Coffee boycott spreads as prices push shoppers away
American consumers face higher coffee costs after Brazil crop issues push wholesale prices up. Chains Liberal Markets and Shopwell urge switching to tea and cocoa with coupons and price incentives while cafes consider limiting refills. Wholesale prices hit 2.91 to 3.08 per pound, with retail shifts across Dallas Chicago Los Angeles New York.
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Shopwell, Inc
Shopwell
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Dorothy Sheehan
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Los Angeles
Ilinor Seapebeioner
New York City
Hartford mayor plans nationwide coffee boycott effort
Hartford mayor George Athanson says he will organize a coffee boycott and call a meeting with restaurant and supermarket representatives, local officials, legislators, and consumers to protest rising java prices. The move follows Maynard's Bakery in West Springfield raising coffee to 15 cents from 10.
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Inauguration Invitations Issued For Carter Mondale
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies releases printed invitations for the Jan 20 inaugural on the Capitol steps. Printed by the Government Printing Office instead of engraving, the change saves over 71,500 dollars.
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Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
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Government Printing Office
UPI
Inaugural invitation sent to Nixon for Carter's ceremony
The 1977 Inaugural Committee announced invitations were sent to former President Richard Nixon and his family, along with four surviving former first ladies, including Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Truman, though Nixon's acceptance was not known. Carter approved the invitations in consultation with the committee.
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UPI
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Jimmy Carter
Nixon
John Kennedy
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Carter
Nixons
Farmer 92 Declines Carter Inauguration Invite
Jerome Idaho Ernest Burgess, 92, says he cannot afford the trip to President elect Jimmy Carter's inauguration despite a letter of good luck. He estimates $400 roundtrip airfare and more costs could prevent attendance. Burgess, lifelong Democrat, says his invitation stemmed from a fall letter wishing Carter luck and urges Carter to choose Frank Church as running mate.
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Idaho
UPI
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Jimmy Carter
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Carter
Sen
Frank Church
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Carter Mondale to receive first minted Inaugural medals
Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale will be the first recipients of Inaugural commemorative medals minted by The Franklin Mint in a ceremony. Bardyl Tirana and Vicki Rogers will activate the presses, with Julian Harris present as the sculptor of the Carter portrait. The mint offers five official medals from 12 to 200 dollars, marking the first private gold Inaugural medal since 1975.
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Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
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Vicki Rogers
Cochairmen
Julian Harris
Atlanta
Carter
Franklin
United States
UPI
Five Artists Create Inaugural Prints for Carter
The Inaugural Committee Contracted Jacob Lawrence Roy Lichtenstein Robert Rauschenberg Jamie Wyeth and Andy Warhol to produce a portfolio of original prints of the inauguration. Each set is limited to 100 signed copies priced at 2500 dollars. Bronze official medals priced at 12 dollars feature Carter's portrait and the presidential seal while gold and silver versions run up to 200 dollars. Proceeds fund public events including Smithsonian nighttime openings during Inaugural week.
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Washington
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Jacob Lawrence
Roy Lichtenstein
Robert Rauschenberg
Jamie Wyeth
Andy Warhol
Carter
Julian Harris
Carter plans trust transfer of peanut holdings and divestiture
President elect Jimmy Carter announced plans to move his family peanut farm and warehouse interests into a trust and sell 1,056 shares of stock to avoid conflicts of interest. The arrangement lets the trust rent the farm while Carter’s income remains capped, with strict disclosure rules for appointees after inauguration.
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Helen Thomas
UPI
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Plains, Ga
Jimmy Carter
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Peanut Company
Jody Powell
Carter Farms, Inc
Rich's, Inc
Atlanta
Bell in conflict with IBM case lingers in light of ties
Computerworld reports Griffin Bell designates as attorney general will head the antitrust suit against IBM while his law firm King and Spalding represents IBM in routine matters in Atlanta. IBM confirms Bell’s firm handles collections bankruptcies but declines to name the case. The Justice Department sued IBM in 1969 for monopolizing computer terminals and related equipment.
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Newton, Mass
UPI
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IBM
Computerworld
Bell
King and Spalding
Atlanta
Justice Department
New England Jobs Rise 18 500 for Last Year
UPI reports regional labor data showing New England employment reached 4.8 million with gains in farm and goods production sectors. December added 1 500 transportation workers amid aircraft and shipyard expansion, while textiles and apparel declined and services fell 7 600 as tourist related firms closed seasonally.
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Boston
UPI
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U.S. Labor Department
Wendell MacDonald
MacDonald
Babysitter charged in death of Tiffany Stevens
Newburyport Massachusetts police say 19 year old Mark Noucher of Salem, who had been babysitting Tiffany Stevens, will be charged in her death after a gunfight with officers. The girl was found murdered in her home with stab wounds and a cord choke. Four rifles were reported stolen from the Stevens home.
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Newburyport
Mass
UPI
Tiffany Stevens
Mark Noucher
Salem
Noucher
Stevens
Ewburyport
Cr Soans
Clifford Pooler
Edward Urbanski
Pooler
Danville man kills wife then commits suicide
Douglas Atwood, 38, fatally shot his wife Maureen, 40, then turned the gun on himself after confessing murder to state police. Authorities found the couple dead in the bedroom with several firearms in the home and unclear motive.
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Danville
UPI
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