South Africa expels three U.S. air officers over espionage
SA Premier Botha says Edmondson’s Beechcraft carried a high speed camera for spying over strategic areas. Three U.S. personnel, Col. Crews, Maj. McConnell, and the defense attache, are expelled amid Muldergate scandal fallout. U.S. official hints at domestic politics as motive.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
U.S. Air Force
Washington
Pieter W. Botha
United States
William B. Edmondson
Botha
Air Force
Alvan M. Crews
U.S
Olson Critics Tuition Freeze Plan At Ohio Colleges
COLUMBUS An Ohio House Finance subcommittee plans a two year tuition freeze for two year and four year colleges, as part of the next two year budget. The panel, led by Patrick Sweeney, added 43.8 million to the governor’s 1.51 billion higher education package, but no relief for graduate and professional schools. LCCC President Omar Olson warns the freeze may require fee increases if the budget shrinks. Chancellor Edward Moulton welcomes the move aimed at stabilizing undergraduate fees.
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Columbus
Ohio
Patrick Sweeney
Dcleveland
House
James A. Rhodes
Ihe
Sweeney
Lorain County Community College
Omar Olson
LCCC
Olson
Edward Q. Moulton
Board of Regents
U S to Expel Two South African Envoys
The United States will expel two South African diplomats in retaliation for spy charges against three Americans at the U S embassy. Formal announcement was planned for later. The action follows Prime Minister Botha claiming Americans photographed military targets from the embassy plane. Officials said the move was decided this morning and may reflect a shifting view of the incident.
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United States
South Africa
Botha
Washington
UPI
U.S
State Department
P.W. Botha
Pride of Baltimore searched by computer aided methods
The Coast Guard expands an Atlantic search for the Pride of Baltimore and its 11 crew members amid strong winds and a storm risk. The 136 foot wooden schooner, part of a winter Caribbean cruise, departed Oct 19 and was expected in Norfolk this week. A computer will analyze winds currents to yield probable areas as planes from Coast Guard Air Force and Navy join the effort.
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Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Wilmington
N.C
Andres Bolinaga
Air Force
Navy
Bolinaga
Caribbean
Thomas F. Norton
Operation Sail, Inc
Wax display marks Good Friday in Gettysburg museum
Christians observe Good Friday marking Jesus crucifixion as Gettysburg’s Prince of Peace wax museum hosts a lifelike 10 to 12 inch display by Paul Armstrong. Rev. Ed Wishart of Elyria churches provided the photo.
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Paul Armstrong
Prince of Peace
Gettysburg
Ed Wishart
Vincent and Zion United Methodist Churches
Elyria
Lule sworn Uganda president as Amin hunted for trial
In Kampala elderly scholar Yous sef Lule is sworn in as Uganda's president amid drums and cheers. Tanzanian commandos scour Uganda for Idi Amin, aiming to seize him for trial and execution. Dozens killed as violence erupts, refugees flood borders, and order collapses in Amin's former strongholds.
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Kampala
Uganda
UPI
Youssef Lule
Idi Amin
Lule
Amin
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Lute
Kenya
Jinja
Kampa‘a
CEI seeks 25 percent rate rise for Muny Light
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co plans to file for a 25 percent electricity price increase to Cleveland Municipal Light Plant. If approved, most or all of the rise would be passed to Muny Light customers. FERC will hold a public hearing in Washington after filing and have 60 to 120 days to act. CEI notes its wholesale Muny Light rate has not risen for years while retail rates rose in 1976.
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Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Electric Aluminating Co
Cleveland Municipal Light Plant
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Washington
CEI
Muny Light
Easter Weekend Weather Outlook and Temps
The National Weather Service expects warm temperatures in the 60s for Saturday and Sunday with rain possible. Expect a damp weekend with cloudy humid conditions today and tonight. Thunderstorms push rain chances to about 70 percent today, 20 percent overnight. Thursday's late afternoon hit 78 degrees, not a record. the April 12 record is 84 degrees set in 1977 by observer Ray Diederich.
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National Weather Service
Ray Diederich
Diederich
Rainy Thunderstorms End Evening With Lows Near 40s
Weather outlook shows thunderstorms fading this evening with low temperatures near 40 to 45. Partly cloudy Saturday with a high in the mid 50s. Precipitation chances 70 percent tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Winds west at 10 to 20 mph. Sunrise 5 51 a.m. Sunset 7 05 p.m. Details on page A 7.
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Batha
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Mary Tyler Moore
Kate Jackson
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Joseph
Jesus Christ
Big Daddy
Contract Bridge
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