U S Steel raises prices by 3.2 percent to begin 1979
U S Steel Corp announces a 3.2 percent price hike on about three quarters of its products, effective January 1, 1979, the first rise of the year. The move could drive up costs for autos, appliances and homes, though officials say the increase is modest and aligned with Carter era anti inflation guidelines.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
White House
U.S. Steel
Fred Lamesch
American Institute of Imported Steel
Indiana County Christmas trees sell out nationwide
Indiana County known as the Christmas tree capital reports a complete sellout for the year with orders for over 1 million trees fulfilled. Grower Roy Fleming notes a roughly 10 percent price rise with retail prices around 12 to 15 dollars for six to seven foot trees. Harvest weather was favorable and shipments go to all U S states and some foreign countries.
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Indiana, Pa
United States
Survivor details forced poison deaths at Jonestown
A survivor, Stanley Clayton, recounts hundreds of People's Temple members in Guyana were compelled to drink poison under armed guard as Jim Jones urged them to die. He said nurses and a communal doctor administered toxins and that Jones taunted followers, insisting the group must all die, with some choosing life by attempting escape.
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Chicago
UPI
People’s Temple
Guyana
Chicago Tribune
Stanley Clayton
Clayton
Jim Jones
Jones
Leo Ryan
D-Calif
Christine Miller
GDF
Toll of Jonestown victims tops 900 in US tally
Dover Air Force Base reports 125 more bodies raising total from the Guyana massacre to about 900. Officials note final figure near ready and estimate burial and transport costs could reach several million dollars while U.S. responsibility ends at arrival at Dover.
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Dover Air Force Base
Del
UPI
State Department
Jonestown
Guyana
Michael White
White
United States
Dover
John Bushnell
Peoples Temple
Dover Afb
Department
Consular Affairs Office
Bushnell
Death notices and weather shift in Western Pennsylvania
Death notices list Florence Dent in Hilo Hugo Caiazza James Alexander Nellie Wear George Zikeli John Henton John Johnson among others, dated Nov 25 1978. Western Pennsylvania forecast cold with snow then rain highs in 30s and lows mid 20s. Weather statistics show 24 hour temps highs 46 low 34 with .04 inches precipitation. Shenango River stage 5.6 feet.
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Florence Dent
Hilo
Hawaii
Hugo V. Caiazza
E. Euclid
James W
Rooster) Alexander
Bell Ave
Nellie Weinald Wear
Wampum
George F. Zikeli
First St
Ellport
John G. Henton
Denver
Colo
John Henry Johnson
Rochester
N.Y
Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Thought on newspapers equal to courts in protecting rights
Robert F Kennedy argues that newspapers stand alongside courts in safeguarding citizens' fundamental rights, asserting the media can lead and sometimes precede judicial action in the defense of public liberties. The quote appears in a Daily at Big 50 Bonus Baker's feature.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Baker's
Lottery steer eeenee 12 Red 019, White 06, Blue 1
Lottery draw notes list numbers and color codes for red white and blue entries. The readable text names 12 red 019 white 06 and 1 blue with sequence 739867.
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Steer Eeenee
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