Prince Charles to attend Beira Flor samba performance in Rio
Prince Charles says he wants to learn samba and will attend a Beira Flor show in Rio de Janeiro. Mayor Marcos Tamoio hosts a dinner and reception in his honor after the carnival winners perform. The visit follows his remark that samba is the parade’s best known feature.
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Rhodesia Row Keeps Guerrilla Role in Settlement Talks
The Carter administration and Britain demand that the Patriotic Front guerrillas join a Rhodesian power transfer plan as a condition for easing sanctions. Cyrus Vance and David Owen pressed for all parties including Muzorewa and Nkomo to enter negotiations, while rejecting immediate sanctions relief.
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Tom Reston
Jijiga Loss Shifts War In Favor Of Ethiopia
Somali forces retreat from Jijiga after Ethiopian counteroffensive backed by Soviet and Cuban support recapturing the Ogaden town. Ethiopia says advance toward Somalia border 40 miles east of Jijiga, while the Liberation Front vows to fight on in the mountains and countryside. Western observers note the shift improves Ethiopia’s prospects in the seven month conflict.
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Used abroad Contraceptive shot faces U S ban decision
Federal decision to declare the three month birth control shot Depo Provera unsafe for contraceptive use in the United States. FDA plan announced to Congress cites cancer risks and potential sterility while noting its cancer treatment approval and widespread use abroad and by physicians in the United States.
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Health Research Group
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Tower faces questions on Park ties in campaign bid
Texas Democrat candidates pressed Senator John Tower to explain his links with accused influence peddler Tongsun Park during a press briefing near Park’s testimony on Capitol Hill. Rep. Bob Krueger and ex-insurance head Joe Christie urged disclosure of nature of any relationship and Tower’s role in the ethics inquiry.
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March 29 Deadline Sought for Emergency Farm Bill Move
Senator Herman Talmadge and 15 colleagues press for a $2.3 billion emergency farm bill to pay farmers who leave more cropland out of production, aimed to reach President Carter by March 29. Bergland opposes payments for set asides and diversions of land now used for wheat feedgrains cotton or soybeans.
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Hijacking said under control at Hong Kong
A Nationalist Chinese airliner with 101 aboard was hijacked and landed in Hong Kong. Government spokesman said guards on board tackled the hijackers, two people injured, identity and number of hijackers unknown. Plane was en route from Taiwan. details scarce.
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