June Brings Big Gains For Auto Industry
DETROIT AP. Domestic new car sales in the first 10 days of June rose 41 percent from a year earlier, marking the highest daily selling rate for early June in 21 years. GM and Chrysler hinted at price increases up to six percent on 1977 models, while Ford led gains and AMC fell. For the year, total U.S. auto sales climbed 38 percent, with GM and Chrysler up around 45 percent and Ford about 29 percent. AMC blamed subcompact weakness for declines.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
U.S
American Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
AMC
Ford
UN Extends Cyprus Peacekeeping Force For Six Months
The United Nations Security Council renewed the 12 year old UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus for six months in a 13 to 0 vote. China and Benin did not vote. The action followed Greek Cypriot demands and Turkish Cypriot refusals over condemnation of forced migrations. The resolution urged renewed talks for a political settlement and noted movement restrictions by Turkish authorities.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations Security Council
U.N
Cyprus
Council
China
Benin
Dahomey
Rashleigh E. Jackson
Guyana
Drought hits Upper Midwest farmers and crops
In Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas drought tightens hay and forage supplies as ground dries and corn fails to reach expected height. Farmers and state agriculture officials warn of a regional crisis and likely severely reduced grain crops.
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Minneapolis
Upper
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Washington
South Dakota
Lyle Derscheid
Wadena
Ralph C. Schmidt
Appleton
Minnesota Agriculture
Jon Wefald
Werald
Upper Midwest
Iowa
Oil Exploration Plan in Wyoming and Colorado
Rainbow Resources and five partners launch a $10 million oil program with up to 20 wildcat wells across Wyoming and Colorado. Drilling starts next month in the Denver Julesburg Basin, with additional wells planned in Powder River, Wind River, Overthrust Belt edges, and near Amoco prospects. The effort targets about 180000 acres, with options to expand if yields justify further drilling.
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Casper, Wyo
Rainbow Resources
Wyoming
Colorado
Don Carpenter
Denver- Julesburg
Big Horn Basin
Carpenter
Amoco Production Co
Powder River
Wind River Basin
LaBarge
Range Of Charges Against Mercenaries
Prosecution witnesses accuse 13 white mercenaries in Luanda of mass murder looting and robbery during Angola’s civil war The trial centers on Col Callan Costas Georgiou and Andrew McKenzie with accounts of killings looting and abuse of prisoners by mercenaries and FNLA fighters in San Salvador including a boy killed after trying to intervene and a looting spree in government offices.
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Luanda
Angola
Fernando Baires
People’s Revolutionary Court
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
FNLA
Bob Cesner
Columbus
Ohio
Gearhart
Popular Movement
MPLA
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gustavo Grillo
Argentina
Jersey City
N.J
Costas Georgiou
Col. Callan
Alfonso Carlos
San Salvador
Carlos
Georgiou
Henrique Moises
Callan
Andrew McKenzie
Baires
Joao Leitao
Finance Department
Post Office
Leitao
Teamster Leaders Likely Reelected At National Convention
In Las Vegas 2300 delegates at the Teamsters national convention approved 25 percent pay raises and broader powers over locals. Facing no opposition, President Frank E. Fitzsimmons General Secretary-Treasurer Ray Schoensling and the 15 vice presidents prepared for five year terms.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Ray Schoensling
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Turkey
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Moises
McKenzie
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