Nation Railway walkout threatens major layoffs in St. Louis
Widespread layoffs loom as Nor folk and Western strike action disrupts switch line operations at St. Louis and Kansas City rail terminals. Picket lines halt freight-car movement, bottleneck jams freight yards, and crossers face potential violations of a restraining order while courts set hearings on injunctions.
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Kansas City
Norfolk & Western Railway Co
N&w
Kansas City Terminal Railway Association
John W. Oliver
U.S
Edward Filippine
Filippine
St. Louis Terminal Railroad Association
Poll Americans Doubt Carter's Domestic Efforts
New York AP NBC poll shows 42 percent rate Carter excellent or good overall, up from 26 percent last month, but only 19 percent rate his economic work good or excellent. Energy scores are 22 percent good or excellent, with 72 percent giving energy work fair or poor. 6 percent undecided.
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New York
Camp David
Jimmy Carter
Associated Press
NBC News
Carter
Home Loan Rates Seen Peak Near Year End
Economists say mortgage rates may top out soon while buyers face higher costs. Families paying at least 10 percent more for homes next year could be the reality if rates peak later this year, with average fees around 934 percent for new and used houses. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board and builders urge Fed restraint to curb inflation. the Fed says action is needed.
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Washington
Richard Marcis
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Home Loan Board
Builders’ Group
Federal Reserve
Per Capita Income Varies By Region in 1977
The Commerce Department reported 1977 per capita income with Northeast and Far West higher than the South. Alaska topped $10,586 per person while Mississippi averaged $5,030. Illinois ranked sixth at $7,769, ahead of it were Alaska, DC, Connecticut, New Jersey, Nevada, and California.
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Commerce
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Alaska
District of Columbia
Connecticut
New Jersey
Nevada
California
Fat Americans Overusing Energy
Two University of Illinois scientists Bruce M. Hannon and Timothy G. Lohman say the excess energy used to feed overweight Americans could cover the annual residential electricity needs of Boston Chicago San Francisco and Washington DC.
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Bruce M. Hannon
Timothy G. Lohman
University of Illinois At Urbana
America
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
D.C
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