Johannesburg protests spark warning shots in crowded streets
Police fired warning shots to disperse antigovernment demonstrations by roving mobs of black youths in downtown Johannesburg, the first racial violence since a black upheaval began in Soweto mid June. Kissinger ends African peace shuttle with a hopeful note after 10 days seeking Rhodesia talks. UN General Assembly poised to act against hijackers after four year stalemate.
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Rhodesia faces pivotal Black majority rule talks
Prime Minister Ian Smith met with his Rhodesian Front members to consider the Kissinger plan for black majority rule. He reported a good reception but gave no signal on approval. The caucus will reconvene after lunch then potentially announce tomorrow evening.
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Associated Press
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Kissinger
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Bayview Texas rejects federal aid and taxation
BAYVIEW a small Rio Grande Valley town of 300 to 400 residents declines federal revenue sharing. Mayor Phillip Loveless says checks from the U S Treasury were mailed back, noting a 185 dollar check cost more to track than it was worth. The town has no property taxes, uses resacas for water, septic tanks for sewage, and funds street signs with a two percent sales tax on utilities. Loveless, a retired Air Force colonel elected in 1975, insists the town should remain minimally governed.
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Frozen water on Mars raises hope for life
Viking 2 detects frozen water at Mars north pole, bolstering the possibility that life may have existed there. Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Crofton Farmer calls the find another shred of evidence that past conditions could have supported life and suggests polar exploration will guide future searches for Martian life.
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Associated Press
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Witnesses link Hicks to narcotics smuggling ring
In Dallas, two government witnesses testified at the federal trial of former auto dealer Joe Hicks, naming Hicks, his wife Janet, and Charles Lidge Bolts in a conspiracy to import and distribute illegal drugs. Dale Everett Morris said he bought 20 kilos of drugs in Bangkok and Bogota for Hicks and that Hicks funded trips and supplied connections, though Morris was paid little and never fully compensated.
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Colombia
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Norris
Change in presidents fails to halt Lebanon civil war
Lebanon installed President Elias Sarkis replacing Franjieh in a ceremony near Beirut as clashes raged across the capital’s front lines. Syrians backed Sarkis, while both leftists and right wing Christian factions urged talks. Death toll tops 36,000 with about 70 killed in a night of fighting and 90 wounded.
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Associated Press
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Lebanon
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Elias Sarkis
Franjieh
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Sarkis
Chtoura
Syria
Hearst drama returns to spot where it began
Patricia Hearst’s kidnap saga returns to the UC Berkeley area as William and Emily Harris face a 19 count arraignment. Hearst heads to federal court in San Francisco the next day for sentencing in a bank robbery conviction.
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Associated Press
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San Francisco
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Fossil evidence supports a North Atlantic land bridge theory
Scientists report first fossil clues of a historic land bridge between North America and Europe. Finds on Ellesmere Island near the Arctic Circle align with European and U S remains, arguing the continents were joined 45 to 48 million years ago.
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Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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