Consumer prices rise in June on energy costs
U S government data show consumer prices up five tenths of a percent in June led by gasoline and energy products, with inflation at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 percent. Grocery prices slowed to two tenths after larger gains in May and April.
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Lady Bird Johnson Plants Trees in Israel During Tour
Lady Bird Johnson and her daughter Lucy Baines Nugent planted a tree near Jerusalem in a tribute to Lyndon B. Johnson and a sapling near a John F Kennedy memorial while on a six day Israel visit. Energy prices rose 1.9 percent in June boosting the CPI and eroding weekly earnings despite a general price rise.
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Prisoners voice gripes after hostage release
Inmates at Wisconsin State Prison held 89 hostages in a three story building for over 12 hours. They won immunity from prosecution in exchange for releasing the hostages. Clayton Cook of Milwaukee voiced crowding as a chief grievance and accused officials of encouraging crowding to push prison expansion funds. A subcommittee approved PEI SA28 funds for a 150 bed dormitory in the protest building.
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