Israel reinforces invasion forces in Lebanon action escalates
Israeli reinforcements moved into southeast Lebanon backing a cross border push to curb Palestinian raids. U N peacekeepers reported a sizable buildup with tanks armored vehicles and additional troops deployed near Markabe Kounin and Shakra as Beirut sought an urgent U N Security Council session over the crisis.
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Metulla
Israel
Lebanon
Timur Goksel
U.N
Bikaa
Beirut
Kurt Waldheim
U.N. Security Council
Markabe
Kounin
Shakra
van Snogten
Lance testifies in bank fraud trial denies false statements
Former U S budget director Bert Lance took the stand as the first defense witness in a 13 week trial to deny making false financial statements to banks. He described his youth and early banking work in Calhoun Ga and said the July 1 1974 statement was accurate as best as he could obtain. If convicted on remaining counts he could face up to 54 years in prison and $60 000 in fines.
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Atlanta
U.S
Bert Lance
Lance
Calhoun. Ga
Nickolas Chilmvs
Chilmvs
Trust Co. Bank of Atlanta
Gary Grindler
Charles A. Moye Jr
Mount St Helens Quietly Pots for Larger Eruptions
Scientists monitor Mount St Helens in Washington as a tremor swarm raises expectations of near continuous eruptions of steam and ash. The 9677 foot volcano shook with closely spaced quakes seen as a blur on seismographs, while clouds obscured the summit crater.
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Vancouver, Wash
Mount St. Helens
Washington
Five nations to shelter Cubans from Havana embass y crisis
Peru announced that five South American countries agreed to take refugees from the Cuban embassy in Havana and that Peru would accept 1000 exiles. Bolivia Colombia Ecuador and Venezuela to set quotas with others invited to join as possible. The Andean Group coordinates with UNHCR and ICMC for refugee protection.
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Lima
Peru
Havana
Arturo Garcia Y Garcia
Common Market
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Venezuela
Garcia
U.N. High Commission For Refugees
Inter-Governmental Committee For European Migration
Carter Sadat end talks optimistic about Palestinian self rule
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat expressed optimism after two days of White House summit talks with President Carter that an agreement on Palestinian Arabs self rule could be reached with Israel. Both leaders signaled Prime Minister Begin must next decide, while plans to shift talks to Washington and accelerated pace were outlined.
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Washington
Carter
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sadat
White House
Menachem Begin
National Press Club
Cairo
Mideast
Mustapha Khalil
Joseph Burg
Sol Linowitz
Soviet tests ignite second underground nuke in six days
Soviet Union detonated a second underground nuclear device in six days at Semipalatinsk in the Central Asian test range. Swedish observers estimate the 10 kiloton blast registered 5.3 on the Richter scale, after a 5.1 event last Friday. The report notes safety concerns and the ongoing search for safe passage and ransom demands tied to hostage situations.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Soviet Union
Semipalatinsk
Nils-Olov Bergkvist
Hagfors Defense Research Observatory
Bergkvist
Hopes rise for end to New York transit strike
Flooded highways worsened rush hour as New York City commuters endured the 10th day of a bus and subway strike. Negotiators returned to the table amid reports of progress, and Mayor Edward Koch urged around the clock talks for a settlement.
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New York
New York City
Edward Koch
Guerrillas Trim Hostage Demands at Dominican Embassy
In Bogota the rebels holding 20 hostages at the Dominican Republic embassy lowered their demand from 28 to seven political prisoners but offered no further details on release terms.
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Bogota
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Food prices seen rising over next quarter
A joint report by the Council on Wage and Price Stability and the Department of Agriculture predicts food prices especially beef sugar and carbonated drinks will rise significantly in the next three months at about a 10 percent annual rate in the second quarter, double the first quarter.
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Washington
UPI
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Department of Agriculture
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