Arab League shows little zeal for Arafat oil war plan
At a Baghdad meeting of 16 Arab foreign ministers the PLO chief urged an oil and trade boycott of the United States to punish Sadat and U S policy. Saddam Hussein backed the move but Saudi Prince Saud al Faisal and other leaders gave muted applause as the outcome hinges on Riyadh.
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Associated Press
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Iraq
Yasser Arafat
United States
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carter
Sadat
Arafat
Sadam Hussein Warner
Saud Al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Economic actions against Egypt at peace summit
The only potential moves are ending nearly 2 billion dollars in yearly aid and freezing petrodollar deposits, but Egyptian officials doubt they will be imposed to avoid destabilizing Sadat. Oil embargo unlikely to affect outside Egypt as it produces its own petroleum, and no U.S. retaliation expected. The meeting today aimed to push anti Sadat resolutions from November to derail a peace treaty with Israel.
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Israel
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CBS News
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Idaho growers plan giveaway potatoes at ballpark
Two Idaho growers Kent Remington and Del Ray Holm win approval to bring 400000 pounds of potatoes to a ballpark for a giveaway to dramatize farmer hardship under a price-support program. They say costs to grow exceed selling prices, tying to cattle feeding subsidies.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho
Kent Remington
del Ray Holm
Three Mile Island Plant Declares General Emergency
Officials at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant declared a general emergency after a feed water pump failed at 4 am. The plant sits on an island in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, with no evacuation and no confirmed radiation leak. State police monitored traffic and prepared a monitoring team as plant officials assess containment and injuries.
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Three Mile Island
Susquehanna River
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James Cox
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Cox
Metropolitan Edison
Sadat and Begin Seek U.S. Loans to Back Peace Pact
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin urged Congress for loans and grants to sustain the Middle East peace after a new treaty. They warned of external threats and debated Palestinian questions as leaders echoed support for a $4.5 billion aid package. Begin planned to attend a New York luncheon with Vice President Mondale as Defense Secretary Brown released aid documents for the next two years.
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Anwar Sadat
White House
Carter
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Middle East
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House
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Texas
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Begin
Walter F. Mondale
Israel-U.s. Business Council
New York
Defense
Harold Brown
First Manganese Rail Shipment Moving From Zaire
Rail shipment of manganese ore from southern Zaire to Lobito in Angola due in early April after civil war closures. Guerrilla activity in southern Angola fears sabotage of the repaired Benguela line.
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Zaire
Angola
Lobito
Benguela
Corn Planting Advances in Southern States by March 25
The Agriculture Department reported early-spring corn planting making strides in southern states with 37 percent in Georgia and double digits in South Carolina 10 percent Louisiana 11 percent Mississippi 17 percent Texas 18 percent and corn reaching as far north as Virginia by March 25. Winter wheat remained fair to good with no severe winterkill and Great Plains moisture improving soil conditions. Cotton plantings advanced rapidly before rains slowed activity. Arizona 20 percent and Texas 10 percent plantings noted. Pastures improved with warmth and moisture though grazing restricted in the South due to wet conditions.
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Quinlan to Turn 25 as Family Marks Birthday
Karen Ann Quinlan, in a coma since an April overdose accident four years ago, will celebrate her 25th birthday with a bedside Mass. Her parents Julia and Joseph Quinlan describe deep faith guiding their vigil while their daughter remains on extraordinary life support.
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N.J
Karen Ann Quinlan
Julia Quinlan
Karen
Quinlans
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Joseph
Landing
Quinlan
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