Ethiopia Expels 5 U.S. Agencies Hussein to Meet with Carter

Ethiopia Expels 5 U.S. Agencies Hussein to Meet with Carter

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The debate is expected to fo- Affected by the expulsion order are the U.S. Information Service, Ameri- cus on a Republican proposal that would provide for a permanent cut in can Military Assistance Advisory Group, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit, individual taxes. The President has said he will veto the Republican pro- American Communications Unit near Asmara and the U.S. Consulate in that posal if it's passed. city. WASHINGTON (AP)--The director of Yesterday morning, as U.S. Embassy Face the Nation the Central Intelligence Agency, officials met here to map plans to Stansfield Turner, has been request- comply with the request, and airlift ed to testify today before a House Commerce Subcommittee. The panel almost 300 Americans working in those Schlesinger quest oned on energy plan agencies out of the country, Ethiop- has some questions about a CIA re- ian government forces surrounded the WASHINGTON (UPI)--White House port Pres. Carter cited in conclud- five installations, and refused to Energy Adviser James Schlesinger ing that world supplies of petorle- let workers enter. says some parts of the country with um have fallen far behind expected Later in the day the situation severe air pollution problems may demand. The report says that, by stabilized a bit. not be able to burn coal under the 1985, the world will be using more The State Department announced new energy plan. He says those petroleum than it's producing. the United States had received as- areas, such as Mew York and Calif- surances from Ethiopian authorities ornia, may be exempt from Pres. OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP)--A group of that "time was not a problem," that Carter's proposed mandatory conver- Western and Midwestern governors there would be no pressure to meet sion to coal. met over the weekend here to dis- the four-day deadline. Schlesinger made the remarks in a cuss the energy situation. The But, even so, there was no indica- broadcast interview yesterday, Face governors expressed concern about tion the Ethiopians would reverse the Nation on CBS. U.S. energy sources coming under the expulsion order. Schlesinger said the goal to the control of another country. As for the why behind the Ethiopian achieve $1 billion tons of coal pro- They suggested that, to prevent move, officially there has been no auction by 1985 probably won't that, Alaskan oil should be funnel- explanation from Ethiopia's ruling mean a rollback of environmental ed through a port in Washington Military Council. But a government standards. But he said pollution State, minimizing any dependence on announcement accused one of the agen- problems are far more serious in Canadian pipelines. cies, the USIS, of "promoting the some states than in others. "flexibility" to integrate the pro- cheap culture of imperialism" to The energy chief also said Carter grams in the future. NEW YORK (AP)--The Gallup survey counter Ethiopia's "socialist ideol- plans to use billions of dollars Schlesinger said a major goal of says 64 per cent of those polled is to convince after Pres. Carter went on the air ogy." in new tax revenues from his energy the energy program Western observers add the move may program as an instrument of tax and Americans that energy supplies are with his energy plan last week felt general have been linked to the Carter admin- welfare reform. Schlesinger said finite. He said in the first few the plan would hurt the istration's recent shut-off of mili- the reform programs and the energy years of the program a proposed economy. Eighty-two per cent felt tary aid to Ethiopia, in response to program "mesh conveniently." He standby gasoline tax and taxes on the Carter energy plan would become alleged human rights violations, said Carter would liketo haverthe "gas-guzzling" cars will be return- a financial burden to them. The ed to consumers. He was not specif- survey, published in the latest ic on how this would be done. issue of Newsweek Magazine, also Some critics have noted the ab- says Carter convinced 54 per cent Hussein to meet with Carter sence of transit proposals in of the public that the energy crisis Carter's energy plan. But actually exists. Schlesinger said a broad mass trans- Defense offi- WASHINGTON (AP)--Jordan's King it proposal will be made later this DETROIT (AP)--Civil if "Polly Hussein meets with Pres. Carter year by Transportation Secy. Brock cials here are asking or anyone else, today after an official White House Adams. wants a cracker," They are stuck welcome. for that matter. crackers, Hussein arrived here during a with 240,000 boxes of Exchange facilities open Civil De- thunderstorm last evening. He was dating from the 1960s. will be greeted by Secy. of State Cyrus today, closed tomorrow fense authorities say some Vance, who accompanied him to Blair used to feed squirrels and deer, offered to House. Funeral services for Mrs. Veronica but the rest are being else Hussein is the third Middle East Bamberry will be held in the base chicken farmers or anyone leader to visit here since Carter chapel at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow. willing to pick them up. took office. He follows outgoing In her honor the Navy Exchange, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Sound Scene and Furniture Store will NEW YORK (UPI)--Mayor Abraham and Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat. to center on the Palestinian issue. be closed all day. They will be Beame appealed yesterday to Pres. closing of Leaders from Syria and Saudi That could include the question of open until 6 p.m. today. Carter to prevent the and other Arabia will be visiting here next Palestinian presence at future Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn here. He month for talks with Carter on pros- Mideast peace talks. It also could defense establishments to try return to the late pects for a Middle East settlement. include the more general question Specialists also urged a Pres. Truman's policy of awarding Carter and Hussein are expected of a Palestinian homeland. to cap oil well defense contracts to areas with STAVANGER, Norway (AP)--Specialists chronic high unemployment. U. S. attitudes discussed from Houston, Tex., will try today to cap a North Sea oil well that has (UPI)--Uganda's Idi Amin is quot- been pouring millions of gallons of ed by Uganda Radio as criticizing Peres has first cabinet meeting crude oil into the sea since Friday. the frontline states of black Norwegian authorities said the Africa. Those are the black TEL AVIV (UPI)--Defense Minister Shimon Peres 15-mile long slick is expected to African countries that support lib- presided over his first cabinet meeting yester- remain far from coastal areas for eration movements in white-ruled day as Israel's acting prime minister. The na- the next few days. British offi- southern Africa. Amin accuses the tion's fallen leader Yitzhak Rabin, his politi- cials expressed concern that a wind frontliners of trying to use the cal career in shambles over a money scandal, shift might cause the oil to end up politics of race to further their spent the day in his apartment here. on the shores of Scotland. own political ambitions. Political sources said the ministers discussed A spokesman for the Phillips Oil possible changes in U.S. attitudes toward the Co. said the capping operation might (UPI)--Police in Pakistan have Mideast at their three-hour weekly in Jerusalem. take from one to three days, but he arrested dozens of opponents of Foreign Minister Yigal Allon told the cabinet expected it to be successful. The Prime Minister Ali Bhutto, including American officials have denied Arab press reports capping operation at drilling plat- two top opposition leaders. of a change in America's pro-Israel policy, the form "bravo" is expected to begin at sources said. dawn. But, they said, he also warned that disagree- A Phillips spokesman said Saturday High School Band schedules ment with the United States can be expected over helicopters couldn't land on the the question of secure borders for Israel and leaking platform because the gas the crucial issue of a Palestinian homeland. fumes escaping from the rig created annual spring concert Israeli government sources have expressed con- the danger of explosion. cern in recent days about a possible drift in The spokesman said yesterday the The W.T. Samspon High School Band U.S. policy since the visit to Washington of wind change blew the gas fumes away will present its annual spring con- Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat. from the platform's copter landing cert Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the It was the first cabinet session conducted by Peres, who took over as pad, allowing the team of experts base chapel. acting prime minister Friday.

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