Unemployment data plans spark debate in federal aid rules
Jin Ziegler of the Labor Department says counties and cities will get official unemployment figures to guide public works funds, but states complain the federal formula often understates joblessness. Officials worry county rates will misrepresent smaller locales and trigger contestation from mayors over 15 months of funding.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ziegler
Ziegier
Los Angeles
Atlanta
United States
Ishor
U N Calls Rhodesian Raid Killed Up to 1000
The United Nations Commission for Refugees says a Rhodesian assault on a Mozambique refugee camp killed up to 1,000 black refugees, including women and children, and destroyed the camp. Mass graves and hundreds wounded were reported, with attackers described as Rhodesian police in disguises. The Mozambican government urged a Security Council meeting.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPN
U.N. Commission For Refugees
Mozambique
U.N High Commission For Refugees
United Nations
Rhodesis
Commission
Security Council
Mozambique Information Agency
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Freelima
Moderates to Hold Summit on South Africa Riots
South African black leaders plan a Saturday summit amid worsening racial turmoil. Riots killed 33 more, total dead at 252 since Soweto unrest began June 11. Militants mostly jailed as police crack down on black power advocates. church arsons reported in Kwazakele. Police blame external black ideology fueling youth unrest. 76 leaders jailed.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Port Elizabeth
Soweto
The
Star
James Kruger
United States
Viking analyzes early Mars soil test in new Viking I data
In Pasadena US published report says Viking I biology instrument sterilized Martian soil to check if prior Mars readings were biological or chemical. The second test targeted metabolism indicators using two of three bio experiments while the first sample found water but no organic molecules above one part per million.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking I
Mars
Viking
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