Carter Admits Plan Will Push Inflation
President Carter concedes his energy plan will raise inflation slightly yet argues it will boost growth and jobs. He cites computer studies showing less than half a percent yearly inflation increase, while budget forecasts raise 1979 price gains to 6.7 percent and trim GDP growth to 4.9 percent.
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Carter
Washington
Friy
Bert Lance
Budget Office
House
John J. Rhodes
Congress
Alcoholism linked to brain cell defect and THP trigger
Purdue University researchers led by Prof. Robert D. Myers and Christine Melchior report that alcoholism may stem from a brain cell defect causing abnormal THP formation. Experiments in rats showed THP triggered heavy drinking and persisted beyond exposure. The study, in Science, contrasts with Rand Corp findings that personality and social factors drive relapse.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Rand Corp
Rand
Purdue
Robert D. Myers
Christine Melchior
Science Magazine
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Spring Ahead Fall Back Time Change
Washington AP reports the start of daylight saving time as clocks move forward one hour at 2 a.m. standard time or 3 a.m. daylight saving time. The six months span brings an extra daylight hour in the evening and helps people remember the change with the phrase spring ahead fall back.
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Washington
New Gasoline Prices Turn Pumps Into Dollar Guzzlers
Gasoline prices rise across Mexico, threatening a broader impact on driving costs. Independent stations offer cheaper regular at 57.9 cents, with major brand stations charging 63.9 cents for regular and 67.9 cents for unleaded. Premium reaches 70.9 cents in some places. Consumers worry about tax increases and higher wholesale costs, while driving habits shift toward less pleasure driving and vacations. Officials note price spikes vary by area as pumps become money drains.
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Carter
Mexico
Gome
Columbia
Mexico spring clean up turns into curbside treasure hunt
In Mexico citys annual trash sweep, residents find new value in discards as scavengers hunt curb piles for old bicycles, brass, brass beds, car parts and even a boxed Playboy collection. Officials say the five day effort reduced city waste and left notable items like four bathroom toilets among the dumps.
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Mexico
Siftera
Sortera
Glenn Phillips
Glyndon Singleton
Singleton
John Willer
North Sea Oil Spill Spreads From Ekofisk Blowout
A burst pipe on the Phillips Bravo offshore rig at Ekofisk sent an 180 foot oil fountain into the North Sea. By noon the slick was 9 miles long and 1.2 miles wide, drifting toward Denmark. Authorities warned of possible pollution on Norway and Denmark coasts. capping the leak could take from one week to three months.
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Stavanger
Norway
North Sea
Denmark
Phillips Petroleum Co
Ekofisk
Jutland
Phillips
Houston
Tex
Argo Merchant
Nantucket Island
Mass
Torrey Canyon
England
Santa Barbara
Calif
Kjell Knudsen
Young United Nations Ambassador Questions Experts on Policy
United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young says he distrusts all kinds of experts and believes in open public debate for foreign policy. He criticizes past leaders for overreliance on experts, cites Bay of Pigs and Vietnam, and emphasizes listening to the public while balancing human rights with relations to repressive regimes. He defended open deliberation and said he will attend a May 2 meeting of the U N economic commission for Latin America in Guatemala to hear Latin American expectations.
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Washington
United Nations
Andrew Young
U.N
Foreign Service Association
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Bay of Piga
Cuba
Young
United States
Carter
South Africa
Associated Press
Cyrus R. Vance
Georgia
U.N. Economic Commission For
Guatemala
Larry Webber Heads Mexico Community Chest Board
Larry Webber was elected chairman of the Mexico Community Chest for 1977. A pharmacist and owner of Webber Pharmacy, he will lead a board that includes Steve Erdel as vice president, Mrs. Leslie Rivers as secretary, and J.C. Pollard as treasurer, with several other directors. The group meets April 28 to plan the 1977 drive and acknowledges the prior three years of service by Ron Holbrook, Frank Bayle, and Tim Hagan.
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Larry Webber
The
Mexico Community Chest
Mr. Webber
Webber Pharmacy
Summit Medical Clinic
Steve Erdel
Leslie Rivers
J.C. Pollard
Louis Leonatti
Jim Frazer
Ernest 8. Gantt
Webber
Chest Board
al Galloto
James Dye
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Kevin Vanlandingham
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Laddonia
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Ledger
Richard Vance
Myers
Steve Wieber
Fred
Clark Street
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