Rhodesian guerrilla leaders meet with US secretary Vance
Two Rhodesian guerrilla chiefs Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe meet Secretary of State Cyrus R Vance amid Anglo American efforts to bring black resistance into Rhodesia settlement. Vance rejects last week’s plan as insufficient while urging inclusion of the Patriotic Front in negotiations and ending economic sanctions. A joint UK US statement pledges work toward free elections and respect for individual rights.
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Rhodesia
Cyrus R Vance
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
The
Patriotic Front
Vance
Zambia
Mozambique
Jan Smith
Miracle baby goes home after brutal heart saga
Indiana doctors at Riley Hospital say 9 month old Steve McLaughlin survived a grave path of open heart surgeries and life threatening complications after birth on June 4. Despite two holes in the heart and a missing valve, the infant endured repeated operations, a broken patch, kidney failure, blood loss, pacemaker failures and a fungal invasion before finally going home.
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James McLaughlin
Jennifer
Stevie
AP Lanerphoto
Indianapolis
Steve McLaughlin
Riley Hospital
Vicki McLaughlin
Steve
McLaughlin
Boy created from cell alive and well claim sparks cloning debate
NEW YORK AP says a 14 month old boy allegedly created from a single cell of a wealthy unidentified man remains alive and healthy. Science writer David Rorvik insists the claim in his book In His Image is factual while Dr Landrum Shettles doubts the broader scientific record.
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New York
David Rorvik
J.B. Lippincott Co
Rorvik
Vermont
Duarte Rotary Club Keeps Women Members Challenge
The Duarte Rotary Club, with 23 members, admits three women last April and vows to keep them despite Rotary International's all male rule. The governing body may revoke the charter by March 27, while local leaders push for retention as global debate on gender inclusion continues. A separate Hong Kong incident reports a Taiwanese airliner hijack attempt halted by a security guard, with injuries to the pilot and co-pilot and the craft landing safely.
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Call
Rotary Clubs
Maverick Club
Duarte Rotary Club
Rotary International
United States
Rotary
Brooks
Duarte Club
Evanston
Hong Kong
China
Ethiopians retake second town in Ogaden drive
Ethiopian forces sweeping the Ogaden plateau report recapturing Deghabur, 95 miles southeast of Jijiga, as part of a counteroffensive to quell the Somali revolt. Western observers note Jijiga loss shifted the war in Ethiopia’s favor. Somalis retreat to mountains and countryside.
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Kenya
Ogaden
Ethiopia
Deghabur
Jijiga
Somai Liberation Front
Ijiga
Somalia
The
Liberation Front
Mogadishu
Jijna
Diredawa
Marar
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