GNP Growth at 4 Percent as Jobless Rolls Rise
Washington reports third quarter GNP at an annual 4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in Q2 and 9.2 percent in Q1, with inflation at 4.4 percent. Inventories grew slowly, total investment rose 5 percent, and economists say growth barely sustains labor-force expansion amid recession worries. The release precedes the November election and contrasts with late administration forecasts of stronger year-end growth.
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Commerce Department
Tion
Action Line helps with energy tests and lens donations
Readers inquire about testing low energy lamps and energy savings. Duke Power offers testing at its office. the Energy Research and Development Administration outlines steps for evaluating promising energy inventions. Readers can donate used lenses to Eyes for the Needy and related clubs, with pickup options. Elvis Presley contact is to address mail to his manager Tom Parker in Madison, Tennessee.
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Duke Power
J.R. McCachern
Radio Shack
Energy Research and Development Administration
National Bureau of Standards
Washington, D.C
Henry Elementary School
St. Louis
New Jersey
Ronald Snider
Thomasville
Cumby Mortuary
Q. Tam
Elvis Presley
Anon
Ford to Campaign at North Carolina State Fair Saturday
President Ford plans a Raleigh visit at the N C State Fair on Saturday with a tentative 11 30 a m time. Officials cite security concerns and say polls show Ford and Carter neck and neck in North Carolina. Governor Holfhouser plans to push a national campaign stop in Washington.
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Ford
N.C
Ted Heydinger
President
Ford Committee For
North Carolina State Agriculture
Jim Graham
Jimmy Carter
North Carolina
Jim Holfhouser
Washington
Heydinger
U S Kitchens High Risk Zone Survey
A government survey finds 63 percent of American home kitchens are high risk for food poisoning with 2 million to 10 million annual cases. The study, by Judith L. Jones and Jon P. Weimer, notes high risk linked to younger cooks, education, and income.
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Brian B. King
Associated Press
Washington
Judith L. Jones
Jon P. Weimer
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Carter and Reagan Campaign in Winston-Salem for Neal Mizell
Carter and Reagan campaign in Winston-Salem to back Democratic Rep. Steven Neal and Republican Vinegar Bend Mizell. Carter speaks at a Democratic rally and Reagan attends a Mizell fundraiser, with a Mizell-Neal TV debate slated at the Benton Convention Center.
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Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Suh
Carter
Steven Neal
Reagan
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
Benton Convention Center
North Carolina
Ford
Jim Taylor
Neal
Washington
Vinegar Bend Mizell
Bill Lee
Republican National Committee
American man hanged after confessing to three murders
Michaiah Shobek, 22, a Milwaukee handyman and would be songwriter, was hanged today at Her Majesty's Prison Fox Head in Nassau after confessing to three killings described as the acts of angels of Lucifer. The Bahamas police confirmed the execution. U.S. officials attempted last minute appeals, including a call to President Ford, which were declined as a violation of Bahamian sovereignty. His mother, Juanita Spencer, mourned as family members and reporters described the scene and her vigil.
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Bahamas
Michaiah Shobek
Her Majesty’s Prison
Fox Head
Shobek
Milwaukee
Criminal Investigation Department
Addington Darville
Legal Aid Society
Juanita Spencer
Oid
Richard Cheney
Ford
Thomas Cannon
Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Spencer
Bunny Raasch
Wisn TV
Miss Raasch
Hunt Uses Average Voter Approach In Gubernatorial Bid
Raleigh AP profile of Jim Hunt detailing his hands on campaign style and grassroots support. It notes 20000+ small donations, openness to face-to-face meetings and debates with opponent David Flaherty, and his pragmatic stance on crime and punishment including support for capital punishment and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
Jim Hunt
Hunt
GOP
David Flaherty
Hunt Sup
Sas Hunt
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