Soweto Election Hinted If Riots End In Soweto
In Johannesburg, South Africa, officials pledged possible elections for Soweto blacks if rioting ends, as police battled crowds and 25 arrests followed a day of stone throwing. A 16 year old was killed and 1,000 residents clashed with police amid roadblocks and fires.
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South Africa
UPI
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Bantu Administration and Education
Botha
the World
Plutonium Unaccounted Material Largely Not Truly Missing
UPI reports that many kilograms of bomb grade plutonium and uranium are termed unaccounted for but sources say little, if any, material has actually vanished. New reports attribute MUF to miscalculations or debris trapped in processing gear, while officials warn against overstating risk of missing stockpiles.
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UPI
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Britain
United States
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Energy Research and Development Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
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ERDA
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Carter proposes decriminalization of small marijuana crimes
President Carter calls for fines instead of prison for possession of one ounce or less, aims to curb drug abuse without labeling users as criminals. He orders studies on safe use of sedatives like barbiturates and urges a broad federal focus on drugs from legitimate medical sources.
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UPI
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America
Congress
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Voyager twins set to scout Jupiter and Saturn
Washington reports NASA announced two Voyager spacecraft are ready to study Jupiter and Saturn and possibly Uranus and Neptune. Launches are Aug 20 from Cape Canaveral and Sept 1, with missions potentially lasting a decade or more, providing close-up views of Jupiter and Saturn’s moons and rings.
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UPI
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Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Solar System
Firefighters contain 6000 acre Mt Diablo blaze near SF
United Press International reports a 6000 acre brushfire on Mt Diablo slopes 30 miles east of San Francisco was contained early today with a midnight update listing 6041 acres and a 6 pm control time. Fire crews diverted to other Northern California fires as drought worsens conditions.
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Ventana
Harrison
Redwood Country
Sequoia National Forest
Bakersfield
San Diego
Lake Cachuma
Los Padres National Forest
Big Salt River
Mozambique mine disaster at Moatize kills 150 miners
UPI reports an explosion at the Moatize coal mine near Tete in northwestern Mozambique buried about 150 afternoon shift miners with little hope of rescue. Nine foreign citizens died in riots sparked by the accident, with officials restoring order by day’s end.
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Tanzania
UPI
Mozambique
Mozambican Council of Ministers
Moatize
Tete
Sterility linked to California plant under investigation
San Francisco and San Joaquin County officials probe a Lathrop chemical plant after tests show a significant number of workers becoming sterile. Nemagon soil fumigant is suspected, with other chemicals also in use. Protective measures will be strengthened while medical tests determine cause and reversibility, possibly taking a year.
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UPI
Lathrop
Calif
Occidental Chemical Co
San Joaquin County
Agriculture Chemical Department
Robert Johnson
State Occupational Safety and Health Program
Art Carter
Industrial Safety
William Steffan
Steffan
Judge rejects Acquin dismissal bid in mass murder case
Superior Court Judge Robert Wall rejected defense motion to drop the murder charge against Lorne J. Acquin and also denied prosecutors' bid to obtain blood and hair samples. Acquin, 27, faces charges for the July 22 Prospect mass killings, with a grand jury to convene next month.
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UPI
Lorne J. Acquin
Superior Court
Robert A. Wall
John William
Acquin
Wall
Prospect
Williams
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