Anti inflation moves lift dollar and push gold lower
Federal Reserve actions over the weekend raised the dollar on world markets and sent gold prices down. Volcker warned against tax cuts, citing slowing economy and inflation risks, while the Fed raised the bank lending rate to 12 percent and tightened credit to curb money supply growth.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
London
Zurich
U.S
Federal Reserve
Board
Paul Volcker
Volcker
Carter
Pope John Paul II Leaves Trail of Ideals in U S Visit
During his U S tour Pope John Paul II drew 175000 to a captiol area worship and left a lasting sense of ideals and admonitions. Nun leader Sister Theresa Kane urged including women in all church ministries including priesthood, asking for equal rights within the church. The pope acknowledged but did not directly answer at a 4000-nun gathering.
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Pope John Paul
George W. Cornell
Washington
John Paul II
America
U.S. Capitol
Pope
Poland
U.S
Theresa Kane
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Mary
Jesus
Philadelphia
Sister Kane
Leadership Conference of Women Religious
Flood funds okayed by commissioners
Reeves County Precinct 4 receives a 24179.91 grant from the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission for a Title VI Special Project for Flood Prevention Crew the funding continues last spring’s flood response. The board also met Jose Trujillo new adult probation officer for the 143rd District Court.
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Reeves County
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Jose Trujillo
143Rd District Court
Teachers Return as Strikes Persist in Michigan and New Jersey
Teachers in Flint and Lansing resume classrooms after a month off while over 8,500 teachers remain on strike nationwide. In Flint 1,800 workers and the school board reach a tentative three year contract, with vote on ratification within two weeks. In Lansing 30,650 students and 1,540 teachers return after a voice vote to end a month long walkout. A tentative pact also emerges in Baldwin, Michigan, as strikes continue in four other districts. In New Jersey Morris Hills reports no weekend progress after 200 striking teachers walk out over stalled talks.
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Associated Press
Flint
Lansing
Mich
United Teachers of
Michigan Education Association
Genesse County
Harry McAray
Baldwin
MEAC
Michigan
Morris Hills
New Jersey
Weather Outlook for Pecos and Vicinity
Fair skies today with cooler temperatures tomorrow. Sunday high reached 104 with a 50 degree low this morning. Tonight mostly fair and cooler in the Panhandle. North winds bring a windy, colder trend followed by cooler conditions south Tuesday. Lows tonight range from 40 in the north to 63 in the south. Tuesday highs forecast from 62 in the Panhandle to 92 in the Big Bend.
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Pecos
Panhandle
The
Big Bend
Money waste in winter heating prompts energy audits
The article reports that over half of home heating fuel may be wasted through cracks, poor insulation, and attic leaks. It describes thermograms, energy audits, and payback periods as common tools, noting utilities must help customers reduce waste under the 1978 act. Pacific Gas and Electric cites tens of thousands of audits and rising programs to curb heat loss.
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Associated Press
U.S
Department of Energy
Devel
Oped
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
California
Mers
Mike Willhoit
Iowa
Iowa Utility Association
John Lewis
Lewis
Vietnam calls U S talks a farce over Cambodia crisis
Vietnam charged the United States with distorting events in Cambodia and said Washington's push to normalize ties is a farce. The Nhan Dan newspaper accused Washington and Beijing of plotting to justify more military aid to non communist Southeast Asia, citing a Washington Post editorial and critiquing the Pol Pot regime. The piece notes U S actions around Pol Pot and Heng Samrin and accuses the U S Seventh Fleet of provoking China and Vietnam.
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Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
Bangkok
Thailand
Vietnam
United States Today
Cambodia
Washington
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
United States
China
Carter Administration
Pol Pot
Heng Samrin
7Th Fleet
East
Ern Sea
South China Sea
Seven Die as Ohio Plane Crashes at Cincinnati Airport
Seven people were killed when a Piper Navajo twin engine air taxi lost power on takeoff from Greater Cincinnati Airport and crashed upside down just off the runway. Officials said the right engine may have failed. a survivor was treated at Booth Memorial Hospital in Florence, Kentucky. The aircraft was en route to Nashville and carried eight to nine people.
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Cincinnati
Greater Cincinnati
Fred Farrar
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington
Comair
Nashville
Louise Bennett
Salvation Army
Booth Memorial Hospital
Florence
William Thelen
Aviation Administration
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Bill Barrett
Lake Spence
Hickory Street
West Texas
Earl Bell
Robert Hinojos
Ohio
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