West and allies plan joint Africa response amid Cold War fears
U S and four European allies meet in Paris to back Valery Giscard d Estaing plan for a 1 billion dollar development program to stabilize pro Western African nations. They discuss funding military aid and training for a pan Africa peace keeping force as Moroccon troops arrive in Zaire to replace French legionnaires.
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Togo
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Weather and river notes plus local notices from the region
Wind SW at 9 mph at 10 a.m. and partly cloudy to showers forecast through Friday. Mississippi River levels show small rises at several gauges with LaCrosse at 7.2 and Dubuque at 10.5. Birth announcements list multiple new additions, and a series of emergency and incident notes follow from various city locations with times and places.
Six Red Brigades members charged in Moro kidnapping and murder
Authorities file formal accusations against Enrico Triaca Teodoro Spadaccini Giovanni Lugnini Antonio Marini Gabriella Mariani and Mario Moretti for conspiring to kidnap and kill former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Five are in custody. Moretti is still at large.
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Soviet Cuba actions risk a new Cold War warning
Defense Secretary Brown warned that Soviet and Cuban activities in Africa could trigger a new Cold War if not checked. He said the U.S. will not deploy combat troops and will not delay SALT talks. Senator McGovern backed maintaining SALT despite Africa concerns.
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Carter
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Schlesinger Sees 50 50 Oil Tax Chance
Energy Secretary James Schlesinger says a crude oil tax has a 50 50 chance of passage as part of Carter’s energy bill. If it fails the rest of the five part package could still move toward a national policy. He also predicted deregulation of natural gas prices by 1985 won’t raise living costs and that compromise legislation will pass both houses by large margins.
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Meet the Press
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IRS reports record refund and lower tax errors
The IRS announced fewer taxpayers filed serious errors on 1977 returns, with a new high average refund of 476.85 dollars. Short form error rate fell to 4.9 percent, and long form to 5.7 percent, both down sharply after form simplifications. The agency called the results a smashing success.
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UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Turbay Grips Narrow Lead In Colombia Election
In Bogota Liberal Julio Cesar Turbay held a slim lead over Conservative Belisario Betancour as 80 percent of votes were tallied. Both candidates proclaimed victory while troops remained on alert and streets looked unusually sparse amid uncertainty. Turbay led 1,866,009 to 1,832,102.
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Julio Cesar Turbay
Belisario Betancour
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