Young resigns amid PLO talks and Middle East policy debate
Andrew Young resigns as U N ambassador amid controversy over his July 26 meeting with a PLO representative. Strauss reassures Israel that the U S stance is not tilting to the Palestinians, but U S policy remains disputed. Reston notes Milton Wolf incident closed as not reprimanded.
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Munchkin Bartender Reflects On Hollywood Oz Role
Chicago bartender Parnell St. Aubin, 57, played a Munchkin in the 1939 Wizard of Oz film, spent three months in Hollywood, and now runs a 33 inch bar at the Midget Club on the South Side with his wife Mary Ellen. He chose bartending for profit and notes the club is not a gimmick, with customers seeing his scaled down work area.
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No relief from spill seen until fall
Nearly 20 miles of Texas beach are blackened by the Ixtoc 1 oil spill with conditions worsening until autumn winds reverse. Diver Allan Anderson died under water as oil reached South Padre Island, threatening tourism and a multi million dollar economy while coast guard booms protect Laguna Madre and Aransas Pass.
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Haitians sold into slavery reach Dominican border
A U.N. committee report cites thousands of Haitians sold for 11 dollars and forced to work in the Dominican Republic amid modern slave labor conditions. The report also alleges child labor exploitation in Colombia, Hong Kong, and India.
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Typhoon Irving Strikes South Korea Killing Two
Irving battered Korea's southern coast killing two people and leaving three missing as it weakened from a typhoon to a simple storm. The Central Meteorological Observatory lifted the typhoon warning as the storm moved inland late today. The system had earlier threatened China before veering north, sparing Shanghai.
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Toll climbs as Fastnet storm toll reaches eighteen
The death toll in the storm battered Fastnet race rose to 18 after a body from the Lotus yacht was recovered off southern England. A coast guard spokesman said the unidentifed victim belonged to Lotus which sailed with the international fleet but did not compete in the 605 mile event. The cause of the yacht’s fate remained unknown.
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Chrysler offers 400 dollar rebates on big cars and trucks
Chrysler Corp confirms a 400 dollar rebate for buyers of large cars and trucks, with promotion starting Saturday. The move follows reports of financial troubles and a second quarter loss of 207 million dollars as the company seeks federal aid.
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Auto workers to face indefinite layoff at GM plants
About 68,650 U.S. auto workers, 30 percent more than earlier, will be laid off indefinitely next week. General Motors said roughly 15,000 layoffs in parts and components plants were omitted from prior figures, with the industry employing about 781,000 production workers.
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Gasoline Averages Hit $1 A Gallon For First Time
The national average price of unleaded gasoline edged above one dollar per gallon for the first time in history according to AAA. Premium fuel helped achieve this historic mark two weeks earlier and the trend continues.
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Eight Executed After Police Sweep in San Salvador
An execution squad killed eight men in a San Salvador neighborhood after a police sweep for leftists. Neighbors described armed assailants arriving in three vehicles, entering a building, lining up captives, and firing. Police suspected involvement by the ultra right White Warriors Union, mostly off duty paramilitary policemen.
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Carter lifts price lid from heavy crude oil
President Carter ends price controls on heavy crude oil, a small share of U S production, in a move tied to aims of boosting output by 1985 and 1990. He also seeks excluding heavy oil from the windfall profits tax to spur growth. Officials cite potential untapped reserves over 10 billion barrels and note heavy oil requires steam heating to be produced.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details and Rates
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