02 Apr 1977
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1977
Page
1
Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson fired more than 1,000 striking city workers and said residents would have to haul their own garbage until replacements are hired. He cited an inability to meet a 50 cent per hour wage increase demand from AFSCME.
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met with President Valery Giscard d Estaing in Paris to discuss Soviet rejection of U S disarmament proposals and New York landing rights for the Concorde. Vance also conferred with Foreign Minister Louis de Guiringaud before returning to Washington.
President Geisel invoked emergency powers and closed Congress after the ARENA and MDB failed to pass a constitutional amendment to streamline Brazil’s judicial system. He defended the move as love for justice while signaling strained U S relations over human rights and trade issues.
Health officials report 3 in critical condition and 14 still hospitalized as investigations point to Trini and Carmen's restaurant in Pontiac near St Joseph Mercy Hospital. Most victims aged 19 to 30, many nurses, with suspected contamination from canned peppers used in nachos.
Federal official says immunity from prosecution for testimony is under consideration in a probe into Charlotte police wiretap actions. U S Attorney Keith Snyder and FBI agents are investigating charges of coverups and destruction of wiretap tapes from 1972 and 1973.
In a hand delivered letter to Observer publisher David Lawrence Jr., Chief Goodman’s attorney Warren Stack demanded a full correction apology and retraction. He warned that failure to comply would lead to court remedies while Lawrence said the Observer stands by the stories.
Doctors from the Shriners Burn Institute report laboratory grown skin from two 3 by 5 inch patches could re-surface a patient burned over 50 percent of the body. A new plastic coating poured onto fresh burns forms a thin protective shield against infection, offering a cheaper alternative to antibiotic dressings.
The Associated Press reports eleven crewmen died in a Air Force B52 crash near Sawyer Air Force Base on Michigan's Upper Peninsula with six bodies recovered and two crewmen still missing. A Navy T39 trainer crashed into a California mountain slope near Julian killing all five aboard. The B52 was on a training approach to land at Sawyer AFB when it went down.
President Carter rejects the Trade Commission plan to raise tariffs and cap shoe imports. He vows to pursue voluntary quotas with Taiwan and South Korea while exploring broader trade relaxation. The decision follows industry pressure and a push by 133 House members and 29 governors.
The Senate approved its own 11 000 word code by 86 to 9 amid praise from leaders and scorn from critics who call it a sham. Supporters say annual financial disclosures will boost public confidence after Watergate while opponents question motives and the pay raise dispute.
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