Beetles Threaten California Crops From Airborne Invasion
Los Angeles area officials warn that Japanese beetles hitchhiking aboard jets from the east could cause tens of millions in damage. County Agriculture Commissioner Paul Engler notes 47 beetles intercepted on 14 flights from Philadelphia Washington and Cincinnati and says new federal rules shift control to arrival points. California will apply pesticides at ports as authorities scramble to prevent western infestations.
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Washington
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Mississippi River
Los Angeles County
Taos Indian Family Enjoys Summer Afternoon in Pueblo
A Taos Indian family sits outside their home at the Taos Indian Pueblo in New Mexico. Indians continue to live in the ancient pueblo dwellings as a warm July afternoon unfolds.
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Carter sees move toward normal relations with China
President Carter said the United States should aim for normal relations with the People’s Republic of China while denying a plan to dump Taiwan. He spoke during farewell ceremonies for his envoy Leonard Woodcock as White House aides stressed no decision on breaking ties with Taipei.
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UPI
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China
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White House
Jody Powell
U.S
Woodcock
United Auto Workers
Richard Nixon
United States
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Peoples Republic of China
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South Africa Debates Immorality Act Repeal Rifts
Foreign Minister Roelof Botha said SA’s interracial sex laws have caused incalculable harm overseas and are unnecessary. Prime Minister Vorster rejected a report urging repeal while Agriculture Minister Schoeman reversed earlier support, saying the act cannot be repealed. The Immorality Act bars interracial relations, with 325 prosecutions in 1975 and 199 convictions in a state survey.
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South Africa
UPI
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Botha
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Vorster
Hendrik Schoeman
South African Institute of Race Relations
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