U S trade surplus soars despite oil drop in June
Washington reported a June trade surplus of 1.737 billion dollars as oil imports fell 26 percent from May. Exports rose 6.7 percent led by motor vehicles and wheat while overall six month surplus exceeded 5.4 billion. Productivity rose 2 percent in private economy the first rise since 1974.
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Washington
Otimsports
United States
Commerce Department
Labor Department
U.S
Ford
Lawmakers Go Underwater To Learn Ocean Resources
Sen Lowell Weicker and Rep Bill Alexander will spend part of their August recess in a research cylinder 60 feet under the Atlantic Ocean. They join two NOAA scientists in the HydroLab for three days of experiments beginning August 4 to observe underwater life energy and pollutants.
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Washington
Lowell Weicker
Bill Alexander
Weicker
Connecticut
Alexander
Atlantic Ocean
National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Spokesman For Guerrillas Discusses Palestinian Crisis
A guerrilla spokesman speaks about Western media bias and Palestinian rights. He notes Palestinian focus as the Middle East’s core issue, cites American public opinion as influential, and criticizes Zionist pressure while highlighting the role of both subjective and objective factors in support. He mentions connections to San Francisco and cites a life marked by injuries and symbol-filled office walls.
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American University
Beirut
Ho Chi Minh
Marx
Engels
Lenin
Che Guevara
Chairman Mao
America
Palestine
Middle East
San Francisco
Irving Street
Onlv
CIA
Syadenene
Earliest Western Hemisphere Firepit Found Near Pittsburgh
Pieces of 16,000 year old charcoal from Meadowcroft Rockshelter near Avella Pennsylvania suggest earliest well dated human habitation in the hemisphere. Smithsonian and University of Pittsburgh experts cite radiocarbon dating and tool finds indicating temporary shelter and hunting base 14,225 BC or earlier. Further digging may uncover earlier occupation as another firepit lies beneath the dated one.
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Avella
Hemisphere
Smithsonian Institute
Meadowcroft
Pittsburgh
Bering Strait
Asia
James Adovasio
University of Pittsburgh
Robert Struckenrath
Smithsonian Institution
Radicarbon
Adovasio
Chicago Cop Wins Super Slam Prize for Life
Rufus Brown, 52, an 18-year Chicago Police Department veteran, won the Super Slam top prize of $1,000 a month for life in an Illinois State Lottery drawing. Earline Franklin, co-owner of a local supermarket selling tickets, took $25,000 second prize. Josephine Inman of Chicago claimed $10,000, and Linda D. Johnson of Cedar Lake, Indiana, won $5,000.
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Chicago
Rufus Brown
Prand
Earline Franklin
Josephine Inman
Linda D. Johnson
Cedar Lake
Ind
Ubeitt Prive Aden Hy Be
Angolan strife drives evacuees from Luanda
Americans and Europeans flee Luanda as rival nationalist armies vie for control. The British consulate closes, and about 20 Americans and 85 Britons evacuate by boat while mortar rounds and oil fires surge through the capital. Police and soldiers clash with Africans outside MPLA headquarters leaving casualties.
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Luanda
Angola
U.S
London
Stanley Croft
Croft
National Front For the Liberation of Angola
FNLA
MPLA
Luanda Bay
Texaco Oil Co
Gabon
Atlantic
Texaco
Portugal
Popular Movement For the Liberation of Angola
Danforth to Probe Municipal Insurance Practices Across Missouri
Missouri Attorney General John Danforth announced a six week inquiry into how municipalities with populations over 500 obtain property and liability insurance. He sent letters seeking details on contracting methods, bid practices, and potential antitrust violations, warning that noncompetitive deals could waste taxpayers’ money.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
John Danforth
Danforth
Corps Rules On Waterways Are Drafted
Federal Register notice outlines a nationwide program by the U S Army Corps of Engineers to regulate dredged or filled discharges to protect U S waters. The plan, in cooperation with the EPA, expands jurisdiction in three phases over two years, with exemptions for farming, forestry, certain canal work, and minor preexisting projects. Public comment will be sought for 90 days with hearings nationwide to refine the interim final rules.
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ST. Louis
Federal Register
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
United States
Corps
Environmental Protection Association
Environmental Protection Agency
U. S. District Court For
District of Columbia
Army
Victor V. Veysey
Corps of Engineers Authority
Congress
Veysey
200 Mile Fishing Becomes Policing Challenge
Washington reports debate over a 200 mile fishing limit with Coast Guard plans to patrol vast seas. Officials say fish locations and seasons guide enforcement using C130 Hercules transports and helicopter support. Cost estimates tally about 63 million upfront and 47 million yearly, with Navy involvement discussed.
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Congress
U.S
Coast Guard
Navy
Lockheed
Curtis Bay
Baltimore
Bond Vetoes Guard Bonus On Enlistment
AP report: Gov. Christopher Bond vetoes a re enlistment bonus plan for Missouri National Guard citing cost of over 600000 annually. Also vetoes Missouri Forest Research Council creation citing state reorganization and a bill increasing prisoner housing payments in St Louis area. Bond signs a youth services division revision and vetoes a salaries fix for the state publications commission.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Bond
Missouri National
Missouri
St. Louis
Senate
State Division of Youth Services
State Publications Commission
Papadopoulos Trial Starts in Greece Coup Case
Armored vehicles, special police units and 1000 soldiers ring Korydallos Prison outside Athens as former strongman George Papadopoulos and 20 ex-officers go on trial for high treason and insurrection linked to the 1967 Cyprus crisis. The five judge panel could impose the death penalty if convicted. The trial, expected to last weeks, faces disruption fears from junta sympathizers.
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Athens
Greece
Korydallos
George Papadopoulos
Criminal Court
Papadopoulos
Stylianos Patakos
Nicholas Makarezos
Cyprus
Whites Chase Blacks From Beach in South Boston
About 100 whites confronted six black traveling salesmen at Carson Beach, injuring one man and prompting police to hospitalize several. James Barrowright, a seller from South Carolina, voiced shock at the mob action. Authorities reported another clash nearby leaving a white man severely injured and on the danger list. Major Lawson, a Black participant, said they were selling religious articles and had inadvertently entered a predominantly white neighborhood amid desegregation turmoil.
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Boston
Carson Beach
James Barrowright
South Carolina
Robert Jackson
Cambria
N.Y
Jackson
City Hospital
Major Lawson
Lawson
US Position In Laos Is Precarious
U S Embassy in Vientiane says Pathet Lao occupation of a U S government compound and a housing project endangers staff and tourists. 31 Americans and unknown tourists remain in Laos as consular protection falters. An American woman has been detained since June 4 without charges. The embassy urges avoiding travel and notes violations of Vienna 1961 conventions and diplomatic norms.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
General Services Administration
Christian Chapman
Foreign Ministry
United States
Pathet Lao
Rosemary Conway
Silver City
Hurricane Blanche Weds Nova Scotia Coastal Hit
Hurricane Blanche battered southwestern Nova Scotia with high winds and rain as it crossed the peninsula from Maine toward the Bay of Fundy. Shelburne reported 50 mph winds as the storm weakened on its northerly track.
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Halifax
N.S
Nova Scotia
Maine
Canada
Bay of Fundy
U.S
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