Trade Gap May Take 10 Years to Close
U S government officials blame a record June trade deficit on expensive foreign oil and say it could take a decade or more to regain sustainable balance. Imports reached 12.9 billion and exports 10.1 billion, leaving a 2.8 billion gap.
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Washington
U.S
Asst
Frank Weil
Bonn
West Germany
Income Tax Plan Aims to Support Social Security
President Carter proposes using income taxes to bolster Social Security finances. The plan seeks to shore up exhausted trust funds and address looming benefits shortfalls through revenue adjustments.
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Carter
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House
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Letters Opened Illegally by Customs and Postal Readings
Customs agents admitted they illegally opened or read mail, with some letters stolen, during incidents described to a House panel investigating mail openings. The Supreme Court recently upheld warrantless openings for contraband checks, but procedures were not followed in several cases across ports and military investigations.
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Supreme Court
Customs Service
Port Isabel
Texas
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Customs
C. Neil Benson
New York Customs
Tennessee
Heart Transplant at MCV Third Since Friday
Corbet A. Lawrence, 51, of Christiansburg, received a new heart at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital early today in the third such operation there since last Friday. Surgeons led by Dr Szabolcs Szentpetery completed the transplant, the 18th in the hospital since 1968, with donor heart flown from Boston. Lawrence previously had valve replacement and later heart problems. Two other patients, James Sernick and Donald Pello, also received donor hearts from out of state last week.
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Richmond
Christiansburg
Medical College of Virginia
Corbet A. Lawrence
Boston
Szabolcs Szentpetery
Lawrence
Pennsylvania
James Sernick
Willow Grove
Donald Pello
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Sernick
Pello
Carter Brothers Join Party With Tom T Hall at Home
Billy Carter and Tom T Hall mingle at a party hosted by Hall. Dr. Paul Broun of Americus, Ga., the Carters’ family physician, joins the conversation. Hall will donate proceeds from the $50 per person event to the Nashville Humane Association.
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Billy Carter
Tom T. Hall
Hall
Paul Broun
Americus, Ga
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