Syrian peacekeepers clash in Beirut as fighting erupts
In Beirut and southern Lebanon, Syrian peacekeeping troops and pro-Syrian Palestinians fought Palestinian guerrillas for five hours before a truce. The clashes marked a rare direct confrontation since forces entered Beirut on November 14, with artillery mortars and rockets used until calm returned midmorning. The conflict pitted Saiqa loyalists against rejectionist Palestinians opposed to negotiated settlement with Israel and Syria’s large presence.
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Thai forces push back guerrillas in Surat Thani clash
In southern Thailand government troops using helicopter gunships and artillery battled Communist insurgents encircling a military training base near Surat Thani. The fight, part of a growing security crisis, prompted Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn to cancel a provincial visit as estimates place about 1000 insurgents in the jungle foothills along Surat Thani and neighboring provinces.
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Daley dies at 74. Chicago faces acting mayor uncertainty
Mayor Richard J. Daley collapsed from a heart attack in his doctor’s office at age 74. The city mourned as church bells rang in Bridgeport and officials scrambled over who will serve as acting mayor until a special election, with council duties unclear after Daley’s 21 years leading Chicago.
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Inflation slows as food prices dip amid November gains
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent cost of living rise in November, with food prices down 0.2 percent the first drop since March. The 3.6 percent annual inflation rate coincides with rising wages and a real spendable income up 0.8 percent, while mortgage rates fall 2.1 percent.
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Supreme Court rules 7 to 2 against Oklahoma beer age bias
The court struck down Oklahoma 3.2 beer age rule as sex discrimination denying equal protection. Justice Brennan says sex classifications must be tied to important objectives. Chief Justice Burger and Justice Rehnquist dissent, questioning the test and tone of the ruling. Kathleen Peratis of the ACLU notes only a slight tightening of standards from prior decisions.
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Israelis seek peace talks despite Rabin resignation
Officials expect momentum toward Middle East peace talks to resume early next year even with Rabin's resignation and spring elections. Begin urges Rabin not to visit Washington while interim government forms. Rabin's move prompts May 1977 elections and caretaker rule. analysts warn potential setback for diplomacy.
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498 Mile Gas Pipeline Proposed Across Northeast
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co a Tenneco unit asks the Federal Power Commission to approve a 498 mile natural gas line across Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and ends near Albany with capacity up to one billion cubic feet daily The $2 billion project would supply a regional network and imports gas from Algeria revaporized at Saint John New Brunswick and piped through Canada to Maine then into Tennessee Gas systems in New York and Pennsylvania.
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