Supreme Court allows searches of newspaper offices
The Supreme Court ruled police with warrants may search newspaper offices for evidence, prompting actions by a Montana bureau to purge confidential source materials, and drawing sharp criticism from ABC commentator Howard Smith who labeled the ruling Nazi-like. Representative Robert Drinan proposed legislation to reverse the decision.
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Washington
Helena
Mont
Shaun Higgins
Lee Newspapers
New York
ABC News
Howard Smith
ABC Evening News
High Court
Robert Drinan
Dem. Mass
Stanford University
Supreme Court
Vance discusses Africa with Huang Hua amid China United States ties
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met with Chinese Foreign Minister Huang Hua to talk Africa and Chinese roles there. Huang then left for an official visit to Zaire, seen as a sign of China and the United States backing Zaire against Angolan rebels. Reston said no U S plan for arms sales or joint action was discussed. Albania seeks repatriation of Wasa Pasha’s remains from Beirut to homeland.
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New York
Cyrus Vance
Africa
China
Huang Hua
Huang
Central Arica
Zaire
Vance
United States
U.S State Department
Tom Reston
Carter
Reston
U.S
Washington
Drought Starves Up To One Million in Ethiopia's Welo
Addis Ababa radio says up to a million people in the western Welo region face starvation due to drought. Many eat diseased grasses and 47 have died from poisoning. three airfields are being built to bring in food by plane or helicopter amid EDU bandit attacks.
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London
Reuter
Ethiopia
Welo
Addis Ababa
Radio
Mengistu Haile-Mariam
Haile Selassie
Ethiopian Democratic Union
EDU
Walus Seeks Defense Money From Neo Nazi Magazines
Frank Walus, stripped of U.S. citizenship by Judge Julius Hoffman, admits soliciting defense funds via Liberty Bell and Vanguard. He says he asked 10 groups, including the United Auto Workers and the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, for help, but received only small donations. Walus was found to have fraudulently gained citizenship by concealing wartime activities as a Nazi killer in Poland.
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Frank Walus
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Walus
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Vanguard
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Catholic Archdiocese of
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Wallis
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Julius Hoffman
US. District Court
Hoffman
Poland
DES linked to cancer risk for two million mothers
An advisory panel cautions that DES may raise cancer risk in mothers who used the synthetic estrogen to prevent miscarriage. They urge a government outreach campaign as the panel notes possible cancer in breast and reproductive organs, while saying the link is not yet proven.
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Washington
United States
DES
Julius Richmond
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
House votes to restrict U S exports to South Africa
South African and U S officials say the psychological impact of House restrictions on exports would outweigh the monetary effect. The House approved limits requiring equal employment for blacks and conditioning ExIm Bank support on Pretoria’s apartheid progress. The bank had supported about 116.4 million of last year’s roughly 1 billion in U S exports to South Africa.
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Washington
U.S
South Africa
House of Representatives
House
Carter
Congress
Pretoria
Carl Noffke
Economists Hopeful as Beef Prices Climb Slows
May saw beef prices rise 4 percent with choice grade at higher levels. Average beef across cuts neared 1.68 dollars per pound, up from 1.62 in April and 1.38 a year earlier. Wholesale food prices rose 0.5 percent the smallest increment this year while farm food prices held steady. Unemployment edged to 6.1 percent in May with 94.1 million employed and 6.1 million unemployed.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Agriculture Department
Mixed dollar closes after Tokyo rally and European slip
The U S dollar finished mixed in New York after gains in Tokyo and a retreat in Europe. Gold rose $2 to 185.50 an ounce in London, while currencies showed small shifts against the dollar including the marks yen francs and Swiss francs. Analysts cited light central bank intervention and market reluctance to push the dollar lower as a factor in the late trading.
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New York
U.S
Tokyo
London
Zurich
Britain
Fotomat and Kodak face multi firm anti trust suits
Fotomat Corp files a 25 million anti trust suit against Kodak in San Diego arguing Kodak practices harmed rivals and partners. Kodak previously faced a Berkey Photo verdict of about 113 million and is appealing. GAF and Pavelle also have suits pending against Kodak.
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New York
Fotomat Corp
United States
Astman Kodak Co
U.S. District Court
San Diego
Callif
John Lackland
Fotomat
Kodak
Berkey Photo Inc
GAF Corp
Pavelle Corp
Gulf Oil Fined 40000 in Uranium Cartel Case
Gulf Oil Corp. was fined 40000 in a federal case charging participation in an international cartel that fixed uranium prices between 1971 and 1974. The firm pled no contest to a federal anti trust misdemeanor after a lengthy grand jury probe.
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Erie
Gulf Oil Corp
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
Gulf
U.S
Gerald Weber
Congress
Police quell Jewish emigration protest in Moscow
In Moscow police used nail-studded cudgels to tear down protest banners and forcefully enter an apartment to quiet 18 Jewish women and children seeking permission to leave the Soviet Union. Irene Gildengorn said the group was under house arrest when police broke in. Seven children were unharmed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Irene Gildengorn
Israel
Lenin Library
Queen Elizabeth Celebrates 25th Coronation Anniversary
Thousands gather outside Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II marks 25 years on the throne. The Queen and Prince Philip are cheered on a palace balcony during a silver jubilee fireworks show in St James Park, later returning to wave to the singing crowd with Prince Charles and Princess Anne.
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Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
St. James Park
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
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