British U S accord on Rhodesia power change plan
A UK US plan aims to make Rhodesia an independent black run state by Sept 24 1978 with Ian Smith resigning next summer. It envisions a provisional regime, a cease fire, and no constitution writing conference, with a British American presence from Lusaka or Dar es Salaam to engage black factions and Smith officials.
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Washington
U.S
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
United Nations
Rhodesia Front
London
David Owen
Cyrus R. Vance
Geneva
Owen
Vance
Lusaka
Zambia
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Foreign Office
John Graham
State Department
United States
Zimbabwe
Cecil
Salisbury
Smith Himalt
Rural post offices costly and savings urged
A government study for the Postal Service suggests closing about 17 000 rural post offices to save an estimated 490 million dollars annually. The report notes some facilities handle less than 150 dollars of annual business and emphasizes no immediate closings but calls for further study amid rural opposition and Congressional challenges led by Rep. Paul Simon.
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Washington
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Services
Congress
Paul Simon
D-Itud
Penn Central files amendments to reorganization plan
Penn Central Transportation Co. amends its bankruptcy plan to meet fixed obligations and keep liquidation of assets, including rail lines and subsidiaries, on track. The filing outlines a compromise tax settlement offering 50 cents on the dollar for post bankruptcy claims and 44 cents for combined pre and post bankruptcy claims, with fallback 20 percent cash and the rest in notes if rejected.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Transporation Co
Penn Central
U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Energy department plan nears votes in Congress
President Carter's energy department proposal advances in both chambers. The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee endorsed the measure unanimously and leaders expect a Senate vote soon. The House is seen moving quickly as well, after the plan was sent to Capitol Hill on March 1. Some lawmakers want details of the energy package before backing the new cabinet level agency.
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Washington
Carter
Energy Department
House
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Capitol Hill
Paisley Arrested At Ballymena Barricade In NI
Rev. Ian Paisley leader of a short strike barricaded a bridge in Ballymena with 400 supporters. Police with British troops detained him Ernest Baird and 10 aides, charging obstruction. Paisley, longtime political figure, faced arrest amid Protestant push to paralyze Northern Ireland and demand a crackdown on IRA guerrillas.
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Ballymena
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
Paisley
Ernest Baird
Baird
Belfast
Baard
United Unionist Action Council
Irish Republican Army
London
Mr. Paisley
The
Free Presbyterian Church
Wealthy Spaniard killed by bomb in Barcelona
In Barcelona extortionists attached a time bomb to Jose Maria Bulto Marques a 71 year old board chairman of a chemical firm as he ate lunch at his sister’s home. Five armed men burst in and strapped the device to his chest with tape. The bomb exploded when he tried to remove it.
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Spain
Jose Maria Bulto Marques
Cifra
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