PLO shifts stance and reelects Arafat in platform
The Palestine Liberation Organization's parliament-in-exile adopted a 15 point platform seen as signaling readiness for negotiations with Israel. Yasser Arafat was reelected to lead the PLO as the council endorsed U.N. resolutions affirming Israel's right to exist. The radical Popular Front opposed any negotiated settlement and declined representation on the new PLO Executive Committee.
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Pentagon renews research on chemical warfare program
Pentagon quietly reverses 1969 de emphasis, resumes upgrading chemical warfare capacity. Current work includes nerve gas research with lethal effects from tiny exposure. A separate note mentions a platform calling for an independent Palestinian state with PLO participation in Middle East peace talks, and Arafat stating adherence to UN resolutions.
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Ray's brother called King assassin Raoul in New Times claim
Reporters say James Earl Ray’s younger brother Jerry acted as the mysterious Raoul blamed for the MLK assassination. Two investigators allege Ray substituted Raoul for Jerry in court testimony while a Texas prison interview was arranged amid committee scrutiny.
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Carter outlines voting bill ahead of Fukuda talks
President Carter and cabinet discussed an administration voting package to be unveiled by Vice President Mondale. The plan would implement universal voter registration for 18 plus and loosen Hatch Act limits while revamping the Electoral College and extending public financing. Carter hosted Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda for talks on the world economy and nuclear proliferation, then shared a working dinner with him. Local farmers including Homer Foster and Tom Davis joined a lunch to discuss agricultural policy. Carter led a Sunday Bible class and noted Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s release to serve as Amy’s nursemaid at the White House.
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Congo president is assassinated in Congo coup attempt
Interim military government keeps curfew in effect as two gunmen flee after the assassination of Congolese President Marien Ngouabi. French Embassy says life returns near normal with soldiers checking IDs and scanning cars while authorities pursue the fugitives. two attackers killed at the scene. Foreign Ministry neither confirms Massamba-Debat involvement nor his arrest.
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Ngouabi
Alphonse Massamba-Debat
Vietnam mission reports eased Hanoi ties after Southeast Asia trip
A White House delegation led by Leonard Woodcock returned from Hanoi and Vientiane reporting progress on missing American servicemen and a step toward normal U.S. Vietnam relations. The group won promises from Laos and Hanoi to search for missing Americans and to pursue reconstruction aid, while Cambodia refused entry. The mission’s findings were being prepared for President Carter with a news conference planned in Honolulu.
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