Unemployment Rises to 5.7 Percent in July
The Labor Department reports the July jobless rate at 5.7 percent with 5,848,000 unemployed, little change from June. Despite slight uptick, employment rose 456,000 while mixed signals point to possible later deterioration as forecasts shift toward higher year end and 1980 unemployment.
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Eileen Alt Powell
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Carer
White House
Jack Bregger
Bregger
Carter rejects Cox for federal judgeship amid political ites
Boston report says President Carter will not name Archibald Cox to a federal judgeship despite unanimous support from the selection committee. The White House cites Cox being over age 65 and political considerations linked to Sen. Edward Kennedy as reasons, while the Globe notes age guidelines were omitted from recommendations.
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Boston
Carter
Harvard Law School
Archibald Cox
Boston Globe
Edward M. Kennedy
Cox
First Circuit Court Post
White House
Kennedy
the Globe
Richard Donahue
Lowell
Hue
Griffin Bell
American Bar Association
The
Globe
Florence Rubin
League of Women Voters
Nominations include one Hispanic for Western Texas judges
U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen plans to recommend four new federal judges in the Western District of Texas with only one Hispanic candidate. The San Antonio Express quotes federal sources naming H F Hippo Garcia Fred Shannon Lucius Bunton and Harry Lee Hudspeth as the nominees.
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San Antonio, Texas
U.S
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
San Antonio Express
Bentsen
H.F. ‘‘Hippo
Garcia
Fred Shannon
San Antonio
Odessa
Lucius Bunton
Harry Lee Hudspeth
el Paso
Jack Devore
Shelved until Labor Day Gas rationing plan delayed by Congress
Congress delays the standby gasoline rationing bill as House and Senate negotiators seek a compromise. President Carter must wait until after Labor Day for action, with hopes to have a final version by early September amid criticism of House provisions and calls to scrap ill advised amendments. Three-bank heist nets 518000 at Bankers Trust in Rockefeller Center. thieves flee after vault takeover.
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Congress
Tom Raum
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Carter
Sym
Bennett Johnston
D-La
White House
New York
Bankers Trust Co
Rockefeller Center
Robert C. Byrd
Jody Powell
Conference Committee
Lishing
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy Commitee
John Brademas
Inoculated alfalfa seeds boost yield at Pecos farm
Deseret Farms of Texas near Pecos reports higher yields and better stand from WL-512 inoculated alfalfa, reduced seed costs, and improved emergence. Farm manager Roger Conrad notes 10 to 12 tons per acre expected this year versus the regional seven to eight, with winter grazing possible thanks to a non-dormant variety.
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Roger Conrad
Deseret Farms
Texas
Pecos
Conrad
Deseret
Administration helps fire victims in Harris County
The Small Business Administration may declare Harris County a disaster area enabling fire victims to obtain 3 percent loans up to 10000 to replace uninsured losses. The 1080 unit complex had only 25 percent insured. Arson investigators pursued causes with about 75 witnesses interviewed and ruled out electrical shorts, spontaneous combustion, and use of flammable substances.
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Houston
Small Business Administration
Harris County
John Carey
SBA
Washington
H.G. Torres
Weather Outlook for Pecos and West Texas Through Saturday
Partly cloudy weather with possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms in Pecos and surrounding areas through Saturday. Thursday high reached 99 degrees with a 68 degree low this morning. Rainfall of 0.32 inches fell last night. West Texas outlook shows partly cloudy to clear skies with widely scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms mainly south. Continued warm afternoons. Highs 86 to 98, lows 62 to 72, with upper 50s in the mountains. Saturday highs 92 to 102.
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Pecos
West Texas
Upper
50S
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Justin Scharf
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