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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1978

Page

2

Shevchenko demands money and U S protection to resign

United Nations officials report Arkady Shevchenko, a Soviet undersecretary, seeks cash and personal security before resigning to avoid Soviet-U S complications. Waldheim would handle the fallout, while Washington says Shevchenko may stay, return home, or relocate. State and Soviet responses frame a tense diplomatic episode ahead of arms talks in Moscow.

United Nations Arkady Shevchenko U.S Kurt Waldheim U.N Francois Giuliani Waldheim Vienna Cyrus Vance Moscow Shevchenko United States Washington State Department Tom Reston U.S.S.R

Funeral of 12 year old Kimberly Leach moves mourners

At Parkview Baptist Church in Lake City Florida Kimberly Diane Leach is laid to rest after she disappeared February 9 and was found dead near Suwannee River State Park. A schoolmate Lisa Little wrote a poetic essay read by Rev. J R Hite as hundreds mourn. The autopsy cites homicidal violence to the neck with sexual assault and a death estimated two months earlier. An honor guard of Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Lake City Junior High students attended.

Kim Florida Highway Patrol Lake City Col. Eldridge Beach State Patrol Miss Leach Here Suwannee River State Park Peter Lipkovic Jacksonville

Kennedy weighs 1980 presidential bid amid Carter vulnerability

Boston AP reports Senator Edward Kennedy has told close associates he is seriously considering a run for the presidency in 1980. He believes President Carter may be vulnerable and that 1980 could be his last chance, with Chappaquiddick likely to be raised if he runs.

Boston Edward Kennedy Christian Science Monitor Massachusetts Democrat Carter Kennedy Chappaquiddick

Turkish Cypriots propose federation as talks basis

Turkish Cypriots propose a federation government for the island and say the plan could form the basis for new negotiations with Greek Cypriots. The proposal was released by the Turkish Embassy in Washington and presented to U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim in Vienna. No immediate Greek response.

Washington U.N Kurt Waldheim Vienna Austria

Boats search for residents as dikes hold in flood

Grand Forks North Dakota AP reports amphibious craft and boats searched rural areas for stranded residents while an Air Force helicopter stood by for evacuations. High winds overwhelmed several dikes sending floodwater over barriers as some families refused rescue to guard cattle and grain. the Red River north of Grand Forks covered 20 miles by five across farmland as the river rose though winds eased slightly from 45 mph.

Grand Forks N.D Red River Air Force North Dakota National Weather Service Fargo

India demands prompt CIA nuclear device check in Himalayas

New Delhi demands the United States verify reports of a CIA nuclear device lost in the Himalayas 13 years ago. The External Affairs Ministry summoned U S Ambassador Robert Goheen to raise concerns that lost nuclear material could poison the Ganges and seek early confirmation of the Outside magazine story.

New Delhi India United States CIA Himalayas U.S Robert Goheen External Affairs Ministry Ganges River Jagat Mehta Goheen

Carter to Hold Talks With Businessmen On Price Restraint

President Carter will meet with business leaders next week to urge price restraint and discuss how to curb inflation. Government steps include cheaper substitutes in mess halls and limits on Medicare payments, while officials say labor wage restraint may be required.

Washington Carter White House Joseph Califano Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal Blumenthal Labor and Business Cooper Federal Reserve G. William Miller Miller

Vance Faces Steep Odds in Rhodesia Talks

Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels toward Africa with limited hope of reconciling Rhodesia's future. U.S. officials fear the Salisbury interim regime is a sham and anticipate a hard push to convene talks with guerrilla leaders Nkomo and Mugabe and moderates, a summit likely after meetings with Tanzanian and other regional representatives.

Madrid Spain Cyrus Vance Africa Rhodesia U.S Patriotic Front Ian Smith Salisbury Vance Smith Joshua Nkomo Robert Mugabe Abel Muzorewa Ndabaningi Sithole Jeremiah Chirau David Owen Tanzania Nkomo Mugabe Angola Mozambique Botswana Zambia

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