Inflation and jobless rise in 1980 study shows higher unemployment
The Labor Department reports 1980 wholesale prices rose 11.7 percent and unemployment climbed to 7.8 million in December, up from 6.3 million a year earlier. Energy prices surged with gasoline and home heating oil advancing, while economists warn inflation may persist into 1981 under Reagan.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter
White House
Ronald Reagan
Department
Janet Norwood
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Polish Solidarity Protest Set Today in Poland
Solidarity urged millions of workers to stay off jobs for a five day work week as the government warned of pay docking for those who participate. Moscow denounced the move while Poland faces a tough economy and lingering food shortages amid labor unrest.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Soviet Union
Stefan Olszowski
Communist Party
Moscow
Izvestia
Haig presses deterrence including nuclear option in Senate hearing
Alexander Haig told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that deterrence rests on the United States readiness to do whatever is necessary to protect vital interests, including nuclear weapons. He defended Nixon era actions as lawful and said arms control breakthroughs occur if the Soviets fear US willingness to match or exceed their deployments. Haig declined to commit on lifting the grain embargo and noted its renewal by Carter makes relief difficult.
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Washington
Alexander M. Haig
Soviet Union
America
Haig
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
NATO
United States
Sen
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Carter
Reagan
Dozens die in New Jersey boarding home fire
A two story brick Beachview Rest Home in Keansburg burned before dawn killing at least 21 residents and leaving 10 missing. Firefighters recovered charred bodies as roof collapse hampered search efforts. Officials noted no sprinklers and planned further rescue efforts with a crane.
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Beachview Rest
Keansburg
N.J
Nick Naumetz
Beachview
New Jersey
Graduation requirements raised in West Virginia
West Virginia's Board of Education unanimously approved the first increases in over two decades for high school graduation. The new rule raises minimum study units from 17 to 20 over four years, expanding math to two units, adding a separate PE and health course, and increasing electives from seven to eight. The changes start with ninth graders in 1961, with the class of 1985 first graduating under the new standards.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
State Board of Education
William M. Smith
Follawsbee
County Boards of Education
Roy Truby
Definition of huge numbers by Union College mathematician
San Francisco AP reports Julius Barbanel, a Union College math professor, proposes a theory distinguishing huge numbers. He cites infinite sets, inner models, and elementary embeddings to define when a cardinal K is truly huge, noting the idea struck him on campus and in the shower.
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San Francisco
Julius Barbanel
Union College
Schenectedy
N.Y
Barbanel
American Mathematical Society
Campus
Secret Hostage Talks Continue in Algeria
In Algiers a U.S. negotiating team and Algerian mediators met in secret sessions to answer Iran raised questions on how frozen Iranian assets would be deposited and how the plan to free the 52 American hostages would work. The hostages marked 433 days in captivity as Washington reported serious problems in the talks ahead of President Carter’s departure Jan. 20.
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Algiers
Algeria
Iran
Washington
State Department
U.S
Carter
Warren M. Christopher
Pink Jail Walls to Be Repainted Into Green Units
On Friday the sheriff said painters will start Monday to cover the bright pink jail walls with green paint. Bailey cited prisoner complaints about the pink color while noting the former sheriff, Ted Sarr, had pink walls painted months ago for publicity rather than a custody reason.
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Bailey
Ted Sarr
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