Inflation Eases in July 0.5 Percent Gain Confounds Deficit
U S inflation cooled in July with a 0.5 percent rise in consumer prices the smallest in months as grocery costs fell 0.4 percent and clothing dropped 0.6 percent. Beefs, pork, and fresh produce helped offset higher housing and transport costs while dollar strength improved on global markets due to slower inflation and the trade deficit outlook. The Labor Department noted purchasing power rose 0.2 percent in July though wages lagged behind year over year.
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Agreement Eases U S Mail Strike Threat
The Postal Service and three unions resume talks for 15 days under a federal mediator. The accord removes the nationwide strike threat for now, with arbitration on unresolved issues and possible later union rejection or wildcat actions.
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C Carter threat at Idaho hotel targets president
Police and Secret Service seek a man who left a threat on a hotel mirror next to a Carter picture, knocked a maid unconscious, and started a mattress fire in Idaho Falls while Carter vacationed at Grand Teton. Security teams, Air Force One units, and investigators work the scene.
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Viet Vets and the Winchester Job Market
A 1970s study outlines Vietnam veterans' ongoing unemployment struggle. Local director Edwin Pomeroy cites many returning veterans from 1965 to 1969 failing to find skilled work and earning low wages. Virginia data show 2,080 Vietnam veterans across three counties with only 40 placed locally, a 13 percent local rate and far above state unemployment. National figures indicate broader undercounting of unemployed veterans.
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Strike Spreads 100 Under Arrest in Nicaragua
More than 100 army members were arrested in Nicaragua on suspected plans to oust President Anastasio Somoza amid a spreading general strike and clashes outside Managua. Officials cited 12 officers and 85 soldiers. other sources claimed over 100 including two colonels. PMID
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Millions of Ford Owners Warned About Transmission Defects
The NHTSA warns about 9 million Ford cars and light trucks from 1970 to 1978 may shift from park to reverse, with 777 accidents, 23 deaths, and 259 injuries reported. GSA removes 300 Pintos from the federal pool amid fuel tank fire fears. Ford recalls 1.5 million Pintos and 30,000 Bobcats. The agency aims to complete the probe and may order a massive recall.
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Front Royal councilmen back hydroelectric plant plan
In Virginia, a four part series on big time religion notes the Christian Broadcasting Network. Front Royal councilmen express renewed enthusiasm for a proposed hydroelectric plant after viewing a Vermont project.
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