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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1978
Page
2
Indianapolis AP Steve McLaughlin, nine months old, survived three open heart operations and a string of complications after birth. Hospital doctors at Riley said there was little hope, yet he returned home after a long medical battle. The family credits prayer and medical team as they plan future valve replacement.
Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman asks Congress to back a reported 13.5 billion dollar long range arms program for Israel, urging a ten year plan to boost U S arms credits by about 50 percent. He argued against tying the sale of 60 F15s to Saudi Arabia and CFSE fighters to Egypt into a single package.
Senate moves to clarify U S military rights to defend canal neutrality beyond 2000 with Byrd and Baker proposing a bipartisan amendment backed by more than 70 sponsors. Expected votes on related language could place U S warships ahead in crisis, while ratification decisions loom with both sides short of the needed votes.
Disgruntled guerrilla chiefs Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe of the Patriotic Front meet Secretary of State Cyrus Vance as part of an Anglo American push to bring black nationalists into any Rhodesia settlement. Vance calls Smith’s plan only a proposal and insists on broader Western backing for free elections and minority rights.
The Soviet Union proposed a Geneva disarmament treaty to ban neutron bombs, co sponsored by seven communist allies. U S officials branded the move a one sided propaganda effort aimed at diverting focus from broader arms control, warning of retaliatory measures if the weapon is adopted.
Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt was struck in the spine during a shooting in Gwinnett County Georgia. Doctors reported he is at least temporarily paralyzed from the waist down after surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal column. Flynt, 34, remains in Emory Hospital under tight security with his wife by his side.
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