Carter offers compromise on public works spending bill
Senate Democrats propose a near halfway compromise with President Carter to avert a veto of a 10.5 billion public works package. The bill would drop several water projects, including three in Colorado, amid disputes over economically and environmentally unsound items.
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Panama Talks Progress Sparks Possible Summer Treaty
Secretary of State Vance said good progress in Panama Canal talks could yield a new treaty, perhaps before summer's end, as Washington, Panama push to settle ownership terms by 2000. He planned trips to Trinidad and Tobago for talks with PM Eric Williams and returned to Washington Friday.
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Industrial production climbs 1.1 percent in May
FED reports May output up 1.1 percent marking the fourth straight gain. Iron and steel, consumer products and equipment sectors lead the rise in mines factories and utilities, signaling economic expansion and job opportunities for the unemployed and June graduates as unemployment dips below 7 percent for the first time since 1974.
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UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Unemployed Shortage Stirs Hondo Civic Center Talk
Hondo Texas faces a quirky funding hurdle as Mayor Woodrow Glasscock Jr jokes about needing more unemployed residents to qualify for federal aid. He cites a 3 percent jobless rate in a 6,000 population, proposing to import unemployed people to meet program requirements.
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UPI
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Gay rights clash as Anita Bryant concert draws protest
In Houston activists plan a candlelit march past the State Bar of Texas dinner where Anita Bryant is to sing. Gay groups, led by Gary Van Ooteghem, announce protests and a park rally while Rev. Joe West organizes a counter event. Security steps increase after the bar offered Bryant 7000 dollars for the performance.
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Kansas City Eighth Graders Fall Behind on Tests
Eighth graders in the Kansas City School District score about two years behind in reading vocabulary and math based on Iowa Tests of Basic Skills taken in October and November. District marks 6.3 in vocabulary 6.2 in math and 59 in reading with tenth graders mid to late percentile rankings.
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