Trade Deficit Reaches Record High as Dock Strike Hits Exports
The United States posted its largest monthly trade deficit in October as a dock strike reduced exports to 9.2 billion while imports fell to 12.3 billion. Economists note September exports were boosted by anticipated strike activity, and contract votes on the East and Gulf coasts aim to end the strike. The year’s deficit is projected near 27 billion.
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United States
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Today in the News From Associated Press Wires
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Israel Accepts Invitation to Cairo Peace Conference
Prime Minister Menahem Begin announced Israel will attend the Cairo preliminary peace conference next weekend. He named two senior officials as negotiators and said he signed Israel’s reply to Egypt via UN envoy Chaim Herzog. In Cairo, Egypt invited Yasir Arafat of the PLO.
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Menahem Begin
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Begin
Egypt
United Nations
Chaim Herzog
Butros B. Ghali
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Shuttle cost overruns prompt hearing set
Senate Appropriations subcommittee to hold Thursday hearing on cost overruns and delays in the space shuttle program. Senator William Proxmire says NASA has conceded a 4 to 7 percent overrun on shuttle costs.
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Senate
William Proxmire
National, Aeronautics and Space Administration
Weather outlook with mild cooling and sun forecast
The forecast calls for variable high cloudiness and cooler conditions today with breezy winds. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the mid 70s and moderate humidity, noon temperature around 72 percent and 27 percent humidity.
Rhodesia claims crush of guerrilla bases in Mozambique
The Rhodesia government said its ground and air forces destroyed two guerrilla bases in Mozambique and killed at least 1,200 black nationalists. The bases were used by black nationalist guerrillas aiming to topple the white minority government.
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Rhodesia
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Union to Meet Federal Mediators Tuesday on Coal Talks
Washington United Mine Workers agreed to a federal request to meet coal industry negotiators Tuesday to restart stalled contract talks as a coal strike threatens for December 6. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service moved to summon both sides to the session.
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United Mine Workers Union
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Court declines to halt AT&T antitrust actions
The Supreme Court refused to block government efforts to dismantle AT&T. The ruling follows federal court decisions that the Justice Department may sue AT&T for antitrust violations. Senator John L. McClellan, 81, died in his Little Rock home. his body found by his wife at about 6:30 a.m.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Little Rock
Ark
John L. McClellan
McClellan
Task force backs abortion as needed to curb teen births
A HEW task force on teen pregnancy says abortions are essential to reduce high risk adolescent births. The report to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare marks a second policy clash with HEW Secretary Joseph Califano and President Carter over abortion.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Joseph A. Califano Jr
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Strenuous Exercise Beneficial for Heart Says Researcher
Dr. Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr. of UC Berkeley notes high energy expenditure and bursts of intensity in workouts aid heart health. The finding emphasizes calorie burn in strenuous activity as good medicine for the heart.
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Miami
Ralph S. Paffenbarger Jr
University of California At Berkeley
Clash Over Harar City In Ogaden Desert
Ethiopian and Somali forces reported fighting for the ancient walled city of Harar with conflicting reports from Addis Ababa and Mogadishu. Harar sits 225 miles east of Addis Ababa as one of Ethiopia’s last strongholds in the Ogaden.
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Hughes Mormon will trial opens with three day opening
The Las Vegas court began arguments to determine if Howard Hughes authored the so called Mormon will. Opening statements are set for three days with evidence and testimony to start Thursday morning.
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Howard Hughes
Colder Wetter Arizona Forecast Could Shift Migration
Climatologist Dr Iben Browning predicts a decade long trend of cooler wetter conditions in southern Arizona with more rain and shifting climate patterns. Gary Driggs of Western Savings says the changes could accelerate interstate outflux and bring more eastern migrants seeking homes and loans.
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Sonora Desert
Iben Browning
Thomas Bede Foundation
Albuquerque
Gary Driggs
Western Savings
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Driggs
Phoenix
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Brooks denies embezzlement charges in politically charged case
Roger Brooks, Maricopa County Community College board member, fights four counts of waste of public funds and one count of submitting a false claim after an embezzlement indictment. He calls the probe politically motivated and predicts more charges may follow as the arraignment draws near.
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Maricopa County
San Diego
Brooks
San Diego City College
Otis Brown
Brown
Scottsdale Senior Center plans third phase expansion
Scottsdale plans a 2,780 square foot third phase adding six offices and two classrooms for social services and crafts. City officials expect City Council approval in February for a bid call while new CDBG expenditure regulations worry officials about losing senior center funding.
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Franklin D. Aleshire
Paradise Valley Asked About HUD Grants Eligibility
Paradise Valley faces questions on federal community development block grants as an affluent town in Maricopa County. Supervisor George Campbell strongly doubts eligibility while noting HUD lists nearby towns such as Avondale and Surprise as eligible urban counties for water, sewer, housing, and related programs.
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el Mirage
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Supreme Court to rule if water is a mineral under mining law
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether water retrieved from public lands can be mined under the 1872 mining act, a point a lower court deemed to make water a mineral. The case involves Charlestone Stone Products Co. near Las Vegas and a government suit over sand and gravel mining on public lands.
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Supreme Court
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Arizona
Charlestorte Stone Products Co
Las Vegas
Nev
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