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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1977
Page
11
The unemployment rate dropped to 6.9 percent in May, the lowest since November 1974, while total employment rose by about 400,000. Wholesale prices rose 0.4 percent, the smallest gain since August, aided by a 2.3 percent drop in farm prices. Officials caution against overreading a single month as inflation trends remain uncertain.
The House approved a bill to create a new energy department for five years with a conference to reconcile differences with the Senate. It would replace scattered programs, abolish three agencies, and set price powers with a five member commission rather than give broad powers to the energy secretary.
Washington reports U S and Cuba will swap diplomatic teams within three months ending 16 years of hostility. Fidel Castro’s government to release 10 of 30 Americans in Cuban prisons with cases for others under review. State Department calls it a goodwill gesture not a condition for interest sections.
An American jet fighter crashed during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, killing pilot Howard W. Nelson of Hagerstown Maryland. The Fairchild A Jet disintegrated after an apparent loop, with wings and tail breaking away. Nelson had logged over 10,000 flight hours. The crash was the sixth at the event in 12 years and prompted an Air Force investigation.
Former Pennsylvania governor Raymond Shafer urged Virginia Republicans to modernize the party’s image to win future elections. He argued Republicans must express core principles clearly without abandoning them. Rep. Vander Jagt echoed the theme, criticizing Carter and noting Americans lean Republican in spirit but elect Democrats. The two-day convention opened with a subdued session and a banquet attended by many state Republicans.
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