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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
21
Ottawa will limit exports of nuclear fuels and uranium after January 1 to nations that have ratified the nonproliferation treaty. External Affairs Minister Don Jamieson said Canada will strengthen safeguards to ensure materials are used only for peaceful purposes and align with trading partner energy needs.
Sydney reports that Bernard Dawiynga became the youngest president after a 97 vote parliament ousted Tatmer on Nauru a tiny Pacific island nation rich from phosphate. Nauru has no taxes and about 122 million dollars income annually with a per capita output near 8250.
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI fixed September as the World Synod of Bishops start date, the fifth gathering since 1969. The agenda centers on the contemporary teaching of catechism, with the Pope vetoing debates on youth and family issues including divorce abortion and birth control. The move maintains traditional limits while reflecting past synod themes.
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim was granted a 333,050 salary increase for 1977. After staff assessments and deductions, the net take home pay rises by only about 4 dollars. The General Assembly approved the gross salary increase from 77,600 dollars to a higher amount amid accounting adjustments.
Pietur Menten, a millionaire art collector held secretly near The Hague, is extradited from Switzerland for alleged role in the murder of over 300 Jews in Nazi occupied Poland. Swiss authorities cited documents from the Netherlands and Soviet Union. Menten denies the charges.
President Videla says military aims near victory in the war against leftist guerrillas. Nine guerrillas killed in separate incidents raise seven day total to three leftist deaths. Interior Ministry reports expulsion of 134 foreigners and release of 1,423 Argentines from siege-era charges. Videla spoke to the press after the 1976 coup, insisting security successes while seeking peace without subversive tactics.
Visitors swarm Bethlehem as workmen finish touches on the basilica and grotto area near Manger Square. City leaders promise safety and unity amid heavy security. expected turnout includes 20,000 foreign pilgrims plus locals. Mayor Freij says celebrations proceed without trouble and Christmas rituals proceed toward the midnight mass at St Catherine’s Church.
Abba Eban, former foreign minister, challenges Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin for the Labor Party leadership, arguing only he can unify the nation. He cites a democratic contest and emphasizes bringing cohesion, as Labor contemplates a February convention and a possible May national election.
Taked Fukuda, 71, elected president of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, poised to become prime minister after Prime Minister Takeo Miki retires. He will form a cabinet by Christmas in Tokyo as LDP holds a five seat lower-house majority amid turmoil over the Lockheed payoff scandal.
Prime Minister Selim al Haqs requested parliament grant his government broad decree powers for six months. The bill appeared in a policy statement read to 73 of 98 deputies under tight security in Beirut, with a confidence vote delayed to Thursday. He was seen seeking military censorship of the press and suspension of assembly rights.
The New China News Agency quoted in an official editorial that Madame Mao Zedong led radical purges to make Chairman Mao a figurehead. It described the Gang of Four as conspiring to incite an armed rebellion to seize power after Mao’s death, while pretending loyalty to him.
Madrid police arrested Santiago Carrillo at night while he walked incognito. The 62 year old general secretary of Spain s main Communist party triggered immediate protests and threats of mass strikes as followers clashed with riot police outside security headquarters. Suspects detained include Carrillo s close aides and other party officials. International reactions condemned the seizure amid Spain s tense transition and a coinciding high profile kidnapping.
A 5 month old infant abducted from Centre Hospitalier de la Mauricie was found unharmed in a tattered cardboard box at the Seminaire Ste Mane in Shawinigan Quebec. Police traced the baby and mother Ixréen after a plea. the child was reportedly well and waving as she was recovered.
Rhodesia's guerrilla war enters its fifth year as government and black leaders trade charges over the massacre of seven workers on a tea estate. Official figures indicate thousands killed since December 23, 1972, with rebels operating from bases in Zambia and Mozambique as white rule faces growing international pressure. Survivors recount grisly machine gun fire and a multiethnic Rhodesian unit accused by Mozambique guerrilla leaders of committing the attacks.
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