Woodcock Seen as China Envoy Pick as UAW Chief Near Retirement
A rumor links UAW president Leonard Woodcock to head the U.S. liaison office in China, a post currently held by Thomas S. Gates. Carter and State Department would not comment, and Senate confirmation would be required if named. Woodcock retires next month after leading the UAW since 1976 and guiding a Southeast Asia mission on missing Americans.
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Billy Carter's Amoco Station Targeted For Health Hazards
Federal OSHA inspectors visited Billy Carter's Amoco station in Plains after a resident complaint about junk and debris around the property. The station must clean up beer cans and other scrap to meet health and safety rules.
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Paley to Step Down as CBS Chief Executive May
CBS chief executive William S. Paley, after nearly 50 years building the network into a billion-dollar business, plans to resign in May while remaining chairman and recommending John D. Backe as successor. Backe, 43, is CBS Inc. president since last October following Arthur Taylor's abrupt departure. Meanwhile in Zaire, Mobutu Sese Seko’s forces will drink Coke with C-rations as the war economy buys Coca-Cola amid aid discussions.
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Anti boycott bill passes House 364 to 48 in tight vote
The House approved a bill to bar American firms from honoring the Arab boycott against Israel, despite opposition from business groups. Rep. Robert Michel warned it could cost thousands of jobs by affecting trade with Arab nations.
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Mobutu displays captives as Kinshasa rally stirs tension
Mobutu Sese Seko paraded two captured Katangan invaders before a rally of about 60 thousand. A government statement praised pygmies under Zairean command as effective bowmen who helped surround a rebel-held town in the south. A London Heathrow find involved seven pounds of heroin worth about 2.55 million dollars. Bhutto opponents push resignation with strikes across Pakistan, notably in Karachi. El Salvador government rejects negotiations with guerrillas who kidnapped Foreign Minister Borgonovo, while captors vow to kill him if prisoners are not freed.
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Emmys to go on without TV as nominations rise
NBC drops telecast but Television Academy reveals 394 nominations for its 29th annual awards. ABC leads with 145 programs, NBC 112, CBS 44, PBS 41, syndicated 12. Notable nominees include All in the Family, Roots, Baretta, Columbo, The Carol Burnett Show and The Muppet Show.
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