Time bomb targets Phalangist official in Beirut clash
A timing device detonated under Kerim Pakradouni’s car in Beirut, narrowly missing the Phalangist politburo member after he left the vehicle 30 minutes earlier. The incident sharpens sectarian tensions in the capital as rival militias clash and calls grow for disarmament talks with Lebanon’s leaders.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Tat Sic
Atemnpt
Phalangist
Kerim Pakradouni
Pakradouni
Phalangist Radio
Phalangist Party
Tigers
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Arab League Disarmament Commission
Elias Sarkis
Jamaican election campaign rocked by candidate shot
Jamaican campaign for general elections sees government hopeful Ferdie Neita shot in the abdomen at a Kingston rally. He is hospitalized in serious condition as the nation braces for a Wednesday vote and a ban on public meetings. Prime Minister Manley defends socialist direction amid opposition attacks linking him to communism.
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Kingston
Jamaica
SPT
Michael Maniey
Ferdie Neita
Neita
Manley
People’s National Party
Caribbean Islands
Jamaica Labor Party
Edward Seagy
Fidel Castro
Peasants plan march to demand land in Mexico City
Thousands of northern peasants vow to march on Mexico City this week to press for immediate satisfaction of land demands. The move follows government peace talks in which rivals promised to vacate private farms in Sinaloa, with President Lopez Portillo assuring legal review of claims.
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Culiacan
Mexico
UPL
Mexico City
Jose Lopez Portillo
Sinaloa
Lopez Portillo
Agriculture Workers and Peasants Independent Central
Viet leader calls for unity at Hanoi Workers Party congress
Vietnamese President Tan Duc Thang opened the Vietnam Workers Party congress in Hanoi with a call to consolidate victory over U.S.-led rebels. He spoke to 1,008 delegates and 27 foreign delegations as Le Duan delivered a 70 minute address. The party post of chairman may be filled during the five day convention following Ho Chi Minh's 1969 death.
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Bangkok
Thailand
UPI
Tan Duc Thang
Vietnam Workers Party
Thang
Vietnam
Hanoi
le Duan
Ho Chi. Minh
Socialists win local elections in Portugal
Portugal's ruling Socialists win a nationwide local election victory despite forecasts they would lose ground. With most votes counted they held about 33.2 percent of the total vote, above the Social Democrats at 4.3 percent, potentially averting a need for coalition.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Social Democrats
Final Rhodesia talks to adjourn until January in Geneva
In Geneva today the British chairman of the Rhodesia conference met the white minority delegation to wind up consultations before a January adjournment. Richard arranged a working luncheon with Mark Partridge, deputy leader of the white Rhodesian government delegation, standing in for Foreign Minister Pieter van der Byl.
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Geneva
Switzerland
UPI
Richard
Mark Partridge
Pieter van der Byl
White Christmas odds set by London bookmakers
William Hill offered 3-1 against a white Christmas in London after an $80 wager at those odds. London endures a cold December as forecasts say it is too early for definite predictions.
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London
UPI
William Hill Bookmakers
William Hill
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