Graybeards urged in armed forces study
The Brookings Institution calls for more experienced graybeards in the U S armed services alongside youth. The report Youth or Experience Manning the Modern Military says current policies favor youth, with 60 percent of 1 8 million enlisted under 25 in 1977 and 40 percent trainees or helpers. It argues for reform of retirement and retention to reduce new-volunteer recruitment and nonproductive personnel, noting age related fitness decline after 50 and budget penalties from early terminations.
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Cancer rate rise among blacks eyed
Congress examines rising black cancer rates amid overall white decline. ACS data show an 8 percent increase for blacks versus a 3 percent drop for whites, with 44 000 black deaths and 400 black children under 15 dying this year. Ronald Brown of the Urban League testifies on inner city carcinogens.
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Truckers predict food shortages amid slowdown and violence
United Press International reports independent truckers, angered by fuel costs and weight limits, warn grocery shelves may empty within days. In Cleveland a truckers coalition pressed White House talks while sporadic gunfire targets trucks in Missouri and South Dakota injuring none.
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Workers Ready to Fix Alaska Pipeline Crack
Emergency crews in the Chugach Mountains awaited a forged metal sleeve to seal a crack in the Alaska pipeline. The sleeve, made in Anchorage, would be flown to the site and installed if it fit, as crews tackle the second leak in under a week.
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Sandinista forces push toward Rivas as rebels seize Leon
Sandinista rebels try to breach a national guard cordon in the south to take the provincial capital Rivas and set up a provisional capital. They earlier captured Leon, Nicaragua's second largest city, as 700 rebels cross from Costa Rica and are reported contained near Sapoa. Comandante Zero Eden Pastora says the aim is Rivas to attract foreign aid and spur a provisional government amid evacuations of foreigners.
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Great Coupon Caper Boosts Air Travel Demand
United and American Airlines launched half fare coupons to lure customers, creating a nationwide frenzy as hustlers bought traded and even stole passes. The program aimed to revive passenger traffic after labor tensions, drawing crowds and long lines at airports while ending at a Sunday midnight deadline.
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35 Hurt in Chain Reaction Bus Auto Crash
In Philadelphia a chain reaction crash involving an auto and two senior citizen buses injured about 35 people. The buses carrying 86 passengers were en route from Reading to Wildwood when the Schuylkill Expressway collision occurred. Four with facial injuries and one with a nose fracture were hospitalized. others were treated and released.
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Rug rug rip-off scheme linked to ALC Corp fraud
FBI probe targets ALC Corp accused of selling rug shampoo machines for 2850 when worth about 700 and promising jobs in three states. The Washington Post notes ads in major papers including the Post. Victims in Maryland Florida and Pennsylvania report little or no work and later schemes with other equipment. Charles Monroe of FBI Richmond confirms repeated pattern across states.
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Three-bus convoy crash injures 39 students in Bethlehem
A Saturday collision involving three buses and a car on US 22 in Bethlehem Township injured 39 New Jersey high school pupils and two adults. About 150 students from Westside High School Newark were being taken to Hershey amusement park when the crash occurred. injured were treated at area hospitals and state police investigated.
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Disabled Peach Bottom reactor resumes power after valve fault
A Peach Bottom Unit 3 in York County returned to service Saturday night after a fault in a main steam line relief valve caused a temporary shutdown. No radiation was released, officials said, and the plant sits about 40 miles from Three Mile Island.
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VW plant resumes production after wildcat strike
Volkswagen's assembly plant near New Stanton Pennsylvania planned to restart normal operations today after a wildcat walkout by more than 3,000 United Auto Workers Local 2055 members over staggered breaks. The strike ended after US District Court Judge Donald Ziegler ordered nine pickets to show cause why they should not be held in contempt of court and issued a restraining order banning further picketing.
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Three Teens Wounded in West Philadelphia Shooting
Three teenagers were wounded Sunday night at 60th Street and Springfield Avenue. A 13-year-old was in very critical condition with gunshot head wounds, a 15-year-old with gunshot right hand and thigh was guarded, and John Jones, 15, was in good condition with a leg wound. police sought a suspect.
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Carter says veto clashes with Congress healthy and likely to rise
President Carter now sees conflict with Congress as a healthy thing and expects to veto more bills this year than before, says press secretary Jody Powell. Powell notes Carter initially avoided vetoes to work with Congress, but the stance has shifted as his advisory role expanded. Carter has vetoed 19 bills since taking office, including 2 in 1977 and 17 last year, with none so far this year.
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