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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Dec 28, 1976

Page

7

China vows to uphold Maoist line amid Sino Soviet rift

Peking marks Mao's birthday by echoing his revolutionary will and denouncing Moscow's revisionist path. The People's Daily features Mao portrait and a 2 year old speech that foreshadowed the split, pledging China will never alter its political color.

Peking China Charman Mao Moscow Mao People’s Daily Man Ching Mao Wuld Vhe

Coast Guard Uses Oil Spill Aids After Argo Merchant Wreck

The US Coast Guard tracked oil spill movement after the Argo Merchant wreck off the Namucket coast. Crews deployed orange cards to map currents and wind shifts, urged residents to report any cards, and coordinated cleanup while salvage efforts continued on the damaged stern and bulkheads.

Nantloret, Mundy US Coast Guard Argo Mort N-aest Klometre-Tong Inc Namucket Decerbur

Passengers blame captain after Patra sinking in Red Sea

Cairo reports Captain Mohammed Shabban Hammad says passengers refused to obey abandon ship orders. No confirmed casualty count. Al-Ahram cites Suez harbor officials saying some did not obey. About 393 passengers were aboard the Patra when a fire in the engine room struck near Jeddah. Survivors claim crew moved faster to lifeboats. many lifeboats struck holes. 298 injured aboard rescued by passing ships and brought to Cairo.

Cairo Unut Camia Alize AD Kilomeites Jedduti Exyprim Haly Saurabia Manmad Sai Althouch Vic Ie Ako Patras Dut Ale Abrams Pers Caine Avrerali

PLO Talks With Assad Amid Lebanon Clashes

In Damascus Arafat meets President Assad for three hours as PLO leadership in Beirut faces renewed fighting. Clashes at refugee camps in southern Beirut involve Syrian-backed factions and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine amid heavy arms use and recalls of foreign peacekeepers.

Beirut AAP Ghyervers Lebanon

Pilot error blamed for air crash near Bangkok

Air crash tied to pilot error aboard a Boeme 707 heading from Bangkok to Manila. The aircraft struck a textile factory after circling the fogbound runway, killing at least 70 people including 44 passengers and 18 workers. Salvage crews worked to separate wreckage as officials warned recovery would take days.

Bangkok United Press Internatoonal Surayuth Nivasiburi Thailand T Extile Aloe Rome Cairo Bombay Manila Tokyo

Palestinian group claims Entebbe rescue film attack blamed

Reports from Rome Madrid and Jerusalem state a self described Palestinian organisation claimed responsibility for bomb attacks linked to a film about Entebbe rescue. A leaflet in a phone box said militants aim to portray Israelis negatively. Madrid reports note a minor synagogue bombing with little damage. In Israel, Rabin resignation and a possible interim government were discussed, with elections tentatively suggested for late May.

Rome Aap-Reuter Entebbe Madrid AAP Europes Fron Sy i United Press International Jerusalem Seud Kater Sepan Yag T0 Rabin Rtabin United Press Inierrationa Katei

Wolves escape and wolves recaptured at Edinburgh Zoo

Reports say two wolves were shot and a third recaptured after escaping from an unlocked enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo. The incident followed a day when a cane door was left unlocked, allowing the animals to roam the grounds briefly before police and staff contained them.

London Mantiny ANP Edinburgh Zoo Hhe Press Navanshl

Communist rebels ambush kills 22 Thai soldiers in Mae Cheri district

In Mae Cheri district Nun Province a rebel ambush on a convoy killed 22 soldiers and wounded four in a yard stop. The attack near Banphuk halted reinforcements to an outpost, marking the worst government loss in over four decades of counterinsurgency with rebels suffering about ten known casualties.

Bangkok Thailand Imilitary Banphuk Associated Prost Repairs Min Mae Cheri Nun

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