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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
3
Associated Press reports Donald Woods the white liberal editor who escaped a five year banning order in South Africa was flown by Lesotho Airways with his family to safety in an overflight agreement with South Africa. The family plans to reach Zambia then England.
President Carter and Anwar Sadat held a hour long Aswan meeting after which Carter backed the legitimate rights of the Palestinians. Sadat said they shared identical views and outlined steps toward peace while Carter stopped short of endorsing an independent Palestinian state.
Chileans vote in a plebiscite seen as boosting General Augusto Pinochet's military government. About 6 million people were to cast yes or no ballots on a statement defending the regime, amid demonstrations and detentions. Opposition voices from the Christian Democrats warned the result would not be accepted, while two junta members challenged Pinochet's authority.
The Associated Press reports Pacific Coast rain continued with snow inland and higher elevations. Freezing rain causing highway jams and four Oregon deaths shifted to rain as warmer air moved in from California. Snow extended into Nevada Idaho and Montana. western Arizona saw rain. other regions mostly dry with some snow showers in North Dakota and New York. Early temperatures ranged from 62 in Key West to 13 below zero in Watertown New York, with many eastern cities cold and clear.
France invites 4,000 guests to Versailles for a Carter state banquet and reception after Normandy D-Day visits. The Grand Trianon and Royal Chapel will showcase Louis XIV era splendor with rooms named for Greek gods, lime silk Napoleon study, and gardens lit at night.
Bail set at 50 000 for sixteen men arrested in a coast south of Bend Oregon operation. One more defendant, owner Arthur A Allen, to be arraigned. Authorities say about eight tons of marijuana worth 20 million seized from a freighter linked smuggling. Defendants include self employed workers and students, some with education. Case to grand jury with possible charges of smuggling and conspiracy.
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