U S inflation outpaced by rivals as prices rise abroad
Washington reports show American consumers faced higher inflation than Britain Japan and France in May with US prices up 0.9 percent month over month while Japan and West Germany rose less. US pay increased 6.6 percent year over year though higher wage gains in Japan and Europe. Food and housing drove inflation. Kreps warned other sectors remain troubled.
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France
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West Germany
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Seabrook Plant Shuts Down After NRC Order
At Seabrook New Hampshire the 1800 workers faced pay delays as the $2.3 billion Seabrook nuclear plant halted operations under a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order. The NRC pulled a construction permit pending review of the cooling system. Governor Meldrim Thomson blamed a "mad federal bureaucracy" while workers dismissed the rhetoric and pressed for pay.
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Meldrim Thomson
New Hampshire
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Rail wage deals may spur inflation amid union talks
Washington inflation watchers weigh impact of a four-union rail settlement covering 120000 workers with a wage rise potentially over 35 percent over three years. Postal workers separately reach a 19.5 percent average rise over three years, bypassing Carter’s 5.5 percent annual goal, while officials caution over the larger rail payout and its inflationary risk.
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Postal Service
Barry Bosworth
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Philly Strike Ends With Ratified City Contract
Nearly 20,000 municipal workers approve a new contract ending Philadelphia’s eight day strike that snarled city services and trash collection. The deal bars layoffs from their ranks and aims to restore normal operations by Monday amid broader national transit disruptions. Vic Kendrick says officials expect workers to report to shifts soon after ratification.
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Washington
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Medicare fee limits pushed for hospital cost controls
Senate Finance Committee tentatively backed a bill to cap reimbursements to hospitals under Medicare and Medicaid. The proposal by Sen Herman E. Talmadge would tighten payments to hospitals for both programs, aiming to curb rising medical costs and align with President Carter's inflation fight. The measure faces final Senate consideration after committee action and follows disputes over earlier House actions.
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Park donor funds room in McKinley Park tribute
Joe Hawkins, a Russian immigrant turned American logger, left 150000 dollars to the National Park Service for the benefit of national parks. The gift supports a dedicated room at Eielson Visitor Center in McKinley Park, honoring Hawkins who loved the Dall sheep country and spent 15 years guiding at Igloo Campground. Hawkins died at 82 after a life of frugal saving and park wandering. His legacy lives on as visitors still refer to Hawkins’ Ram Country.
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Canada
National Parks
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Skylab falters and NASA weighs miracles to keep station
Skylab’s fate hangs on limited miracles as Johnson Space Center director Chris Kraft says NASA will do all it can to keep the aging space station in orbit. He warns that losing attitude control could end new miracles and endanger the lab.
Bolivian leader Pereda Alban seizes power after coup
Air Force General Juan Pereda Alban, the military government's election candidate, toppled President Hugo Banzer after a daylong rebellion. Banzer handed command as Pereda arrived in La Paz, with tanks around the palace and a nationwide televised scene. One report noted a death in a tin-mining area amid the turmoil. The July 9 election had been annulled for fraud, prompting speculation that hardline military factions opposed civilian rule or a leftist return. Hernan Siles Zuazo, who polled 22 percent, refused exile.
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Venezuela
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Santa Cruz
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France conducts most powerful underground nuclear test
Tahiti paper La Depeche de Tahiti reports France carried out its most powerful underground nuclear test on Wednesday with a one sentence news flash and no further details. A Paris Defense Ministry spokesman would not confirm or deny the report.
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Ohio girl dies in Kansas barn fire during visit
Angela Renee Reynolds six, of New Carlisle Ohio, visiting her great grandfather's Altamont Kansas farm with family, died Friday when a hay filled barn caught fire. Her 12-year-old brother Timothy was injured attempting to reach her as flames and falling hay blocked the loft. Authorities are uncertain of the fire's origin.
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Angela Renee Reynolds
New Carlisle
Ohio
Dayton
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Angela
Arsenic poisoning probe hits Covington sugar bowl case
About 35 St. Elizabeth Hospital employees face lie detector tests next week as Covington police try to identify who poisoned a cafeteria sugar bowl with arsenic. Three supervisors were affected, all have returned to work: Pamela Jack 30 of Fort Wright, William Bynko 37 of Centerville Ohio, and Catherine Reeves 28 of Edgewood.
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St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
Pamela Jack
Fort Wright
William Boyko
Centerville
Ohio
Catherine Reeves
Edgewood
Weather Outlook: Showers Bring Cooler Air This Weekend
Showers and thundershowers continue this afternoon and tonight with a low in the low 70s. Sunday brings more showers and a high in the mid to upper 80s. Monday to Wednesday look fair with highs from the low 80s to near 90 by Wednesday and nightly lows mostly in the 60s.
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