Auburn man returns to Africa after Ethiopia CIA claim
Leslie M. Fox, Auburn native and Foster Parents Plan International field director, resumed duties in Upper Volta after over a month in Ethiopian detention on a CIA spy accusation. George W. Ross said Fox left Ethiopia due to security concerns and that the agency plans to keep peace and aid programs active in Africa with support from The Netherlands United States Australia and Canada.
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Auburn
CIA
Africa
Foster Parents Plan International
Leslie M. Fox
Upper Volta
George W. Ross
Organization
Fox
Gema Goffa
Ethiopia
Ross
Foster Parents Plan
Warwick
Netherlands
United States
Australia
Canada
Wharton Named SUNY Chief Amid System Challenges
Clifton Wharton, 51, named president designate of the State University of New York. A Michigan State University president since 1970, he would be the seventh SUNY chief if he accepts. He faces budget cuts, layoffs, and potential SUNY CUNY merger talks with New York City's system.
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NEW York
State University of New York
Michigan State University
Clifton Wharton
Wharton
Michigan State
SUNY
City University of New York
New York City
CUNY
James Kelly
Kelly
Enterprise completes final test flight watched by Prince Charles
The space shuttle Enterprise made a two minute freefall landing at Dryden California with Prince Charles watching from the ground. The test ends the approach and landing phase and the craft will undergo vibration tests before orbital conversion and delivery to Cape Canaveral in the mid 1980s.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Britain
Prince Charles
Houston
Mojave Desert Test Center
Outer Space
Los Angeles
Tiham
Enterprise
Dryden Flight Research Center
Muntsville
Ala
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Rockwell International
SS deductions set to rise under new solvency bill
Washington United Press International reports Social Security deductions will rise from 877.50 to 967.50 for a 15000 wage earner this year and to 1035 by 1987 as lawmakers push an act to secure solvency. The House faces political pressures while Democratic leaders urge swift passage to prevent fund depletion. President Carter prioritizes energy, then health Social Security reforms.
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Donald H. May
Washington
UPI
House of Representatives
House
House Democratic Policy Committee
Carter
Smoke forces evacuation at St. Moritz Hotel in New York
A two alarm kitchen fire at the St. Moritz Hotel in New York forced over 500 guests to evacuate this morning. Many guests remained in their bedclothes as they fled, with no serious injuries reported.
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New York
St. Moritz
Market analysts cite psychological Dow 800 as barrier
Local brokerage heads warn that the stock market decline reflects doubts about the Carter administration and economy rather than fundamentals. They view 800 as a psychological level and expect future gains from higher earnings, dividend increases, and hoped for strong policy direction.
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Joseph A. Porcello
Dawn Jones
Nicholas Gentile
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc
Daniel Johnston
E. F. Hutton
Paul
Shaskan
Loeb Rhoades & Co
Syracuse
Robert Penney
Reynolds Securities Office
John Oakes
Bache
Halsey
Stuart
Shields
Oakes
U. S. Steel Corp
Carter
Ministers lose tax break in Catskills exemptions
New York state ordered four towns in Ulster and Sullivan counties to revoke property tax exemptions granted to over 230 units for residents who joined the Universal Life Church as mail order ministers. The Board of Equalization and Assessments served legal papers to local officials, targeting Hardenburgh Rocheste r New Paltz and Liberty, amid efforts to curb the practice and its ties to church status for tax relief.
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Albany
Catskills
Universal Life Church
Board of Equalization and Assessment
Hardenburgh
Ulster County
Robert Kerwick
Rochester
New Paltz
Liberty
Sullivan County
ULC
Erty
State Board
Carter approves U N embargo on South Africa arms sales
President Carter backs a United Nations embargo on all arms sales to South Africa and tasks Andrew Young with lobbying Security Council allies. In New York Young consults with British and French diplomats on strategy while considering limited economic sanctions. An autopsy later cites brain damage from a blow in the death of black activist Steve Biko.
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Wasilington
Reor
United Nations Amadore
Andrew Young
U.S
Security Council
South Africa
Carter
Young
New York
South Aren
Pretoria
United States
Britain
Nohannesburg
UPT
Steve Biko
Biko
Sand Landiny
Pleasant weather forecast with mild temps and light rain
The outlook calls for pleasant conditions with warmer daytime temperatures and overnight light rain. Tonight will be variably cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and 50 degree readings. Tomorrow should bring sunny skies and about 65 degrees, with midweek showers possible Friday as the National Weather Service notes.
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Hancock Airport
National Weather Service
Mid- Acts
Bus crash in Taiwan kills 23 garment workers
A bus carrying female garment workers plunged 200 feet down a hillside in central Taiwan. Police say 23 people were killed and many injured in the Friday afternoon accident near Taichung.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Dow Jones Dips to 798.08 at Noon
New York stocks slipped as the Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.46 points to 798.08 by noon. Investors watched market movement amid modest trading and cautious sentiment.
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New York
Minority labor rule stirs doubts in upstate New York
In Ogdensburg Ed Skelly and local contractors complain a 1977 Public Works Employment Act mandate requiring 10 percent minority participation inflates costs. They argue few minority firms exist in the North Country and fear misrepresentation to win bids. Mohawk workers and minority suppliers in nearby areas are noted as part of the landscape. A Commerce Department spokesman notes no reports of phony businesses but acknowledges the incentive to cash in on the program.
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Ogdensburg
Ed Skelly
Skelly
U.S. Department of Commerce
Robert McEwen
North Country
Cary Brick
McEwen
St. Regis
New York City
Henry Smith
Pennsylvania
U. Department of Commerce
Washington
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