Unemployment Dips to 8.6 Percent in June Amid Quirk
Washington reports show the June unemployment rate at 8.6 percent, a drop from May 9.2 percent but officials say a statistical quirk may distort whether real improvement occurred. Wholesale prices fell one tenth of a percent as food and farm product prices eased.
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William Proxmire
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Border Crossing Recount From Detention to Jerusalem
An observer recalls a border search that mixed thorough, courteous handling with blunt security checks. After a careful ID and camera inspection, the traveler moves into a heat stained drive toward Jerusalem, noting the Dead Sea to the left and a stark, arid landscape.
Housing Law Could Spur Construction
Washington AP Ford signed the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 to boost housing and construction. GNMA gains 10 billion in mortgage purchase authority to back loans at 7 percent, aiming to spur up to 300 900 new homes next year. savings could total about 9,000 over 30 years for a 30 thousand mortgage. Also aids unemployed homeowners by potential monthly support up to 250 dollars to avoid foreclosure if needed.
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Dan Kearney
Ginnie Mae
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Kearney
White House Rose Garden
Hungate to retire from Congress after eleven years
In a lengthy statement, Congressman Hungate says public service has waned for him and he will not seek reelection to Congress or the Governorship. He cites Congress era fatigue, public pressure, and a wish to make way for other Democrats in Missouri's Ninth District.
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AA Convention Soberest In Country In Denver
The 40th International AA Convention in Denver draws 18 000 to 20 000 attendees. No business is conducted, but social events and coffee flow, with vast catering including 12 600 pounds of coffee, 250 cases of sugar, and 1 620 gallons of cream. AA operates without a president or central leadership, emphasizing mutual aid among members. In Jefferson City, Mo, State Finance Commissioner Eastman calls banks to report their June 30 financial condition as part of quarterly reporting by state banks.
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William Eastman
AMA Secretly Aided Nixon on Haynsworth
New York AP confidential AMA documents show the American Medical Association and its political committee secretly aided the Nixon administration in lobbying for Senate confirmation of Judge Clement Haynsworth to the Supreme Court. The Daily News cites 300 pages from a Chicago based former employee detailing over 1 million dollars in favors for legislators and groups including the Nixon Inaugural Committee in 1968 69 and cooperation with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association. The documents also note an AMA report to Charles N. Colson on veto risk to a Health Department appropriation and a payment of 40000 dollars for strategy to place politically suitable candidates in government advisory committees. AMA says it complied with laws governing political activities.
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
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Haynsworth
Charles N. Colson
Nixon
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Washington
Raymond Holden
AMA Board of Trustees
Terrorists Kill Iranian US Employee at Tehran Embassy
In Tehran a U S embassy car was ambushed on a crowded street near the mission. A man in a police uniform opened fire killing Hassan Hassnan an Iranian employed in the visa section for 18 months. The embassy driver and another passenger survived.
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Iran
U.S
Hassan Hassnan
Average Family Size Drops Under Three For First Time
Washington reports the Census Bureau finds the average household now below three, driven by declining marriage rates rising divorces and fewer births. The trend reflects more women working and gaining education and independence, with older and younger individuals living alone as families shrink.
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Census Bureau
Paul C. Glick
Glick
Indians Promise To Find Murder Suspects On Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge, Aug 8 AP The search for the killers of two FBI agents continued as Oglala Sioux Chairman Richard Wilson warned the suspects will be caught. The FBI said a 200-agent sweep found no trace of 16 men and 8 women and children sought on the reservation. Joseph Bedell Stuntz, 24, was found shot in a farmhouse. three arrests were made on related assault warrants, and one man remains at large James Theodore Eagle.
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