Anita Downgraded After Slamming Mexican Coast
Hurricane Anita subsided to a tropical storm after hitting the northeastern Mexican coast. The army evacuated 35,000 people along 240 miles of Gulf coast as flash floods continued. No confirmed deaths or injuries were reported, but officials warned of possible casualties and widespread destruction in La Pesca and Soto la Marina.
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Black unemployment fuels calls for full employment action
Civil rights leaders from the NAACP the congressional Black Caucus and the National Urban League condemn Carter economic policy citing August black unemployment at 14.5 percent and rally for full employment legislation. A broad coalition plans Next Week actions in over 50 cities to pressure Congress.
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Ray Marshall
Charles Schultze
White House
Jody Powell
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FEA Sets Oil Price Increases After Freeze Lifting
The Federal Energy Administration schedules September October and November price increases after a 14 month freeze. Increases cap at two tenths of a cent per gallon for gasoline and refined products and aim to avoid windfall profits while allowing inflation alignment.
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FEA Sets Oil Pricing Tiers As It Projects 1976 Costs
The FEA split U S crude into old oil at 5.25, new oil at 11.28, and new new oil at world prices to curb windfalls. It expected a composite $8.52 per barrel by November but found estimates overstated the impact, raising the actual price above plan in mid 1976.
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Anita Bryant targeted by anonymous calls after Hurricane Anita
Miami AP reports singer Anita Bryant faced anonymous calls blaming her for Hurricane Anita, as her husband notes the abuse. The couple says a National Weather Service letter clarified the season's first hurricane, named a decade ago. Hurricane Anita weakened to a tropical storm after striking northeastern Mexico.
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Deposed Pakistani Leader Bhutto Arrested in Karachi
Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was arrested at his Karachi home in connection with the murder of Nawab Mohammad Ahmad Khan. The arrest followed a Lahore court inquiry and claims by Khan’s son Ahmad Raza Kasuri that federal officers killed Khan on Bhutto’s orders.
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Backyard Trans-Alaska Pipeline Builds Tim Hiltunen
Tim Hiltunen a 15-year-old in Fairbanks Alaska crafted a 100 yard backyard pipeline model modeled after the Prudhoe Bay to Valdez route. The project includes miniature pump stations pipeyards and a Prudhoe Bay oil field at one end and a Valdez landscape at the other with makeshift tanks and reserve cans. He worked with Brock Childress and Tod Hiltunen to replicate construction practices and restored the land around the site.
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PLO Forms Alliance With Soviet Union Amid Geneva Talks
PLO leader Yasir Arafat announces a new alliance with the Soviet Union to oppose U S backed peace plans in the Middle East. He says Moscow will not join a reconvened Geneva conference unless the PLO participates as a full member.
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