Salvadoran troops seize Gotera as war widens
Government forces expelled leftist guerrillas from the provincial capital San Francisco Gotera and bombed rebel bases on the San Vicente volcano slopes. The fighting injured French photographer Olivier Rebbot, killed UPSTN photographer Ian Mates, and left freelancer John Sullivan missing since December 28. Rebels struck back after the seizure, while a paratroop unit remained bottled up in Gotera.
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el Salvador
UPI
Olivier Rebbot
San Francisco
Gotera
Newsweek Magazine
Rebbot
Kuipee
Ian Mates
South Africa
U.S
John Sullivan
Bogota
N.J
San Vicente
Tecoluca
Fighting chance to free 52 hostages eyed in Iran asset deal
The United States said a fighting chance existed to secure the release of 52 American hostages in exchange for billions in frozen Iranian assets. Tehran pressed for a practical end, with a 5 p.m. EST deadline and reports that funds may already be moving, possibly via Algeria as a third country. Iran's central bank gold shipments and Fed asset moves were speculated to be under way.
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Tehran
Iran
Washington
Algeria
Federal Reserve
New York
Khadafy
Libya
Chad
N’djamena
Central African Republic
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Abdel Salam Treiki
Treiki
Sudan
Trudeau Attire Sparks Buzz Across Brazilian Press
Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau drew intense reaction in Brazil for white tennis shoes and a seersucker suit at arrival ceremonies. Cartoonists and columnists mocked his outfits while Brazil’s president commented it was not for him but interesting. In other notes, royal gossip follows Lady Diana joining Prince Charles at Sandringham and Walter Cronkite preparing to champion wildlife advocacy after leaving CBS.
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Brasilia
Brazil
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Trudeau
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Prince Charles
Sandringham
England
TaAv
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Norfolk
Sarah McCorquodale
Jane Fellowes
Earl
Countess Spencer
Reagan to revise Carter budget top to bottom
Incoming Reagan aides pledge major cuts and a four year plan to curb spending and reduce taxes after Carter sends a $739.3 billion 1982 budget to Congress. Budget team says every area could face cuts as they move from proposal to action.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Reagan
David Stockman
Ronald Reagan
Congress
James McIntyre
Treasury
G. William Miller
Charles E. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
Stockman
Haig Gains Stronger Diplomatic Hand After Hearing
Alexander Haig emerges from Senate testimony with a strengthened diplomatic hand as he seeks confirmation as secretary of state. The Foreign Relations Committee backed his nomination 15 to 2, with some critics conceding his talent and capability. Positive signals from Iran and a parliament vote on hostage bills raised U.S. hopes for resolution of the Iran hostage crisis.
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Christian Science Monitor
Washington, D.C
Alexander Haig
Senate
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Haig
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Halg
Iran
U.S
Haig confirmation hearings weigh Soviet threat and tapes
During five days of Senate Foreign Relations hearings on his nomination as secretary of state, Haig framed his goal as countering Soviet power while avoiding firm commitments. Senators praised his decisiveness but worried about moral limits and expedience. Debate over White House tapes from Nixon era could delay final confirmation to January 21 or 22.
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Soviet Union
Tsongas
Sarbanes
Senate
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
National Archives
White House
Nixon
Alan Cranston
California
Arson blamed for Stouffer’s Inn blaze kills 26 executives
Westchester County investigators say a Dec 4 fire at Stouffer’s Inn in Harrison New York was deliberate arson aimed at executives from Arrow Electronics Greenwich Connecticut and Nese Corp White Plains. Twenty three others were injured as crime probes continue with few suspects named.
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N.Y
Westchester County
Carl Vergari
Arrow “Hiectronics
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Greenwich
Conn
Ard
Nese Corp
White Plains
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