Soviets fail again to test satellite as space weapon
Pentagon officials report the Soviet Union failed for the fifth time in about 15 months to test a killer satellite designed to seek and possibly destroy space objects. The May 20 and May 23 Cosmos 909 and 910 tests produced no successful interception, with Cosmos 910 dropping into the Pacific after the attempt.
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Carter praised for diplomacy during Central America swing
First Lady Rosalynn Carter visiting Costa Rica received strong praise for her diplomatic skills and her husband's human rights campaign. She met President Daniel Oduber and Foreign Minister Gonzalo Facio, planned to visit an elementary school and the supreme election tribunal before flying to Quito, Ecuador. Oduber and Facio highlighted her tact and knowledge of U.S. policy, while Facio defended international human rights as an international responsibility beyond domestic regimes.
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Grandmother wins Supreme Court zoning clash
Washington UPI 83 year old Inez Moore from East Cleveland fought a local zoning law restricting extended families living together. The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, struck down the ordinance saying it criminalized a grandmother living with her grandson. Justice Powell and Brennan highlighted broader family protections and survival needs of extended families, while Burger White Stewart and Rehnquist dissented.
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Rhodesian forces seize Mozambican town Mapai in invasion
Rhodesian troops say they have captured Mapai inside Mozambique and will stay to finish what they call eliminating ZANLA guerrillas. Lt Gen Peter Walls reports four guerrilla bases destroyed and 32 enemy killed with no Rhodesian losses. Western officials condemn the invasion.
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Retired Harvard geologist Kirtley Mather wed at 89
Kirtley Fletcher Mather, 89, famed Scopes Trial defender, married Muriel Speare Williams, 63, in Cambridge. A former AAAS and AAAS leader, Mather teaches part time at the University of New Mexico. Williams, ex Harvard Loeb Drama Center aide, has long served with the League of Women Voters.
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Dutch Moluccan hostage crisis delays mediator request
The Dutch government delays replying to South Moluccan gunmen demanding mediation as 60 hostages, including 56 aboard a hijacked train and four teachers at a school, remain held. The group seeks independence from Indonesia and the release of 21 jailed associates while the cabinet weighs what constitutes legitimate mediation.
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Is bacon the most deadly food in the market
Washington (UPI) a government panel expanded by three cancer experts and a consumer advocate is studying nitrates and nitrites in meats to assess cancer risk. The Agriculture Department panel aims for a decision this fall, adding four new members including Dr. William Lisinsky Dr. Hans Falk Dr. Sidney Mirvish and Michael Jacobson who calls bacon the most dangerous supermarket food.
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