Conference Fails to Bind Rich and Poor Nations
The North South conference in Paris ended without full agreement after overtime sessions and a final communique. Industrial nations pledged to boost aid and stabilize commodity prices, but deadlocked on Third World debts and a permanent energy council, while developing nations said gains fell short. Richard Cooper led the U S delegation and noted modest progress toward a more equitable global order.
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Paris
UPI
Cooper
Reading materials discussed for 1977 78 curriculum
Chanute elementary schools start the 1977 78 year with new reading textbooks and a supplementary program. The USC 413 board of education meets at 7 p.m. at Fisher Administration Center to review material impact and adopt a lunch policy for Royster Junior High and a lunch change for Lincoln School. Staff assignments, coaching posts, administrator salaries, and employment changes will be presented and approved. Outgoing members will be honored.
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Chanute
USC 413 Board of Education
Fisher Administration Center
Royster Junior High
Lincoln School
U S and Cuba to Exchange Middle-Rank Diplomats
The United States and Cuba agree to swap diplomatic interest sections after 16 years without formal relations. About 10 American diplomats will be posted to the Swiss Embassy in Havana, and 10 Cuban diplomats will go to the Czech Embassy in Washington.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Cuba
State Department
U.S
Havana
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Vietnam to send home 20 more American remains
Vietnam announced at the end of a second two day round of talks with the United States that 20 additional missing Americans will have their remains sent home. The total remnant count now stands at 32 with ongoing talks to resume later.
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Vietnam
Paris
UPI
United States
America
Phan Hien
Carter
Leonard Woodcock
Hanoi
Woodcock
Richard C Holbrooke
Holbrooke
Hien
Dutch Moluccan hijack hostages enter mediation talks
Dutch authorities and South Moluccan gunmen holding about 60 hostages on a train and a nearby school agreed on two Moluccan mediators. Both sides reserved acceptance, as negotiators await confirmation. The crisis, now in its 12th day, centers on seeking independence for the Molucan homeland from Indonesia.
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Assen
Netherlands
UPI
Justice Ministry
Willem van Leeuwen
van Leeuwen
Bovensmilde
Indonesia
Sirhan Sirhan Discusses RFK Killing Memory Loss Visit
Sirhan Sirhan, 33, told officials he remembers nothing of the 1968 RFK assassination but wants to return to the Ambassador Hotel pantry to visualize events. He spoke with Los Angeles county supervisors Baxter Ward and Kenneth Hahn during a three hour session at a medium security prison. He claimed no conspiracy knowledge and referenced brainwashing theories but cannot recall the murder.
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Soledad
Calif
UPI
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Sirhan
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
Godfrey Isaac
Bobby Kennedy
California Supreme Court
Baxter Ward
Kenneth Hahn
Isaac
Richard Condon
Korea
United States
Kennedy
Area Forecast: Partly Cloudy Tonight with Showers Possible
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with lows around mid 60s. Saturday features partly cloudy conditions, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, and highs in the lower 70s. Winds from the south to southeast, 5 to 15 mph, and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Chanute schools to undergo summer renovation and repairs
Chanute High School and six elementary schools will receive extensive summer maintenance. Janitors will repaint interiors, repair Royster lockers, and replace boiler components. Fire marshal recommendations drive priority upgrades. staff will manage orders and planning for the 1977-78 year.
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Murray Hill
Hutton
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