Unemployment Drops to 7.3 Percent as Jobs Rise
The March jobless rate fell from 7.8 to 7.3 percent with 512000 Americans finding work. Total employment reached 89.6 million while unemployment dropped to 7.1 million, driven by gains among adult men and construction as energy shortages fade. The report supports continued calls for tax rebates or cuts to bolster the economy amid lingering needs for stimulus.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington
Oday
Labor Department
Carter
Coffee price surge rattles shoppers in March market survey
An Associated Press market basket survey shows March coffee price hikes pushing the grocery bill higher across eight cities, with Folger's raising wholesale prices to 1.59 a pound. Some managers report coffee sales down as much as 25 percent while tea sales rise, amid inflation and weather-driven costs for 1977.
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Associated Press
Folger’s
Lea
Planos Drunk Driving Booking Tapes Spark Debate
Plano Texas police tape drunk driving bookings for later review. The program costs 2000 and records intoxication levels for use in court and to aid defense attorneys. Officials say tapes can speed court appearances and verify officers judgments.
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Plano
Tex
Texas
Callin County
Tom O'Connell
James McCarley
Plana
McCarley
Dutch journalist cites oilmen and Cubans in JFK plot claim
AP reports Willem Oltmans quoted George De Mohrenschildt alleging a conspiracy involving Texas oilmen led by H. L. Hunt and anti Castro Cubans in Kennedy’s murder. De Mohrenschildt, who reportedly died by suicide, claimed Oswald acted as guide, while the Warren Commission found no conspiracy.
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Kennedy
ABC
Good Morning America
Olimaana
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Nimaetz
Oltmans Seid de Mohrenseh
Washington
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Willem Oltmans
George de Mohrenschild
H. L. Hunt
Lee Harvey Oswald
Hunt
Oltmans
Abc-Tv
Tronse
de Mohenschildt
CLA
FBI
de Mohrenschildt
Palm Beach
Fla
X House Committee
NBC
Olimany
antiCastra Cubang
Cabo
Oswald
Mrr
Midwest farmers welcome rainfall easing drought fears
Heavy March rains brought relief to Midwest fields after a prolonged drought. Wisconsin losses reached a record 623 million dollars last year while eastern Kansas and southeast Missouri saw higher wheat forecasts. Officials noted circulation pattern shifts and above normal totals across the region with Milwaukee totals doubling normal. Flooding occurred in parts of Kansas and Missouri as spring totals rose and outlooks projected above average precipitation.
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Louis Thompson
Iowa State University
ISO
Midwest
Milwaukee
Finols
Kansas
Missouri
Apai
Officials play money games with county school budget
The county school budget faces scrutiny as officials reportedly manipulate funds amid questions of how millions in potential savings or losses will be allocated. Residents await clarification on spending, with teachers and parents calling for transparency.
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