Rhodesia swears in first black president Muzorewa takes oath
In Salisbury Rhodesia Bishop Abel Muzorewa was sworn in as prime minister ending white minority rule. Joseph Gumede was sworn as ceremonial president. Muzorewa plans a 1% cabinet with five whites. steady support from South Africa but possible recognition challenges from US Britain and Africa.
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Rhodesia
Abel Muzorewa
Muzorewa
United Methodist
Joseph Gumede
South Africa
Naabine Dee Sre Rmee
Robert Mugabe
Ndabaning Sithole
Zimbabwe African National Union
Sithole
Kaytsa Ndiweni
United Federal Party
Oyster season opens as boats sail Delaware Bay
Oystermen begin the 1979 bay season in BIVALVE NJ with 74 licensed boats expected, up from 63. State reports say last fall's harvest was the largest in years, and over 385,000 bushels of seed oysters were transplanted from state beds to private beds after a virus hit the beds previously.
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Delaware Bay
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Safety officials clash over if engine loss doomed Flight 191
The disparity between FAA head Langhorne Bond in Washington and NTSB vice president Elwood Driver surfaced as investigators debate whether the DC-10 could have landed safely after an engine separated near O Hare. Data show the crew tried to recover before the crash killing 273. A broken 3 inch bolt was found in the engine mounting area, and the FAA orders inspections of all US DC-10s. Medical examiners confirmed 12 identifications, with infants among the unconfirmed dead. Memorial services drew about a thousand attendees near the airport.
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Washington
American Airlines
Anuine
O'Hare International
Langhorne Bond
Federal Aviation Administration
Elwood Driver
National Transportation Safety Board
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O'Hare
Langhorne Road
FAA
Tulsa
Okla
Jackson
Israel Navy Ships Prepare to Sail Through Suez Canal
Israeli Navy ships join a dawn northward convoy through the Suez Canal marking the first time the waterway is used by Israel. President Sadat invites foreign airlines to fly Cairo Tel Aviv, while Begin and Sadat open borders, with plans for aviation talks by July 1980 and a wave of Palestinian prisoner releases to aid talks.
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Dstadi
Egypt
Suez Canal
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
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Sinai
Ashdod
Sadat
Menachem
Israel
Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Begin
China balks at textile export limits in trade pact
Peking tensions rose as China refused proposed caps on textile shipments to the United States. Trade Ambassador Robert Strauss pressed Deng Xiaoping and Huang Hua for a decision within three days, warning that without an agreement Congress may block the broader U S China trade pact.
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United States
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Deng Xiaoping
Teng Yiao-ping
Huang Hua
Li Qiang
Qiang
Congress
Commerce
Juanita Kreps
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