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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1978
Page
3
British Airways seeks government underwriting after reporting 32.3 million dollars in losses on five Concordes for 1977 78 and noting a total 47.5 million dollars lost in two years of Concorde operation. Concordes now fly to New York Washington and Bahrain.
Mexican officials warn U.S. reporters to obtain permits to work in Matamoros after recent coverage of riots and polio fears. KRGV TV's Jeff Walker and Jose Madrigal were escorted to an immigration office. Walker was released with a permit not yet issued. Arenz notes permits are free, valid for six months, and rarely enforced.
London bullion dealers set a record fixing at $198.80 per Troy ounce as dollar weakness and rising New York futures lift gold. The previous high was $197.50 on Dec 30 1974. Spot prices in Zurich and Tokyo also climbed amid global market volatility.
The United States and Canada advise citizens to leave Lebanon amid rising Syrian attacks on Christians. Embassies shrink and dependents to depart while Ottawa and Washington warn few Americans face evacuation. Beirut fighting has intensified pressures on Christian areas as Syria seeks control.
In New York AP reports that Alma Hiss seeks to overturn his 30 year conviction using FOIA data claiming unfair trial and concealed evidence linked to Whittaker Chambers and a typewriter. London AP notes three more women, including countesses, expect test tube babies this year with Oldham hospital linked to methods. Louise Brown progresses at Oldham hospital. parents Lesley and John Brown had struggled to conceive for a decade.
The United Nations will dispatch a mission within a week to Western Namibia to implement independence plans for the territory. A UN special representative will oversee free elections under UN supervision, with a 15-member Security Council declaration supporting handing Welvis Bay to the new nation after independence. The mission led by Martti Ahtisaari will survey arrangements over two to three weeks, followed by a Transition Assistance Group of about 1,500 civilians and 7,000 troops to guide the transition to independence expected next spring or summer.
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