Carter orders dismissal of GSA official amid abuse probe
President Carter approved firing Robert Griffin head of the General Services Administration after disclosures of corruption at the agency. Griffin ally O'Neill denounces the move as cruel and personal, while GSA chief Jay Solomon tightens control as investigations into contractor payoffs widen.
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UPI
Carter
Robert Griffin
General Services Administration
Thomas P. O'Neill
Griffin
GSA
Jay Solomon
O'Neill
Massachusetts Democrat
Solomon
Chattanooga
Justice Department
Solomon-Griffin
White House
Indictment of West German Terror Suspect Berster
West German terror suspect Kristina Berster, 27, indicted by a federal grand jury on seven immigration counts for attempting to cross the Canada United States border on foot at Albury with a false Iranian passport. If convicted she faces up to 26 years and 35000 dollars in fines. She is being held on bail in Albany County Jail.
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UPI
Kristina Berster
Canada
U.S
Miss Berster
Canadian
Albury
West Germany
Socialist Patients
Heidelberg
FBI
First sickle cell scholarship fund established in Chicago
The Community Advisory Council of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at University of Illinois Medical Center Chicago opens a $5,000 scholarship fund funded by the Midwest Association for Sickle Cell Anemia. Scholarships begin in September for qualified sickle cell patients enrolled in college, with five awards for each class level.
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Eldridge Anglin
James Sellars
Spaulding
James Hubbard
Jerry Nelson
Harlan
David Caston
Harrison
Frank Hubbard Jr
Fenger
Cammile McTeer
Provident St. Mel
Herschen Rogers
Chicago Board of Education
Practical Nursing School
Lisa Weatherly
Jones Commercial High School
Patricia Earl
M.S.N
Sickle Cell Center
Irvin Thomas
Agnes White
Pamela Domovic
Maria Gonzales
Manjeet Chawla
Thomas Lad
Sudah Roa
Jack W. Righeimer
Office of Public Information
U of I Medical Center
University of Illinois
Illinois
James H. Dawkins
M.P.H
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine
Maurice F. Rabb
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Chicago
Bill Would Make Home Profit Tax Free Up To 100000
A House Ways and Means panel approved a tax cut package allowing a one time tax free profit up to 100000 from selling a principal residence after at least two years. The plan also cuts personal income tax and reduces capital gains from 49 to 35 percent, with effects not yet specified for individuals.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Carter
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Antitrust review eyed milk cooperatives by UPI editors
The National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures focuses on dairy farmers cooperatives, with Agriculture Secretary Bergland defending Capper-Volstead and the milk marketing system. He notes price rises but cites no undue cooperative pricing and pushes for possible enforcement tweaks. Dairy advocates claim monopolistic power and price inflation from regional cooperatives, while others argue market shares are fragmented across many firms.
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UPI
Washington
Justice Department
National Commission For
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Commission
Bergland
Don Randall
National
Association For
Reuben Johnson
The
National Farmers Union
Federal Trade Commission
Food and beverage costs lift Chicago consumer prices
Consumer prices in the Chicago area rose 0.7 percent in late May to early June, with food and beverage costs driving about a third of the rise. Transportation and housing costs also climbed, while eggs, whole chickens, bananas and cola fell, and overall prices were 8.7 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Chicago
UPI
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
William E. Rice
Morris Publishing Company notice on rates and liability
The Morris Publishing Company of Morris Illinois publishes daily except weekends from 122 124 East Washington Street. Timothy J West is listed as publisher. Subscription rates are set, with annual mail rates at 20 dollars in advance. The liability for errors in any advertisement is limited to the cost of space occupied.
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Washington Street
Morris
Illinois
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