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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1979

Page

11

Rhodesian Cease-Fire Faces Obstacles

Guerrilla commanders Mafelu Masuku and Rex Nhongo met with Maj. Gen. John Acland to discuss truce arrangements as 1,200 British Commonwealth troops monitor cease-fire camps in Rhodesia. Supporters cheered the chiefs at Salisbury airport while accusations of South African troops in uniform and assassination squads were raised by the Patriotic Front.

Salisbury Rhodesia Mafelu Masuku Rex Nhongo Britain John Acland Nhongo Mozambique Nin Vno

Helicopter Crash Kills Three in Rhodesia

Three British soldiers of the Commonwealth peace force died in a Puma helicopter crash near Mtoko when it struck a pylon. The craft was en route to a nationalist guerrilla assembly point one day before a cease fire. No further details were released as families were notified.

Salisbury, Rhodesia Commonwealth Peace Force Rhodesia Mtoko Commonwealth

Pintassilgo Resigns as Portugal’s First Woman Prime Minister

Portugal’s Maria de Lourdes Pintassilgo formally resigns as prime minister, 149 days after her appointment. Francisco da Carneiro’s Social Democrat coalition won a parliamentary majority and is to form a new center-right government by year’s end. Carneiro expected to name a new cabinet on New Year’s Eve.

Lisbon Portugal Maria de Lourdes Pintassilgo Ms. Pintassilgo Antonio Ramalho Eanes Francisco Sa Carneiro la Carneiro

Arafat accuses Billy Carter in Libyan clash

Beirut papers report PLO chief Yasser Arafat says Billy Carter has been bought by Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy. He hits Khadafy in a war of words amid a three week dispute and opens a nursery run by the Palestinian Red Crescent. Excerpts of the speech appear in Beirut press.

Beirut Lebanon Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat Billy Carter U.S Muammar Khadafy Arafat PLO Khadafy Palestinian Red Crescent Red Cross

Miss Dooley Out Of Turkish Prison

Loret ta Dooley 18, jailed five months on drug smuggling charges in Istanbul, cleared for return to Tracy California on bail. Judge freed her on 1500 dollar bail pending February 5 trial after prosecutors noted lack of concrete evidence she attempted to export hashish.

Istanbul Turkey Loretta Dooley Tracy Calif Miss Dooley United States Sagmakilar Ismail Karanfil Istanbul Police U.S Sakir Caldag Dooley Vernon

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