Indians vote in record turnout. Gandhi opposition favored
Violence on the first day of India's parliamentary elections left at least six dead and many injured. Officials reported as many as 100 million voters cast ballots across the country amid long lines, with turnout potentially surpassing the 1967 record. Analysts expect a large turnout to favor the opposition, though both sides claimed gains.
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Calcutta
Louisiana cuts natural gas production on state leases
Governor Edwin Edwards ordered a small reduction in gas output on nine Louisiana state leases to nudge federal policy. The plan could trim up to 268 million cubic feet per day, about 2 percent of the state's 9.8 billion cubic feet daily total, as part of four recommendations to conserve resources and spur broader energy use nationwide.
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Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt Shocks Lebanon
Lebanese leaders rush to calm fears after Kamal Jumblatt's killing by gunmen. Arab peacekeepers go to alert as roadblocks tighten in Chouf and Beirut while politicians call for restraint. PLO chief Arafat weeps, calling it an era of assassinations.
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Cairo
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Yasser Arafat
St Patrick’s Day spreads green across the nation
Across the United States, St Patrick’s Day celebrations go bright with green paint and green beer. New York’s 214th parade on Fifth Avenue drew 120000 marchers and 195 bands, while Kansas City expanded Mike Murphy’s short parade into a larger event. Emmetsburg’s blarney factory runs overtime as Rolla MO students toast four days of green streets and campus revelry led by engineers at the University of Missouri.
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Zaire enlarges drive as invaders threaten economy
Zaire, aided by the United States, stepped up a military push against a 5,000-man invasion force said to be led by Cuban mercenaries and backed by Moscow. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance warned the attack on Shaban province could deal a severe blow to Zaire's economy as U.S. aid arrives and Belgian arms shipments arrive to bolster Mobutu Sese Seko's defense.
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Angola
House marijuana hearings end in volatile, inconclusive tone
Rep Lester Wolff of New York wrapped three days of House Select Committee hearings on marijuana saying the topic is obscured by emotion and that scientific evidence conflicts. The panel, while unable to change laws itself, may propose recommendations to legislative committees. witnesses split on liberalizing penalties with law enforcement agencies largely opposing decriminalization.
Negotiators say U S to stay in Panama Canal past treaty end
American negotiators Ellsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz told the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee that the United States will remain actively involved in the Panama Canal long after a new treaty expires. They indicated the treaty may end by century's end, but the U S will keep an ongoing role, with Linowitz reportedly stating “we are going to be there in perpetuity.” Linowitz resigned from the Marine Midland Bank board during the hearing.
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