Comparative Finances 1980 Style
Public and private reports compare U S living costs and personal income. The Conference Board finds purchasing power after inflation rose 7 percent since 1970 with median family income up to 21350 in 1980. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists four person costs for moderate and high standards. Per capita income rose 11 percent to 8706. Alaska tops at 11252 and Mississippi bottom at 6167.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
United States
the Conference Board
New York City
Conference Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Commerce Department
Indiana
Alaska
Mississippi
U S Korean Rift Deepens After Korean Crackdown Claims
Diplomatic sources in Seoul accuse Lt Gen Chun Doohwan of lying to Korean press about U S role in the military crackdown, triggering the sharpest U S Korea relations split in nearly a decade. The defense security commander and acting KCIA director is at the center of the dispute.
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Seoul
South Korea
CIA
U.S
Chun Doohwan
Breaks In Jordan Shooting Clouded By Ballistics Probe
Fort Wayne police and Allen County authorities reported that a motorcyclist, John Thompson Douglas, 40, was questioned after possessing three rifles, one matching the caliber used to wound Vernon Jordan. Ballistics tests were ordered while investigators reviewed alleged conspiratorial links and a later FBI augmentation sought to clarify possible motives behind the sniper attack. Jordan remained hospitalized in guarded condition as doctors noted progress toward recovery. The unfolding case also touched on disputed claims of U.S. knowledge about related Korean events, prompting a diplomatic embassy statement clarifying distortions of American role and actions.
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Jordan
Douglas
FBI
Lelligence Agency
United States
Chun
U.S
South Korea
Carter
Suspicious Fire At Urban League Office In Miami
Five people were treated after smoke inhalation in a two story Miami office building fire seen as possibly linked to the Vernon Jordan shooting. Officials said no confirmed connection to Jordan’s Fort Wayne shooting or city riots, while arson investigators probed the blaze.
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Miami
Urban League of Greater Miami
Indiana
National Urban League
Vernon Jordan Jr
Fort Wayne
George T. Billberry
Miami Fire Department
Jordan
T. Willard Fair
Urban League
Vernon
Social Security Gets A Reprieve Debates Over Gas Tax Widen Split
The House approved a five day extension to avoid Social Security payments bouncing next week while failing to separate the 10 cent a gallon gasoline fee from a 30 day debt limit measure. Senate opposition threatens a veto and a broader fight over the gas tax linkage. Budget talks and a 1980-81 package remain unsettled as a June 5 vote looms.
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Washington
House
Senate
Carter
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
O'Neill
Rules Committee
John Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Congress
Iran Iraq clash flares along border despite hostage talks
Tehran Radio reports Iraqi artillery pounded Iranian border posts, with about 20 Iraqi soldiers killed in prior fighting near Mehran. Tehran’s Bani-Sadr met Khomeini to brief on developments as Iran weighs hostages. Parliament delays hostage debate until late July after organizational work and cabinet formation.
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Associated Press
Mideast
Tehran Radio
Tehran
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Pars
Bani-Sadr
Iran
Iraq
London
Mehran
Dealings With China Explained
Washington officials described the Pentagon announced plan as normalizing relations with the People's Republic of China and signaling to the Soviet Union. The accord allows China to negotiate with U.S. manufacturers for radar, helicopters, transport carriers and other military gear, with contracts needing administration and, in some cases, Congressional approval.
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Washington
CAP
China
U.S
Peking
Soviet Union
Defense
Harald Brown
Pentagon
Geng Biao
Congress
Kremlin
Moscow
Brown
People's Republic
United States
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