Mass
Connecticut
Long Island
Tom Corell
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