Golan Heights Seen as Pivot in Continental Drift Theory
NASA scientists report Apollo-Soyuz photos show the Arabian Peninsula rotating eastward toward Asia at about two inches per year. The fan shaped fault system extends from the Red Sea through Aqaba and the Dead Sea toward the Golan Heights, potentially closing the Persian Gulf into a lake in about 10 million years.
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Iran Plans Large Nuclear Plant Program 25 Billion Cost Seen
Iran begins building a 1200 megawatt nuclear plant near Bushehr with West German help as part of a broader plan for 20 to 25 plants. France and West Germany expected to build five each over 20 years, with the Shah targeting 23 000 megawatts by 1995.
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