OAS votes to end Cuba sanctions amid U S relations doubt
The Organization of American States approves ending sanctions against Cuba with Fidel Castro’s condition met, but U S delegates caution that relations with Havana are not imminent. The United States joins the majority in a 16 to 3 vote, while the embargo would require congressional action to end. A frost in Brazil threatens half of the 1976 77 coffee crop, potentially shifting world pricing as Brazil wields large stockpiles. Prices have already climbed about 80 percent, and General Foods announces higher coffee prices.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
OAS
Congress
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
General Foods Corp
New York
Levi warns against FBI break ins and antitrust move
Atty. Gen. Levi calls FBI burglaries dangerous and requires presidential and attorney general written authorization in emergencies. He weighs an antitrust suit against oil cartel and criticizes minority hiring quotas as a form of quotas.
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Washington
Edward H. Levi
FBI
Levi
GM Better Not Chrysler Boosts Auto Profits
GM reports a strong spring quarter with $333 million profit or $1.14 a share, up 8 percent from a year earlier as sales rise 12 percent to $9.3 billion. Chrysler posts a record $58.7 million loss, marking the fourth straight quarterly red ink totaling $234 million since 1974. Analysts see a tentative industry rebound from the losing first quarter.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Hursday
American Motors
Ford
AMC
Roy Chapin
Warren County Fair Schedules Varied Activities For Youths
Youths visit Warren County Fair with diverse events from a marionette show to reduced midway prices. On County Youth Day August 4 there is no gate admission. The big top hosts the 4 H Style Show and Kiwanis Youth Talent Show with more than 150 dollars in prizes for county youth contestants.
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Warren County
Buzzard’s Flock Square
King's Dance Studio
Eagle Scouts
Corry
Donna Stevenson
Columbus
Little Richard
Pepsi-Cola Company
Warren-Jamestown
Barton Run Road
Pittsfield
Pay Raise Debate Pushes Congress Salary Hike
The Senate approved a 58 to 29 vote sending a plan to the House to raise salaries for members of Congress and top federal officials who have not seen a raise since 1969. Supporters call it justice amid rising living costs. opponents fear hidden annual increases and oppose guaranteed raises. The proposal faces further House action as critics label it a back door approach.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Bernard S. Weiss
Gus Yio
JSU
Washington
Senate
Congress
House
James B. Allen
Ala
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Fla
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Julian Pleasants
Hopalong Cassidy
Ford Administration
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Frank G. Zarb
Zarb
Rhodes
Cleveland, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
U.S
Southeast Asia
Kent State University
Ohio
Chicago
Hugh Hefner
Playboy
Playboy Enterprises, Inc
Victor Lownes
Hefner
Los Angeles
Engelbert
Las Vegas
Nev
Engelbert Humperdinck
Howard Babcock
Diane Marie Vincent
Humperdinck
Murphy’s
Murphy's
Corry Plaza
Sarah Bailey
Dallas
Texas
Sen
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
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