The Year of the Drought and the Migrant Plight
Washington officials warn of 20000 fewer farm jobs due to drought while migrant workers head to the Pacific Northwest for apple cherry and beet harvests. Idaho Washington and Oregon must coordinate planning as thousands arrive before new school enrollments rise and families face uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
California
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Florida
Washington State
Idaho
Oregon
Carter plan on election day registration stirs turnout debate
Washington observers weigh President Carter plan to drop pre election registration barriers. Proponents cite Minnesota Wisconsin and Maine experiments showing higher turnouts with same or lower fraud claims. Critics including GOP argue risk of ballot stuffing and call for hard fraud evidence.
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Arnold Sawislak
United Press International
Washington
Carter
Republians
GOP
National “Committee
William, Brock
Senate
Brock
Tennessee
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Joan Grove
Wisconsin Election Board
Maine
North Dakota
House
Isle of Linosa a harsh paradise in a wartime tale
Kenneth Camn a 55 year old English treasurer of the Pleasure Beach Co. recalls his dramatic crash landing in Linosa during World War II. He escaped a Spitfire wreckage lived among caves then was taken to Lampedusa and Taranto before a German POW camp.
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Robin Stafford
United Press International
Rome
Isle of
Linosa
Tunisia
Malta
Kenneth Camn
Pleasure Beach Co
Blackpool
England
Linda
Royal Air Force
Cam
Lampedusa
Taranto
Perils Of Innocent Bystanding By Dick West
Washington FBI statistics show overall crime edges down but hostage taking rises as an offshoot of the crime wave. The piece surveys historical and contemporary hostage scenarios, crosscuts to island protests on Linosa and Lampedusa, Sabat, and notes on tourism and local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick West
United Press International
Washington
FBI
Jutland
PTA
Capitol Hill
Jack Anderson
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Senate Ethics Committee
Cam
Betty
Kinosa
Giacomo Brera
Lampedusa
Alitalia Airlines
Erera
UPI
Sicily
Bvera
Sugar policy urged to save domestic sugar industry
Sen. Frank Church urged President Carter to act promptly to aid domestic sugar producers and processors. He cited findings by the U S International Trade Commission and a Sugar and Sweetener Task Force showing financial trouble from imports, and warned against dependence on foreign suppliers for a vital commodity.
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United Press International
Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Carter
Church
U.S. International Trade Commission
Sugar and Sweetener Task Force
Secretary of Agriculture
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Suniversal
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Bonner County
Edgemere
Dan Hogan
Lake Street
The
Bonner County Historical Society
Sandpoint Daily
Pend- Oreille Printers, Inc
Church Street
Sandpoint
United States
Focal
Pete Thompson
Ken Firoved
Herb Offermann
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