Carter signs 1 billion jobs bill for youths
President Carter signed a measure providing 1 billion dollars to create up to 400,000 jobs for youths aged 16 to 23. The act targets conservation work and includes Youth Incentive pilots to guarantee employment or training for economically disadvantaged youths. Carter spoke of restoring confidence in government and noted Plains plans before a Rose Garden ceremony with lawmakers and officials. Vernon Jordan did not attend. Napoleon Johnson represented Urban League.
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Miners March Past White House in Wildcat Protest
More than a thousand striking United Mine Workers marched past the White House chanting No card no coal to protest cuts in medical benefits caused by a $30 million pension deficit. They criticized union president Arnold Miller while demanding accountability for medical bills.
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Nebraska Rain Deluge From Cold Front Hits Dodge
Rain and overcast spread across Nebraska as a cold front and warm moist air dump heavy showers. Dodge reported 4.44 inches of rain while eastern and south central areas saw 0.5 to 3 inches. Highs reached the upper 60s to upper 80s with humidity near 97 percent and flash flood watch on Little Blue River shed today.
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Bell officials seek fresh contract offer to avert strike
Bell System officials indicate a new contract offer is being prepared to head off what union leaders call an almost inevitable nationwide telephone strike set for Sunday. AT&T may present the proposal today, with a spokesman hinting it could lead to a quick settlement, though union chief Glenn Watts warned a miracle would be needed to prevent a long disruption by up to 700,000 workers when the pact expires at 12:01 a.m. Sunday EDT.
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Blazes Merge in Big Sur Fire Near Carmel
Large fires across California push total blaze area past 110 000 acres with 400 fires burning 45 000 acres in Big Sur where the Marble Cone fire forms from two conflagrations. 8500 firefighters deployed including out of state crews as 124 fires remain uncontained. Watershed damage estimated at 90 million amid evacuation at Tassajara Zen Center.
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Can Drop for Muscular Dystrophy Planned in August
Jaycee sponsored can drop will run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 27 in the Hinky Dinky Gibson parking lot. Aluminum cans only. prizes for most weight collected. Proceeds benefit the National Muscular Dystrophy Association. Contact Ken Cromwell at 564-0526 for details.
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Unemployment Falls to 6.9 Percent as July Jobs Lag
Unemployment dipped to 6.9 percent in July the lowest since the recession began but employment did not rise for the first time in nine months and the labor force shrank by 340,000. Officials call the drop a quarterly quirk while noting teens and women drove most of the jobless decline.
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Jaworski expects report will be public
Leon Jaworski said the House Ethics Committee will release his report on Korean gifts to congressmen. He urged a public release and warned he would ask the full House if the committee balks. He spoke at the American Bar Association convention and declined to detail the probe.
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Delay favored in Seafarer project
A National Research Council panel endorsed delaying Project Seafarer the upper Michigan submarine communications grid until design flaws are fixed and potential electric shocks from underground cables and ground terminals are resolved. The NRC minimized prior low frequency radiation concerns and cited monkey studies, but urged caution before proceeding amid local opposition in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
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