Food prices rise since 1970 despite income growth
USDA figures show a four-person moderate-cost diet rising from 39.60 weekly in 1970 to 82.60 in 1980, with thrifty plans at 51.20 in May 1980. The report notes incomes nearly double from 1970 to 1979 and outlines age and gender specific weekly costs, plus adjustments for eating out.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Betty Peterkin
Consumer Nutrition Center
Peterkin
Twin Trials Hit Carter as Billy Case Goes to Senate
President Carter faces twin troubles as a Senate subcommittee opens Billy Carter's Libya dealings probe and several dozen lawmakers push for an open Democratic convention. Billy and Sybil Carter left Georgia for Washington ahead of the inquiry.
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Washington
Carter
Billy
Senate
Billy Carter
Libya
Congress
Jody Powell
Brother Billy
Sybil
Georgia
Very Rare quake rattles 14 states and Canada
A 5.1 magnitude tremor centered near Lexington, Kentucky, disturbed 14 states and southern Ontario, felt by more than 60,000 fans in Detroit and Cleveland. No deaths or injuries. hundreds of buildings in May sville sustained damage. Geophysicists called the quake rare for the region, lasting 15 to 45 seconds.
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Mike Silverman
Associated Press
Detroit
Cleveland
Pradeep Talwani
Columbia
S.C
Joel Mans
Frankfort
Kentucky
Canada
Lexington
Ohio River
Maysville
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Ilinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Alabama
Toronto
Ontario
Fran Zaniello
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Ellea Cunningham
Dayton
Cleveland Stadium
Indians
California Angels
Herb Score
Tiger Stadium
Tigers
Oakland Athletics
Twitty Wins Longest Playoff For Hartford Open Victory
Howard Twitty defeated Jim Simons in the PGA tour’s longest playoff of the year at Wethersfield Country Club to win the Greater Hartford Open, earning $54,000 and finishing 18 under par. Simons and Twitty tied at 266 after 72 holes, with Haas fourth, Miller fourth, and Trevino among five tied for fifth.
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Golfers Association Tour
Twitty
Jim Simons
Simons
Wethersfield Country Club
Jay Haas
Lindy Miller
Lee Trevino
Jaime Gonzalez
Butch Baird
John Fought
Gary Hallberg
Inauguration Returns Democracy To Peru
Peru marked the return of democracy with President Fernando Belaunde Terry taking office in Lima as 700 guests attended the ceremony. Rosalynn Carter joined regional leaders including presidents from Venezuela and Costa Rica and Spain's prime minister.
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Lima
Peru
Latin America
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Rosalynn Carter
Spain
House of Representatives
Belaunde
National Palace
Juan Velasco
Americas
Carter
Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala
Luis Herrera Campins
Venezuela
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
Costa Rica
Adolfo Suarez Gonzales
Morales
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Justice Department
White House
States
Mike Werner
Waverly
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
California
ABC
Kennedy
Powell
CBS
Face the Nation
Ronald Reagan
John Anderson
Anderson
Chicago
Reagan
the Family Circus
Kansas State
Big Keane
Bailey Ism
Rufus
GU Abe
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