Carter warns Cubans against meddling in Africa riot
President Carter, in Lagos, denounces Cuban and Soviet interference in Africa and white racism. He quotes Martin Luther King and calls for an Africa at peace free from colonialism. He cites Cuban troop presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea and meets Nigerian head of state Obasanjo during his first state visit to black Africa.
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King's Tomb
Atlanta
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Access to Knowledge Promoted by Middletown Librarian
Doug Bean head librarian at Middletown Public Library emphasizes access to knowledge as key to the future during National Library Week. The library outlines programs and changes, with more details on page 33. Three Firewomen recruits near end of training at Madison Township Fire Department south station. Instructor Phil Lacefield and Assistant Chief Darrell Yater say they are progressing well, with story and photos on page 60.
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Middletown Public Library
National Library Week
Middletown
Journal
Joy Jones
Madison Township Fire Department
Phil Lacefield
Madison
Darrell Yater
April Fools wedding joke shocks Chicago friends
Adrian Fisher and Charles Gutierrez staged an April Fool joke by planning a wedding in their apartment for April 1. Invitations went out to 25 friends with rings exchanged in a pretend ceremony. The reception envelopes contained a poem admitting the prank and urging friends not to gossip. The couple said they are just good friends and meant no harm.
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Chicago
Adrian Fisher
Charles Gutierrez
Ms. Fisher
Gutierrez
Chuck
End of Southeast Ohio coal strike spurs slow economic rebound
Banks rewrite loans as miners resume payments and retailers see rising business. February unemployment in Ohio climbs to 6.3 percent with Belmont Meigs and Harrison counties hit hardest as indirect strike effects shrink. bankers note cautious lending, while miners expect to return to work and repay debt. Kenneth Cramblett cites estimated $4,000 plus loss per Harrison County miner.
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Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Belmont
Meigs
Harrison
James L Hemmerley
Richard Anderson
Belmont County National Bank
St. Clairsville
Belmont County
Kenneth Cramblett
First National Bank of
Cadiz
Harrison County
Weekend Warmth Fades as Clouds Increase and Rain Moves In
Early spring warmth cools and turns cloudy through the day. Highs reach the upper 50s before rain develops tonight and continues into Monday with a high near 60.
High school SAT gains tied to standards not facts
The National Association of Secondary School Principals studied 34 high schools where students posted strong SAT results amid a national decline. The report credits strict academic standards and limited open classroom ideals, with some schools boosting enrollment in advanced math and English while reducing foreign language and physical science offerings.
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National Association of Secondary School Principals
Strangler suspect still not charged in Hillside case
Los Angeles police pursue more evidence to seek a murder complaint against Peter Mark Jones after his Thursday arrest in two of the Hillside Strangler killings. The 37 year old handyman faces potential charges if the district attorney acts by Monday evening. a prison escapee implicated Jones in driving the murder van.
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Beverly Hills
Hillside Strangler Task Force
Peter Mark Jones
Jones
George Francis Shamshak
Boston
California
District Attorney's Office
California Legislature Backs Antarctic Iceberg Tow Project
The California Legislature approved backing a plan to tow Antarctic icebergs to Southern California for fresh water. The proposal, led by Application Concepts and Technology Association promoter Terry Spragg, seeks $60 million for a pilot and federal cooperation. A state Senate joint resolution endorsed the plan, with interest from Prince Mohamed Al Faisal and Sen. Henry Jackson. Two icebergs would be selected, insulated, and towed to off the Southern California coast or Baja California in a potential U.S.-Mexican venture.
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Application Concepts and Technology Association
Mohamed al Faisal
Washington
Henry Jackson
Dash
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Senate
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Baja California
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