Carter and Ohira discuss oil price hike at Big Seven talks
UPI reports in Tokyo that President Carter and Prime Minister Ohira spoke about the oil price rise and the Big Seven summit ahead. They aimed to boost participation in refugee resettlement while focusing on oil import discussions among West Germany France Britain Italy Canada Japan the United States and the Soviet issue.
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Striking Truckers Stifle Midwest Meat and Lettuce Supply
The independent truckers strike halts loading docks and freezer activity, curtailing hours at major meatpackers across the Midwest. IBP and Wilson Foods announce reduced production while Am arillo’s large slaughterhouse shuts, delaying inventories and deepening shortages. Mississippi probes trucker problems as violence flares in Tennessee and Missouri.
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Missouri
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Texas
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Meat shortages loom as 40 billion pounds packed in US
United States faces potential declines in meat supplies and rising prices as trucks limit deliveries. Iowa accounts for 16 percent of production while grocers report truck shortages and higher transport costs harming consumers. Plant managers and growers warn of possible surpluses or shortages later in the week amid logistical disruptions. A Missouri convoy route sees gunfire with a driver wounded by shattered glass.
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Stop & Shop
Chicago
Napoleonic Code and palindromes in a quirky column
A column riffing on legal history and word games notes Napoleon's coder conflicts with lawyers over pay rules, Ireland’s tavern density, birds on an Income Tax gatepost, and Leigh Mercer who coined palindromes like A man a plan a canal Panama. The piece invites readers to mail LM Boyd.
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London
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Wieners and Wrappings: A Local Concession Tale
A recreation commission battle over hot dog pricing and a new wrapping machine ends with Gordon claiming a win after self funding and hand wrapping a dozen wieners per minute. He plans to rest now, while NBC teases new comed y ventures and other entertainment notes flow from New York to Miami.
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Recreation and Park Department Commission
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Surgeons fail to save boy's severed feet in Michigan
In Lansing, doctors could not restore 3 year old Sammy Perkins's severed feet after a hay mower accident on the family farm. Despite initial reattachment and the boy's condition remaining serious, circulation problems forced amputation and a return to surgery. The Perkins family expressed resilience and hope for Sammy's future.
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UPI
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Car crash injures woman in Wilmington bedroom wall
In Wilmington a car crashed through a bedroom wall during the night, pinning a woman in the front area. A deputy and police responded and the woman and another occupant were taken to a hospital in guarded condition.
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Wilmington
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UPI
Leaders push 20 billion tax cut to avert recession
BRIEFLY WASHINGTON UPI reports Congress Joint Economic Committee leaders warn of a looming recession and propose a 20 billion dollar tax cut next year to spur growth. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and a new Republican member describe the plan as distinct from past stimulus. In Managua ICRC says convoys will deliver food and medicine to Leon Estell and Matagalpa. Michigan Senate votes to legalize marijuana for medical uses but blocks the proposed anti cancer treatment laeticle. A Washington UPI roundup notes Reagan and Baker lead Carter in a polling snapshot and mention an unannounced GOP nominee ahead in late June.
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