Carter Aims to Cut U.S. Unemployment in First Year
President-elect Jimmy Carter said his goal is to reduce unemployment by 1.5 percent in his first year and lift economic growth to 6 percent next year. He outlined plans at a Capitol Hill briefing, with Fed Chairman Burns calling the goals reasonable, as he pledged coordinated White House and Congress action to revive jobs and growth.
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Sohio Oil Pipeline Plan Faces LA Beach Spill Risk
Interior Department drafts an environmental impact study on Sohio’s proposal to ship Alaska oil via a Long Beach to Midland pipeline. It warns major tanker spills could harm beaches and air, while routine off-loading may wash small spills ashore. Officials dispute which study is quoted.
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U S advances interim warning on chlorofluorocarbon aerosols
Washington reports an interim FDA warning requiring personal care aerosol cans to label fluorocarbon content and harm to ozone. The Consumer Product Safety Commission moves to ban fluorocarbons in remaining aerosols, with EPA cooperation and a likely months‑long loan program for fluorocarbon aerosols.
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Fines urged for employers who hire illegal aliens
Immigration official Leonard F. Chapman urged Senate action to penalize employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens. He cited INS estimates of about one million illegal workers in high paying jobs and millions more in lower paid roles, and pressed for fines up to 5000 dollars. He noted current law has no employer penalties for hiring illegal aliens.
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Strict new emissions rules set by California board
The State Air Resources Board in Los Angeles adopted strict exhaust standards for passenger cars and light and medium trucks. Beginning 1980, passenger cars are limited to one gram per mile of nitrous oxides, light trucks to 1.5 grams in 1980 and one gram from 1981 onward, with tighter 1982 plans under review for 4 grams for passenger cars. The board will reconvene in January to consider further tightening.
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Bomb threat targets Patty Hearst at San Francisco hotel
A man calling himself SLA threatened to explode a bomb at the Mark Hopkins Hotel while Patricia Hearst, in the Top of the Mark bar with her attorney and security guards, was escorted out. FBI said no details yet as hotel manager cited security restrictions.
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al Johnson
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Energy agency seeks end to gas price controls
The Federal Energy Administration proposed ending gasoline price controls with hearings in Washington and six other cities. It argued no net price rise would occur, citing ample supplies and off season demand, while unleaded could rise about two cents per gallon and other grades fall slightly.
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50 Killed as Jet Crashes in Northern Greece
An Olympic Airways airliner crashed and burned in the mountains of northern Greece Tuesday, killing all 80 aboard. Among the dead are an American couple, identified as Fack and Jian Campbell. Campbell, 44, of Decatur, Illinois, was in Greece for two years as director of agriculture for a Greek subsidiary of Del Monte.
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Secret Files on Capitol Sex Probe Key A5
A fragmented Page A5 item notes SECRET FILES of J Edgar Yeover detailing Capitol sex matters. It mentions an FCC probe of television networks at the request of the Justice Department and references a prosecution failure linked to the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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