Sharp Rise in Consumer Prices Boosts August Inflation
The Labor Department reports August CPI up 1.1 percent amid continued energy cost surges. Gasoline up 28.2 cents since January, fuel oil costs rise, while food prices hold steady and weekly earnings decline, signaling inflation pressures ahead.
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Labor Department
New Energy Report
Angee
Carter
Patrick Jackman
Aoe
Jackson Offers Mediation Role in Israel PLO Talks
In Tel Aviv Reverend Jesse Jackson proposes mediating Israel and the PLO after urging recognition of the PLO. He meets Jerusalem's Teddy Kollek and Shimon Peres as Israeli jets clash with Syria over Lebanon with four Syrians reported shot down.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jesse Jackson
Palestine Liberation Organization
Lebanon
Jackson
Jerusalem
Teddy Kollek
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
West Bank of the
Jordan River
Beirut
Syria
Papal Visit Prompts Lawsuits and Protests Across Regions
Lawsuits target school and county workers in Iowa over a paid holiday tied to Pope John Paul II's visit and a court challenge to the Des Moines holiday plan. In Washington DC dissident priests urge a clerical boycott of the papal Mass on the Mall, while protests and debates over women's roles surface in church circles.
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Iowa
John Paul II
Washington, D.C
Pomain
Serge East Rist
Bill Bard
Bill Baird
Boston
New York
Chicago
Des Moines
Washington
ICLU
Polk County
U.S
William C. Stuart
Steven Brown
Brown
Moines
Des Moines Catholic
Neere
Patrick County flood damage eyed for federal disaster funds
Gov. John Dalton announced plans to ask for a federal disaster declaration to aid Patrick County and other southside Virginia areas after weekend floods that caused up to 20 million dollars in Mayo River damage. Stuart, the hardest hit, faces significant job losses and road closures across 100 secondary routes.
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John Dalton
Virginia
Stuart
Patrick County
Dalton
Mayo River
Farmers Home Administration
Small Business Administration
U.S
Danville
South
Boston
Leggett’s Bottom
Halifax County
Shutting Off Ixtoc 1 Well Delayed By Weather
Rain and strong currents hinder PEMEX divers from placing a 65 foot steel cone over the Ixtoc 1 underwater well 190 feet deep. Officials expect to try again today to turn the well and contain an oil spill that has reached about 107 million gallons since June 3.
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Ciudad del Carmen
Mexico
Rafael Marquez
PEMEX
Marquet
Ixtoc
Bay of Campeche
Gulf of Mexico
Amoco
Inside Today's Star Area News and Features Highlights
Clarke County deputy Dale Gardner topics with a reporter on patrol. No shootouts noted. Also highlights on Our Town feature noon concerts at Handley Library and items on the People page including Beverly Sills and Margaret Trudeau.
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Clarke County
Dale Gardner
Area
Friends of the Handley Library
Winchester
Our Town
People
Beverly Sills
Margaret Trudeau
Harold Stassen
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Eileen Alt Powell
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Labib Terzi
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Virginia Beach Erosion Commission
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Gettysburg
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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