Unemployment steady at 9.8 percent in August
The Labor Department reports the jobless rate at 9.8 percent with about 10.8 million Americans unemployed as of August, a slight 15,000 rise from July. Minorities saw the largest increases, with Black workers’ rate edging up to 18.8 percent.
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Reagan’s Middle East plan draws mixed reaction abroad
Leaders split over Reagan’s peace plan with Carter saying it demands more effort while Shultz met Arab and Jewish-American groups without winning support. Shamir downplayed Jordan’s interest in Palestinian autonomy. Israeli cabinet rejected the plan as a new U.S. poll shows shifting West Bank attitudes. In Beirut Red Cross moves to evacuate wounded. US savings rate anchor set at 8.15 percent as old rate 8.96 remains briefly. Carter and Brzezinski defend Camp David links. Mondale urges negotiations first. Additional reactions from JACOs and Palestinian groups noted. Labor data show August unemployment trends with teen rates rising and manufacturing declines cited.
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Red Cross ends Beirut evacuation as last convoy readies
The International Red Cross reopening a final Palestinian guerrilla evacuation convoy from Beirut plans to ship about 57 patients to Athens aboard the Flora. Officials had declared evacuations over earlier but the Red Cross sought one last hospital train, amid a war that has killed or wounded more than 48,000. Prime Minister Wazzan shows a symbolic move to restore central authority as militias bend to government control.
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Beirut Strife Flares as Militias Hold Street Power
In west Beirut dangerous militias and armored units remain outside their headquarters while Christian east Beirut’s Phalange loyalists keep a strong armed presence. Gunfire erupts after a line crossing incident between regular army officers and leftist militiamen, with overnight explosions in the western city. Israeli radio cites a secret Meet between Begin and Bashir Gemayel with Shamir and Sharon. The Beirut government seeks to restore control amid divided factions, with mixed results so far.
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Ohio unemployment rate jumps to 12.7 percent in August
United Press International reports Ohio's seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 12.7 percent in August from 11.8 in July, second highest in the nation, as auto and auto parts layoffs add about 5,000 unemployed. Michigan led with 15.2 percent. Ohio programs aim to move welfare clients into jobs with counseling and sanctions for noncompliance.
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Man who served wife's jail term seeks custody after marriage ends
In Jacksonville North Carolina a 26 year old man Bruce Swain who served 190 days of his wife's sentence for cocaine possession with intent to distribute now fights for permanent custody of their 11 month old son Joseph Spencer Swain after his wife Carmen Marino left him and filed for divorce. A district judge granted Swain weekend custody while Marino retains weekdays custody. Swain sobbed as lawyers described his devotion while Marino said she could not stay in the marriage and would return to her parents. Marino noted she married in 1981 while pregnant and had begun serving a 12 month sentence. Swain had volunteered to take her place, a swap approved as a justice measure by Henrico Circuit Judge Re Ballard Baker. Swain later found most furnishings gone from their Virginia Beach home and lamented that Marino no longer loves him.
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