URW strike fund shrinkage prompts benefit cuts
The United Rubber Workers warn 60,000 strikers at Firestone, Goodyear, Goodrich and Uniroyal face benefits cut from $35 to $25 this week as nearly $1 million is moved from the union's general fund to the strike fund amid the four week old dispute.
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Kissinger signals quitting if Ford wins in November
Secretary Kissinger said he would prefer not to stay in office if Ford secures a full term, in an NBC Today interview. The remark comes as Ford campaigns in Michigan where 83 delegates are at stake, amid a tough GOP primary season for Ford and Reagan’s delegate gains.
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Beirut Civil War Duel Kills 221 and Leaves Hundreds Hurt
In Beirut and surrounding areas Moslems and Christians fought in a brutal rocket and artillery duel. Police report 221 killed and 383 wounded overnight, raising the toll above 19,000 as fires and hospital shortages worsen conditions. Edouard Saab among the dead.
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Economists forecast a full scale boom in 1976 whispers
Economists in the spring Economic Outlook USA foresee a strong recovery blurring into a boom. Victor Zarnowitz notes sluggish capital investment and bank loans as buoyant signals. F Thomas Juster predicts 7 percent real GNP growth with 5 percent inflation and unemployment below 7 percent by year end. Jay Schmiedeskamp cites a 9.1 point rise in the Consumer Sentiment Index to 84.5 in February, signaling broad confidence gains.
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Arab youth killed as West Bank unrest continues
Israeli soldiers fatally shot Abdullah Mustafa Hawas, 20, during West Bank patrols near Jerusalem airport amid riots that have left nine Arabs dead in nearly three months. A 17 year old girl, Lina Hassan Nubusi, was killed in Nablus during renewed clashes.
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El Salvador military chief named in gun sales plot
New York AP El Salvador's military chief of staff Col Manuel Rodriguez faced a 3 million bail after arrest in a plot to buy 10,000 tommy guns for mobsters. He allegedly would sign a State Department export certificate and collect a 75,000 payout. Also detained were two other El Salvadorans and three U.S. citizens over the scheme. a seventh suspect was sought.
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Earthquake Hits Uzbek Soviet Republic Severe damage feared
Moscow radio reported a major quake centered 300 miles west of Tashkent with magnitude 9 on the Mercalli scale and strong shaking felt in Gazli, Samarkand, and Bukhara. Reports noted severed communications and potential disaster despite limited damage details.
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Credit rules ease lemon car buyers burden on banks
Washington AP reports new FTC rules end the holders in due course doctrine, letting consumers with defective financed cars stop payments under certain conditions. If a seller helped arrange the loan, buyers may withhold payments and seek refunds, while courts remain the final arbiter. The measures apply to installment contracts and aim to curb deceptive sales without raising overall credit costs.
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