Sadat Faces Economic Crisis as Egypt Resists Israel Confrontation
Cairo reports that Egypt will not curb its Arab confrontation with Israel despite severe economic troubles and riots. President Sadat defends the $7 billion defense spend, seeks aid from oil producers, and warns that without new concessions or aid he might turn to more militant policies or even another war to divert attention from domestic turmoil.
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Sadat
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Yemen
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Syria
Lecnal
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Soviet Union
United States
Zerm
Carter
ICO moves to curb coffee prices with promotion plan
The ICO proposes a multimillion dollar campaign to show coffee is worth the price as prices soar to four to five dollars a pound. Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago cancels coffee one day a week to protest costs while coffee shop owners push alternative tea options and lower priced brews.
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Chicago
Mount Ayr
Iowa
New York City
ICO
London
U.S
ICO London
Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center
Steve Stefanski
Medical Center
George Grafstein
Second Avenue
Manhattan
New painless heart test from St. Louis replaces some catheterization
At St Luke’s Hospital a MEF Recorder measures heart performance by recording electrocardiogram and carotid pulse while the patient lies still. It computes acceleration to judge heart strength, offering a noninvasive alternative to catheterization and radioactive tracing now used in many tests.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert Paine
Paine
Moog Automotive
Moog
Freezers and microwaves boost cigars at Swan Ries Chicago
Swan Ries & Co. uses freezers and a microwave oven to sell cigars “frigid fresh” made in Canary Islands and Jamaica. Customers can defrost a sample in seconds, with cigars priced at about $1.10. The store, run by Elaine and Stanley Levi, touts innovations like a 50-page mail order catalog, display cases, and nationwide toll-free lines, aiming to be the world’s largest tobacco retailer.
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Chicago
UPI
Swan Ries & Co
Canary Islands
Jamaica
Stanley Levi
Iwan Ries
South Wabash Av
Elaine Levi
Smithsonian seeks new school for conservationists
Smithsonian officials unveil plans to open a conservation school to train rare professionals. Secretary S Dillon Ripley says the initiative supports preserving endangered objects, from stained glass to bronze sculpture, with a proposed 21.5 million dollar center in Silver Hill Maryland for training and storage.
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UPI
Smithsonian Institution
S. Dillon Ripley
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Smithsonian
Sylvia
University of Delaware
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Warren E. Burger
Congress
Silver Hill
Oil Slick Over One Square Mile Holds 23 Million Gallons
A floating oil slick spanning about one square mile and one inch thick contains 23,042,376 gallons of oil. The find highlights a major spill size with potential environmental impact and cleanup implications.
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Portland
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Main Street
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