Carter Would Back U S Move To Revive Rhodesian Talks
Geneva reports say President-elect Carter would back an American effort to revive the stalled Rhodesian negotiations. Diggs, a Black Caucus leader, arrived in Geneva to prepare a Carter report on progress, while Mugabe questioned any cease-fire and urged continued talks with armed struggle as the only path to majority rule. Front-line nations meeting in Dar es Salaam voiced support for armed struggle and warned against peaceful transition as a cover for white rule.
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NAACP taps Benjamin Hooks for key leadership post
NAACP leaders led by Margaret Bush Wilson announce Benjamin Hooks has been chosen for a major role. They praise his record across law ministry business banking and federal service and expect him to guide NAACP communications and programs for years. Dr W Montague Cobb notes his understanding of communications' vital role and vows support for his challenge.
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Shakeup in Carter era government reorganization aims
The plan envisions reorganizing nearly all Carter era agencies, with Congress committees controlling budgets and authorities. Carter can pressure Congress using executive influence, a tactic he faced in Georgia. Early danger signals exist, but some see potential for limited fallout in Washington and Georgia.
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China Diplomat Adds To Rumors By Doing Nothing
In Moscow, the top Chinese diplomat stayed impassive at the Kremlin during a Soviet Revolution anniversary speech. Wang Chin-ching’s calm restraint signaled tentative acceptance of Moscow’s conciliatory tone, as Western observers noted no immediate warming in Sino Soviet ties.
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ROTC Training Death on Indian Island Traced to Hazing
Police report a fatal incident during a training and hazing exercise on Indian Island off Long Island involving 12 to 14 pledges. At St. John’s University ROTC spokesman Margin Healy notes two students, Savino and Fitzgerald, were good young men. Healy cites the activity as not sponsored or supervised by ROTC. Lt Col James Rafferty says he was unaware of the fraternity’s island activities and promises a full ROTC investigation.
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Loch Ness sonar finds mysterious object in deep lake
Boston AP report states scientists detected a merzy outlining an object on Loch Ness lake bottom resembling a prehistoric dinosaur. Martin Klein, sonar chief of the NYT and Academy of Applied Science expedition, urges caution about the find.
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New York Times
Academy of Applied Science
Scientists ponder Nessie sonar find as expedition advances
Klein from Kiel Associates in Salem Nth says further investigation is needed after a side scan sonar image from Lach Ness shows a likely sunken barge and an unusual 40 foot long necked shape resembling a plesiosaur. EDN and Technology Review discuss the scan as crews plan more dives and cameras for the Jockin expedition.
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Soviet Nuclear Safety Critics Cite Disasters and Propaganda
Medvedev cites Soviet incidents from 1950 to 1974, noting alleged disasters including a nonfiring moon rocket launched with Khrushchev's UN arrival and a 1974 explosion scare at a Caspian Sea plant. He argues Pravda backed safe waste storage while stressing procedural lapses in launch timing and inspections.
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Couple Advised To Divorce For Disability Pay
In Flint Michigan welfare officials urged nurse Louise Schnebelt and her paralyzed husband Dale to divorce so she could be paid as a caregiver and retain state disability benefits. The couple, appealing a cut to 270 monthly state aid and 192 federal SSI, face a total income drop to about 371 monthly while expenses hit 800 a month.
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Louise Schnebelt
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