Queen at Trooping the Colour in Rainy Jubilee Finale
London reports a soggy end to the Queen's Silver Jubilee week as she rode in the Trooping the Colour ceremony in scarlet Scots Guards regalia. Big Ben tolled, Westminster Abbey bells rang, and a 21-gun salute accompanied her return to the palace balcony. The RAF saluted with a 25-aircraft flypast, celebrating her 51 years on the throne while crowds cheered despite the rain.
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Namibia set for elections
Namibia moves toward independence with an administrator-general to oversee the run up to elections in about six months. South Africa's Vorster announced the appointment after talks in Cape Town with the United States Britain France West Germany and Canada. Western representatives called the move helpful toward an internationally acceptable Namibian solution.
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Stellenbosch University to admit all races for postgrad and certain undergrad studies
The university spokesman said that after a council and senate decision the University of Stellenbosch near Cape Town will admit Black and coloured students to post-graduate degree courses and to undergraduate courses if the courses are not offered at their state universities.
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King assassination fugitive Ray escapes Brushy Mountain prison
Six scale wall escape at Brushy Mountain State Prison endangers James Earl Ray and three other inmates. Powell and Hacker were captured nearby. Governor Blanton ordered restraint in recapture as Abernathy and Senator Dodd cautioned against harming Ray. Carter asked AG Bell to stay updated on developments.
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15 Killed in Bihar State Elections Violence
Dispatch from Patna reports at least 15 people killed on the first day of India's State elections. Violence centered at polling stations in Bihar with police firing on mobs. Bihar and Calcutta reported orderly voting in other states.
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Cambodian escapers killed near Thai border in Warne
Bodies of more than three Cambodians believed killed by Cambodian soldiers while attempting to reach Thailand were found along the Thai Cambodian border. Skulls were also found on slicks in Aranyaprathet district. Police say killings warned others not to escape. About 11,000 Cambodian refugees live in Thai camps.
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Former Ugandan Crisis Rumors and Murders Reach London
Former Ugandan minister Henry Kyemba alleges in London that President Amin boasted of eating human flesh and organs. In Nairobi, Siraya Nyeko, a Ugandan East African Legislative Assembly member and former National Tobacco Corp head, is found murdered near Kampala after a week in hiding. Security forces torture Nyeko’s wife to locate him. Amin’s purge targets Acholi and Langi tribesmen. Uganda bans Britons’ gatherings and travel, with a Briton spy case to be decided.
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Geneva conventions updated as two new war protocols signed
About 100 nations at Geneva completed four years of work by signing two controversial additions to the Geneva conventions. Israel refused to sign while PLO and two black African nationalist groups signed as observers. The two protocols cover international and internal conflicts, granting guerrilla groups prisoner of war status under certain conditions. Ratification is by individual governments.
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Rhodesia Conducts New Raid Near Mozambique Border
Rhodesian troops staged another raid against a guerrilla camp inside Mozambique near the border. The communique notes prior raids killed 32 insurgents and captured equipment. A small guerrilla group fled, leaving weapons behind. Eleven Black Rhodesian soldiers were commissioned as lieutenants, called a giant step forward in racial integration by General Walls.
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Commonwealth leaders seek compromise on sporting links at Gleneagles
British Prime Minister Callaghan and Commonwealth guests close to a solution on the 1978 Edmon ton Games amid threats of a boycott by black African states over New Zealand's links with South Africa. Muldoon backs Maputo declaration while opposing armed intervention.
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Party Unity Key in Ontario Campaign Push
The party based its campaign on national unity. Although Federal Prime Minister Mr Trudeau leads the Liberal Party he is also strongly committed to unity. Many experts believed a large Davis victory in Ontario could trigger an early Federal election.
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