Unemployment rate sinks to 6 percent for first time since 1974
April jobs data show total employment up 535000 to 93.8 million as the labor force rises to 99.8 million. Unemployment for adult men falls to 4.2 percent while Black unemployment drops to 11.8 percent. State rates include California 7.4, Illinois 5.9, New Jersey 7.4, New York 7.7, Ohio 5.7, Pennsylvania 7.3, Texas 4.4.
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Labor Department
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Illinois
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Mareh
Texas
Strangler Suspect Reynolds Shot Dead in Glendale
Richard Reynolds, a suspect linked to the Hillside Strangler case, was found shot to death in what police labeled an apparent kidnapping attempt in Glendale California. Police Chief Duane Baker identified Reynolds as a prime suspect.
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Richard Reynolds
California
Glendale
Calif
Duane Baker
Reynolds
Today Inside If you see a crime com mitted or spot suspicious activities
A guidance note urging readers to call a police number if they witness a crime or suspect suspicious activity. The message emphasizes prompt reporting and public safety awareness.
Brezhnev blasts neutron bomb during West German visit
Soviet leader warns NATO on neutron warhead likening it to an ominous Greek gift. He urges joint US Soviet ban and detente while Carter weighs production as talks with Schmidt and Gromyko proceed. Brezhnev appears steady but wobbles at a photo session during the visit.
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West Germany
Leonid
Brezhnev
U.S
Soviet Union
Europe
NATO
Carter
Russia
Schmidt
Andre: Gromyko
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Gromyko
Good Samaritans Aid Man at Tel Aviv Protest
Bystanders helped remove a burning jacket from Andre Kilchinski after he attempted self immolation outside the West German embassy during an anti Nazi demonstration in Tel Aviv. The episode occurred on a day Israeli commemorates Jews who perished in Nazi camps.
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Andre Kilchinski
Tel Aviv
Israel
Striking Mansfield Firemen Reject Pay Plan Reform
In Mansfield Ohio striking city firefighters rejected a city proposal to fund a 624 dollar annual raise by eliminating 12 jobs and voted 56 to 19 to accept the raise while continuing the five day walkout. Two nearby buildings burned early today and an elderly couple was evacuated as smoke and water damage spread to their home. Officials warned strikers to return to work or face dismissal as talks with Local 266 continued late into the night.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Ohio Professional Firefighters Association
White House weighing compromise on Middle East jet sales
White House considering a congressional compromise to bolster arms to Israel and others, with a potential letter of intent for more planes between 1984 and 1987. The $4.8 billion package would deliver 60 F-15s to Saudi Arabia, 50 F-5Es to Egypt, and 15 F-15s plus 75 F-16s to Israel, while not reducing Saudi deliveries. Congress has 30 days to reject, with May 28 a deadline for disapproval.
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White House
Middle East
Israel
Associated Press Radio
Saudi Arabia
Congress
Egypt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Four killed as Beechcraft Bonanza crashes near Middletown Airport
Investigators probe why the plane went down after takeoff from Middletown Municipal Airport killing pilot Richard Broyles and passengers Patricia Mullins Ted Harsh and Virgie Ellis. Witnesses recall the craft wobbling in the air before the explosion. fire officials and FAA later review possible fuel line failure and engine issues.
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Richard Broyles
Patricia Jo Mullins
Ted Harsh
Virgie Ellis
Middletown Municipal
Trenton-Franklin Road
Broyles
Fred Rathke
National Transportation Safety Board
General Aviation Division
Cincinnati
Beechcraftt
Rathke
George Wedekind Jr
Wedekind
Eckman Goodpaster
Bobby
James Swinehart
Garret J. Boone Swinehart
Federal Aviation Administration
Swinehart
Lakeside Inn
Patricia Mullins
Harsh
Ohio Bell Telephone
Weather outlook with cloudy skies and light rain
Cloudy skies and patches of fog cover the area tonight with a low in the upper 40s. Saturday will be cloudy and warmer with a high in the mid to upper 60s. The low this morning was 45 after a high of 50 yesterday. Nearly a half inch of rain has fallen since Sunday. Monday will bring more rain periods, then fair skies Tuesday. Highs will be mostly in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
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