Inflation Eases in April as Prices Rise Slows
Inflation slowed to a 0.9 percent monthly rise in April, the smallest since January 1979, with gasoline prices holding steady and the economy slipping into a recession. Citibank cut its prime rate to 14 percent, joined by others, after the Fed relaxed some credit controls. White House officials called the report encouraging but noted relief for consumers is limited as buying power declined for a typical family of four.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Labor Department
Department
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Koreans Are Hanged in Seoul for Park assassination
Kim Jae-kyu former KCIA head and four agents were hanged Saturday morning in Seoul after Supreme Court confirmation of death sentences. Park Chung-hee and five bodyguards were shot during a KCIA dinner on October 26. Kim testified he killed the president to restore democracy, not for personal power.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Jae-kyu
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Park Chung-hee
KCIA
Supreme Court
Park
Kim
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Forecasts and Weather Outlook
The nation’s first warm weather holiday drives millions on the road as the National Safety Council projects 450 to 550 traffic deaths over the Memorial Day weekend, with 493 deaths expected on a typical three day period. Last year saw 508 fatalities, while 1969 and 1968 set higher records. County forecast calls for sun and warmth with mid 80s highs, chance of rain 20 percent.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Army coup attempt near Tehran shocks Iran military world
Pars reported an alleged plan by the Army of Iranian Freedom-seekers to seize western units, surround media, and arrest clerical leaders to topple the Revolutionary government. The message, attributed to Gen Gholam Ali Oveissi, followed dissension in Isfahan and Kurdistan. Guns and hostages remain central to broader tensions as World Court weighs Iran's case.
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Associated Press
Iran
Pars
Tehran
Kurdish Democratic Party
Isfahan
Kurdistan
Gholam Ali Oveissi
Shah
Oveissi
Rescue Helicopters Relocate From Mount St Helens Eruption
Rescue helicopters and a C 130 observed brownish ash and steam bursts from Spirit Lake basin prompting evacuation near Mount St Helens. Seventy one people remain missing and the death toll reached eighteen as crews shift from searching survivors to recovering the dead. The 18 bodies were moved to a makeshift morgue at Toledo Airport while state estimates put damage at 859.6 million dollars, not counting widespread federal land losses.
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Toledo
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Spirit Lake
Gene Smith
U.S. Forest Service
Smith
United
Washington
Nursing Home Plan Ties to Local Church Group
Ottawa plans a private financed nursing home to be named Ottawa Health Care Center at Wilson and Milner streets. Rev. Ronald Brannon leads the Wesleyan Church group behind the project and says local Kansans and Ottawans own most stock and will run the home, with construction possible this summer.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Ottawa
Ottawans
Kansans
Wesleyan Church
Opal Health Care Centers Inc
Marion
Ind
Ronald R. Brannon
Kansas
W.C. Brannon
Jim Lewis
Sunflower Care
Crestview Nursing Home
Franklin County Commission
Lewis
Crestview
Ottawa City Commission
Brannon
Rev. Brannon
Yorton Clark
Wesleyan
Wilson and
Milner Streets
Belleville
Earl J. Curry
Ottawa Wesleyan Church
Jola
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Topeka
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Hague
Netherlands
World Court
U.S
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U.N. Security Council
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Mohammad Beheshti
Islamic Republican Party
Khomeini
Beheshti
States
Joe Nadolski
Santa Fe
Missouri-Pacific- Santa Fe
First
Main Streets
Marais Des Cygnes
Omaha
Andy Voelmeck
State Bridge
Nursing Home
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