Drought grips Hawaii as rain fails to end long dry spell
Hawaii faces a persistent drought with rainfall far below normal. Ranchers on the island of Hawaii seek federal aid as cattle suffer from scarce water and some die after ocean drinking. Officials urge conservation. mandatory cutbacks may spread to pools fountains and car washes. Hawaii County declares drought emergency. USDA says about 70,000 cattle statewide are affected.
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Qahu
Hawaii
Hansen
Honolulu
Oshu
Herbert Matayoshi
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Begin pledges acceptance of withdrawal resolution
JERUSALEM AP Prime Minister Menachem Begin pledged to adhere to UN 242 calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Arab territory. He said the resolution is accepted but interpretations differ over whether it applies to the West Bank. The United States insists it covers the West Bank Sinai and Golan Heights. Begin warned he will not change Israel’s stance, while Carter worries the stance could strain talks. Assistant Secretary Atherton returns from shuttle diplomacy to Geneva and Washington to prep for Begin’s visit.
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Israel
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Jordan River
United States
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Carter
Washington
Yigal Allon
Alfred Atherton
Tel Aviv
Atherton
Geneva
Prince Saud
Belgian Baron Bracht Kidnapped in Antwerp
Baron Charles Bracht, noted Belgian maritime insurer and Austria’s honorary consul general in Antwerp, was kidnapped Tuesday evening after being grabbed in his firm’s parking lot. His son and a company employee disputed the report, suggesting a cover-up. His car was found at the scene, and authorities investigated the abduction amid conflicting statements. A related note recalls Baron Edouard Empain’s Paris kidnapping earlier this year.
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Charles Bracht
Austria
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Bracht
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Paris
Bar-Ilan faces expanded charges in attempted murder case
Federal prosecutors say additional state and federal charges may follow the Beverly Hills man who posed as a psychiatrist at Patton State Hospital for 14 months. Carmi Bar-Ilan, 38, is alleged to have attempted to kill Dr. Peter Palatin near the White House on February 2 and could face mail fraud bank fraud Social Security fraud check kiting and using a false identity to buy a 44 caliber revolver along with possible state charges for perjury grand theft practicing medicine without a license and prescribing medicine without a license.
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Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Patton State Hospital
U.S
Stephen J. Cruleger
Carmi Bar-Ilan
Bar Ilan
Bar-Ilan
Peter Palatin
Washington D.C
White House
Rhodesian raid into Zambia sparks regional tensions
Rhodesian forces say they killed 36 black guerrillas and lost one man in a self defense attack on a camp at Luangwa, 10 miles inside Zambia. Lusaka reports six Rhodesian planes shot down. Rhodesians deny civilian or Zambian troop presence near the camp. The strike coincides with UN Security Council debates over the Rhodesia Smith pact and Zimbabwean guerrilla leaders opposition to the agreement. Bishop Muzorewa travels to Washington amid council talks.
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Zambia
Guerrila
Luangwa
Joshua Nkoma
Zimbabwe African People's Union
Rhodesia
Dee
Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Mozambique
Council
Zimbabwe
Abel Muzorewa
Smith
Washington
Cyrus Vance
U.N
Zambezi River
New recount begins in Guatemalan election
Guatemala's Electoral Board has ordered a nationwide recount of the Sunday presidential ballot after fraud charges and counting errors. Arturo Maldonado de la Cerda said all data must be annulled and a slow new tally will start from zero with each telegram rechecked by party delegates. Three retired officers vie for the presidency as margins shift.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Arturo Maldonado de la Cerda
Park denies meetings with South Korean president in lobbying case
WASHINGTON AP Tongsun Park says he never met South Korean President Park Chung Hee regarding his influence actions on US congressmen and denies involvement in South Korean lobbying. Congressional sources say reports cited meetings were likely a series of events without a confirmed face to face encounter with the Blue House leader. Details from Seoul meetings are expected at next week's House hearings.
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Washington
Tongsun Park
Park Chung Hee
U.S
Park
Seoul
House
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