Victor the giraffe's daughter Victoria born at Marwell Park Zoo
Marwell Hall England reports Victoria, the baby daughter of Victor the giraffe who died last September after a failed mating attempt, has been born at Marwell Park Zoo. Keeper notes show Victoria inherited standing trouble like her father, yet with help she stood.
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Peace plans rejected as Egypt and Israel hold firm
Egypt and Israel rejected each other’s latest peace proposals on the West Bank and Gaza. The United States maintains pressure and pursues a summer diplomatic drive including a London meeting of Vance and Kamel Dayan, and a possible Mondele visit to Egypt for a Sadat talk in Alexandria. Israel insists on keeping the territories until security arrangements are agreed, while Egypt presses a detailed alternative to the occupied territories plan.
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Walter F. Mondale
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Street fighting in Aden as National Front militia takes control
Beiruit based AP reports an Iraqi dispatch that army units rebelled against South Yemen’s Marxist government in Aden. Militias seized major intersections, closed the airport, and by 8:30 a.m. controlled most of the capital amid heavy shelling and a curfew-style advisory.
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Trolleys Link States Across Vast Interurban Network
By 1918 about 80,000 trolleys operated on 45,000 miles of track in the United States. Passengers could start in upstate New York and, via transfers between interurban lines, ride to Wisconsin.
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New York
Wisconsin
Bomb blasts hit Versailles palace wreck three rooms of Napoleonic art
A powerful 2 AM bomb exploded behind a statue in the Palace of Versailles, damaging three rooms and 15 paintings in the Empire Suite and Gallery of Battles. One guard injured, seven hours later a hoax threat targeted nearby Trianon palaces. Restoration costs estimated at about $1 million.
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Gerald van der Kamp
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Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Breakfast meeting with Callaghan highlights Carter trip
President Carter spent more than an hour at breakfast conferring with British Prime Minister James Callaghan. Callaghan, in Washington for a private visit, will meet Carter again in Bonn at a July seven nation economic summit. Carter also held a late afternoon nationally broadcast news conference after returning from Texas.
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Peter Jay
Bonn
Congress Readies Holiday Recess and Key Budget Bills
Congress gears for a 10 day Fourth of July break while processing 1979 spending bills. Senate to consider Treasury appropriation and Postal Service funding, with House already approving its version. Also on deck are Justice and Energy authorization measures and a New York City aid package.
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Barbs on Time and Targets in a Wry Mirthful Note
A humorous reflection on aging, time, and ambition contrasts perceptions of being on target with clarity. The speaker notes that at 20 there’s time to pursue goals, while at 40 the desire shifts to leisure. It suggests stepping down before circumstances force a sudden change in position or status.
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Dollar sinks to new lows in Tokyo market
The U S dollar hits fresh record lows trading around 206 yen amid heavy turnover of more than 1.3 billion dollars. Bank of Japan intervention provided little stability as traders weigh Japanese export pressures and a looming U S trade deficit.
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