Food costs drive February price surge to 1 percent
The Labor Department reports February consumer prices rose one percent, the largest gain in 2% years, led by a 2 percent jump in food costs due to frost in the South and drought in the West. Fresh vegetables surged 20.9 percent, while fruits, poultry and sugar also climbed. nonfood prices rose 0.7 percent, services 0.6 percent, with real spendable earnings up 0.5 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
South
Union Chief Found Executed In Desert
The naked, partially decomposed body of Nevada labor leader Al Bramlet was found on a desert mountain southwest of Las Vegas, identified by fingerprints. An autopsy was pending to determine cause of death, with officials noting no immediate arrests and unclear motive linked to two fire bombings.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
al Bramlet
Here
Fred Anderson
Metropolitan Police Department
Homicide and
Bramlet
Anderson
Reader questions on divorce process and leather care tips
The column explains that divorce records are filed in court with the complaint and final judgment signed by a judge, with copies available from the clerk or vital records. It also advises professional leather cleaning for perspiration stains on a leather jacket, offering maintenance tips and cautions, and notes a fundraiser by Barbara Sibbitt for the Cerebral Palsy School in Greensboro.
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Anon. A
Raleigh
Marriage and Divorce Unit
Vital Records Branch
Division of Health Services
Vital Records Office
A.L. A
National Observer
Greensboro
Barbara Sibbitt
Remains of 12 U.S. Pilots Returned by Vietnam
Vietnam handed over the remains of 12 American pilots killed in the Vietnam War to a U.S. presidential commission. The transfer occurred as the commission prepared to travel to Vientiane, Laos, to investigate missing airmen. The Pentagon lists 795 Americans still missing. 1,710 identified remains await processing for repatriation. Leonard Woodcock led the commission and called talks constructive.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
United States
Vientiane
Laos
Indochina
Pentagon
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Woodcock
Increased Deduction Approved by Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee approved a higher standard deduction that would cut taxes by about $100 for 46 million couples or individuals, while 2.1 million single persons would see an about $51 annual increase. The measure accompanies a broader tax cut package including President Carter’s $50 per person rebates, and the change would not affect those who itemize. It is estimated 6.7 million filers would switch to the standard deduction.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Carter
Iron specks in Kellogg Frosted Rice light up magnet test
In Seattle AP report Rick McDonald finds iron specks in Frosted Rice cereal stained by mineral enrichment. A Kellogg executive explains the iron coats the sugar, not the cereal, and the company cuts enrichment from 3 percent to 1 percent of daily value. McDonald receives $1.15 refund and apology.
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Seattle
Rick McDonald
McDonald
Kellogg Co
Kellogg
Guatemala joins Latin regime revolt against U S military aid
Guatemala became the fifth Latin regime to reject U S military aid over human rights requirements. About 75 million dollars in grants and credits were dropped as Argentina Brazil Uruguay and El Salvador had done earlier. The move follows U S congressional hearings and State Department criticism of rights abuses.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
U.S
Argentina
Brazil
Uruguay
el Salvador
State Dept
Chile
Washington
Carter urges UN action on human rights at U N address
President Carter, in his first U N speech, pressed the world body to actively advance human rights. Delegates from Niger, Bahamas, the PLO, Israel, and a Soviet representative praised or commented, with Carter receiving a standing ovation. He called for a stronger international framework while balancing security and peace goals. Rahman of the PLO said the handshake mattered, though Carter warned it would mean little unless attitudes changed.
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U.S
Congress
Carter
United States
Guatemala
Amnesty International
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
World Organization
Palestine Liberation
Niger
Bahamas
PLO
Israel
General Assembly
U.N
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Hasan Abdel Rahman
Kurt Waldheim
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