Three-Way Meeting To Tackle Grain Flap
In Washington AFL CIO President George Meany will meet Labor Secretary John Dunlop and then President Ford to push for a settlement of a grain boycott by longshoremen against Russian bought American grain. Spokesmen say no immediate resolution is expected as the White House coordinates with Soviet reps and farm bureaus file charges.
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Washington
UPL
AFLCI
George Meany
Ford Administration
Meany
John Dunlop
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Dunlop
Corpus Christi
Tex
One West Gulf Maritime Association
Texas
Russia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Texas Farm Bureau
Kansas Farm Bureau
National Labor Relations Board
Houston
Labor
NOW Protests Over Silkwood Death Anniversary Demands Probe
National Organization for Women leaders mark the 55th anniversary of women's suffrage by demanding a full FBI investigation into the 1974 death of Karen Silkwood at Kerr-McGee in Oklahoma. NOW cites a cover-up and calls for interviews and accountability amid ongoing Safety concerns and related protests in major cities.
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Washington
UPI
National Organization For Women
FBI
Oklahoma
Karen DeCrow
Kevin Maroney
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Karen Silkwood
Silkwood
Minois
Daniel Walker
Federal
Chicago
Sara, Nelson
NOW
Ms. Silkwood
New York Times
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Kerr-McGee
Killer On Loose At Michigan VA Hospital
At Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital a possible killer is suspected after a series of respiratory failures. The FBI is probing multiple deaths while admissions are trimmed to emergencies only and non urgent procedures halted. Guarded with extra staff, the hospital controls respiratory drugs as lab tests await results.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
UPI
Veterans Hospital
Shi
FBI
Mark Gullickson
Gulickson
Michigan
Gullickson
University of Michigan
University of Michigan Hospital
University Hospital
New Car Sales Jump 36 Percent in Mid August
DETROIT UPL mid August sales show a 36 percent rise from the first part of August and near record levels as buyers rush to beat price hikes. Four major U.S. automakers report Aug 11-20 totals at 201,177 cars, with varied year over year changes and Cadillac posting a mid August record while Chevrolet and Dodge set combined sales highs for cars and trucks.
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Detroit
UPL
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Dodge
AME
Buyers Pay More Farmers Get Benefits In July
UPI reports USDA data show the middleman earned 56.9 cents of each consumer dollar while farmers received 43.1 cents in July, with retail food prices up 3.4 percent from June. Farm prices for beef, pork, potatoes, eggs, and wheat rose due to Russia sales, widening marketing margins though bread remained steady as middlemen trimmed margins to offset farm value increases.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
USDA
Russia
Man Charged In Wife's Death by Own Action
In Balm Springs California UPI reports William Placita 64 was charged with manslaughter for not stopping his terminally ill wife Francesca Placitta 49 from taking an overdose of sleeping pills. Investigators say he waited in another room and checked on her before she died.
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Balm Springs
Calif
UPI
William Placita
Francesca Placitta
Plachia
Earthquake Predictions and Public Response
Scientists say future earthquake prediction could identify when and where quakes may occur but warn public acceptance will be hard. The National Research Council panel notes disaster experience shows warnings are often ignored and inaction prevails unless panic or evasive action occurs, as earthquakes lack clear precursors.
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Washington
UPI
National Research Council
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V.M.D
Hickory Lane Church Hill
Tennessee
H & R Block
H& R Block
Ft. Henry
Taz Praneration Court
Fem Cole
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Goodyear
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