Rhodesia withdraws invasion force from Mozambique
Rhodesian troops retreat from Mapai after claiming to destroy guerrilla camps and killing at least 32 fighters. General Peter Walls says the mission aimed to halt cross-border attacks on Rhodesia and civilians, while Washington warns Rhodesia to pull out amid international pressure.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Peter Walls
Mapai
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe National Liberation Army
Walls
U.S
Washington
Carter praises Ecuador on human rights during Quito stop
First Lady Rosalynn Carter commended Ecuador over human rights and civilian rule as she visited Quito on the Caribbean Latin American goodwill tour. She praised democratic elections plans and met with the three-man junta at the National Palace after greeting crowds outside her hotel.
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Quito
Ecuador
Rosalynn Carter
Carter
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Mrs. Carter
National Palace
Wisconsin juvenile court services face major reorganization
A study commissioned by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services urges a full reorganization of juvenile court services. It recommends separating judicial and social services with the latter run by the Division of Corrections and a chief judge appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to guide policy. County administration is labeled inefficient.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
State Department of Health and Social Services
John Howard Associates
Wisconsin Supreme Court
High Court
Salvadoran ambassador freed after 48 hour kidnap ordeal
El Salvador's ambassador to Guatemala Eduardo Casanova Sandoval said he was hooded questioned and given two cups of coffee during a 48 hour captivity. He reported being shot in the right foot and treated by captors who released him south of Guatemala City after he counted to 100.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
el Salvador
Eduardo Casanova Sandoval
Casanova
Inter- American Development Bank
Board of Governors
Nations fail to reach energy forum agreement in Paris
The 27 nation conference in Paris fails to create a permanent energy negotiating body amid divisions. A Canadian spokesman cites Saudi Arabia and Iran backing ongoing dialogue, while Algeria Iraq and Venezuela resist. James Owen notes limited optimism for a final communique on aid and a Common Fund.
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Paris
Conference On International Economic Cooperation
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Algeria
Iraq
Venezuela
David Owen
Owen
Cyrus R. Vance
Richard Cooper
Vance
Washington
House Moves to Create New Energy Department
The House prepared to debate the energy reorganization bill to form a national energy policy cabinet agency as the White House opposes a plan to grant the energy secretary power over natural gas prices. A Moss amendment to shift gas pricing to an independent Energy Regulatory Commission faces administration opposition. The Commerce Subcommittee weighs non tax elements of the President’s energy program after weeks of hearings.
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Washington
House
Senate
Energy Department
White House
Carter
James R. Schlesinger
John Moss
Dcalif
Independent Energy Regulatory Commission
Moss
House Commerce
Soviet dissident Shcharansky charged with espionage in Moscow
Anatoly Shcharansky, detained since March 15, is formally charged with espionage, a crime with a possible death penalty. Dissidents report a prosecutor told his mother he faced a spy charge, a claim shared at a gathering with Andrei Sakharov.
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Moscow
Anatoly Shcharansky
Shcharansky
Izvestia
U.S
Pill's benefits praised by GWU researchers
Ward Rhinehart and Judy C Felt of George Washington University say birth control pills' benefits outweigh unproven cancer claims. They found medical research largely finds no link to breast cervix or uterine cancer and note potential but rare benign liver tumors.
May 1977 Warmest in 43 Years Says Weather Service
La Crosse records show May 1977 as the warmest month in 43 years with an average of 67.4 degrees and a peak 89 degrees on May 15. May highs averaged 79.0 and lows 55.7 with 3.04 inches of precipitation, 0.66 inches below normal, and a warmer June forecast for upper 70s to upper 80s.
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la Crosse
National Weather Service
NWS
Meals deliverers sought for Crawford County program
Prairie du Chien Crawford County Meals reports almost 1300 more meals were delivered to the elderly and handi capped in the first four months of 1977 than in 1976. Volunteers are needed on the third Wednesday fourth Friday and the second Saturday. People may contact Winnie Zinkle at Crawford County Department of Social Services for details.
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Trenton
Ohio
Beverly Hills
Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Crawford County
Crawford County Meals, Inc
Teering
Winnie Zinkle
Department of Social Services
P.O
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Okla
Laurence G. Schmidt
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University of Tulsa Law School
Aquinas High School
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Hanson’s Family Shoe Store
Germa Fissha
Nakfa
Ethiopia
Fissha
Afabet
Ft. Knox, Ky
Eritrean People’s Liberation Front
Eritrea
Newspaper Guild
Congress
Charles A. Perlik Jr
the Newspaper Guild
Perlik
Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship and International Law
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Odel
Eureka
Edge Kleener
Wettstein & Sons
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