Rhodesia signs transition pact to move toward black rule
Prime Minister Ian Smith and three black leaders, Abel Muzorewa Sithole and Chirau, sign an accord at the former governor’s residence outlining a 10 month transition to black majority rule. Nkomo and Mugabe condemn the deal. Britain and the United States are not assured recognition.
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Salishury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Zimbabwe
Dee
Mawy Goverment Training
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Smith
Salisbury
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Britain
United States
Muzorewa
Guerrilas
Sithole
Nkomo
Lusaka
Zambia
Maputo
Mozambique
Mugabe
Chirau
Council of Ministers
Charlie Chaplin's Grave Stolen in Swiss Village
Swiss police report Chaplin's grave in Vevey near Lake Geneva was robbed between Wednesday night and Thursday dawn. No ransom or motive identified, with crosses undamaged and fingerprints sent to lab. Chaplin died December 25 at 88, buried simply in a small cemetery along a quiet dirt road.
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Jean-Felix Paschaud
Chaplin
Lake Geneva
Ferdinand Volet
Manoir de Ban
Maria Callas
Paris
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis Presley
Mike Todd
Elizabeth Taylor
Chicago
U.N
U Thant
Phillipe Pelain
France
Atlantic
Yeu
Charlie Chaplin
Vevey
Switzerland
GE bacteria patented in major ruling on life forms
General Electric won a patent ruling allowing a manmade oil-eating bacterium to be patented. The Court of Customs and Patent Appeals backed GE in a 3-2 decision, saying live microorganisms can be patented as a manufactured invention. Ananda M. Chakrabarty created the strain by combining genetic material from different bacteria.
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Washington
General Electric
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Congress
Howard T. Markey
Ananda M. Chakrabarty
Chakrabarty
University of Illinois
Ge’s Central Laboratory
Schenectady
N.Y
Nicaraguan slum town becomes symbol in fight against Somoza
In Manimbo 21 miles southeast of Managua the poor resist dictator Anastasio Somoza. Over three weeks at least 45 people died and more than 100 were injured as national guardsmen clashed with residents firing tear gas, bullets, and firebombs. Monimbo uprising began February 10 after a memorial mass for Pedro Joaquin Chamorro. Red Cross described many injured and burned, while troops used helicopters and machine guns to combat the resistance.
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Monimbo
Nicaragua
Manimbo
Anastasio Somoza
Mexico
Somoza
Managua
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
Turi de Mejia
Red Cross
Adan Sanchez
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