Wholesale prices rise at 13 percent rate in June
U S inflation at the wholesale level jumped to an annual 13 3 percent in June as energy costs surged the biggest since March 1981 The gain for the first half of 1982 was 2 5 percent annualized The White House and economists urged restraint in interpreting month to month shifts noting volatility in energy prices and a few experts called the rise short lived
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White House
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Jack Lavery
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Thomas Thomson
San Francisco
Crocker National Bank
Floods Close Roads In South Central Iowa Tragedy Follows
Residents in south central Iowa returned home to assess damage after 10 inches of rain flooded creeks and rivers. A truck driver died when he drowned near Lacona as floodwaters swelled. Amtrak service was halted in Albia and rerouted. A Carlisle woman escaped drowning after being swept away by high water. Authorities reported numerous flood incidents and rescues as Four Mile Creek receded in the Des Moines area.
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Koni Scarbrough
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Shultz sworn in as secretary of state vows unity
George P Shultz was sworn in as the 60th secretary of state in the White House Rose Garden. He expressed optimism about doing something wonderful in foreign affairs and emphasized bipartisanship as he and President Reagan attended a National Security Council meeting amid sweltering heat. No decision was announced on extending the grain sale agreement.
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United States
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National Security Council
Lebanon
Retired Lockheed chairman and two others slain in mansion
In Villanova Pennsylvania a 77 year old former Lockheed board chair Courtlandt S. Gross his 72 year old wife Alexandra and live in housekeeper Catherine Vander Veur were found shot to death after intruders broke into their four acre Main Line estate. Police say there was forced entry and classify it as a triple homicide. motive unknown.
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Catherine Vander Veur
John Sheehan
Lower Merion Township
Sheehan
Salvatore Frustaci
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Chuckle on Lawn Season Starts and Ends
A light joke notes spring begins the effort to grow a lawn while summer ends the struggle with stopping it. The quip contrasts lawn care trials across seasons with humorous exaggeration.
TOGIR kicks off 300 bikers on Iowa ride in Davenport
The Other Great Iowa Ride TOGIR starts with a 35 mile warm up in Davenport aided by 300 registrants. Riders traverse 486 miles through Dubuque Decorah Waverly Mount Vernon and back to Davenport ending next Friday. Carter LeBeau organizes to avoid RAGBRAI crowds offering campus lodging meals and camping options.
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