Grain Embargo Eases Pressure on Farmers Lingers
Agriculture Secretary Bergland faces doubt that President Carter's grain embargo has insulated farmers from harm. Critics argue the policy failed to strengthen farm prices and produced lingering economic stress for grain producers nationwide.
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Washington
Bob Bergland
Carter
National Association of Wheat Growers
Jack Felgenhauer
Fairfield
Wash
Bergland
Rhodesia Becomes Zimbabwe Amid Grenade Attack and Jailbreak
Rhodesia shed its colonial name as Zimbabwe with Prime Minister Mugabe taking power and celebratory rites at Rufaro stadium. The day was marred by a grenade blast in Mufakose Township, killing two and wounding 27, while about 60 prisoners escaped from Salisbury central prison. some were recaptured as police searched the city. Nine decades of white rule ended with Prince Charles handing over power and Zimbabwe’s flag rising, as UN chief Waldheim offered aid to rebuild after civil war.
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Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Mufakose
Seamus Power
Independent
Robert Mugabe
Britain
Rufaro
Prince Charles
Canaan Banana
Mugabe
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
World Organization
Cuban Refugee Evacuation Proceeds From Costa Rica
Costa Rica, acting as staging point, plans 10 flights in five days to move nearly 10,000 anticommunist refugees from Havana’s Peruvian Embassy. Officials expect up to four daily flights, with U S and Costa Rica taking most evacuees. Spain and Brazil potential partners. Refugees report confiscation of belongings before boarding.
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Costa Rica
Fidel Castro
Havana
Foreign Ministry
Carlos Aguilar
Lima
Peru
United States
Aguilar
Iberia Airlines
Spain
Brazil
Castro
Cuba
Jose Marti
Gilberto Pulz
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