Water buffalo homecoming marks Laos repatriation
In Nong Khai province Thailand held a ceremony to mark the repatriation of a valued refugee water buffalo to his Lao owner. The animal swam the Mekong border and was found grazing on the governor’s lawn as Gov. Chamnan Pojana presided before returning it across the river.
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Carter backs Begin as capable for Middle East talks
President Carter told reporters in Brasilia that Israel's Prime Minister Begin is fully capable of negotiating a Middle East peace with Egypt and Jordan. He denied any U.S. official urged replacing Begin and said a negotiated settlement remains possible despite stalemates over West Bank withdrawal. He also urged UN involvement in Lebanon and upheld arms sales package to Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
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Italian political leader Aldo Moro letter hints at hostage swap
Officials say a letter from Aldo Moro to the Christian Democratic Party president shows no trade plan yet but signals possible hostage exchange demands. Moro was abducted by Red Brigades on March 16. prosecutors expect a request involving Renato Curcio and 14 others on trial in Turin.
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Death by injection in Dallas defense delay continues
Doyle Glenn Boulware, 48, was sentenced by Judge John Mead to die by injection on May 12 for killing Dallas patrolman Donald Tucker in December 1973. This marks the fourth death sentence in two years amid repeated stays and federal court appeals.
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Extended visits approved for overseas guests
The Immigration and Naturalization Service broadened rules to let tourists stay up to a year instead of six months. Officials note businessmen already had a year and say extensions can still be granted in six month increments with INS approval.
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Herrmann to play Army colonel in Brass Target film
Edward Herrmann will portray an Army colonel in MGM’s upcoming Brass Target. The cast also includes Sophia Loren John Cassavetes Max von Sydow Patrick McGoohan Robert Vaughn and Bruce Davison. Herrmann has appeared in The Betsy and played F D R in Eleanor and Franklin earning Emmy nominations and a 1977 TV Critics Circle Best Actor award for White House Years.
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Weizman Visits Cairo as Talks on Sinai Peace Resume
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman flies to Cairo to relaunch direct peace talks with Egypt led by War Minister Mohammed Abdel Ghani el Gamassy, with a possible meeting with President Sadat. No major concessions reported. Israel maintains demand for withdrawal from 1967 territories and dismantling settlements. Al Ahram flags the move as a policy swinging between blocking effort and peace attempts.
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UMW President Miller Suffered Stroke in Miami Beach
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller, 55, at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, may be partially paralyzed on his left side after a Wednesday stroke. Doctors said he shows residual numbness and is in stable condition in the ICU. Miller had begun a doctor ordered rest after a new contract signing with the soft coal industry.
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