Carter plans budget curbs amid freeze on real federal growth
President Carter plans to curb non military spending to keep growth at or below inflation next year. Officials say defense would be exempt to allow NATO spending rise 3 percent after inflation. A veto threat to stop Congress from enlarging proposals is possible. Officials warn Social Security, pensions, farm subsidies, rent subsidies and jobs programs may face cuts to hit a $30 billion deficit target.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Pentagon
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Congress
Airmen headed to Russia after P-3 crash in North Pacific
Soviet trawler carrying 10 survivors of a Navy P-3 Orion ditching in the North Pacific heads toward Petropavlovsk as the Coast Guard resumes search for two missing crewmen. At least three men died, with four identified, and weather worsens. Survivors onboard yet to be contacted. transfer of bodies and survivors planned under White House arrangements.
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Adak
Alaska
North Pacific
Honolulu
Navy
Steve Becker
State Department
Petropavlovsk
Coast Guard
Aleutian Islands
Brown
United States
White House
Fred Leeder
James Dennis Brooner
Creswell
Ore
Richard Martin Garcia
San Jose
Calif
Randall Paul Rodriguez
Denver
Colo
Cmdr
Jerry Carson Grigsby
Miami
Okla
Aviation Electricians
Harold Richard Miller
Tulsa
FCC Corrects Boulder Colorado Zip in Rules
The FCC announced an amendment to the rules fixing the correct zip for its Boulder Colorado facilities to 80303. The order notes no further public comment is needed and sets the effective date as November 10, 1978.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Colorado
U.S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Research Laboratories
Commission
Boulder
Colo
Inflation Chief Seeks Broad Fight Against Price Rise
Alfred E. Kahn, new head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, cautioned that inflation stems from Americans’ collective desire for economic improvement. He said he will study all inflation sources and resist quick, reflex actions while labor data show wage gains outpacing price rises. Housing led price increases in September, with 9% annual inflation projected for next year amid higher interest rates and a sagging dollar on foreign exchange markets.
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Alfred E. Kahn
Carter
Labor Department
New York
Washington
Kahn
Council On Wage and Price
America
White House
Jody Powell
National Association of Home Builders
English forger finally caught by Yakima police
Charles Ward 42 of Yakima posed as Englishman Robert Roche to cash exact copies of First Nationality Traveler's Checks cut from National Geographic. Police say he forged seven checks last summer across Washington Oregon and Idaho. He pleaded guilty in Yakima County Superior Court to forgery and faces up to five years per count and fines up to 5000 dollars each.
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Yakima
Wash
Robert B. Roche
Spessees
Roche
Charles Ward
National Geographic
Ward
National Geographic Magazine
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Yaima County
Bill Nance
Nance
Aple
Nobel Peace Prize for Sadat and Begin Draws Mixed Reaction
The Nobel Committee awarded Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin for peacemaking, with praise from the West and sharp condemnation from Palestinians and Arabs. Carter was cited for his role but not named due to late submission. talks in Washington face new obstacles as Egypt and Israel push toward a treaty.
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Oslo
Norway
Anwar Sadat
Menachem Begin
Israel
West
Friday
Carter
Sadat
Begin
Nobel Committee
Aase Liennes
Mideast
Washington
U.S
Payroll theft at Dixon submarine base probe widens
Ensign Brian Bogart reported two masked robbers looted payroll money from the Dixon at Ballast Point San Diego Bay. He says a guard was beaten and unconscious, with keys and safe combination stolen. FBI and Naval authorities sealed the 644-foot ship as NIS questioned crew. investigation centers on inside access and security lapses.
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Doug Rein
Ballast Point
San Diego Bay
Brian John Bogart
FBI
Navy
Bogart
Naval Investigative Service
Dixon
Ballast
Cmdr
Jack Mayo
11Th Naval District
Dow Falls Sharply as Inflation and Rates Rise
New York reports continued stock market decline as inflation and interest rates push investors away. Across two weeks, major indicators drop 10 to 18 percent, erasing over 100 billion in market value. The Dow ends at 806.05, a low not seen since July.
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New York
Wall Street
Cleveland councilmen indicted in kickback probe
A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted City Council President George L. Forbes and five other council members over alleged carnival kickbacks. Forbes faces charges of engaging in organized crime extortion and theft in office. Bodyguard Curtis Watkins, a Cleveland police officer, and several current council members were named in the indictment.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
George L. Forbes
Forbes
Curtis Watkins
Lonnie Burton
John Barnes
Mary Ann Lecate
Caesar Moss
David Collier
USDA Seeks Calm Over Turkey Shortage Fears
The Agriculture Department reassured consumers that turkey supplies will meet Thanksgiving demand after earlier alerts warned of a lighter supply. Marketing specialists say enough birds will be available despite the shorter supply this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Weekend Weather Outlook For Sunny Skies And Cool Nights
Forecast calls for sunny skies Sunday with a cool night, lows in the mid to low 30s. Sunday highs reach upper 50s, Monday clears with low to mid 60s, Tuesday showers possible, and Wednesday cooler again in the 50s. Lows trend from the 40s early period to the low to mid 30s by Wednesday morning.
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Stuart Eizenstat
John Russell
Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus
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Russia
Ken Brown
FCC
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Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hasan A. Abdel Rahman
U.N
PLO
Mayo
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