Africa faces multiple war threats across three regions
The continent endures border clashes between Egypt and Libya, Ethiopian forces fighting Somali rebels and Eritrean rebels, and a renewed bush war in Angola. Palestinian leader Arafat seeks to defuse tensions, while Egypt and Libya accuse each other of provocation and regional diplomats call for peace talks.
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Carter poised to sign mining reclamation bill into law
Washington AP reports President Carter is set to approve a mining land reclamation bill after Congress sent it to him with a 325 to 68 House vote and Senate approval. The measure enforces reclamation standards for 60 percent of coal lands and imposes up to 35 cents per ton coal tax to fund past cleanup. Carl E. Bagge of the National Coal Assn. warns lawsuits over new regulations may follow.
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Carter Satisfied With Offshore Oil Drilling Effort
President Carter completed a three state southern swing and inspected a Gulf of Mexico drilling operation. He said future offshore oil production and environmental protection are compatible and that he has been well educated on the issue.
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Begin nixes U.S. offer of security
Israel Prime Minister Menahem Begin says he declined a U.S. offer to guarantee Israel's security and urged removal of a survival clause in a communique. He notes no foreign guarantees ever guaranteed Israel amid the Arab conflict. Carter tours offshore drilling projects and discusses energy plans with Southern states leaders.
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House approves two foreign aid bills punishing several nations
Washington AP reports the House passed a $3.2 billion military aid bill with 262 votes to 147 and a $1.6 billion development aid bill by 254 to 158. The measures restrict aid to Ethiopia Argentina Turkey Vietnam Cuba Laos Cambodia and propose $60 million for India as a democracy reward.
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Senate approves prisoner exchange treaty with Mexico
The Senate voted 90 to 0 to approve a prisoner exchange treaty with Mexico allowing hundreds of young Americans held in Mexican prisons to return home to finish their sentences in U S facilities. Transfers await a implementing bill pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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UPI
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Japanese trawler crew brings back dinosaur fragment
The owners of a Japanese trawler revealed crew members retrieved pieces of a reptile carcass for study. Scientists at the Ocean Fishery Resources Development Center are examining a nine inch brown tissue sample with three whisker like tips.
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UPI
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Lance asked to explain loan tied to bank deposit
Budget Director Bert Lance was asked to testify before Congress about a $3.4 million loan from the First National Bank of Chicago. The loan followed a $200,000 noninterest bearing deposit at the same Chicago bank by the National Bank of Georgia, which Lance once led. A spokesman says no connection exists between the deposit and the loan. The issue is whether the deposit can be viewed as a compensating balance for the loan.
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