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Show r n fi A Salt Tribune. Wednesday, February Many Towns Still Isolated 22, 1978 U.S., British Meet Today On Rhodesia Transition Reuter News Agency LONDON Richard Moose, U S. assistant secretary for African affairs, is due here Wednesday for urgent consultations with British Foreign Secretary David Owen on developments in Rhodesia, a Foreign Office spokesman said. Announcement of the visit came immediately after the Rev Ndabaningi Sithole, a Rhodesian nationalist leader, met for the second time in 24 hourr with Owen. Discuss Proposals two have been discussing negotiThe ations in Salisbury for forming a new Rhodesian government designed to lead the country to black majority rule. Army Seeks Women For Honor Guard Reuter News Agency WASHINGTON , Military women for the first time will serve in the honor guard at the White House during official ceremonies, the U.S. Army said Tuesday. The Army, which is responsible for, honor guard ceremonies, said it will recruit women from all the military, services for White House duties. The Foreign Office spokesman said and Owen also discussed the n proposals of last September calling for black majority rule by the end of this year. Sithole gave Owen two letters, one for the foreign secretary and the other for Prime Minister James Callaghan. He told reporters their general theme was that Britain should take note of the seriousness with which we regard these talks now taking place in Salisbury." The nationalist leader is on a tour trying to win foreign backing for the Salisbury talks, which reached agreement in principle last week. Talks in Crucial Stage Owen has described the tentative agreement in Salisbury as a significant Step toward majority luie, bul has reserved final judgment since negotiations are still in a crucial stage. He wants any agreement to be acceptable to all black nationalist leaders. The Salisbury negotiations have been condemned by Rhodesian Patriotic Front guerrilla leaders Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe. Monday, press reports from Salisbury said a wide gap had opened between black nationalists and Ian Smith, premier of the government, over the division of power in the proposed new administration. England Braces for Flooding As Snow, Ice Begin to Melt Anglo-America- white-minorit- y after spending almost two days buned Reuter News Agency Southwestern EXETER, England England was threatened with serious Gooding Tuesday as the heavy snow and ice covering the area began to thaw. But despite a slight rise in temperatures, thick snow still covered most of the counties of Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, isolating many villages. Sports Minister Denis Howell, who has been given responsibility for supervising snow relief operations, warned motorists not to enter the area. Three men were rescued Tuesday Sithole in their car. They were weak from cold and hunger but otherwise unharmed. Rivers were rising and a Devon water authority spokesman said, "We are already preparing for serious Gooding if the thaw is fast. Rejorts Burglary Larry K. Leeper, 2900 East block of Kentucky Avenue (4730 South), told sheriff's deputies that burglars stole a Persian rug, jewelry and cash for a total loss of $1,010. WORK French Hold Position As Top Winebibbcrs Associated Press Laserphoto Refugees Get Training guerrillas say the refugees villages in the area of Harar were struck by Ethiopian air forces. JIJIGA, Ethiopia Refugees get military training at camp of Somali insurgents. Somali BENCHES 4x4" legs 29x72" Heavy Construction Agence France-Press- e The French have cut their consumption PARIS of wine by 27 percent over the past 20 years, but they still head the list of Europes wine drinkers. 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