Damascus Notes Split Over PLO After Sadat Visit
In Damascus, officials assess the PLO as weakened by Egyptian President Sadat’s Israel outreach. Yasser Arafat favors moving with Sadat, while Syria mobilizes PLO groups to oppose the plan, prompting a radical stance led by Iraq and George Habash’s Front.
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Damascus
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Tripoli
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Yasser Arafat
Fatah
Sadat
Cairo
Syria
Iraq
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of
PLO unity move deepens rift amid Arab states clash
The Tripoli summit produced a unity declaration by the PLO rejecting Geneva and Sadat’s plan while insisting on an independent Palestinian state on liberated areas. Habash emerged as a prominent voice, and internal external leadership tensions grew as Sadat worked to split Palestinian factions and seek a broader peace settlement with Egypt and moderate Arabs.
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Palestine
Habash
Tripoli
Arafat
PLO
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Sadat
Jordan River
Occupied Territories
This Day in History December 20 1977 Highlights
On this date in history several events are noted including the 1813 Congress establishing an internal revenue system, the 1790 start of the first successful U S cotton mill at Pawtucket, the 1803 flag transfer at New Orleans, and other significant milestones in 1860 1922 1954 1957 and recent decades. It also lists birthdays and a thought for today attributed to Franklin D Roosevelt.
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U.S
United States
Pawtucket
R.I
New Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
France
South Carolina
Russia
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics
Algeria
European Nuclear Energy Agency
Cuba
Prewitr Fidel Castro
Moscow
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Yitzhak Rabin
Bob Hayes
Franklin Roosevelt
Will Rogers questions coal mine ownership and worker relations
Will Rogers asks who owns the coal mines and argues for direct accountability to workers. He suggests owners should deal with the men they employ to foster confidence, asserting miners deserve straightforward treatment and cannot be wrong about the need for accountability.
Amnesty International Adopts Anti Death Penalty Stance
A longtime Amnesty adviser resigns as the group shifts resources to oppose capital punishment. The letter criticizes the move as ideological over compassion and warns it may alienate supporters who back punishment for violent crimes. The author questions the nexus between voting support for Amnesty and anti death penalty activism.
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Amnesty International
Amnesty Movement
Amnesty
American Civil Liberties Union
Gary Gilmore
Lifeline windfall eases Ohio's winter heating cost burden
Ohio faces a lighter lifeline windfall for the 1978-79 heating season with an estimated $20 million cost versus $40 million. Only about half of eligible households applied in year one, leaving a potential $38 million windfall if unspent. The legislature borrowed $3.3 million to raise $5.3 million for Ford's plant in Clermont County, viewed as a temporary loan from the development department.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard G. Sheridan
Legislative Budget Office
Sheridan
Taxation Department
Ford Motor Co
Clermont County
Senate
Harry Meshel
Youngstown
A Tax Wise Christmas Tale With Scrooge and Lance
Scrooge resists tax deductible meals until a ghostly visit from Bert Lance triggers a business oriented Christmas. Three martini spirits reveal tax reform, restaurant dinners, and a Whitney Account as Scrooge buys a large bird for Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim then notes a future dinner with Counting House plans.
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Bob Cratchit
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Bert Lance
Lance
Bert
National Bank of Georgia
Billy
House
Senate
Counting House Annex
Community letters welcome to editor brief note
Readers are invited to send letters on general topics for publication. Please sign the letter and provide a full address and phone number. The Messenger may edit letters to fit space and readability while preserving key points.
Athens news staff list and contact line
Route 33 N. and Johnson Road Athens Ohio 45701 appears with a roster of names and titles including Publisher Managing Editor District News City News Circulation and Advertising roles. The fragment shows a newsroom byline line and partial header text.
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N. and
Johnson Road
Athens
Ohio
District News City News
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Will Rogers
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William J. Buckley
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Chile
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Art Buchwald
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