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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1978
Page
2
The Postal Service weighs satellite transmission to deliver overseas mail instantly via a digital message that is faxed at the receiving end. Cost would be between 1 and 4 dollars beyond a 22 cent aerogram and tests begin with Communications Satellite Corp. next February.
Prime Minister Begin told the Knesset that the United States wants Israeli forces to stay on the West Bank after any Arab Israeli peace accord. He described a U S referendum proposal as unacceptable and warned against harming Israel’s future. A separate Soviet US exchange plan at Kansas U explored aging research coordination.
Move to slash funding for the Child Support Enforc ement Agency follows lawmakers' anger over a questionnaire given to Aid to Dependent Children applicants. Questions probe sexual activity and relationships to establish paternity, sparking privacy and funding concerns from legislators including Rep. Steve Cowper and House Speaker Hugh Malone.
New York AP report says Nelson Rockefeller and others may form a development corporation with Saudi Arabia to channel surplus Arab oil money into productive facilities. If talks succeed, Rockefeller Woods and Taylor could be principals, aiming for energy projects and food growth primarily in the United States and other nations. Hugo Morrow declined to confirm.
Exxon’s Glomar Pacific starts drilling 101 miles east of Atlantic City in 398 feet of water. The 452-foot rig aims for 14,000 feet depth over 90 days at $110,000 daily. The Baltimore Canyon Trough formation may hold up to 1.4 billion barrels of oil and 9.4 trillion cubic feet of gas, with a $1.1 billion federal payment for exploration rights in 1976.
Albany NY AP state senator Republican James Donovan argued that Christianity would not exist if Jesus served punishment measures as he wrote in a March 1 letter to the Council of Churches of the Mohawk Valley Area. The letter accompanied publicity for a death penalty bill sent to Gov. Hugh Carey who has pledged to veto it.
A freight Cot tonbelt train carrying liquid vinyl chloride derailed early today near Lewisville. At least one car exploded forcing evacuation of most of the town’s 2,500 residents. Three crewmen hospitalized with minor injuries. Cars on the route from Shreveport to Pine Bluff not yet confirmed. Louisville residents evacuated or stayed with relatives as windows were blown out up to 10 blocks away.
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