Kissinger to press Vorster on Namibia independence timetable
Secretary of State Kissinger plans weekend talks with South African Prime Minister Vorster to urge a faster timetable for granting independence to Namibia amid fears of escalating guerrilla warfare. he will stress that time is running out to avoid wider conflict in Namibia and Rhodesia.
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Senate probe finds landlords profit from Medicaid funds
Senate investigators report that much Medicaid money in inner city clinics flows to landlords via percentage leases rather than patient care. Physicians keep 20 to 40 percent, pressured to see more patients and order more tests. Witnesses promise fraud probes. hearings led by Sen. Moss. Canadian Indians cross U.S. borders under an old law assuring free access as native North Americans.
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Associated Press
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Dutch plan laws to bring royal family under control
The Hague report says the Dutch government will propose legislation to place leading royal family members under state supervision due to Prince Bernhard's Lockheed scandal involvement. The bill would define which royals must consider state interests, while allowing limited government oversight over public duties and council participation. The monarchy's constitutional status remains, with the reigning monarch as the only figure fully under government responsibility.
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Pentagon seeks nerve gas funds for binary weapon
Mary Ganz reports from San Francisco that the Pentagon aims to fund binary nerve gas weapons, a two‑chemical system touted as an escalatory breakthrough. Experts warn such devices could normalize nerve agents, threaten disarmament talks, and spark renewed proliferation.
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Carter Would Put Fed Chair Under Presidential Control
Former Georgia governor and presidential nominee Jimmy Carter proposed firing power over the Federal Reserve Board chair and a four year term aligned with the president. He argued to curb stagflation after Nixon and Ford, while maintaining independence and seeking broader policy coordination with Congress and executive leaders. Meany and AFL CIO leaders outlined a strategy to back the Democratic ticket in November.
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Volcano blast injures scientists at La Soufriere
In Guadeloupe La Soufriere's vapor explosion showered 12 scientists with rocks, injuring two. Eleven French, one British researcher near the fissure rim were rescued by helicopters. Two Americans uninjured, observers note ongoing activity though no major eruption.
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Guadeloupe
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W.T. Kinoshita
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
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la Soufriere
Resin beads blamed for radioactive chemical blast at Hanford plant
Resin beads the size of BBs may have triggered a chemical explosion at the ARHCO facility in Richland Washington that contaminated 10 workers and two nurses with radioactivity. Officials said the cause was unclear and investigators barred from the sealed room for 24 hours. The plant recovers americium from nuclear waste for use in oil exploration and medical procedures.
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Associated Press
Richland
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Hanford
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George Stocking
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