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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1978
Page
1
The United Nations General Assembly considers expanding the Geneva disarmament commission and removing the Americas chairmanship in Paris to include France and China. The plan aims to broaden participation in the 11 year old area of arms control and intends to adjourn before members leave. The chairmanship is set to rotate among states.
Hamburg report says five married insurance executives had sex with the same secretary. They each give $20 monthly to support the baby and keep names hidden on the birth certificate. The article notes a committee setup by major powers in 1958 to limit long range nuclear weapons.
In Montreal, Quebec Superior Court Judge Jules Deschenes ordered Dr Antonio Moreau to pay 2400 to Mrs Germaine Cataford after a 1971 sterilization operation allegedly failed. Cataford conceived four months later and gave birth in September 1972, with the judge stating the physician’s technique did not follow standard surgical teachings.
The State Department rejected a Senate call to sever the limited diplomatic ties with Cuba unless Havana pulls its military forces from Africa. A spokesman said the Havana interests section serves U.S. interests, not Cuban, and closing it would damage key interests. The Senate approved the measure 53 to 28.
In Moscow two American reporters defend their published pieces after accusations of slander. Whitney and Piper request more time to consult colleagues and legal counsel as U S officials urge careful consideration of the broader implications for press freedom and the correspondents' newspapers.
In Moscow AP dispatch Brezhnev declares Soviet backing for Vietnam amid mounting external pressure. He frames relations as strong and resolute, stressing unity with Vietnam and condemnation of hostile actions by others.
United Nations report says Africa remains partly recovered from the 1974 recession with fortunes still tied to weather and external demand. Last year’s trade improved with imports and exports rising about 15 percent, while the 1977 trade deficit was 94.4 billion below 1978’s. In Hong Kong, Ta Kung Pao notes Peking uses 7349 machines since 1972 to churn dumplings and noodles, producing 260 dumplings per minute and noodles for a large pot in minutes.
Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveyda jailed four years and fined 19 285 for taking bribes. The former head of the Endowment who oversaw pilgrimage transport was convicted of accepting payments from groups allowed to transport more people than permitted, scaling up access to the holy area.
Police uncover leftist plots to stage jailbreaks, bank robberies and kidnappings of leading citizens during a National Democratic Party primary. Gov. Carlos Romero Barcelo says vacations are cancelled until July 5. El Nuevo Dia notes plotters seek independence and aimed to create an atmosphere of violence.
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