News stories from Saturday March 10, 1979
Summaries of the stories the major media outlets considered to be of particular importance on this date:
- President Carter told Israelis when he arrived in Jerusalem from Cairo that "I have good reason to hope" that the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty can now be concluded. But the critical stage of the discussions apparently is not over. At the end of his talks with President Anwar Sadat a few hours earlier, Mr. Carter said: "We have resolved some difficult issues here; difficult issues still remain to be resolved."
President Carter assured the Egyptians of his personal commitment to a comprehensive peace settlement that would include a solution to the Palestinian problem. In his address to the People's Assembly in Cairo, he called on "representative Palestinians" to join the negotiations.
[New York Times] - Unemployment among young blacks, which persists in prosperity and recession, unaffected by more than a decade of civil rights enforcement and minority job programs, is largely the result of major changes in the nation's economy, social structure and political climate, according to the many people who have been searching for the causes of the problem. [New York Times]
- The cost of imported oil could cripple the American economy in 20 years if current trends continue, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment said in a major study of the automobile's future. By the end of this century, the study said, cars will probably be powered by synthetic gasoline and other petroleum substitutes, but fuel shortages will still be likely. [New York Times]
- A Mexican friend would benefit from Gov. Jerry Brown's efforts to persuade Mexico to sell its energy products to California, interviews with the Governor's aides and the friend, Carlos Bustamante, show. Mr. Bustamante, whose family owns 10 natural gas companies, has contributed to Mr. Brown's campaign. [New York Times]
- Thousands of Iranian women demonstrated against what they believe is a threat of oppression to them under the Islamic government. Their protests were set off by a reported demand by Ayatollah Khomeini that Iranian women wear the chador, the traditional Moslem covering. [New York Times]
- A key figure in South Africa's Information Ministry scandal, Eschel Rhoodie, hinted that bribery of influential foreigners, including Americans, was heavily relied on in the government's alleged clandestine efforts to promote support abroad for its apartheid policy. [New York Times]
- China and Taiwan have agreed to meet and discuss the issue of which of the two countries should be represented on the International Olympic Committee, the committee said. The meeting would be the first public contact between Peking and Taipei. Taiwan is a member of the committee. China withdrew in 1958 and had been seeking readmission since 1975 on the condition that Taiwan be ousted. [New York Times]