Reagan hints at possible Rhodesia action if elected
Ronald Reagan said he might send U S troops to white ruled Rhodesia if asked to help preserve peace stressing he would push legislation to block forced school busing. He spoke at the Sacramento Press Club and later at a Cupertino fundraiser while campaigning in California ahead of the GOP primary.
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Calif
Ronald Reagan
Rhodesia
Reagan
California
Ford
Press Club
San Francisco
Cupertino
Postal plan targets odd shaped greeting cards
The Postal Service will restrict envelope sizes effective April 15 1978 and ban envelopes not meeting specifications. A surcharge will apply to oversized envelopes, with rules to be set by the Postal Rate Commission. Greeting cards will be heavily affected while savings from standardized sizing are hoped to offset costs. A 12 cent first class discount for large mailers who sort by destination ZIP code begins July 6.
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Washington
Postal Service
The
Postal Rate Commission
Nixon affair letters surface in British papers
London reports say 22 letters attributed to Richard Nixon during Watergate allegedly reveal an affair with a diplomat's wife. Literary agent Scott Meredith endorses handwriting as Nixon's. letters describe a long relationship and include references to drinking under Watergate pressure.
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London
UPI
Richard Nixon
Scott Meredith
the Times
Meredith
Mr. Nixon
Syrian advance toward Sidon halted short of coastal port
Syrian troops part of a 4000 man force moving from the Bekaa Valley into southeast Lebanon crossed the Chouf toward Sidon 30 miles south of Beirut. Right wing sources said the push aimed to seize the port and then secure Beirut airport and strategic sites to end the 14 month civil war.
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Lebanon
UPI
Sidon
Bekaa
Chouf
Mediterranean
Bone transplant saves limbs in cancer patients
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital report 15 cancer patients had limbs saved by transplanting bones from recently deceased accident victims. All but three regained relatively free use within months, with eight more cases ongoing and immune compatibility improved by freezing and thawing the bones.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Henry J. Mankin
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