Zaire Pleads for Coca Cola Amid War Aid Push
The Zaire government asks the United States to ship wartime Coca Cola as it fights Katangan forces with Moroccan, French, and Belgian support. Washington rejects arms sales and Coke, noting Coca Cola is not an item for foreign military sales. Mobutu offers to pay 60000 from wartime funds. a C 130 was seen potentially carrying the drinks. Coca Cola and U S officials provide no comment.
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Action Line questions flood The Enterprise page
A reader column compiles a long list of questions to Action Line about diverse topics from school to privacy, aging to pets, offering no answers but inviting reader engagement. The fragment ends with a note about a woods visit and a landowner’s comment.
Carter seeks tax credits to aid lower incomes in energy plan
President Carter to ask Congress for federal income tax credits targeting lower income families hurt by a tougher energy package. Energy chief Schlesinger signals a substantial credit atop the existing 35 per person credit, with estimates around 30 per taxpayer.
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GNP up 5.2 percent in first quarter 1977
The Commerce Department reports a 5.2 percent annual GNP rise for Q1 1977, the strongest gain in a year, aided by consumer spending and durable goods. Severe winter weather trimmed real output by about 1.5 percentage points and kept inflation at 5.8 percent. Personal savings fell to 5 percent as disposable income rose.
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NC dealers expect big car tax will have little market impact
North Carolina auto dealers say Gov. Hunt s plan to tax new cars by an annual license based on mileage likely won t dent the big car market. They note buyers of luxury and foreign cars may be largely unaffected and the measure may help small car sellers if enacted.
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Grouchos Companion Threat or Hope in Conservatorship Hearing
In Santa Monica a three day hearing over Groucho Marx health care asks whether Erin Fleming Marx companion of seven years poses danger to his life. Arthur Marx seeks permanent conservatorship while nurses testify Fleming abused Marx and gave unprescribed tranquilizers. The judge may rule today on removing Fleming.
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Lovers Lane killings terror feared in Atlanta violence
Police describe a serial shooter targeting couples in city parks. Three dead and three wounded across three months in Adams Park and West Manor Park as investigators trace a single attacker using six gunshots with wad cutters. The pattern suggested a 28 day cycle, with the latest assault on March 20 ending without a strike last weekend.
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Diane Collins
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