Congress Debates Minimum Wage and Public Campaign Finance
Washington AP reports the House will move on a farm bill and then address raising the minimum wage to 2.69 by 1979 and 3.25 by 1980 with a 64 percent target of the average blue collar wage. Senate bills on public financing for campaigns face uncertain fate amid opposition from Republicans and some Southern Democrats. The package also includes election day registration plans and presidential direct election proposals.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
House
Senate Conference
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Labge
Fartet
AFL Cio
Senate Rules Committee
Hut
Firemen Strike Halts Mass Fire at Jet Factory in Missouri
University City officials plan court action to end a strike by firefighters that allowed the Plastic Bottle Corp. plant to burn. Fire crews from nearby communities faced threats as they attempted to assist, while a spokesman for the factory owner warned of possible legal action.
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University City
Sire
Victor Eltman
St Louis
Plastic Bottle Corp
Webster Groves
Fred H. Enirikin
Warner L. Paddock
Larry A. Vaughn
Ira P. Kauftman
Anthony Cianelli
R. Lee McCauley
Irvin K. Bloom
Lhcst
Tl Army of Fire
Hagerstown
Maryland
Race Violence in Chicago Park Leaves 21 Injured 23 Arrested
AP reports a clash at Marquette Park after a planned parade by the Martin Luther King Jr. Movement, with white crowds attacking black motorists. Police in riot gear intervened as marchers failed to complete the route, and arrests followed amid claims of white intimidation.
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Chicago
CIA
Marquette Park
Martin Luther King Jr
Marquette
Extra unemployment benefits end for 38 states and DC
A government report says 25 jobless people in 38 states and the District of Columbia will lose extra unemployment pay after July 23 as the insured unemployment rate falls below trigger. About 62,000 in Illinois and Nevada remain eligible for extended weeks, with overall unemployment at 7.1 percent in June.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Latur Department
Hatnois
Nevada
Defense chief defends troop pullout in Korea
Defense Secretary Harold Brown met with South Korean officials in Seoul to justify the phased withdrawal of 93,000 U.S. troops as a political necessity in the United States while outlining a $1.9 billion aid package for Scout. He delivered a letter from President Carter to Park Chung-hee reaffirming that the move does not weaken U S Korea defense commitments.
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South Korea
Harold Brown
U.S
United States
Sai Brown
Suh Jyong-chul
Scout
Carter Pill
Congress
Brown
Carter
Park Chung-hee
Republic of Korea
Park
Carter Wild
Sadat orders halt to Libyan hostilities amid border fighting
Cairo reports Sadat ordered a cease fire as heavy clashes continue along the Egypt Libya border. Egypt says it shot down Libyan aircraft and raided air bases, while Libya claims casualties and captures. Arab mediators including Boumediene and Arafat seek a settlement amid ongoing air and ground attacks.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Libya
Sadat
Arab Revolutionary News Agency
RRNA
Tripoli
al Kutra
al Kufra
Desert
Albania Calls for Chinese Advisers Exit
Belgrade dispatch reports Albania has asked China to withdraw its technical advisers. Diplomatic sources in Tirana say the move follows a sharp editorial attack on Beijing in the Communist party daily Voice of the People. Estimates put Chinese technicians in Albania at 700 to 2000.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Gasema- Wen
Fong
Europe
China
Tirana
Albania
Zork Populi
Voice of the People
Pekine
Byrd says scandal charges overblown in Washington
Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd says allegations of a Washington scandal involving South Korean influence buying may be blown out of proportion. He cites public lists of names and notes Park may have exaggerated his reach. Justice Department reportedly close to indictments against five former congressmen.
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Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Wear Virginis
ABC
Washington
Robert Byrd
U.S. Justice Department
Los Angeles Times
Byrd
Tongsun Park
West Virginia
Democrat
Hurd
Park
London
Seoul
Lahore
Lottery Numbers Note From Maryland Draw Saturday
The Maryland lottery report lists the winning numbers for Saturday with a garbled recount of digits and stray place names. Multiple OCR errors obscure precise figures though references to draws and payouts like 87 dollars and 8.75 exist.
Cancer specialists warn Laetrile may be dangerous
Georgetown University doctors report two cancer patients suffered adverse reactions after Laetrile use. Specialists warn the substance may not be safe or effective and could complicate diagnosis. The AMA noted Laetrile toxicity appears in medical literature for the first time, while federal agencies deem it worthless for cancer treatment.
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Washington
Slance Laetrile
Georgewwn ‘University
American Medical Association
Philip 5. Lehrin
Georgetawn
Georgetown
Schein
Jire
Sehen
AMA
Mexico
Georgetown University Medical Center
Indians bury hatchet at Southern Ute Reservation peace ceremony
On the Southern Ute Indian reservation in Colorado, about 40 Ute and Comanche elders signed a peace scroll after a four day ceremony. The event marks two centuries of conflict ending with a pledge of brotherhood and shared peace amid fading drums and dancers.
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Cola
Colorado
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