Carter Leads Democratic delegates toward first ballot nomination
Delegates rally behind Georgia farmer Carter as endorsements flood in from Wallace Jackson Church and Udall, making a Carter victory likely. Other items note Ford economists’ 7 percent unemployment risk, revenue sharing extension headed to House action, Humphrey's vanishing bid, justice department stamp probe, Kissinger Panama talks progress, Spain political party law, Bolivia siege over Torres, funeral industry hearings, and Pelosi earns Army commendation for aid to a German victim.
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Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
George Wallace
Henry Jackson
Frank Church
Morris Udall
Cease-fire signed amid Lebanon fighting easing
Syria and its Palestinian and leftist Lebanese foes agreed on a cease-fire as fighting lessened across fronts. President Franjieh opposed an Arab peacekeeping force. Damascus said troops halt advancing pending arrangements for a joint Arab peacekeeping mission to supervise the truce. Israel tightened watch but offered no stance on the force.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
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Lebanon
Syria
Suleiman Franjieh
Damascus
Libya
Algeria
Israel
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Alcoholism experts condemn Rand report on normal drinking
Alcoholism specialists in Santa Monica condemn a Rand Corp study suggesting some alcoholics might return to normal drinking without greater risk. They argue the findings mislead patients and underestimate relapse dangers, calling for cautious treatment approaches and further research.
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Peter J. Boyer
Associated Press
Santa Monica, Calif
Rand Corp
Santa Monica
United States
David J. Armor
Mary Pendry
California State Alcoholism Advisory Board
Marvin A. Block
American Medical Association
Rand
Farley dies at 88 after 1930s Roosevelt rise
James A. Farley longtime Democratic leader and former national chairman died at 88 in his Waldorf Towers suite after a heart attack. He helped steer Franklin D Roosevelt to the presidency, then split with FDR over a third term, later promoting Coca Cola internationally. Farley had chaired the party for seven years and was influential in New York and national politics.
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James A
Big Jim
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Democratic Party
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Odz
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Waldorf Towers
Chicago
Coca Cola International Corp
Growth of American Children Levels Off After Century Rise
Federal study shows today’s 18-year-olds average 5 ft 9.2 in and 150 lb, with girls at 5 ft 2 in and 123 lb, indicating a long term plateau in youth height. Experts cite diet, disease eradication, and genetic limits as factors, noting updates to growth charts after over four decades.
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Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
Peter V. Hamill
The
National Center
Grain reserves dwindle as CCC holdings fall sharply
A Agriculture Department report shows government stocks of feed grains and wheat shrank by 1960s levels, with CCC holdings as of April 30 under 28.5 million bushels of major feeds and 221000 bushels of wheat versus last year. Farmers have largely sold or fed grain or held it themselves, reducing government stockpiles. Oats inventory stands at 19.1 million as an congressional reserve, while prior decades saw CCC corn near 1.4 billion and wheat at 1.2 billion.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
USDA
Congress
Highway jobs cut in Texas as funding shrinks
About 600 state highway construction and maintenance jobs may be eliminated by Sept. 1 in Austin Texas according to Luther DeBerry engineering director of the Department of Highways and Public Transportation. He cites reduced purchasing power and fewer projects. The highway workforce has already been reduced by 2250 since 1972 and nearly 3000 vacancies remain unfilled. The estimated total on Sept. 1 would be 14850.
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Justice Department
Benjamin Bailar
House
Austn
Tex
Luther DeBerry
Department of Highways and Public Transportation
DeBerry
Plant pilferer may be potted in Duncan Oklahoma
Plant lovers in Duncan Oklahoma report a wave of nighttime plant thefts since June 1. Police have no suspects, no motive, and most stolen items were hanging plants valued at 15 to 20 dollars each, with two pots worth 55 to 65 dollars. Victims describe porch and patio losses and fear the plants are being taken out of town to sell.
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Duncan
Okla
Oklahoma
D.R. Rolen
R.J. Bennett
Wheat crop near record high yield despite cold weather
The Agriculture Department expects winter wheat harvest to reach about 1.42 billion bushels, the second largest on record, though down 14 percent from 1975’s peak. Frosts in May reduced yield potential in several states, with moisture mostly adequate but some shortages in the Dakotas.
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AP Farm
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Illinois
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Marine training called primitive initiation rites
Former Marine Corps base psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Cohen testified before a House panel that Parris Island recruit training amounts to primitive initiation rites designed to prove masculinity. He described repeated punches, kicks, and severe punishments, while Marine leaders denied systematic abuse and called training challenging but not abuse.
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Edmund Pinto
Associated Press
Washington
Marine Corps
Parris Island
Jonathan Cohen
Dure
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Robert Barrow
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