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Philadelphia superstar Julius Erving scored only 14 points. But the Celtics' big gun, Larry Bird, collected only 12 in winding up his rookie year...
...frantic fourth quarter rally by the Celtics fell short last night in Philadelphia as the 76er defeated Boston 99-97. Julius Erving led the effort with 28 points as the 76ers take a 2-1 lead in the National Basketball playoff semi-final series...
...declared that he had overthrown the Tolbert regime because of its "rampant corruption and continuous failure" to solve Liberia's problems. Mindful that Liberia has always been one of America's closest African allies, Doe asked for a meeting with U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Julius Walker. He told Walker that he was aware of America's "historic relationship" with Liberia, a country founded by former U.S. slaves in 1847. Expressing a desire for elections and a quick return to civilian rule, Doe reportedly named 15 officers and NCOs-none above the rank of captain...
Most of the demands for Binaisa's resignation involve charges that he has done little or nothing to root out entrenched government corruption. Last month Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere, whose troops did most of the fighting in the war against Amin, dispatched his Foreign Minister, Ben Mkapa, to Kampala with a harsh message: Tanzanians had not shed their blood and emptied their treasury so that Ugandan politicians could line their pockets and fight among themselves. By early March Nyerere had apparently become fed up with the continued political infighting. He was also annoyed that Binaisa's aides...
...including British Election Commissioner Sir John Boynton, concluded that the elections had been surprisingly free and fair. That judgment was shared by the Presidents of the so-called frontline African states (Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Angola, Tanzania), who gave the guerrillas crucial support during the war. Tanzania's President Julius Nyerere had earlier suggested that the British had rigged the vote in favor of Muzorewa. Celebrating Mugabe's victory with a champagne toast, Nyerere declared: "This is not the first time I have been proved wrong, and it is not the first time I'm very pleased that...