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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1980
Page
3
Vietnamese refugees were rescued by the Australian navy HMAS Swan in waters near Singapore on Friday. The operation involved sea evacuation from a crowded vessel as Australian forces aided the group and moved them to safety.
Police used shotguns on black workers striking Ford General Motors and Volkswagen plants as troops deployed for the first time in the country’s worst racial violence since 1976. Casualties rose to 32 dead and 175 injured, with protests spreading to industrial centers amid a tense national crisis.
United States Commerce Department data show May durable goods orders dropping 7.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 67 billion dollars, the largest monthly decline since 1974. The downturn follows declines of 6.9 percent in April and 4.3 percent in March, with a $4 billion 23 percent fall in the sensitive equipment sector to 13.5 billion.
Nearly 1,500 N and W Railway workers in 10 states face layoffs this summer due to recession. About 1,091 to go June 30 and 373 July 14 as auto, auto parts, and building-supply demand falters. Roanoke and Norfolk will endure the largest cuts, with scaled recalls planned for Aug. 4 as the economy stabilizes.
President Carter pressed NATO partners to vocally condemn the Soviet invasion, warning that passive approval would threaten world peace. In Rome as part of a two day Italy visit he spoke at a state dinner with President Pertini and planned a Vatican audience before a Venice summit with seven major nations.
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