Women Face Barriers As Ownership Struggles Persist
A 1976 Field Enterprises survey shows women owned only 402000 businesses in 1972, 3.1 percent of total, with $8.1 billion in receipts. Most are small retail or service ventures. few in construction or transport. Access to credit remains hampered, though SBA SCORE and minority offices offer free counseling and loan assistance.
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New York
U.S
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
California
Texas
Ohio
Ili
Sherman Funk
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
Brooke Shearer
Office of
Minority Business Enterprise
Small Business Administration
SBA
Service Corps of
SCORE
Washington, D.C
Relatives Offer Theories In Abt Family Slayings
In Philadelphia area Trevose police investigate the Abt family murders where six victims including six Abts and a friend were killed as they entered the home. One surviving member says he shared ideas with police and a cousin suspects a named person. The killings appear to be sequential with at least 17 bullets fired and no robbery motive found.
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Philadelphia
Abt
Police
Trevose
Roger King
Michael Abt
King
Bensalem Township
Lawrence Michaels
John
Margaret Abt
Margie
Cathy
Garson Engle
St. Bernard
Clifford
Bucks County
Township
Michaels
FBI Joins Callaway Ski Area Bribe Inquiry
The FBI opened a probe into the Callaway controlled Crested Butte expansion after a report of a possible $135,000 bribe. The investigation ties to a Summer meeting in the Pentagon with forest service officials, with no direct Callaway charge, while officials confirm inquiry and timeline.
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FBI
Callaway Ski Area
Denver
Colorado
Howard
Bo" Callaway
Crested Butte
Colo
Senate
Callaway
Army
Forest Service
Pentagon
J. Phillip Campbell
Treece
Rocky Mountain
Crested Butte Development Corp
Mt. Snodgrass
Neil Edstrom
Gunnison National Forest
Campbell
Shah Warns Iran Could Cut Oil If U.S. Arms Halted
In a U.S. News interview, Shah of Iran warns Congress stopping American arms sales could provoke retaliation including oil cuts and regional trouble. He says other nations seek to supply Iran with arms and that Iran may buy more U.S. aircraft. He labels the U.S. a crippled giant and asserts if Iran disappears the region’s energy lifeline could be jeopardized.
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Washington
Iran
Congress
Persian Gulf
Shah
U.S. News and World Report
United States
U.S
Angola
Europe
Japan
Scout Award Recipients at Iowa Council Dinner
Seven Hawkeye Area Boy Scout volunteers received Silver Beaver awards at the annual council dinner in the Memorial Union, University of Iowa. Recipients include Donald P. Hattery of Cedar Rapids, David Hoff of Urbana, William C. Jurgensen of Cedar Rapids, Roy M. Mayhew of West Branch, Geneva M. Pailliotet of Washington, Anna Parham of Anamosa, and Allan Remling of Cedar Rapids.
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Hawkeye Area
Boy Scout Council
Council
Memorial Union
University of Iowa
Donald P. Hattery
Cedar Rapids
David Hoff
Urbana
William C. Jurgensen
Roy M. Mayhew
West Branch
Geneva M. Pailliotet
Washington
Anna Parham
Anamosa
Allan Remling
Eighty Million Subsidies For Soviet Grain Shipments
Washington reports that U.S. taxpayers will subsidize about $80 million for grain shipments to the Soviet Union this year. Subsidies fund ship operators and workers to cover losses when freight rates dip below operating costs, under the U S Soviet maritime accord and a program to promote U S merchant shipping. Overall 1977 subsidies total $403.7 million, with $53.4 million for Soviet grain, compared with $29.4 million in fiscal 1974.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
Maritime Administration
Commerce Department
Long Vegas Hotel Strike Predicted By Unions
LAS VEGAS, Nev. AP A 22,000-member Culinary Workers Union says a lockout provision in a management proposal must be removed before talks resume. The four day old strike idled 12 of 15 strip hotels affecting about 30 percent of city rooms. The union seeks $1.35 hourly increase. current wages are around $2.40 for wait staff and $4.50 for bartenders plus tips.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Culinary Workers Union
Nevada
Jeff McColl
CWU
Ford Expands Intelligence Advisory Board to 17 Members
President Ford announced expanding the foreign intelligence advisory board from 10 to 17 members. Two former cabinet officers John Connally and Melvin Laird will join the panel, with New York economist Leo Cherne named chairman as part of CIA overhaul.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Foreign Intelligence
John Connally
Melving Laird
CIA
New York
Leo Cherne
C. R. Youth, 14, Faces Car Theft Charge
A 14 year old boy was arrested Sunday and charged with larceny of a motor vehicle after a friend of the owner saw him driving the stolen car. The theft occurred in front of Elbert Gibson’s residence at 4 41 p m. The keys were left in the car and the youth lacked a license. He was released to Shelter Care Center.
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Elbert Gibson
Tenth Avenue SE
Gibson
Tenth Avenue
Shelter Care Center
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Sylvia Porter
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Nebraska
Alaska
Wyoming
National Economic Development Assn
New Mexico
Women’s Division
Chicago
Economic Development Corp
Field Enterprises, Inc
Floyd Haskell
D-Cole
The
Department of Agriculture
Gunnison
Kyle Lawson
Scout
Mayors’ Meeting
National Council of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Clif Overcash
Fort Worth
Moon Landrieu
New Orleans
Donald Canney
John Poelker
St. Louis
Vegas
Intelligence Board
C.R
Nour
Zenith
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