Guerrilla chiefs press for Muzorewa ouster at Zimbabwe talks
The Zimbabwe Rhodesian conference faces a crisis if guerrilla leaders Nkomo and Mugabe insist on removing Abel Muzorewa's government before addressing constitutional issues. They demand a transitional regime led by them and a guerrilla-dominated army. Muzorewa seeks British recognition and a constitutional compromise without ceding control.
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Maureen Johnson
Associated Press
London
Abel Muzorewa
Africa
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Muzorewa
Zimbabwe
Britain
Ian Smith
Lord Carrington
Muzorewa-Smith
Nkomo
Mugabe
Leftist Protests Grow as El Salvador Quietly Responds
In San Salvador demonstrations by leftists surge with 800 Monday and 4,000 Tuesday, possibly 30,000 for independence day. Romero regime vows restraint while clashes occur near embassies and the National Cathedral. Prisoner release rattles observers amid ongoing occupancies and past violence. Romero brother Jose Javier shot by guerrillas near Apopa.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Carlos Humberto Romero
Spain
Romero
University of el Salvador
Soyapango
Labor Ministry
National Cathedral
Popular Unified Action Front
Popular Revolutionary Bloc
Jose Javier Romero
Apopo
Gold prices ease from record levels in Europe
Gold prices retreated from a record peak with Zurich at 336.50 per ounce and the London fixing at 336.95, while the dollar strengthened against most major currencies except the Swiss franc. In Tokyo the yen rose to 222.35 as European quotes rose and fell across Frankfurt Paris Amsterdam Milan and London markets. In Michigan, authorities widened the search for James Dallas Egbert III, a 16 year old MSU student last seen August 15, with a theory tying his disappearance to a real life Dungeons and Dragons scenario.
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London
Europe
U.S
Zurich
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Paris
Amsterdam
Milan
East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State University
MSU
Ferman Badgley
James Dallas Egbert III
Dayton
Ohio
Egbert
Kissinger backs Carter effort on Cuban Soviet troop issue
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the Carter administration can succeed in pressuring the Soviet Union to remove troops from Cuba. He supported Vance's diplomacy and noted talks with Dobrynin continue as SALT II status hangs in the balance. Prices for gold meanwhile rose to new highs in Europe and London.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Carter
Cuba
Kissinger
NBC
Cyrus Vance
Senate
Soviet Union
Vance
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dobrynin
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Kissingere
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New Orleans
Gloria
Azores
North America
Miles Lawrence
The
Hurricane Center
Frederic
Mobile
Ala
Radio Havana
Miami
Havana
Jose Marti International
John Hope
Hope
Raise for themselves set for debate in Congress
Members of the House prepare for a second battle in 1979 over salaries for the next fiscal year. Debate centers on how much lawmakers will pay themselves as the pay hike issue returns to the floor.
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Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
House Appropriations
Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Congressional
Subcommittee
House Appropriations Committee
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate
Hatch
Hijackers seize Luftshana jetliner in Germany
A Lufthansa Boeing 727 with 121 aboard was hijacked from Frankfurt to Cologne. Two hijackers demanded a public statement from Chancellor Schmidt and the media. Bonn government crisis staff met as security forces surrounded the Cologne airport. Pilot reported threats. aircraft named Muenster, eight crew, landing uneventful 30 minutes after departure.
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Cologne
West Germany
Lufthansa
Frankfurt
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellory
Hans-Juergen Wischnowski
Cologne-Bonn
Muenster
Rainer Misar
Duesseldorf
Bonn
Gerhart Baum
Frederic Threatens Gulf Coast Ased Hurricane Dangers Rise
Hurricane Frederic, labeled extremely dangerous, moves toward the U.S. mainland with warnings from Panama City to Grand Isle. Evacuations loom in Harrison County while oil workers are recalled from offshore rigs and Grand Isle braces for a possible landfall near Mobile, Alabama.
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Joe Magruder
Associated Press
MIAMI
Frederic
U.S
Central Gulf Coast
Camille
Panama City
Fla
Grand Isle
Harrison County
Miss
Mississippi River Gulf
Ernest LaFont
National Hurricane Center
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Cheryl Jarvis
Ronny
Karen
Mike
Broward County
Florida
Salvador
Luftshana Jetliner
Gulf Coast
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