Rhodesian Forces Withdraw From Mapai After Mozambique Raid
Rhodesian troops pull back from Mapai in Mozambique with 32 guerrillas killed and four rebel camps destroyed. Gen Peter Walls says objective met destroying bases cross-border. U S warns Rhodesia to withdraw amid calls for UN condemnation and South Africa pressure.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Mapai
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe National Liberation Army
Walls
U.S
Washington
United Nations
South Africa
U.N
Southern Africa
Fire at Tarboro curtain plant vast blaze contained after hours
A fire at a Tarboro finishing plant of a curtain and drapery maker raged before dawn, hampered by a ruptured fuel oil line. Firemen fought the blaze for hours. no injuries or immediate damage estimate were reported. The two year old operation building housed the plant.
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Tarboro
N. C
Charlotte Police Chief Sues Observer Over Wiretap Claims
Police Chief J C Goodman files a 13 5 million libel suit against the Charlotte Observer over 15 articles March 6 to April 1 alleging illegal wiretaps in narcotics cases in 1972 73. He seeks 1 5 million in damages from the paper and 2 million from reporters Marion Ellis and Bill Bancroft.
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Charlotte
Observer
David Lawrence Jr
Marion Ellis
Bill Bancroft
Fire aboard Rasa Sayang cruise liner near Malaysia
The Rasa Sayang with 989 aboard caught fire in the Malacca Strait early today. Two crew members were killed and three reported missing. 653 passengers and 281 of 336 crew were evacuated to the Japanese tanker Sankyo Prestige and landed at Port Dickson. The ship, under Norwegian captain C C Bjornstand, remained with 49 crew onboard to fight the blaze and steer toward Singapore.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Malacca Strait
Port Dickson
C.C. Bjornstand
Raja Sayang
Harrington cites warning on state tourist ad contract
In Raleigh, former head James E. Harrington testified he warned Gov. Holshouser against awarding a State tourist promotion contract to Jerome H. Louchheim III due to Louchheim's political work for the governor. He admitted sloppy bookkeeping and noted a related Florida link with H. Julian Eng as an officer and subcontractor.
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Raleigh
State Department
Jim Holshouser
Jerome H. Louchheim III
Holshouser
James E. Harrington
State Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources
Louchheim
Harrington
H. Julian Eng
Florida
Eng
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