Army appoints officer to probe Smith NCAA charges
Army announces Col. Robert W. Berry will lead a comprehensive inquiry into Homer Smith’s accusations of widespread NCAA violations at West Point. Berry to review prior investigations and report findings to the NCAA. Smith, fired after a 21 33 1 five year record, alleges rule breaches and coverups.
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U.S. Military Academy
Homer Smith
Army
Robert W. Berry
Academy
Department of Law
Berry
Smith
Associated Press
West Point
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Omaha
Neb
United States Military Academy
Cedar Rapids area junior high basketball roundups evening results
Summary of regional high school sophomore basketball games: Cedar Rapids Jefferson beat Washington 44 40 with 19 from Jefferson's top scorer, Brad Smith and Randy Luter each 12 for Washington. Walhert 64 Kennedy 54 led by Zansson 22. Regis over Benton Community 40 35 as Megro 21 and Brandt 18. Police Department Nash Finch teams won in Salvation Army league. Pexa 28 plus teammates. Nash Finch 1 defeated Post Office 45 38. Nash Finch 2 with Pitcher 22 beat LeFebvre 73 29 as Denliger 21. Cedar Rapids Prairie 57 51 over Marion. Welty 26 and Fuller 27. Also Washington resignation note from 1783.
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C.R. Washington
Jeff High
J-Hawks
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Randy Luter
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Dubuque
Regis
Benton Community
Meg Megro
Deb Brandt
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Nash Finch
Salvation Army
Ron Pexa
Police Dept
Amana
Kevin Hartwin
Post Office
Tow
Pitcher
LeFebvre
Denliger
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Marion
Laurie Welty
Hawks
Tammy Fuller
Indians
Bethlehem Tinsel and souvenirs shimmer in occupied West Bank
A travel snapshot describes Bethlehem as seen from a bus, with signs for the Shepherd's Field Store and Holy Manger Shop, stalls selling jewelry and plastic gifts, Christmas lights across brown hills, and a contrast between ancient imagery and modern commerce in the Israeli occupied area.
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Jerusalem
Joseph
Mary
Dead Sea
Jordan River
Shepherd's
Jordan Valley
Bethlehem Christmas Eve Brims With Trade And Security
Bethlehem marks Christmas Eve with a crowded plaza in front of the Church of the Nativity, now a busy municipal lot lined by a new three story center. Israeli soldiers guard the area as traffic is halted and searches occur to deter guerrilla threats amid the 11 year occupation.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Holy Land
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Barclays Bank
Bethlehem Souvenir Enterprises
Air Ham
Israel
West Bank
Mideast Summit Hinted Amid Brussels Talks
Middle East negotiators in Brussels meet Cyrus Vance to revive stalled peace treaty talks. Butros Ghali cites two issues to tie to any agreement and hints a Camp David style summit may follow progress. Dayan and Khalil press for a breakthrough while Bam Begin defends strikes on Lebanon.
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Menachem Begin
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Sadat
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Begin
Ghali
Bell says he loves job not ready to resign yet
Attorney General Griffin Bell, amid reports he will quit next summer, says he does not know when he will leave. His spokesman notes Bell loves his work and plans to stay until 1980 to avoid campaign entanglements, while pursuing court system reforms and judicial appointments. Potential successors are Civiletti, Christopher, or Califano, though Bell has not yet recommended a replacement.
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Bell
Department of Justice
Wall Street Journal
Attorney General
Papal mediator sought in Chile Argentina border dispute
Chile and Argentina near war over three islands agreed to Pope John Paul II sending a mediator. Beagle Channel tensions rose as Argentina closed border passes and naval vessels moved south. OAS discussed but postponed action until mediation proceeds.
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Santiago
OAS
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Washington
U.S
Gale McGee
OAS Council
Latin America
Vatican
Leo XIII
Caroline Islands
Pacific
John Paul
Carter Restores $1 Billion in Job Program Funding
President Carter, after a three hour White House budget review with James McIntyre and others, restored about $1 billion of the proposed $2.6 billion cut in domestic jobs programs. The session aimed to preserve education, health, city aid, and CETA funding.
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UPI
Carter
White House
James McIintyre
economists warn of housing slump and job losses
Eight economists told Congress the nation will face a housing downturn next year with estimates pointing to about 1.6 million starts in 1979, down 400,000 from current figures. They warn this could cost about 800,000 jobs as the impact ripples through the economy. Patricia Harris disputed doom predictions, saying housing may still have a relatively good year.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Patricia Roberts Harris
Senate Banking Committee
Rhodesians Rescue Prisoners From Camp Near Zambia Border
Rhodesian forces conducted airborne raids Friday against guerrilla bases in Zambia and freed 31 black prisoners from a camp near Mboroma, 80 miles north of the border. Zambian officials confirmed an attack on a training camp north of Lusaka with few details.
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Rhodesia
Zambia
Lusaka
Mozambique
Zambesi
Mboroma
South Korea Grants Broad Amnesty Including Leader Kim Dae-jung
South Korea announces a sweeping amnesty freeing 5378 prisoners including opposition leader Kim Dae-jung. The measure frees 107 political prisoners on December 27 as government reorganizes under President Park Chung-hee who begins a new six year term.
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UPI
South Korea
Kim Dae-jung
Park Chung-hee Park
Choi Kyu-hah
Locust swarms threaten East Africa crops
East African nations face potential crop devastation as locust swarms threaten Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan. Despatches warn five swarms in Ethiopia’s Ogaden Desert may move into northern Kenya by mid January, with broader hunger risks if unchecked.
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Desert Locust Control Organization of
East Africa
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Ogaden
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