Memphis labor strikes threaten reopening of city schools
Police and fire workers stay off the job in Memphis as National Guardsmen escort emergency units and deputies respond to calls. A dusk to dawn curfew leads to 39 arrests, while Elvis Presley commemorations draw thousands but fall short of earlier projections. Mayor Chandler says the city is accepting applications for strikers' jobs amid 2,000 inquiries.
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U S Industr ial Output Rises 0 5 Percent In July
U S production gained 0 5 percent in July marking the first rise in three months and matching May and June gains as the economy slowly cools from earlier rapid growth. Output across mines factories and utilities rose alongside job creation and unemployment reduction signals.
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Washington
U.S
Dollar slides as Fed data show mixed output gains
The Federal Reserve Board reports gains in durable and consumer goods output for last month with a 0.3 percent rise in consumer goods and a 9.4 million annual auto production rate. The dollar sinks on world markets to new lows against the yen, Swiss franc, and mark, with gold hitting highs above $216 an ounce in Zurich and London. The British pound clears $2, while traders in Tokyo quote a near 182 yen per dollar. Earlier data show continued foreign trade deficits and a cautious forecast of slower growth to under 4 percent in the second half of 1978 to curb inflation.
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ERA backers win House rule paving ERA extension passage
Backers of a proposed ERA extension won a procedural victory in the House by a 243 171 vote adopting a rule to allow passage by a simple majority. Key vote looms on Railsback plan to let states rescind ratification. The deadline would shift to June 30, 1982 if extended. three more states are needed by next March 22.
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Mysterious Chicago tenant Eddie pays rent unseen for years
In Chicago Uptown, Eddie lives in Room 306 of the Envoy Apartment Hotel yet has not been seen for three years. He sends monthly $135 rent checks, leaving a dust-filled room with two TVs, clothes, and an unused life, prompting police caution.
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Mike Royko
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Southern Illinoisan Publishing Offices and Rates
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and subscription rates detailed. The Southern Illinoisan is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent with AP republication rights noted.
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Carbondale Free Press
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Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Oil glut expected to persist for two more years
New York AP reports Price Line newsletter says a global oil surplus will continue for at least two years. It notes current spare crude capacity at 4 to 5 billion barrels per day despite warnings of tightening supplies.
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Priceline
Carter vows less government in farming at Missouri rally
President Carter told about 10,000 farmers in Columbia that decisions should rest with those on the land and he aims to reduce government involvement. Agriculture Secretary Bergland will announce acreage idle rules for 1979, with wheat set aside used to stabilize prices and eligibility tied to cooperation. Farmers reported 75 to 80 percent compliance on 1978 wheat acreage.
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