British Diplomats Leaving Uganda
London reports the British government is recalling acting high commissioner James Horrocks from Uganda as tensions rise with Idi Amin. With 500 Britons remaining, officials cite safety concerns and deny retaliation, while the UN Security Council debate on the Israeli raid ends in deadlock.
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Uganda
East Africa
Britain
Idi Amin
United Nations Security Council
Jerusalem
Israel
Amin
James Horrocks
Kampala
Dora Bloch
Entebbe
Peter Chandley
British High Commission
Bloch
James Hennessy
Mrs. Bloch
U.N
Security Council
United States
U.S
W. Tapley Bennett Jr
Jordan Eyes US Missiles Sale to Jordan Defense Plan
Washington officials say a multimillion dollar Hawk missile sale to Jordan is near approval. Discussions focus on 12 to 14 American built Hawk air defense batteries with limited support gear at an estimated $600 million. The deal aims to provide defense since the 1967 war, amid past financing and high cost disputes.
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United States
Jordan
U.S
State Department
Middle East
Israel
West Bank
Jordan River Valley
Saudi Arabia
Hussein
Moscow
Congress
Pentagon
Zayd Rifai
Rifai
Inventories rise as May sales slip in slow economic week
Commerce Department data show inventories up 0.7 percent in May at a $1.9 billion pace, the largest surge since December 1974, while wholesale stockpiles gain $829 million and retail inventories rise $58 million. May sales fall 0.3 percent, the first drop in 14 months.
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Commerce Department
Department
May
State Demos See Carter Advantage in Kansas
Kansas delegates at the Democratic National Convention rallied behind Jimmy Carter and warned Republican farmers' discontent could aid him in Kansas. They noted anger over grain embargoes and reported strong unity with 32 of 34 votes for Carter, while Morris Udall captured the other two Kansas votes.
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Carter
Paul Aylward
Ellsworth
John Carlin
Smolan
Jim Slattery
Topeka
House of Representatives
Louise Brock
Arizona
Morris Udall
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