Meany Meets With Dunlop On Grain Sale
Secretary Dunlop met AFL CIO President Meany and maritime leaders to discuss the longshoremen boycott of loading Russian bought American grain. Ford sought Meany participation in talks to press lifting the boycott while farm groups filed NLRB charges. A federal injunction looms as shipments and rate negotiations continue between U S and Russia.
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Washington
Lator
John Dunlop
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Dunlop
Meany
Ford
Longsharemen
Corpus Christi
Texas
West Gulf Maritime Assn
Russia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Farm Bureau
Kansas Farm Bureau
National Labor Relations Board
Houston
U.S
ICC Gives Nod To ConRail Plan
The ICC endorses the ConRail merger plan for bankrupt Northeast and Midwest railroads with reservations. The 65 page evaluation notes revenue optimism on some freight but finds the plan generally sound to restore lines. The plan creates ConRail System from Penn Central Lehigh Valley Central of New Jersey Pennsylvania Reading Seashore lines and parts of others while selling lines to Chessie System and elimination of 915 miles.
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Washington
UPI
Midwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
U.S
Aren
Congress
ConRail System
Penn Central
Lehigh Valley
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore
Reading
Ann Arbor
Erie-Lackawanna
Reading and
Pann Central
West Virginia
Chessie
Reading the News Haze Versus World Worsening
A witty media snapshot questions whether bad news worsens the world or reporters simply work harder, reflecting on public perception and journalistic effort without naming people or events.
Oil Decontrol Enters Pentagon Budget Fight
The defense department faces a fuel bill rise from 1.4 to 3.4 billion dollars as price controls end. Pentagon experts estimate decontrol adds 150 to 160 million annually, funding tanks and aircraft while Ford weighs veto and possible temporary extensions on propane and oil measures. United Airlines seeks a jet fuel surcharge amid higher costs.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Ford
Congress
United Air Lines
U.S
Ron Nessen
Mondey
Acting Cedar Rapids School Chief Resigns to Join San Diego CC District
Acting Cedar Rapids Community School District Superintendent William K. Ramstad submitted his resignation effective September 26 to become director of personnel for the San Diego Community College District. Ramstad has led Cedar Rapids since Craig Currie’s summer resignation and will be replaced by a new superintendent by September. Ramstad’s move brings him to San Diego with about 5,000 employees and over 87,000 students across seven campuses. He has long served in Cedar Rapids roles including library board president and past United Way and Chamber boards. He also chairs local church and civic commissions and is Elmcrest Country club past president.
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William K. Raistad
Cedar Rapids
San Diego
Ramstad
College of Marin
Kentfield
Calif
Mvie
Suez Canal
U.N
Israel
Abu Rodei Rodeis
Allen
U.S
Mitla
Gidi Pas
Kissinger
Washington
Ford
Milwaukee Mondey
Budget May Force Police Cut-back
Safety Commissioner James Steinbeck warned that the police department faces a $100,000 payroll shortfall this fiscal year and rising fuel costs. He proposed preserving the 150 officer level with resignations and non replacement for quitters, while four new officers join to support the federally funded Alcohol Safety Action Program. Some public relations and home security checks may be reduced to meet budget constraints.
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James Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Trade Surplus Despite Surge In Oil Imports
Washington AP reports a 52 percent jump in oil imports eroded the July foreign trade balance but a surplus of 977.1 million remained. All goods imports rose 13.7 percent while exports gained 2.2 percent, keeping exports 64 billion ahead of imports for the year. Analysts warn of possible deterioration as oil demand rebounds. The June dip followed tariff timing changes and oil price pressures from OPEC.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Sinai Concessions Move Near Israeli Egyptian Pact
In Jerusalem diplomats report a draft interim treaty for Henry Kissinger to present to Anwar Sadat, with Israel to cede parts of Sinai and widen buffer zones. A three way pact would ease Egypt’s boycott while boosting US aid to Israel. Talks include U S technician roles and UN buffer zones.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Henry Kiper
Saxi
Alexandria
Egypt
Yitzhak Rabin
Kissinger
Yigal Allon
UPI
Alter Alter
U.S
Sadat
al- Jon
Sinai
M. Buffer
Farmers Take Bigger Share Of Food Dollar In July
Washington dispatch notes the middleman captured 56.5 cents of every dollar in July while farmers received 43.5 cents. Retail food prices rose 3.4 percent in July with farm-price gains 4.1 percent for cattle, grain and other commodities. Marketing margins widened notably for beef, pork, potatoes and tomatoes, while retail bread held steady as margins shifted.
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Washington
WPD
Agriculture Department
USDA
Excellent corn report limited to one Iowa county
Only Ida county reported corn and soybean crops as excellent in an ASCS survey. Cedar and O'Brien counties noted excellent soybeans, while 13 counties had poor corn and three had poor soybeans. Eastern Iowa fared better with only two counties listed as poor in the Gazette area. Disaster claims filings with federal farm programs surged to 2,740 by month end, with 1,485 asking for appraisals to secure damage payments before feeding grain as livestock forage.
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Ida County
Federal Farm Program Agency
Cana
Cedar
O'Brien
Iowa
Gazette
Howard County
Benton County
Towa
Pinglat
Inet
Roy Fagan
Marvin Smith
Smith
Doctors Remove Benign Tumor From Astronaut Slayton
In Houston UPI reports doctors Tuesday removed a benign tumor from astronaut Donald "Deke" Slayton's left lung. Surgeons expected a better than 51 percent chance the growth was cancer before the operation, but post surgery findings showed no evidence of malignancy in sections of the nodule.
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