Rhodesian peace plan falters amid regional push
U N Ambassador Andrew Young and British Foreign Secretary David Owen met Tanzanian President Nyerere in Dar es Salaam seeking a peaceful transition in Rhodesia. Nyerere warned he would reject the Anglo American plan without disbanding the Rhodesian army and creating a liberation force. Talks moved to Nairobi amid doubt over South Africa’s endorsement and Rhodesian military control.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
U.N
Andrew Young
David Owen
Nyerere
Rhodesia
Young
Qwer
Johannesburg
South Africa
State House
Nairobi
Owen
Ex convict slays wife and child then dies during siege
In Hartford area a former inmate killed his wife Shiochon and 4-year-old son Frank, held police with an M1 rifle for over 15 hours, then apparently shot himself as officers closed in. Police described a chaotic siege with teargas and barricaded apartment, amid claims of arming himself and taunting authorities.
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AST
Hartford
Conn
UPI
Frank DeCorleto
Shiochon
Frank
East Hartford
Clarence Drumm
DeCorleto
Leonard
DeCarleta
Hartford Courant
Drumm
Decorleta
Immanuel Lutheran eighth grader builds new church sign
Wayne Zim merman, an eighth grader at Immanuel Lutheran, repaired a fallen sign east of Columbus by funding and constructing a six by eight foot blue and white sign. He earned money from accordion playing and his Telegram paper route, using the project to complete a Fogle Scout Badge requirement as a member of Boy Scout Troop 276. His parents are Mr and Mrs Robert Zimmerman.
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Wayne Zimmerman
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Columbus
Wayne
Immanuel Lutheran
Robert Zimmerman
Deb Gondringer
Nebraska Weather Forecast Through Tonight
Rain and isolated thunderstorms are forecast across Nebraska with a stationary front drifting southeast from a South Dakota low. Mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies in the day give way to highs in the 80s and overnight lows mainly in the 70s, with scattered showers in the southwest and stronger activity near central regions.
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Nebraska
National Weather Service
Omaha
United Press International
South Dakota
Sworth
Sidney
Colorado
North Platte
Hays Center
Burwell
McCook
Scottsbluff
Kearney
Alliance
Chadron
Leading Indicators Fall for July as Fed Hikes Discount Rate
The Commerce Department said the Leading Indicators index fell 0.2 percent in July for the third straight decline, signaling a softer economic outlook for 1977. Six of 30 indicators declined while four rose, with notable drops in average workweek, layoff rate, orders, and building permits. The Federal Reserve then lifted the discount rate from 5.0 to 5.5 percent, signaling possible higher borrowing costs and inflation concerns ahead.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
Weliks' Tamu
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Wall Street
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Berkowitz deemed incompetent to stand trial for murders
David Berkowitz, the so called Son of Sam, was ruled incompetent to stand trial for the ambush killings of six people in New York. A team of psychiatrists labeled him paranoid with a guarded prognosis and said he cannot participate in his own defense. A Oct 4 hearing will decide if reexamination is needed before formal competency ruling.
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New York
UPI
David Berkowitz
New York City
Berkowitz
Brooklyn
Eugene Gold
State Supreme Court
Gerald Held
Berkowlla
Brooklyn Supreme Court
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Vorster
Vagn Jensen
Platte Center
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Fiim
Harvey Jensen
Len Walle
Edward Leonard
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13Th
23Rd Streets
State Department of Roads
15Th Streets
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City of Columbus
Telegram
Deb Gondtinger
Nedustela
Erve Board
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