African Summit Split Over Angolan Support at Addis Ababa
At the Addis Ababa summit delegates divided on backing Angola’s MPLA with Soviet aid versus urging a coalition government of MPLA FNLA and UNITA. Resolutions urged ending foreign intervention and condemned South Africa’s troops, while calls for neutrality persisted. A UNO official noted a near split 22 to 2 with Ethiopia and Uganda undecided.
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Associated Press
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Ethiopia
Angola
Eer
Popular Movement
MPLA
South Africa
Ar Son
United States
National Front
NLA
National Union
UNITA
Murtala Muhammed
Nigeria
Organization of African Unity
Peter Onu
OAU
Uganda
QAU
FNLA
Africa
Pathfinder Hotel Gas Blast Kills Dozens in Fremont
A hotel explosion in Fremont Nebraska left as many as 20 dead and collapsed the six story building. Managers smelled gas and alerted authorities, gas company crews arrived, and two cranes assisted fire crews in recovering bodies. Investigators from the state fire marshal pursue the blast cause. Names include Jim Rhodes and three Gas Co employees among the dead or missing.
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Bill van Meter
Nebraska Natural Gas Co. Emleyes
Carlichard Strong
James Walline
Fred Whitt
Odge County
F.A. Gossett III
Kit Yeefu Chan
Lincoln
Chi Cheung Chan
Chan
New Justice Stevens Faces Alien Rights and Wildlife Issues
Justice John Paul Stevens joins the Supreme Court with a calendar showing cases on aliens rights and wildlife protection as he starts his first session after a four week recess. He recalled during confirmation hearings that some questions have no clear answers and that decisions may be challenging. Stevens served on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago for five years.
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Washington
John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court
Stevens
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Arabs and PLO Seek Common Front in Security Council Debate
In last minute talks Arab delegates and PLO representatives press for a unified stance ahead of the Security Council debate on the Arab-Israeli conflict. A new resolution recognizing Palestinian rights could pressure Israel to negotiate with the PLO, despite possible U.S. veto. The PLO’s council admission marks its top diplomatic gain to date, tied to Syria’s condition for extending U.N. forces on the Golan Heights.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Security Council
Council
PLO
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
Jerusalem
United States
Syria
Golan Heights
U.N
Presidential hopefuls push proposals in early campaign
Candidates for the Democratic and Republican fields outlined plans on Sunday. Carter called for an independent attorney general to insulate the FBI from politics, Wallace urged a constitutional ban on busing, and Reagan predicted a Florida primary sweep while Nixon aides discussed him sitting out 1976. Sanford hospitalized briefly for chest pains as Shriver joins early Vermont activity. Iowa caucus leaders stress the start of the nominating process.
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George Wallace
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Ronald Reagan
Florida
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Richard M. Nixon
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Iowa
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Justice Department
Carter Camhe
NBC
Meet the Press
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Oklahoma
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Wallace
CBS
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Marblehead
Sanford
New Hampsire
Duke University
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R. Sargent Shriver
Harris
Bayh
Morris Udall
Arizona
Reagan
L. E. Thomas
Howard Callaway
New Hampshire
Illinois
Massachusetts
Berkley Bedell
Drown
Udall
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
York City
Enzymes Drive Growth and Digestion in Living Cells
Enzymes act as catalysts speeding up cellular reactions. without them no growth food or vegetation would occur and digestion would halt. A single enzyme can alter more than one compound in a second, illustrating remarkable efficiency.
Chou’s Death Fails to Slow U S China Ties
Congresswomen returning from a 10 day visit to the People’s Republic of China say Chou En Lai’s death will not derail growing Sino American friendship. They describe Teng Hsiao Ping as direct cordial and efficient and note the Chinese people want closer ties. The trip was sponsored by the Institute of Foreign Relations of China.
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Washington
Chou En-lai
United States
Margaret M. Heckler
R-Mass
Heckler
People’s Republic of China
Chou
Teng Hsiaoping
Teng
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