Navy eyes strike cruiser to counter growing Soviet fleet
The Navy pursues a new heavily armed strike cruiser with nuclear power and two types of missiles to confront Russia’s expanding surface fleet. Project costs are unclear but Pentagon rumors place funding in Ford’s defense budget as Adm Holloway pushes longer range, high speed ships.
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U.S. Navy
Fred S. Hoffman
J Ashington
Navy
Russia
Indian Ocean
Pentagon
Ford
James L. Holloway II
Holloway
Associated Press
U.S
Food stamp woes hit families as prices rise
Oklahoma City report shows Georgia Davis and Ernestine Dooley struggling with rising grocery costs and limited stamp allowances. They describe tight budgets, delayed benefits, and added costs like medicine, transportation, and diapers while HOPE advocates warn of crime linked to economic strain.
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Bill Johnson
Oklahoma City
Georgia Davis
Davises
Davis
HOPE
Argentina
U.S Agriculture Department
Doubtful impact seen from Latin coffee price plan
Major Latin coffee states plan to withhold 30 percent of their crop to lift prices, with Venezuela pledging $80 million and Brazil Colombia and Mexico among participants. New York dealers doubt the move will curb prices amid U S consumption decline and bean surplus.
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Associated Press
New York
Caracas
Venezuela
Brazil
Colombia
Mexico
Carlos Andres Perez
Perez
America
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
Tampa pilot hijacked to Havana in first test of Cuba US hijack pact
A Tampa pilot was forced by a gunman to fly a twin engine plane to Havana. Swiss diplomats in Havana seek the pilot's return as authorities in Tampa identify the hijacker using the name Robin Harrison. The case tests the Cuba US bilateral hijacking agreement signed last year.
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Doviey
AMPA
Fla
Tampa
Havana
Frank Haigney
FBI
James A. Chesson Jr
Tampa Flying Service
Haigney
Chesson
Cuba
Robin Harrison
Flying Service
Naples
Federal Aviation Administration
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RCA
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Jim Goodridge
Martha King
Neighbor For Neighbor
Appli
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Viviane Aver
Giscard d'Estaing
France
Trois Islets
Martinique
Viviane
Meridien
Saudi Arabia
Britain
Sheik
Ahmed Zaki
Yamani
Great Britain
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