Black Rhodesians unite for power in Rhodesia talks
Rhodesia’s long divided black nationalist groups unite to campaign for political power, rejecting immediate majority rule at Lusaka talks. Prime Minister Ian Smith pressed for parity, while leaders demand majority rule and a ceasefire in the two year guerrilla war. South Africa’s Vorster backed talks to avoid deepening crisis.
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Food stamp costs rise faster for needy than affluent
A Agriculture Department report shows October prices for an economy diet rose 0.6 percent to 36 dollars per week for a family of four, up 12.7 percent from a year earlier, while low and moderate cost plans also climbed. The current four-person stamp allocation is 150 dollars monthly, rising to 154 next January 1, but next March 1 cash contributions from needy families may increase, widening the gap with diet costs.
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Costa Rica refuses to extradite Vesco
Costa Rica national leader Oduber rejects demands to extradite Robert Vesco citing Costa Rican sovereignty. Supreme Court found no legal basis for expulsion. Vesco, accused in the United States of illegal campaign contributions to Nixon, denies wrongdoing on television.
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AEC may grant New Hampshire permit for two Seabrook plants
The Atomic Energy Commission signaled it may issue a construction permit to Public Service Co of New Hampshire to build two nuclear power stations at Seabrook NH under conditions. The final environmental statement noted no final licensing action yet and required a public hearing on environmental health and safety. Conditions include natural draft towers for cooling water discharges and rerouting transmission lines to lessen impact.
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House backs 13 week unemployment aid amid recession
Washington lawmakers moved a bill to extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks for workers in hard-hit areas. The proposal would inject about 1 billion dollars to those who have exhausted benefits. The House also weighs a 4 billion dollar emergency public works plan and a 2.5 billion dollar temporary jobs program from Ford, with Senate action expected before adjournment. The chamber also debates land restoration for strip mining, 2.7 billion in aid to allies, and tax exemption for the first 500 dollars of interest on certain deposits.
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Sextuplets born in San Jose stun doctors and family
In San Jose six babies arrived three months early, the sixth and smallest dying within four hours. Five others, three boys and two girls, survived in fair condition on respirators. Doctors warn the birth remains precarious as hyaline membrane disease threatens their lungs. The mother, Charlotte Lange, 26, had fertility drug treatment and previously bore quadruplets who did not survive. The delivery lasted 44 minutes.
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Cyprus leaders hold slim hope for island settlement
Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash said Makarios return gives very slight hope for settlement as Greek and Turkish communities remain divided. Makarios urged against partition while Denktash warned of inevitable partition without a geographical basis and stressed Turkish self government requires Turkish-majority regions.
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