Pygmy Bowmen Encircle Mutshatsha. El Salvador Minister Kidnapped
In Zaire, elite Pygmy bowmen encircle Mutshatsha as government forces push 12 miles into rebel terrain near Kolwezi. In El Salvador, Foreign Minister Mauricio Borgonovo is reportedly kidnapped with militants demanding prisoner releases, though officials offer no comment.
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Kolwezi
San Salvador
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Borgonovo
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Campaign to boost Vietnam era discharge upgrades lags
U S officials launch ads to spur interest in the program to upgrade less than honorable discharges from Vietnam. After 14 days about 15 000 of a potential 432 500 veterans have inquired while call volumes drop.
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Washington
Carter
Texas House panel rejects moratorium on executions
Rep. Sam Hudson says the Jurisprudence Committee's denial of his two year pause bill moves Ernest Benjamin Smith closer to execution. Smith, a convicted murderer, is set to die in the Texas electric chair within a week.
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Texas
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Smith
Texas Electric
Estes silent after parole hearing
Estes spent over four hours before a federal parole board seeking removal from supervised parole. He entered the courthouse quietly and left without comment, with no decision timeline given. The case involves renewed federal probes and documents tied to Don Trull's seizure of materials from Estes' Abilene office.
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Associated Press
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West Texas
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Parole Board
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Mississippi
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Trull
Baylor University
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Floyd Rose
Rose
Pecos
Tower bill opposes stamp plan
United States Senator John Tower of Texas introduced a bill opposing the Carter administration proposal for free food stamps for the needy. The measure would preserve the requirement that eligible individuals pay cash for stamps, arguing the administration plan would expand food stamp rolls by offering free aid.
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John Tower
Rtex
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Inventor of green ink and its first currency use
The text notes that Thomas Sterry Hunt a McGill University chemistry professor invented green ink. It claims the ink resisted photographic imitation and was first used in 1862 on American currency ending the paper money known as greenbacks.
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Thomas Sterry Hunt
McGill University
GNP Growth in 1977 Quarter Outpaces Past Readings
The 5.2 percent annual GNP rise in Q1 1977 marks the largest gain in a year, aided by higher consumer spending and durable goods purchases despite severe winter weather. Inflation held at 5.8 percent as real output faced weather-related drag, with total output around $1.3 trillion. Personal consumption rose sharply, vehicle spending surged, while nondurables growth slowed from late 1976.
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Edmund Pinto
Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Davis seeks release in capital murder case
Cullen Davis seeks bond release while awaiting his capital murder trial in Fort Worth Texas. Lawyers filed affidavits claiming new testimony may exonerate or affect guilt. A hearing is set for Thursday with questions over affidavit authenticity and prior inconsistent statements.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Cullen Davis
Tom Cave
Andrea Wilborn
Priscilla Davis
Zaire Requests Coca Cola for War Effort as US Silence Holds
Mobutu Sese Seko seeks Coca Cola shipments to support his forces fighting Katangan troops with Moroccan, French, and Belgian aid. The Carter administration rejects arms sales and Coca Cola, citing nonlethal items, while Belgium France and Morocco aid Zaire.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Carter
Tion
State Department
Zaire
Mobutu Sese Seko
Angola
Morocco
France
Belgium
Mobutu
Coca-Cola
Atlanta
Dialogue hosts toll free nutrition and food safety line
Scientists from CAST will field calls on nutrition food safety and agricultural production during Food Day. 31 university and government experts answer from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST via toll free 800-424-9510, DC 347-0909.
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Washington
Council For Agricultural Science and Technology
CAST
Washington, D.C
Carter takes blame for tough energy plan
President Carter tells Congress he will shoulder political blame for a strict energy program requiring sacrifices and higher fuel costs. He previews a standby gasoline tax up to 50 cents starting 1979 if conservation fails, as he addresses a joint session and plans a Friday news conference.
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Washington
Congress
House
John Brademas
D-Ind
Gerber directors reject first takeover bid in firm history
Fremont Mich AP Gerber Products Co the worlds largest baby food maker will not recommend shareholders accept the 324 million bid from Anderson Clayton Co The board met in Chicago and said under Michigan law the offer cannot be made until registration takes effect as soon as April 28 during the 60 day window they will study alternatives and evaluate options
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Gerber's
Divorcees share kids reshape family bonds in custody trends
Boston researchers report more divorced couples share custody, preserving family ties and meeting fathers' needs. Psychologists and experts suggest this pattern could influence divorce court procedures nationwide. Melvin Roman of Albert Einstein College of Medicine notes most joint custody parents do not get along.
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Boston
Lego
Melvin Roman
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York City
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