Rhodesian Majority Rule Target Date Debated in Geneva
Black Rhodesian nationalists at a Geneva conference push for majority rule within 12 months while accepting a possible one to two month slippage. Joshua Nkomo's spokesman says a firm independence target is essential, despite Britain's proposal of 15 months with a safety margin. White and black delegations remain divided as Richard meets with leaders amid ongoing date deadlock.
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Switzerland
UPI
Joshua Nkomo
Britain
Richard
Nebraska Weather Outlook From 50s to 70s
United Press reports Nebraska sees partly cloudy skies and mild highs in the 50s to 70s with gusty winds. A trough of low pressure shifts east by midnight while a Montana to New Mexico high ridge brings northwesterly winds tonight. overnight lows range from 17 to 40 as temperatures cool under fading clouds.
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New Mexico
Chadron
South Sioux City
Midway
SW China Philippines and Japan hit by series of earthquakes
A series of earthquakes struck southwest China the southern Philippines central and northern Japan on Sunday and early Monday. The Chinese quake near Kunming measured 6.3 with no immediate casualties but major damage reported. A strong quake in the Philippines followed 24 hours later in the same area where thousands died in 1883. Japan's Miyagi quake reached 3 on the J scale with no casualties yet. In Greece Salonica witnessed over 10 tremors while Iran reported 16 dead and 24 injured in Khorassan. Officials warned of possible coastal evacuations in affected zones.
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China
Philippines
Japan
Salonica
Greece
Iran
Hong Kong
Royal Observatory
Kun‘ming
Yunnan
Paci
Surigao del Sur
Khorassan
Lakeview Freshman Wins National Essay Honor
UPI reports George Greene of Omaha won first prize in the U.S. Civil Defense Council Young Americans essay contest. The Nebraska student from Northwest High School earned top honors as a freshman in the national competition.
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UPI
Ane
U.S
Civil Defense Council
George Greene
Omaha
First Northwest High
Mayors Seek Carter Aid in Urban Priority Plan
Chicago hosts over 100 big city mayors meeting to draft a priority list for urban problems. Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson chairs as they urge Carter to fund and cooperate on city programs, while New York Mayor Abraham Beame hopes for a new era of urban responsiveness.
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UPL
Jimmy Carter
Conference of Mayors
Chicago
Carter
Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
Los Angeles
Tom Bradley
New York
Abraham Beame
Carter faces choice on church membership amid protest at Plains
President elect Jimmy Carter weighs leaving his long time Plains Baptist Church over a vote to dismiss a pastor who opposes the churches Negroes ban. Carter, in Georgia, prefers worship for all while dissension rages at the church and in Plains.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Georgia
Plains Baptist Church
Jody Powell
Bruce Edwards
Clennon King
Albany
Powell
Cari Church
UAW Sets Midnight Nov 18 Strike Deadline at GM
The United Auto Workers set a strike deadline of midnight November 18 for a contract covering 390 000 GM U S workers. The settlement follows earlier tentative accords with Chrysler and signals ongoing labor tensions in the auto industry amid big three bargaining.
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UPI
United Auto Workers
U.S
General Motors Corp
Iiing
Chrysler
National Chrysler Council
Detroit
Ford
Carter says debates balanced unfair TV coverage in 1980 race
In Plains Georgia Jimmy Carter described the debates as balancing what he called unfair television presentation of the campaign. He said most press treated him well and that without a fair press he might not have been elected. He contrasted treatment of Ford in TV coverage.
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UPI
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Carter
Iter
Ford
Rose Garden
Syrians Move to New Positions in Lebanon Conflict
Syrian troops advance from the central mountains into areas once held by warring factions as President Sarkis seeks to end Lebanon's civil war. Fighting and shelling in Beirut lessen after his national address urging cooperation with the Arab force. At least 15 civilians killed in the divided city.
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Elias Sarkis
Lebanon
Beirut
Two major disasters in the Soviet Union revealed by dissident
New Scientist reports Dr Zhores Medvedev claims the USSR suffered two unreported catastrophes decades ago. He cites a 1958 nuclear waste explosion near Blagoveshensk killing hundreds and a 1960 moon rocket mishap wiping out top space scientists. UK experts question the details and count of incidents.
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Soviet Union
Zhores Medvedev
New Scientist
Medvedev
London
Blagoveshensk
Ural Mountains
John Hill
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
John’ Erickson
Edinburgh University
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