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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1977

Page

3

Conference Final Round Opens In Paris Monday

Washington reports the final session of the Aviation Conference on International Economic Cooperation opens in Paris with the rich offering aid and promises to the poor. Cyrus Vance will lead the U S delegation and present proposals aimed at closing the economic gap, though critics doubt real gains will come. Six priority areas include commodities, aid, debts, energy, investment, and trade, with a plan for buffer stocks and a common fund deemed unlikely by the United States. The U S will back a special action program to aid Africa and South Asia, part of about 14 billion dollars in aid with the U S portion around 4.3 billion.

Washington Paris Cyrus R. Vance CIEC Vance United States London U.N. Conference On Trade and Development Africa South Asia

Controversial Bureaucrat Knight Ordered to Retire at 72

Frances Knight, 72, longtime head of the U S passport office, told to retire in two months after exemptions delayed retirement. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance announced the decision as Knight, a conservative Republican, had faced past efforts to oust her and years of outspoken criticism of superiors and funding.

Washington Frances Knight US Passport Office Secretary of Cyrus A. Vance Richard Moose Miss Knight Dwight Eisenhower Supreme Court Stephen M. Young Ohio Frances G. Knight U.S Passport Office State Department

Rightist Military Hero To Spend 30 Days In Jail

Buenos Aires Argentina AP Gen Edgardo Acdel Vilas 51 a right wing hero in counterinsurgency will serve 30 days confinement for criticizing the militarys plan to restore democracy Detained at the 3rd Infantry Brigade headquarters north of Buenos Aires the arrest followed a letter published in Buenos Aires papersVilass remark linked to a past civilian transition and he is the sixth senior officer held in recent months.

Buenos Aires Argentina Edgardo Acdel Vilas 3Rd Infantry Vilas Jorge Videla Videla

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