U.S. Warns Rhodesia Over Mozambican Attacks
The United States warned Rhodesia’s white minority government to halt raids into Mozambique or face unspecified consequences. U.S. officials discussed pressure measures with Britain and several African states, including potential economic actions via South Africa, as the U.N. council moved to block Rhodesian funding for its Washington information office.
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United States
Rhodesia
Mozambique
U.S
Britain
Tai D. Smith
South Africa
United Nations
Mapai
David Owen
Foreign Office
London
Smith
Department
U.N. Security Council
Salisbury
Air Force Academy Graduation Sees Hats In Air
The class of 851 graduates celebrate with hat tossing at the ceremony led by commencement speaker Harold Brown, the secretary of defense.
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Air Force Academy
Defense
Harold Brown
Banks Hit By Rate Hikes Draw Carter Aide Criticism
Budget Director Bert Lance warned that higher bank rates worsen inflation and curb investment and home buying. He said banks lacked economic justification for the boosts and suggested policy actions threaten growth and job gains.
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Washington
Carter
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Hair-Raising Harvey Gets Hopping Mad
In New York the ASPCA warns burglars away from its Manhattan office guarded by an attack rabbit named Harvey. Executive Director Gordon Wright says Harvey bites when people come within hopping distance and the animal may stay at the society to protect premises. He notes Harvey is not up for adoption and may not be licensed under a new city rule.
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New York
ASPCA
Animal Society
Manhattan
Harvey
Gordon Wright
Wright
Department of Health
Panamanian U.S. Envoys Draft Canal Treaty Provisions
Panamanian and U.S. negotiators report progress in drafting a general canal treaty and a neutrality pact. They agree on treaty duration, troop withdrawal, and ending U.S jurisdiction over the canal while Panama would declare the waterway neutral. Talks aim to wrap by June with ratification possible in fall.
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Panama City
Panama
U.S
United States
Washington
U.S Administration
John Trattner
State Department
Carter
Congress
Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Moluccans Reject Mediators in Dutch Siege Crisis
In Assen Netherlands South Moluccans holding about 60 hostages in a hijacked train and a school rejected two mediator candidates named by Dutch officials. The government had asked for acceptable mediators while militants demand flights for themselves and their captives.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Indonesia
Bored jurors may question witnesses in municipal court
A municipal court experiment lets jurors pose questions to witnesses to aid understanding and reduce boredom. The approach aims to involve jurors more directly in the proceedings and ensure clearer testimony for decisions.
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