Navy chief cites pay as key to all volunteer force
Admiral Thomas Hayward told the Armed Forces Staff College that the nation may avoid conscription only with higher pay and better career incentives for enlisted personnel. He noted that the average enlisted member is underpaid and urged public support for improving military compensation.
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Norfolk
U.S
Chief of Naval Operations
Adm
Thomas Hayward
Armed Forces Staff College
Thatcher Leads Britain to Historic First Woman Prime Minister
Britain's general election results place Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party ahead with 271 seats while James Callaghan's Labour holds 250. The vote tally follows Thursday's election with mixed editorial support among papers for Thatcher's policies.
Farmers Agree To Cropland Set Aside Totals
Washington AP farmers will place 17.8 million acres of cropland into production set aside this year under wheat and feed grain programs. Of this total 9,146,058 acres are under the wheat set aside and 4,750,191 acres under feed grains. Corn and grain sorghum also divert 2,549,682 and 555,162 acres respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department
Remnants flee as Tanzanian force expands in Uganda
Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles advance north and east from Kampala into Amin territory, recapturing Jinja and Owen Falls Dam while Amin remains at large. A column reaches Soroti despite a brief mortar attack, and Nakasongola airfield is seized with Amin’s executive jet reported intact.
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Andrew Torchia
Associated Press
Kampala
Uganda
Idi Amin
Sudan
Zaire
Amin
Soroti
Masindi
Jinja
Owen Falls
Kenya
AMM
Nakasongola
Libya
United States
Robert Keeley
Nairobi
U.S
Keeley
Carter
State Department report cites failures over Jonestown deaths
A department review blames the State Department for inefficiency and misjudgments before the Guyana massacre that killed Rep. Leo Ryan and more than 900 Jonestown followers. It notes embassy limits, FOI fears, flawed warnings handling, and calls for interagency coordination improvements.
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Robert Cullen
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Peoples Temple
Guyana
Department
Leo J. Ryan
D-Calif
Jim Jones
U.S
John H. Crimmins
Stanley Carpenter
Georgetown
John Burke
Temple
Jones
Burke
Jonestown
Deborah Layton Blakey
Ms. Blakey
Richard McCoy
Thatcher Wins Britain's Election To Form First Female Government
London AP reports Conservative leader Margaret Thatcher swept Britain's general election making history as Europe’s first woman prime minister. Callaghan resigned to Queen Elizabeth II as Thatcher held a commanding early lead with 271 of 534 seats declared and projections of a solid majority.
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Margaret Thatcher
Conservative Party
Britain
Europe
Thatcher
Tories
James Callaghan
Labor Party
Jeff Bradley
Associated Press
London
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth II
House of Commons
Conservatives
London Evening Papers
Evening Standard
Evening News
Labor
Liberal Party
Plaid Cymru
England
Scotland
U S Farm Exports Hit Record 27.3 Billion in 1977 78
The Agriculture Department released its annual overseas sales report showing total farm exports at a record 27.3 billion for the fiscal year ending September 30. Kansas led in wheat exports, but the agency warned that rankings may be misleading if taken at face value and noted the method is explained only in a fine print footnote.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Kansas
Department
Air fare increases slated across trans Atlantic routes
Washington AP reports pending trans Atlantic fare hikes tied to higher fuel costs will be approved by the Civil Aeronautics Board. CAB says only limited normal economy fare increases will be allowed to Belgium West Germany Israel and The Netherlands. Pan Am proposed a 4.1 percent North Atlantic fare rise effective June 1. TWA sought a 7 percent June 10 increase. IATA asked for a 7 percent rise but will not be approved.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Belgium
West Germany
Israel
Netherlands
Pan American World Airways
Trans World Airlines
International Air Transport Association
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Michael Malakoff
Malakoff
GREER
S.C
Stephen A. Chomutov
Greer High School
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N.H
Anna Choboto
Anna
Bellows Falls
Bruce Cheeney
Langdon
Durily Xe
Hitcher
David Basnett
General and Municipal Workers Union
Sidney Weighell
Joe Gormley
National Union of Mineworkers
White House
Japan
Masayoshi Ohira
Arene
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