Kissinger Sees Compromise Plan to Break Rhodesia Deadlock
Secretary of State Kissinger, fresh from NATO talks in Brussels and London discussions, backs a British American compromise for Rhodesia. The plan would appoint a resident commissioner as Rhodesia’s head of state with British officials running defense and law and order, easing black objections to white control as Geneva negotiations threaten collapse.
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Ships collide in San Francisco Bay in dense fog
A Swedish freighter loaded with automobiles and an Army Corps of Engineers dredging vessel collided in dense fog in San Francisco Bay. There were no injuries and both ships were towed to safety. The Coast Guard reported the 660 motor vessel ran above the waterline in the Don Carios and flooded two compartments in the Chester.
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Man accused of arms cache on bail
The 41 year old Donald G Wiggins of Ontario is free on 15000 bail after authorities uncovered more than eight tons of stolen arms and explosives buried in desert bunkers near Lancaster and in his home. A cyanide powder barrel was found with the cache. Wiggins owned the property and surrendered after the first discovery. Police also found three tons of weapons at his Ontario home and additional arms at his Pomona foundry. The incident is described as possibly the largest illegal arsenal in California history.
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Former Egyptian princess slain by estranged husband in L.A.
Fathia Ghali sister of the late Farouk was found slain in a West Los Angeles apartment she shared with her mother. Her husband Riad Ghali, separated for seven years, was taken to a Medical Center in stable condition after a possible suicide attempt and booked on suspicion of murder.
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Brown appoints regents to UC Board of Regents
Gov. Brown names Vernon Orr former Reagan Finance Director to UC Board of Regents along with anthropologist Gregory Bateson and MALDEF leader Wilma Martinez. Orr replaces Elinor Heller and Bateson replaces Norton Simon with terms expiring in 1988. Orr is Pasadena resident. Bateson is NAS member at UC Santa Cruz.
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Nation's weather across the United States
Snow covered the Great Lakes to northern New England with rain in the south. Erie gusts reached 53 mph and Livingston Montana saw 58 mph winds. Temperatures ranged from 25 below zero at International Falls to 75 in Key West.
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Electoral College voting overview and history
Across the nation small groups cast electoral votes in a system that blends state tallies with constitutional rules. The 538 votes split 297 for Carter and 241 for Ford, with safeguards and past deviations shaping how electors choose presidents and vice presidents.
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Two die as Allegheny plane crashes in marsh near Cape May
An Allegheny Airlines DeHavilland Twin Otter crashed in dense fog late Sunday on final approach to Cape May County Airport. Two of the 10 aboard were killed, eight injured survivors taken to Burdette-Tomlin Hospital. Pilot was said to be flying too low, hitting treetops. wreckage spread across marshy terrain. Names withheld until families notified.
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Supreme Court rejects Ray's bid to overturn King murder plea
The Supreme Court refused to hear James Earl Ray's challenge to his 1969 guilty plea for the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. The brief order left intact lower rulings that his plea was voluntary and that he did not suffer ineffective counsel due to lawyers' ties to a book deal by author William Bradford Huie.
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