Treaties now a fact Carter says in Panama
President Carter urged U S citizens in the Panama Canal Zone to back the treaties as the United States agrees to cede full control of the canal and the zone to Panama. He noted the Senate action and acknowledged past disagreements over how to handle Panama's demand for full authority, with Panama to take control by 2000.
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Panama Canal Zone
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Senate
Carter Confesses to Baptists During Panama Treaty Visit
President Carter addressed about 8,500 Southern Baptists in Atlanta calling the campaign effort excessive and pledging to serve God first. He discussed Panama Canal treaties with Panama's leader Omar Torrijos, promising job rights for canal workers and a cautious, difficult transition for the canal's future. He spoke at a convention stop en route to Panama and later toured the canal, noting a promise of shared responsibility and ongoing cooperation.
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Canal
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U.S
Miraflores
Washington
Beef prices rise again as costs may reach 23 percent rise
Washington reports retail beef prices climbed in May and could rise further into early June. Government economists project overall 1978 beef prices may average between 1.60 and 1.70 per pound, a 16 to 23 percent rise from 1977. The May average hit a record 1.71 per pound, up from 1.63 in April.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Olivia Newton-John bruised ribs after Chicago premiere crowd
Olivia Newton-John faced a frightening Chicago opening for the 50s musical with John Travolta, as about 3,000 fans mobbed the premiere crowd. She returned to California with bruised ribs and a doctor’s note that nothing serious was found beyond the injuries.
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Chicago
John Travolta
Drunk judges fail drunken driving test in Carson City
Five Las Vegas Municipal Court judges deliberately got drunk and drove police cars through an obstacle course in a supervised driving test. Judge Seymore Brown, sipping vodka and water, admitted that two drinks impair driving and that nine drinks make it impossible to drive.
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Nev
Las Vegas
Seymore Brown
Judy Carne Hurt in Auto Wreck Near Doylestown
Actress Judy Carne remains hospitalized with a fractured neck after an auto accident near Doylestown. She was listed in serious condition at Doylestown Hospital on Friday. Her ex-husband Robert Bergman was treated and released.
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Shirley Belt
Cincinnati
Robert Bergman
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Weekend Weather Outlook With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy warm humid conditions continue tonight with mid to upper 60s. Sunday brings mostly cloudy skies with showers or thundershowers and highs mid to upper 80s. Extended outlook shows scattered showers or thundershowers Monday to Wednesday with highs upper 70s to 80s and nightly lows 50s to 60s.
Poll finds widespread tax discontent surpassing California case
An AP NBC poll of 1,600 adults shows most Americans deem all taxes too high and favor cutting state and federal levies by one third without cutting services. It highlights inflation as a top concern, with 37 percent naming cost of living as the biggest problem.
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California
Associated Press
NBC News
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Kucinich Refuses to Fold in Cleveland Recall Fight
The Ohio Court of Appeals upheld a ruling allowing any registered Cleveland voter to sign recall petitions while delaying further action until Tuesday for Kucinich to pursue a state Supreme Court appeal. He vows continued opposition and seeks to block the recall amid fraud claims, saying he will win if a recall election occurs.
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8Th District Court of Appeals
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Spon
Cosmonauts Link With Salyut 6 Space Lab
Soviet cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalenok and Alexander Ivanchenkov docked with the Salyut 6 space laboratory via Soyuz 29 and began experiments on materials in space and long flight effects. Tass said systems were normal and the crew would continue studies started by Romanenko and Gretchko.
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Alexander Ivanchenkov
Salyut 6 Space Laboratory
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Salyut 6
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Ivanchenko
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Yuri Romanenko
Georgi Gretchko
Guerrillas kill evangelist at Rhodesia mission
American Baptist evangelist Archie Dunaway aged 58 was stabbed to death at Sanyati mission hospital 120 miles west of Salisbury, Rhodesia, amid a wave of attacks on missionaries. His wife Margaret ran the nursing school as evacuees fled to towns and Salisbury. Four other missionaries have died in raids this month, with attackers linked to Joshua Nkomo’s faction and Zimbabwe’s guerrilla groups.
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Rhodesia
Archie Dunaway
Sanyati Mission Hospital
Here
Sanyati
Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board
Richmond
Dunaway
McComb, Miss
Margaret
Mission Hospital
Dunaways
Matabeleland
Salvation Army
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe African National Union
Zimbabwe
Ohio Women Die in Ireland Crash While Touring
Two Ohio women on vacation were killed in a freak crash on the Dublin to Belfast road near an Irish Republic town. Mary Farmer of Cincinnati aged 38 and Mary Lou Jenkins from New Philadelphia were dead at the scene after their rented sedan stopped suddenly and was struck by a truck, then hit by a second truck. Authorities said both truck drivers were uninjured and the bodies will be flown home to Ohio for burial.
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Dublin-to-Belfast
Mary Farmer
Cincinnati
Mary Lou Jenkins
New Philadelphia
Dublin
Belfast
Northern Ireland
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